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The pro-independence Bavaria Party is enjoying increasing popularity, including the recent defection of four Munich city councilors, and aims to use its newfound popularity to campaign for a referendum on independence from Germany, district chairman Harold Amann told Sputnik.

Councilman CJ Small Jr was shot in the face when someone ambushed a tour bus on which he was riding in Johannesburg.

– The ill-fated convention of the PDP in Port Harcourt saw leaders of the party further polarised into different factions – Presently, the party has three factions led by Ahmed Makarfi, Jerry Gana and Ali Modu Sheriff respectively – The Makarfi-led faction is seeking to make peace with Mantu-led committee constituted by Gana, in order […]

In my first post from the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, I discussed how the international community must not be satisfied simply providing humanitarian aid during conflicts, but instead must seek to eliminate the need for aid to begin with. In the Secretary-General's words, "We cannot use a band-aid as a cure." A major goal of the Summit is to identify more-sustainable solutions to the staggering humanitarian crises we face around the world.

Now, a day into the conference, having... Читать дальше...

In 1920 Switzerland was officially granted a status of perpetual neutrality by the League of Nations, and since then it has never taken sides in any military conflict; however, now it pursues its own interests in the war-ravaged Middle East. Sputnik sat down with Swiss State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yves Rossier to learn what they are.

“Our performances were fine most of the season, but too many matches finished in a draw as we, often mysteriously, failed to score.”

The Jaguars have done everything to suggest to Luke Joeckel this offseason that he’s not their left tackle of the future. But the former No. 2 overall pick is determined to prove he can still be the left tackle of the present. Via Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union, Joeckel said he’s fighting to keep the…

Fight brewing as Hlaudi Motsoeneng warns Muvhango creator not to “defy the SABC” over stars’ new contracts.

Finding geologically young craters and honing in on their age will help scientists understand the collision history in the solar system.

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Models, designers, photographers and editors came together last night at London's Kensington Gardens in celebration of British Vogue's 100th birthday.

On today’s episode of Double Down, hosts Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are joined by market analyst, Stephen Kendal, to discuss billionaire investor George Soros’ double down on his bet against the S&P500 and long gold.

Old Mutual has been approached by companies interested in buying a stake in its US-based fund management unit.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — British actor Ian McKellen has criticized India's use of a British colonial law to crack down on homosexuals, saying in an interview with a Mumbai newspaper published Tuesday that "India needs to grow up."

MUMBAI, India (AP) — British actor Ian McKellen has criticized India's use of a British colonial law to crack down on homosexuals, saying in an interview with a Mumbai newspaper published Tuesday that "India needs to grow up."

MUMBAI, India (AP) — British actor Ian McKellen has criticized India's use of a British colonial law to crack down on homosexuals, saying in an interview with a Mumbai newspaper published Tuesday that "India needs to grow up."

MUMBAI, India (AP) — British actor Ian McKellen has criticized India's use of a British colonial law to crack down on homosexuals, saying in an interview with a Mumbai newspaper published Tuesday that "India needs to grow up." In an interview with the Mumbai Mirror, the openly gay actor spoke candidly about Britain's social and political evolution toward equal rights for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and reportedly said that "India is going through what the UK went through 30 years ago." McKellen ... Читать дальше...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — British actor Ian McKellen has criticized India's use of a British colonial law to crack down on homosexuals, saying in an interview with a Mumbai newspaper published Tuesday that "India needs to grow up."

GEESTEREN - Raadsleden van Gemeentebelangen / VVD kregen onlangs signalen van bezorgde inwoners over de veiligheid rond de wadi's, sloten en beken. Zij pleiten voor een veilige leefomgeving voor met name de allerjongsten in de gemeente Tubbergen.

Top Talkers: Donald Trump took his attacks against Bill Clinton to a whole new level in a campaign ad reviving sexual assault allegations and a murder conspiracy. The Morning Joe panel discusses the ad and the impact it may have.

An attacker followed a 21-year-old woman on a Brooklyn street, grabbed her, held her down and tried to rape her, sources said.

Ukraine protests Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's three-day working visit to Crimea, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

PATRICK Dangerfield and Adam Treloar have rightly been lauded for their impact at their new teams but in a pure value-for-money equation, Steve Johnson is recruit of the year. TRADE ANALYSIS