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AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside of Africa fought back tears as she left hospital on Wednesday after being cured of the deadly virus.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» ALICANTE (SPAIN) - Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing claimed the 6,487-nautical mile opening leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday from Alicante to Cape Town after just over 25 days at sea.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» CHAK 59 (PAKISTAN) - A Pakistani Christian bonded labourer and his pregnant wife killed for alleged blasphemy were locked inside a brick-making factory before their murder to prevent them from fleeing their debts, relatives said Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» BEIJING - China's Communist Party will introduce socialist values including "freedom" and "democracy" into the classroom via songs and poetry, state media said Wednesday, as the party strives to maintain its legitimacy.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» NEW DELHI - Facebook restricted access to almost 5,000 pieces of content from India during the first six months of 2014 following requests by government agencies, a report by the social networking giant said.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama promised to work with his Republican opponents Wednesday after their midterm election victory and asked them to help him fight both Ebola and Islamic State jihadists.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» OUAGADOUGOU - The head of the party of ousted Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore has been arrested, security sources told AFP on Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» LONDON - Oil prices rebounded slightly Wednesday on signs of stronger-than-expected demand in the United States, which is the world's biggest consumer of crude.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» PARIS - Australian Jimmy Spithill, who skippered Oracle to their remarkable comeback win in the 2013 America's Cup, was named sailor of the year by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) on Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 06/11/2014
» Ukraine's tattered ceasefire came under new strain Wednesday as shelling killed two teenagers playing football in rebel-held Donetsk and President Petro Poroshenko said he was deploying reinforcements to face a threatened separatist offensive.