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[2015-01-20 07:56]

Albanians with over 100,000 lek ($833) of unpaid electric bills risk losing their houses, Albanian Daily News reported on Monday.

Gunbattles erupt near presidential palace

[2015-01-20 07:56]

Rebel Shiite Houthis battled soldiers near Yemen's presidential palace and elsewhere across the capital on Monday, even though officials claimed a cease-fire had been reached to halt the violence.

PM denies ordering vote against Yingluck

[2015-01-20 07:56]

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had not ordered his military-dominated legislature to vote against ousted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra when her impeachment hearing concludes this week.

Drivers told to stay put after breakdowns in remote areas

[2015-01-20 07:56]

Station managers in Australia have urged all truck drivers to remain with their vehicles if they break down in remote areas, after a second man died trying to find help on foot.

Missing teen might have joined IS group

[2015-01-20 07:56]

A South Korean teenager who went missing in Turkey near the Syrian border had images of what appeared to be Islamic State militants on his home computer, the police said on Monday. It is thought he may have joined the group.

Canberra pursues plea to spare convicts on death row

[2015-01-20 07:56]

Canberra is pursuing efforts to save two convicted Australians from the firing squad in Indonesia, Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop said on Monday, following the execution of six drug offenders in the capital Jakarta.

US, Cuba work to normalize relations

[2015-01-20 07:56]

The United States and Cuba will hold their highest level talks in decades on Wednesday to pave the way to reopen embassies and normalize ties.

Putin calls for efforts to end Ukraine crisis

[2015-01-20 07:56]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to spare no effort in peacefully settling the situation.

Cabinet minister tells radio host 'I am gay'

[2015-01-20 07:56]

One of Ireland's most prominent politicians announced on Sunday that he is gay, becoming the first openly homosexual Cabinet minister in Irish history, four months before a referendum on same-sex marriage in the traditionally Catholic country.

Search goes on for jihadist cell leader

[2015-01-20 07:56]

Europe was on high alert on Monday as the suspected mastermind of a jihadist cell in Belgium remained at large and authorities blocked anti-Islamist rallies in Germany and France.

French police release 3 suspects, keep 9 for further questioning

[2015-01-20 07:56]

French police have released three female suspects after questioning, but will keep nine other people in custody as part of an anti-terror investigation connected to last week's attacks in Paris that have put Europe on high alert, officials said on Sunday.

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[2015-01-20 07:56]

Iran's foreign minister said on Monday that he could hold fresh talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry this week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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