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Who made $37 million a day in 2013

Thu Dec 19, 2013 20:30:28

US investor Warren Buffett tops the list of the biggest 2013 earners, having added $12.7 billion to his wealth, according to a report by the international analyst Wealth-X.

UN passes Iran's anti-extremism resolution

Thu Dec 19, 2013 20:06:54

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to adopt a resolution based on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s proposals for a World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE).

Militants in Syria pose a great terrorist threat to Tunisia, Arab world

Thu Dec 19, 2013 18:25:07

Hayet Saadi says the trouble with her son Aymen began more than a year ago, when he was just 16. He began talking of war in Syria, and of going to the country to join the militants fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad. In March, he skipped his high school exams and left home.

‘Uncatalogued abuses’ in ISIL Syrian jails shock rights group

Thu Dec 19, 2013 17:15:56

Extremist militants are perpetrating "a shocking uncatalogued of abuses" in secret jails across northern Syria, including torture, flogging and killings after summary trials, Amnesty International says.

Egypt clears ex-PM Shafiq, Mubarak sons of corruption

Thu Dec 19, 2013 16:47:03

Egyptian courts have acquitted Ahmed Shafiq, a former premier and presidential candidate, of corruption charges, paving the way for his return more than a year after he fled abroad.

Why Putin praised Obama in marathon news conference

Thu Dec 19, 2013 16:31:29

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the US role in forging an interim deal to ease concerns about Iran's nuclear program but said he hoped a US decision to broaden a blacklist of companies under existing sanctions would not undermine progress toward a comprehensive agreement.

Anti-regime protests held across Bahrain

Thu Dec 19, 2013 16:12:13

Bahraini people have held fresh protest rallies to show their solidarity with those killed or arrested during the uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa regime.

Deadly blasts hit Shia pilgrims in Iraq, 36 dead

Thu Dec 19, 2013 14:50:37

Three bomb explostions among Shia pilgrims in Iraq have killed at least 31 people.

Italy refugee video sparks EU outrage

Thu Dec 19, 2013 13:29:05

A video of asylum-seekers being hosed down at a migrant center in Italy has caused outrage in Europe on UN Migrants Day.

Morsi to face trial on charges of conspiracy, terrorism

Thu Dec 19, 2013 13:25:50

Deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi will face trial on charges of harming national security by conspiring with foreign groups, said a state prosecutor Wednesday.

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