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Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia
The mother of seven of eight children killed in Australia was charged with their murder, police said.
21 December 2014 14:41
Obama 'unconditionally' condemns New York police killings
US President Barack Obama on Sunday "unconditionally" condemned the killing of two uniformed New York police officers who were gunned down in their patrol car in Brooklyn by a lone gunman.
21 December 2014 14:07
Brazil's Petrobras graft scandal embroils 28 more politicians
The main accuser in the corruption scandal that has embroiled Brazil oil giant Petrobras gave a list of 28 politicians who had taken kickbacks.
20 December 2014 18:05
Mother arrested for murder of eight children in Australia
Australian police said they had arrested the mother of most of eight children reportedly stabbed to death in the northern city of Cairns.
20 December 2014 12:50
Attack could cost Sony half a billion dollars: experts
The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and incur massive recovery costs.
20 December 2014 12:45
Mexican student protesters vandalize SUV carrying mayor
Dozens of protesting students vandalized an SUV carrying the mayor of the Mexican coastal city of Acapulco, demanding justice over the presumed murder of 43 classmates
20 December 2014 10:03
Hong Kong tycoon, former official guilty of corruption
Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the government's former deputy leader Rafael Hui were found guilty of corruption.
19 December 2014 14:25
Pakistan forces kill 27 militants in northwest: military
Pakistani forces killed 27 suspected militants in air strikes and a ground operation in the restive northwest hours after a roadside bomb killed three soldiers.
19 December 2014 11:55
Sony hack a 'serious national security matter': White House
Cyber attacks that ultimately prompted Sony Pictures to scrap the release of a madcap comedy about North Korea are a "serious national security matter."
19 December 2014 11:19
Eight children found dead at Australian property
Eight children have been found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns, police said Friday, reportedly after a gruesome mass stabbing
19 December 2014 10:43
Avon beauty firm pays $138 mn to settle China bribe probe
US authorities on Wednesday fined the international cosmetics seller Avon Products $135 million to settle a corruption probe in China
18 December 2014 14:35
Cosby won't be charged over decades-old sex claim
US prosecutors declined Tuesday to charge Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in the Playboy Mansion in 1974.
17 December 2014 14:41
Study says countries lost $1 trillion to corruption in 2012
A global anti-corruption group said that nearly $1 trillion was illicitly drained from developing countries in 2012, representing a record level of corruption.
16 December 2014 14:20
Threats, ethics fail to deter US media on Sony emails
Ethical arguments and legal threats looked unlikely to deter US media from delving ever deeper into the hacked emails of Hollywood powerhouse Sony Pictures Entertainment.
16 December 2014 14:06
Bill Cosby's wife defends 'wonderful husband'
Bill Cosby's wife lashed out at media reporting on sex abuse claims against the veteran comic, saying he was the victim of unfounded accusations and was "a wonderful husband."
16 December 2014 13:28
Australia mourns after tragic end to cafe siege
Grieving Australians eulogised the victims of the Sydney cafe siege as authorities investigated why its Iranian-born perpetrator had remained at large despite a history of violence.
16 December 2014 12:28
#illridewithyou supports Muslims amid Sydney siege
Australians came out in solidarity with the Muslim community following a siege at a Sydney cafe, as tens of thousands tweeted the hashtag #illridewithyou.
15 December 2014 19:20
X Pin to desktop X Teen killed by shark in Australia
A teenager was killed in a shark attack at a reef off Australia's northeast coast, with ambulance officials saying he was dead by the time he reached shore.
15 December 2014 16:05
Newtown marks massacre anniversary with reflection
A deeply scarred US town lowered flags to half mast and urged quiet reflection on the two-year anniversary of a school massacre.
15 December 2014 15:53
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