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How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

16 min 58 sec ago
As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

16 min 58 sec ago
As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

Attack follows news of Afghan talks

24 min 20 sec ago
Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

Attack follows news of Afghan talks

24 min 20 sec ago
Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

The air force pilot who took her baby on missions

29 min 40 sec ago
The air force pilot who took her daughter on missions

The air force pilot who took her baby on missions

29 min 40 sec ago
The air force pilot who took her daughter on missions

Brazil president 'proud' of protests

56 min 9 sec ago
Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday.

Jail reckless bankers, report urges

59 min 5 sec ago
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Jail reckless bankers, report urges

59 min 5 sec ago
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Campbell-Brown given provisional ban

1 hour 56 min ago
Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica is provisionally suspended from competition after testing positive for a banned substance.

VIDEO: US and Taliban to hold peace talks

2 hours 7 min ago
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced.

US to open direct Taliban talks

2 hours 50 min ago
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.

Chile to extradite Argentine judge

2 hours 50 min ago
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.

Chile to extradite Argentine judge

2 hours 50 min ago
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.

Wall Street Market Report

3 hours 6 min ago
Wall Street Market Report

Montreal mayor resigns after arrest

3 hours 10 min ago
Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.

Pakistan funeral bomb kills 28

3 hours 11 min ago
At least 27 people, including a lawmaker linked to Imran Khan's PTI, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg

3 hours 12 min ago
Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.

Venus Williams to miss Wimbledon

3 hours 38 min ago
Five-time singles champion Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, because of a back injury.

Venus Williams to miss Wimbledon

3 hours 38 min ago
Five-time singles champion Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, because of a back injury.