A group of Australian Muslims has allegedly mounted a sectarian attack on an American group during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Greece orders crackdown on birth certificates after Roma child uproar
A powerful Greek prosecutor has ordered an emergency nationwide investigation into birth certificates issued over the past six years, after a Roma couple were charged over the alleged abduction of a child found at a camp in central Greece.
Russia follows lead of US intelligence
Less than three months after granting asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, Russia is preparing to implement the kind of electronic surveillance that he uncovered in the US.
Saudi Arabia to 'shift away from US' over Syria, Iran: spy chief
Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief has said the kingdom will make a "major shift" in relations with the United States in protest at its perceived inaction over the Syria war and its overtures to Iran, a source close to Saudi policy said on Tuesday.
SpongeBob gravestone pits family against cemetery
The family of a slain Iraqi war veteran wants her towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone returned to her final resting place while the cemetery officials that removed it say that's the only thing they won't do, leaving both sides at an apparent impasse that may have to be decided in court.
Nevada shooting: School teacher Michael Landsberry hailed as hero
A Nevada school teacher and Afghanistan veteran is being hailed as a hero after he was killed trying to protect his students from a classmate who opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun.
Irish seize blonde girl from Roma family
Irish police have seized a young blonde girl from a Roma family in Dublin in a move spurred by a similar case in Greece.
Three Romanians plead guilty to daring theft at Dutch museum
Three Romanians have pleaded guilty to stealing seven paintings, including works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse, from a Dutch museum in a daring nighttime raid that shocked the art world.
The Vatican launches the holiest of cricket competitions and aims to play internationals
Tea and cucumber sandwiches were served on Tuesday at the Vatican at the launch of St Peter’s Cricket Club, which aims to bring the eternal game to the Eternal City.
EU rules to guard data of citizens
A European Parliament committee has approved sweeping new data protection rules that would outlaw the kind of data transfers that the US used for its spying program.
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