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Protests after Britain detains partner of Snowden journalist
British authorities came under pressure on Monday to explain why anti-terrorism powers were used to detain for nine hours the partner of ...9/11 lawyer to challenge secret Guantanamo camp
A defense lawyer who gained access to a top-secret camp at the notorious US-run Guantanamo Bay prison has said it does not ...Gay marriage law comes into effect in New Zealand
Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the ...Oscar Pistorius indicted for murder, trial begins March 3
South African track star Oscar Pistorius will go on trial in March on charges he killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his ...Indian train accident kills 37
An Indian express train has ploughed into a crowd of Hindu pilgrims in the country\'s east, killing at least 37, an Indian ...Volcano in southern Japan erupts
A volcano in southern Japan has erupted, creating a spectacular plume of ash 3.1 miles high.Al-Qaeda reportedly targeting European high-speed rail network
A report by the German mass circulation daily Bild on Monday said that al-Qaeda leaders have been plotting attacks on high-speed rail ...British police studying new information on Princess Diana death
British police on Saturday said they were examining the "relevance and credibility" of recently received new information about the deaths of Princess ...Madagascar presidential hopefuls barred from election
Madagascar\'s electoral court has barred the incumbent president, Andry Rajoelina, and the wife of a long-standing rival from standing in the next ...UN inspectors arrive Syria to probe use of chemical weapon
United Nations\' inspectors have arrived in Damascus on a mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian security ...