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Kalashnikov inventor's regret

It's been revealed in Russia that the inventor of the world's most famous assault rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov, who died last month, wrote to the head of the Russian Orthodox Christian churches a year and a half ago expressing regret that his gun had claimed so many lives...
Jul 12,2015

Anti-whaling activists

Australian anti-whaling activists say they're following a Japanese fleet of ships they say has killed four whales in the Southern Ocean. The activists say the whales were killed within a protected whale sanctuary. It's the first such incident this whaling season...
Jul 12,2015

Egypt jails three leading activists

Three of Egypt's most prominent activists from the 2011 uprising have been sentenced to three years in prison. They are the first to be convicted under a controversial new law that restricts demonstrations.  ..
Feb 07,2014

Putin closes Russian news agency

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has closed down the country's state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. He announced it will be replaced by a news agency called Russia Today, led by one of the Kremlin's strongest supporters.  ..
Feb 07,2014

Nelson Mandela dies

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Mr Mandela led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison for his political activities. He had been receiving intensive medical care at home for a lung..
Feb 07,2014

Croatia voters back same-sex marriage ban

Croatian voters have backed proposals to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum. Two-thirds of those who voted approved proposals to change Croatia's constitution to define marriage as 'a union between a man and a woman'. ..
Feb 07,2014

Iran nuclear deal

Iran has agreed to reduce its nuclear activity and allow greater access for international inspectors in historic talks in Geneva. In return, the world powers will offer some relief from financial sanctions. The agreement creates a six-month trial period...
Feb 07,2014

UN discusses 'killer robots'

Countries are meeting in Geneva to decide whether to consider banning 'killer robots' which can make decisions by themselves about when to kill people. Human rights groups claim weapons like these raise serious moral questions about how we conduct war...
Feb 07,2014

Typhoon Haiyan: Destruction in the Philippines

Officials estimate up to 10,000 people have died in Tacloban city and elsewhere in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Many other people are now struggling to survive without food, shelter or clean drinking water...
Feb 07,2014

Activists go on trial in China

The trial has begun in China of three activists who were campaigning for government officials to reveal how wealthy they are. The case is being watched closely as a sign President Xi Jinping's administration appears to be more rigorous than his predecessor against political activists...
Feb 07,2014