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The widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pledged Friday to challenge a French inquiry which found his death to have been from natural causes, rather than poison as Palestinians suspect. “A request for further expert opinion will be submitted in…

What the world is saying about the death of Nelson Mandela: World leaders — US President Barack Obama: “He achieved more than could be expected of any man.” — South African President Jacob Zuma: “Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have…

India on Friday declared five days of national mourning for South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela who was hailed as a “true Gandhian” and a “great friend” by the country’s leaders. The Indian flag will be flown at half mast across the country…

A ship, two portable treatment plants and less than 90 days: that’s the plan the Pentagon unveiled Thursday to destroy “hundreds of tons” of Syria’s most dangerous chemical weapons. After Albania refused to destroy the lethal “priority 1” chemical agents…

America’s first black president Barack Obama Thursday mourned Nelson Mandela as a “profoundly good” man who “took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.” Obama — who met the former South African president briefly…

Barcelona boasts the world’s most successful bike share program, according to a report Thursday that lays out the secrets of getting more people out and about on two wheels. The Spanish Mediterranean city’s Bicing system averages 10.8 trips per bike…

Great news for innovation: the United States House of Representatives has approved a bill to curb the abusive actions of patent trolls. According to Reuters, the bill had no trouble passing at 325 votes to 91, and the Senate will look into the issue…

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday hailed Nelson Mandela as “a truly great man” after the anti-apartheid hero died in South Africa aged 95. “Nelson Mandela was one of the great figures of Africa, arguably one of the great figures of the…

The United States has charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their wives over a $1.5 million fraud, accusing them of stealing medical benefits for a decade, prosecutors said Thursday. The alleged scam took place between 2004 and August…

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said “a great light had gone out” following Nelson Mandela’s death, revealing that flags would be flown at half-mast at his Downing Street Office. “A great light has gone out in the world,” Cameron wrote…

Broad US sanctions aimed at keeping certain technologies out of the hands of repressive regimes can often backfire by hurting democracy movements, a think tank report said Thursday. The New America Foundation study said US sanctions policies “remain…

Jose Maria del Nido, president of Sevilla football club, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzlement and breaching the course of justice, the club said on Thursday. A lawyer by trade, Del Nido was accused of charging the local authority…

Pope Francis on Thursday formed a committee to fight child sex abuse in the Catholic Church in a landmark initiative after thousands of abuses and cover-ups, but campaigners said the new body would be “toothless”. While the composition and precise tasks…