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Amanda Morrow

Conflict
N Korea tells ‘foolish politicians’ to expect no change under Kim Jong Un
Business, Finance & Economics
Nigerians plan mass strike as fuel subsidy ends
Business, Finance & Economics
Hungary stages mass protest against new constitution
Lifestyle
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancer surgery
Business, Finance & Economics
Chinese airlines refuse to pay EU carbon tax
Lifestyle
Ai Weiwei’s $2.4M tax fine to be reviewed by China
Conflict
Nigerian Christians killed in fresh attacks
Politics
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim acquitted of sodomy
Conflict
Colombian rebels FARC “ready to negotiate”
Conflict
Iranian scientist killed in Tehran car explosion (VIDEO)
Conflict
North Korea’s Communist paper, Rodong Sinmun, launches English website
Conflict
Burma frees high-profile dissidents in prisoner amnesty
Politics
Three killed after cruise ship, Costa Concordia, runs aground off Italy (VIDEO)
Conflict
Pakistan Supreme Court rules PM, Yousuf Raza Gilani, in contempt over corruption cases
Business, Finance & Economics
Chinese economy slows amid slump in demand (VIDEO)
Lifestyle
Bad weather forces rescue teams to suspend Costa Concordia search
Politics
Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, appears before Supreme Court ‎
Politics
Newt Gingrich attacks ‘vicious’ media during heated South Carolina TV debate
Conflict
Nigeria: Dozens killed in Kano bomb, gun attacks
Conflict
Al-Shabaab attacks Ethiopian military base in Somalia
Lifestyle
India: Rampaging bus driver kills 9 in Pune
Lifestyle
Police arrest Jean-Claude Mas, owner of French breast implant company PIP
Conflict
Rebel PNG soldiers seize barracks, demand reinstatement of ousted PM
Conflict
‘Come out and talk,’ Nigerian leader tells Boko Haram
Politics
Riots in Senegal after President Wade is cleared to seek third term
Conflict
South Sudan halts oil production as talks falter
Conflict
Nigeria: Two officers feared dead after gunmen attack Kano police station
Conflict
Senegal upholds ruling allowing President Abdoulaye Wade to seek third term
Business, Finance & Economics
RBS boss, Stephen Hester, turns down $1.2m bonus
Conflict
Gunmen ‘armed by Khartoum’ kill dozens in South Sudan cattle raid
Conflict
Western powers, Arab League push for urgent UN action on Syria
Politics
Senegal frees activist Alioune Tine, braces for fresh protests
Conflict
French judge to investigate deadly Taliban ambush
Conflict
DRC: Etienne Tshisekedi’s call for nationwide strike ignored in capital Kinshasa
Conflict
Day of UN debate over Syria unrest ends in deadlock
Conflict
Gaza protesters throw shoes, stones at convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon
Politics
UN court upholds German immunity for Nazi crimes
Conflict
Syrian army launches dawn attack on Homs
Conflict
Mahmoud Abbas to head interim Palestinian government
Conflict
Nigeria: Gunmen attack Kano police station
Conflict
UN, Arab League consider joint Syria observer mission
Lifestyle
Brazil: Rio police launch strike ahead of Carnival
Lifestyle
Robert Dewey Hoskins, Madonna stalker who escaped from a hospital, has been found (UPDATE)
Conflict
Egypt: Strikes mark first anniversary of Mubarak overthrow
Conflict
Two Sudans sign peace treaty to defuse oil tensions
Conflict
Ahmadinejad: Iran will reveal nuclear achievements ‘in coming days’
Politics
Malaysia deports Hamza Kashgari, Saudi journalist accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad
Politics
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, charged with contempt
Lifestyle
Woolly mammoth in Siberia video was doctored using my footage, says filmmaker
Conflict
Tropical cyclone Giovanna pummels Madagascar
Conflict
Serbs to reject Kosovan rule in referendum
Lifestyle
India: Village of Umri relocated to protect tigers
Politics
Syria: Blast hits Homs pipeline, Hama ‘under attack’
Conflict
Kosovan Serbs reject Albanian rule in referendum
Politics
Honduras prison fire: inquiry ordered, prison officials suspended
Lifestyle
Major robbery at ancient Olympia museum in Greece (VIDEO)
Agence France-Presse
Serbia: Ice crushes boats in Danube’s sudden thaw
Agence France-Presse
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ends hunger strike
Politics
Syria presses ahead with referendum on new constitution
Politics
Senegalese vote in contentious presidential election