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AFP – A Russian circus performer who swallows a live fish and then regurgitates it has been forced to cancel the act after cruelty complaints in Australia.
The Great Moscow Circus said the so-called “fountain act” …
AFP – At least six people were killed on Thursday and dozens wounded in an explosion at the central market in the Russian Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz, reports said.
The Interfax news agency quoted a local …
AFP – New Zealand authorities extended a state of emergency in Christchurch Wednesday after a powerful aftershock and doubled previous estimates of the damage bill from the disaster.
A 5.0-magnitude aftershock struck just below the surface …
AFP – A prominent Iraqi state television anchorman was shot dead on Tuesday as he was driving in the capital, a colleague told AFP, as a media watchdog reported the conflict has been the most …
AFP – Australia left interest rates on hold at 4.50 percent for the fourth month on Tuesday, with the central bank saying inflation was close to its target and the global outlook uncertain.
The Reserve Bank …
AFP – The adult son of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery said Monday he fears she will be executed shortly after this week’s end to the Muslim holy month …
AFP – The Iraqi government wants jailed former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to die in prison and has shown no compassion for his declining health, his Amman-based son said on Monday.
The warders of 74-year-old …
President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected on a campaign promise to clean up politics and put an end to the murky dealings that had tarnished the image of the French state under his predecessors, François Mitterrand …
Prolapse is a condition that affects many women. Many cases are mild and cause little or no discomfort. However, women who suffer from more significant prolapse problems often encounter issues that greatly affect their quality …
Hernia repair used to require an extensive operation, general anesthesia, and a long recovery time with an extended period of limited mobility. But there is good news for the three-quarters of a million people who …
AFP – A state of emergency has been declared in Guatemala where weekend landslides have killed at least 27 people and officials fear dozens more could be entombed in mud.
Rescuers on Sunday dug nine bodies …
AFP – Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday, defeating Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-1 in 59 minutes for her 18th victory in a row on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.
The …
REUTERS – The man for all occasions, Roger Federer provided a masterful demonstration of skill and precision in gale-force winds to breeze into the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday.
On a day when …
AFP – Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.
The bomber …
AFP – Air France-KLM is considering setting up a "low-cost" domestic carrier to meet intense competition in the French market from budget rivals, company sources said on Thursday.
The new airline, dubbed ‘Air France Express,’ …
AFP – Direct peace talks which Israel and the Palestinians relaunched in Washington on Thursday are “stillborn and doomed”, hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an annual Palestinian solidarity rally in Tehran.
Source: France24 – TOP …
