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Prehistoric dolphin-like reptile found

[2015-01-13 08:38]

Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile - no, not the mythical Loch Ness monster.

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[2015-01-13 08:38]

Contaminated traditional beer has killed 56 people attending a funeral on Saturday in the northeastern Tete province of Mozambique, health authorities said on Sunday.

Park willing to hold talks with DPRK

[2015-01-13 08:38]

The president of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye, said on Monday that she is willing to hold a summit with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Park yet to see The Interview

[2015-01-13 08:38]

Park Geun-hye, president of the Republic of Korea, said on Monday she had yet to see The Interview-the Hollywood movie about a fictional plot to assassinate KimJong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Leader criticizes 'slowness' of coalition's military support

[2015-01-13 08:38]

Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi criticized on Sunday the "slowness" of providing military support to his army by the US-led international coalition against Islamic State extremists.

National 'unity' Cabinet announced after delay

[2015-01-13 08:38]

Afghanistan's new Cabinet was unveiled on Monday after three months of wrangling following the election of President Ashraf Ghani and the formation of a "national unity government" in the wake of last year's fraud-mired election.

Schools reopen, painfully, 1 month after massacre

[2015-01-13 08:38]

Children streamed back to school across Pakistan on Monday in an anxious start to a new term following last month's massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.

French troops on streets to protect sensitive sites

[2015-01-13 08:38]

France on Monday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites amid the hunt for accomplices to attacks that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead.

Kerry to visit Paris for talks against extremist violence

[2015-01-13 08:38]

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he will travel to Paris this week for talks on countering extremist violence, following sharp criticism of the Obama administration for not sending a senior official to Sunday's rally for unity in Paris that was attended by some 40 world leaders and more than a million people.

Obama to call for laws on data hacking, privacy

[2015-01-13 08:38]

US President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass legislation requiring companies to inform customers within 30 days if their data has been hacked, a move that follows high-profile breaches at retailers including Target, Home Depot and Neiman Marcus.

Populist elected as first female president

[2015-01-13 08:38]

A conservative populist become Croatia's first female president on Sunday night after beating the center-left incumbent in a runoff election amid deep discontent over economic woes in the European Union's newest member.

'A woman of the people'

[2015-01-13 08:38]

Croatia's first female president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, is a moderate conservative who styles herself as "a woman of the people" and likes to joke that she is one of the few career diplomats who can milk a cow.

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