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Protesters and police clashed again overnight outside Cairo's security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt. Police fired birdshot at demonstrators in roads leading to

The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives on Sunday, bringing to more than 300 the tally of victims. The homeless population has borne the brunt of

National Geographic says award-winning American cinematographer, Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. Police say an Australian helicopter pilot and

London's Heathrow cancelled 30 percent of its flights on Sunday morning, to cope with heavy snowfall overnight, and possible freezing fog at Europe's busiest airport. Meanwhile, the death toll from the vicious cold snap across Europe has risen to

In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising. Activists say the assault in Homs, which has been one

Violent clashes reignited in Cairo on Friday between Egyptian police and protesters angered by reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot this week, leaving 79 people dead. Thousands of protesters gathered outside

Rescuers plucked 219 survivors from waters off Papua New Guinea after a ferry carrying more than 300 people sank overnight, officials said on Thursday. "As at 4.30pm (5.30am GMT), there are eight merchant vessels on the scene, five of which

In a case of David versus Goliath .. a small soft drinks company has won a battle over retail giant Woolworths. The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Woolworths had breached a clause of the advertising code by imitating the strapline

A strong indication that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will unilaterally ­reappoint key military allies when their contracts expire at the end of the month has fanned fresh dispute in the country's troubled unity government. The two