Ivory Coast Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan appointed more women Tuesday to his new government, tasked with accelerating economic growth in the world's top cocoa producer and west African powerhouse. Handing one out of four

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Rumours are rippling through the science world that physicists may have detected gravitational waves, a key element of Einstein's theory which if confirmed would be one of the biggest discoveries of our time. There has

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Poland on Tuesday accused the European Commission of attempting to pressure its new right-wing government regarding a rule-of-law dispute triggered by controversial media and justice reforms. The legal manoeuvres have prompted escalating warnings from the

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A court in Dubai on Tuesday sentenced a Frenchman to life in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking, Emirati media reported. The man, identified only by his initials MY, was found guilty of possessing

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Hundreds of activists in several Ukrainian cities blockaded on Tuesday the cigarette distribution centres owned by a Russian tycoon with alleged links to ousted pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych. Ukrainian lawmaker Sergiy Vystotskiy said the protest

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Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi journalists on Tuesday in Diyala, a province where Baghdad declared victory a year ago but which is still plagued by chronic violence. Iraq is one of the most dangerous countries

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Germany said Tuesday that it would buy up to five military reconnaissance drones capable of carrying missiles from Israel until a similar European model has hit the market. Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said

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Iran will sell part of its stock of heavy water to the United States under its nuclear deal with world powers, its deputy atomic chief said Tuesday. Ali Asghar Zarean also denied reports Iran had

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Democratic lawmakers criticised President Barack Obama Tuesday over a wave of arrests of Central American migrants for the purpose of expelling them. US authorities announced last week they had arrested 121 adults and children, mainly

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Russia will create three new military divisions on its Western flank in 2016 and bring five new strategic nuclear missile regiments into service, Sergei Shoigu, the country's defence minister, was quoted as saying by news

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