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An Indonesian prosecutor on Monday sought a 16-year jail term for a British woman who has admitted trafficking crystal methamphetamine into the country from China. Andrea Waldeck, aged in her early 40s, was arrested in late April at a hotel in the city…

A US warship that was forced to manoeuvre to avoid a collision with a Chinese naval vessel had “posed a threat”, state-run media said Monday, after Washington accused China of being the aggressor. The Global Times newspaper, which often takes a nationalistic…

Australian combat troops have completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday, marking the end of the nation’s longest war which left 40 of its soldiers dead. Abbott announced that more than 1,000 troops would pull…

Catholic leader in England and Wales urges rethink on spousal visas and warns many families are split by new income rules

Malta has announced it is selling passports to foreign investors for £546,000, but that’s cheap compared with other countries, such as Britain and the US

Proposal emerges among range of measures including tougher employment criteria in leaked government report

An Israeli soldier was killed by cross-border fire from Lebanon on Sunday evening, Israeli media reported. There was no confirmation from the Israeli military, which earlier said that a Lebanese soldier opened fire at an Israeli civilian vehicle at…

Socialist Michelle Bachelet was swept back into office Sunday as Chile’s next president, electoral officials said, as her rival recognized the win. Bachelet, 62, would take office March 11 to succeed conservative billionaire President Sebastian Pinera…

Uruguay President Jose Mujica, a former guerilla known for his low-key style, has admitted he hopes to adopt “30 or 40 poor children” after his term ends in 2014, local media reported Sunday. The 78-year-old leader said he envisions putting his plan…

A week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly chose to miss Nelson Mandela’s memorial service because of travel costs, Israeli ministers voted Sunday to consider buying an Israeli equivalent of “Air Force One.” They approved creating a committee…

After a five-year wait, Mohammad Janis Shinwari is relieved to be in the United States, safe from the threats of the Taliban. But as a former interpreter for US troops in Afghanistan, Shinwari fears for the lives of his colleagues back home, who are…

Famed for his blazing blue eyes and drunken escapades, Peter O’Toole was a giant of the screen and stage whose performance in “Lawrence of Arabia” is often hailed as one of the greatest of all time. In a career spanning half a century, the Irish-born…

Ireland on Sunday became the first eurozone nation to leave its bailout programme but celebrations were muted as the country faces more austerity despite the end of the three-year rescue package. Dublin turned to the International Monetary Fund and…

The amount of electrical waste, anything with a battery or cord, is expected to increase from 54 million tons to 72 million tons worldwide in 2017 according to the United Nations.

At least 25 people, including 14 children, were killed in regime air raids on rebel districts of the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. They were killed when regime forces unleashed an aerial attack using…

The first UN aid flight from Iraq landed in northeastern Syria on Sunday with badly needed supplies, after a winter storm delayed it for several days, the United Nations said. UN aid agencies have “started airlifting urgently needed humanitarian aid…

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle lit 26 candles and observed a moment of silence Saturday in honor of the victims of last year’s shooting at an elementary school. Exactly one year ago, on December 14, 2012, a heavily armed man, later identified…

A Danish and a Norwegian frigate are anchored in the Cypriot port of Limassol awaiting orders to sail for Syria and help collect part of the regime’s deadly chemical arsenal. When the call comes, they will escort two cargo ships — one from each country…

The heaviest snowfall in decades blocked roads across Israel and the West Bank Saturday, while torrential rains flooded areas of the Gaza Strip. The heavy snow, which stopped falling Saturday afternoon, prompted Israeli authorities to interrupt the…

One person was killed Saturday in an accident at the Manaus Arena World Cup stadium in Brazil, falling some 35 meters, officials said. The accident came barely two weeks after two people died at the World Cup stadium in Sao Paulo which is scheduled…