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Microsoft chief Nadella earned $84 million in 2014 Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, whose gaffe advising women to trust "karma" for pay raises sparked a firestorm, earned $84.3 million this year.

21 October 2014 13:52

Twenty minutes with French icon, Catherine Deneuve After a glittering half-century career as a French cinema icon, Catherine Deneuve is well used to strangers' attention.

16 October 2014 14:26

More than 82 million in poverty in China: official More than 82 million people in China still live on less than about $1 a day, despite a decades-long boom that made it the world's second-largest economy.

15 October 2014 16:21

Mandela's ex-wife files suit disputing his will Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela Tuesday filed court papers challenging the late statesman's will.

15 October 2014 11:09

MH17 victim found with oxygen mask: Dutch FM One of the people on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine in July was found wearing an oxygen mask.

10 October 2014 09:50

Ex-Haiti dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier dead at 63 Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died on Saturday of a heart attack. He was 63.

05 October 2014 14:22

16 still missing on Japan volcano, typhoon threatens recovery Sixteen people remain unaccounted for on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano that erupted at the weekend.

03 October 2014 15:24

Pakistan Ambassador praises Kazakhstan's living standards Pakistan Ambassador to Kazakhstan Shaukat Ali Mukadam said that living standards in Kazakhstan were very high.

29 September 2014 17:58

Italy celebrates 80 years of national treasure Sophia Loren Sophia Loren turned 80- a landmark birthday feted across Italy with celebrations of the beauty and talent of the country's revered cinema icon.

20 September 2014 13:08

British celebrities pick sides in Scottish referendum Scotland's independence debate has gripped the world of show business, pitting heavyweights such as Paul McCartney and Sean Connery on opposite sides.

13 September 2014 12:50

Joan Rivers gets star-studded New York funeral Fashion, film and comedy stars joined grieving relatives to say goodbye to comedy legend Joan Rivers at a New York funeral.

08 September 2014 11:46

Humiliated pro-Ukraine woman still bears scars of abuse Irina Dovgan stood on a street of the rebel-held city of Donetsk as passers-by punched, kickedand spat, sometimes crushing tomatoes in her face.

08 September 2014 11:20

Goodbye Texas. Zeppelin's Robert Plant comes home to England Robert Plant has come home to England from Texas.

06 September 2014 13:13

Gunmen kill six worshippers at Pakistan shrine Gunman opened fire on worshippers at a shrine in Pakistan, killing at least six members of a minority Islamic sect and wounding seven others.

29 August 2014 14:12

Pollution, smoking, roads, obesity kill 4.7m Chinese a year Air pollution, smoking, obesity and accidents, kill at least 4.7 million Chinese a year and cost the country tens of billions of dollars.

29 August 2014 12:57

Japanese 111-year-old becomes oldest man A Japanese man born months before the Wright brothers carried out the first human flight was recognised as the world's oldest male.

20 August 2014 12:57

Argentines question past after stolen grandson found The story of the Argentine activist who found her grandson has revived deep emotions for many, and caused others to question their identity.

09 August 2014 13:13

Mountain life key to longevity for Kashmir's centenarians The village of Chattah with around a dozen men and women claiming to be at least a century old.

08 August 2014 12:30

More than 2.2 billion people 'poor or near-poor': UN report More than 2.2 billion people are "poor or near-poor", with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening to exacerbate the problem, a United Nations report said.

24 July 2014 12:51

Almost 7 million need aid in Sudan: UN Worsening conflict in Darfur and an influx of people fleeing war in South Sudan helped push to almost seven million the number needing aid in Sudan, the UN said.

17 July 2014 01:03

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