Monday's Top 100 World News & Stories
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A tale of 2 markets: German stocks rise after World Cup win as Argentine shares underperform
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Civilians in Gaza suffer heavy casualties in latest offensive.
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In terms of online entertainment, the World Cup seemed to have it all.
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Nadine Gordimer, the Nobel Prize-winning South African author and anti-apartheid activist, died Sunday, her family said Monday. She was 90.
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UN mission pulls out staffers from Libya amid clashes among militias over control of airport
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Church of England leaders have voted to allow women to become bishops, the church announced Monday.
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Britons, Romanians evacuated from Gaza amid violence
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The last time anyone saw Russel Rebello alive, he was helping passengers into rescue boats.
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised on Monday that more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants would soon return home, teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai said after meeting him.
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Oscar Pistorius has broken his silence on Twitter for the first time since the one year anniversary of the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is preparing a possible Mideast trip to lay the groundwork for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants, U.S. officials said Monday.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland and the Baltic states are uneasy about Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini's bid to be European Union foreign policy chief, concerned that she may be soft on Russia, but look unlikely to block her, dip...
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Second Lt. Darryn Andrews' family believes he was killed while searching for Bergdahl after he disappeared and was captured by Taliban.
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Ms. Gordimer found her themes in the injustices and cruelties of South Africa’s policies of racial division, and she left no quarter of the society unexplored.
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GIGLIO Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia was re-floated on Monday and will soon be towed away and broken up for scrap, more than two years after it capsized off the Italian coast, killing 32 people.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Lebanon is at risk of crumbling as a state under the burden of 1.1 million Syrian refugees and foreign donors must make good on pledges of support to help it survive the crisis, the top U.N. official in the small coast...
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Tunisia: Libya agrees to joint border patrols and weapons sweeps as unrest deepens
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Latin America did pretty well in the World Cup, and Argentina made it to the final. But the region's teams would do well to take a page from Germany.
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The unanimous measure permits U.N. agencies and other relief groups to deliver cross-border aid without the Syrian government’s permission.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Residents of a town north of Baghdad found 12 corpses with execution-style bullet wounds on Monday, after fighting between rival Sunni insurgent groups that could eventually unravel the coalition that seized much of t...
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These 12 seemingly harmless animals show a dangerous side when pestered.
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BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - At least six people have been killed and 25 wounded in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in heavy fighting between security forces and rival militias since late Sunday, security and medical sources said.
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The cellphone maker said on Monday that it had found “evidence of suspected child labor” at Dongguan Shinyang Electronics, a South Korean-owned factory based in southern China.
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Child malnutrition rate 'skyrockets' in violence-hit South Sudan, says Doctors Without Borders
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Two-time champion Alberto Contador is out of this year's Tour de France after suffering a heavy crash during Monday's 10th stage.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it, the old adage goes.
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Israel’s military said it shot down a drone along the country’s southern coast Monday, marking the first time Palestinian militants have used such an aircraft in this confrontation.
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Latest details on Texas man accused of killing six members of a Houston family. KPRC's Amanda Perez reports.
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The cruise ship sunk after hitting rocks off the coast of Italian resort island Giglio in January 2012.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nepal has reversed a decision to allow a monk prominent in Tibetan Buddhism to be cremated on its soil after what media reports said was pressure from China and his organization said on Monday they were in talks wit...
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The Church of England has voted to allow women to enter its top ranks as bishops.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has turned down a donation to his campaign war-chest for August's presidential election from an unusual source - his main rival.
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GAZA CITY — Israel shot down a drone that flew from the Gaza Strip and was circling a city in southern Israel on Monday morning, marking the first time that the Palestinian militant group Hamas has sent an unmanned aircraft into Israeli ...
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The company wants to go it alone, but its rivals will pursue it hard, writes Jon Friedman.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has suggested that his government will ease taxes for the middle classes, in a National Day interview that urged his fellow citizens to be more self-confident and look on the bright side.
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Israel has charged three Jews with the kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian teenager whose death set off days of violent protests.
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European stock markets rise for a second straight day as fears about the soundness of Portuguese banks continue to recede.
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The editor of ‘The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report’ tells why he won’t waver from his prediction that stocks will fall 30% and why trying to reason with Janet Yellen is a waste of time.
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Apple Inc. gets a lift Monday after Barclay’s analyst Ben Reitzes raises his rating for the company, saying that Chief Executive Tim Cook has solidified his strategy over the past few months.
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The experts say these 6 ‘truths’ are bullish signs for the stock market; but of course, the experts also said Brazil would win the World Cup, writes Brett Arends.
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian President Traian Basescu's brother was indicted on Monday on charges of taking a 250,000 euros ($341,000) bribe to help shorten a crime boss's prison sentence.
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Fire crews evacuate more than 100 passengers after a Disney monorail loses power during severe weather. WESH’s Travell Eiland reports.
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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Monday accused Russian army officers of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart on Monday for a second day to push for "critical choices" on Tehran's nuclear programme with both sides complaining that scant progress has been made ahead...
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Time-Lapse video shows the wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia re-floated in Italy.
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Elba has become a microcapital of Napoleon-mania, with a full calendar of period balls, commemorative Masses, conferences, theatrical performances, book readings and walking tours.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran's nuclear program, with a week to go before a deadline for a deal.
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Egypt court says Mubarak party leaders should not be barred from running for elections
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MOSCOW — Russia’s political establishment intensified calls to answer a weekend cross-border shelling incident with targeted strikes on Ukraine, as investigators said Monday that they could prove Ukrainian forces had deliberately attacke...
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WTO sides with China, India in 2 US trade disputes over import duties
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Toyota to close down production as a strike by South Africa's metal workers begins to take its toll.
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Ken Clarke steps down as a minister and Welsh Secretary David Jones is sacked, as David Cameron begins his cabinet reshuffle.
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The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become bishops after years of debate and controversy.
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Applause in public gallery greets overwhelming vote in favour of measure that ends 20 years of bitter division over issue Continue reading...
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Hamas 'claims responsibility' for launching drones More than 170 Palestinians killed and 1,280 injured Rocket attacks from Gaza and Lebanon Israeli commandos launched weekend raid How do the events affect you in Israel and Palestine ? Re...
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Pakistani activist Malala Yousafszai has drawn renewed attention to the plight of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped in April, but their release appears no more imminent.
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Spiritual leader of world's 80 million Anglicans says election of female priests and bishops supported by theology.
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Attorneys claim evidence shows John Middleton, 54, was in jail 40 miles away when Alfred Pinegar was murdered in 1995 Continue reading...
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Attorneys claim evidence shows John Middleton, 54, was in jail 40 miles away when Alfred Pinegar was murdered in 1995 Continue reading...
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Israeli air strikes on Gaza and rocket fire on Israel continue, on the seventh day of Israel's operation against Palestinian militants.
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Ex-Taliban captive Sgt Bowe Bergdahl has completed the reintegration process and is set to return to active military duty, the US Army has said.
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Live coverage as the Church's national assembly votes in favour of legislation to allow the consecration of women as bishops Read the motion on which Synod will vote Read a summary of the morning debate Continue reading...
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Security Council adopts resolution allowing humanitarian access without Syrian government consent at four border points.
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Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai meets Nigeria's president to press for more action to free the schoolgirls held by Islamist militants.
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International art auction house Sotheby's and online marketplace eBay announce the creation of a web platform to allow viewers to bid on and buy art.
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Extreme heat from a massive supervolcano underneath Yellowstone National Park is melting a major roadway at the popular summertime tourist attraction. Park officials have closed the area to visitors.
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More than 20 years after first allowing women to serve as priests, the church voted to ordain women bishops. A similar proposal had been narrowly defeated in 2012.
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This nascent state harbours a dream that a Kurdistan would be more like Norway than Saudi Arabia or Venezuela Continue reading...
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Country's top bank brings forward announcement of new executives as shares fall after markets rocked by health warning Continue reading...
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Three Israeli Jews who were arrested for the murder of a Palestinian teenager have confessed to kidnapping him and then burning him alive, officials stated. They said it was revenge for the killing of three Jewish youths last month.
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Police say suspects admit abducting 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir and setting him on fire Continue reading...
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The wreck of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia is afloat as one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history makes progress.
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The Church of England General Synod has approved female bishops, and there are several strong candidates Continue reading...
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South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies in Johannesburg aged 90.
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Sergeant held captive by the Taliban for five years to be assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in Texas Continue reading...
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A Ukrainian military aircraft is shot down in the east, according to officials who suggest it may have been hit from Russian soil.
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Government attempt to encourage use of fresh produce and regulate restaurants causes consternation from chefs and unions Continue reading...
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In honour of the Nobel Prize-winning author's work, the Guardian Africa network is asking readers to nominate their favourite books about Africa's struggles Nadine Gordimer: A life in quotes Nadine Gordimer dies aged 90 Continue reading...
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Mo Farah tells the BBC he will take a decision "further down the line" on whether he will compete at the Commonwealth Games.
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At least 30 rebels killed in east as Ukraine officials say they have lost contact with military plane in Luhansk region.
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Baroness Butler-Sloss steps down as the head of an inquiry into historical child abuse - the Home Secretary responds by insisting she does not regret appointing her.
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Islamic State group takes control of rebel-held portion of eastern Deir Ezzor city, according to activists.
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The global economy is more vulnerable than it was just before Lehman Brothers collapsed says the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the international finance watchdog, citing even higher debt ratios and emerging market involvement.
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Emergency services in Lugansk have been busier than ever with the city getting its daily shelling by Kiev’s troops. An RT reporter spent a day with an ambulance crew there to learn how the city’s new everyday reality is blood and destruc...
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Britain's policy towards Syria has been branded “stupid” by Damascus’s deputy foreign minister, Faisal Mekdad. The minister said that it is London’s own duty to prevent Britons from going to the Arab country and kill or be killed in the ...
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The presenter line-up for BBC Breakfast is cemented, with Naga Munchetty confirmed as a co-host for weekends alongside Charlie Stayt.
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IRNA news agency says 48-year-old, who was taken to hospital after going on hunger strike, is deemed too ill to return to jail Continue reading...
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About 100 homes were evacuated because of organic compound coming from the pumps in the basements in Skippack Township Continue reading...
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Banking giant Citigroup will pay $7bn (£4bn) to US authorities to settle an investigation into risky sub-prime mortgages.
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A banner featuring a swastika laid over a Star of David was flown over New York’s Coney Island and Long Island beaches on Saturday by a group seeking to reclaim the image as one of peace rather than meanings associated with Nazi Germany.
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NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has denounced the UK’s emergency surveillance bill, criticizing its heightened powers of intrusion along with the distinct lack of public debate it encompassed.
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South African Nobel Prize-winning author passes away at age of 90, her family has said.
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Desmond D'Sa fought a landfill that took over a beautiful valley and sickened residents with its awful smell. He lost his job but won the battle — and the Goldman Environmental Prize.
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A British parliamentary report on relations with Iran says the new President Hassan Rouhani should be trusted, and judged by his actions not his words.
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France is to set up a new military operation in the Sahel region of northern Africa in an effort to stop the emergence of jihadist groups.
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It has been three months since Boko Haram militants abducted more than 200 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria.
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Synagogue under police guard after youths tried to storm building, trapping those inside, following march in capital Continue reading...
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron is to unveil an increase of £1.1 billion in defense spending, to fight “unseen enemies” including cyberattacks and terrorism.
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As ever, the dominant narrative being presented to us on the current conflict in Gaza is that Israel is defending itself and its civilians against unprovoked aggression by Palestinian terrorists.
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Gordimer found her central theme exploring the human effects of racial injustice, but her work continued long after South Africa's apartheid regime had ended.
