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US man rescued from capsized boat two months after going missing at sea
Barack Obama says historic agreement with Iran meets core objectives
Afro-bian to parking lot pimping: an alternative guide to clubbing in Africa
Iran deal threatens Israel's existence, Binyamin Netanyahu tells Obama
Blue economy: why women must ride the wave of Africa’s maritime sector
Toyota plans new factories in China and Mexico, say reports
Kenya will stay vigilant after Garissa attack, president Kenyatta says – video
China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang charged with bribery
The Roast gives the Jacqui Lambie Network a battering – video
John Kerry and Javad Zarif react to Iran nuclear deal - video
Iran nuclear deal: negotiators announce 'framework' agreement
Iran nuclear talks: Obama hails 'historic' agreement as Iranians celebrate — live updates
John Kerry asks Iran to free Washington Post journalist Jazon Rezaian
Nuclear deal: Iranians find ways to celebrate on social media
Argentinian president Fernández orders declassification of Falklands war files
Guatemalans deliberately infected with STDs sue Johns Hopkins University for $1bn
Duke University student admits hanging noose from tree on campus
Leading Belgian politician found drowned in canal
Indiana amends religious freedom bill to put an end to discrimination
Obama on Iran nuclear deal: it is our best option by far – video

US man rescued from capsized boat two months after going missing at sea

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:54 AM PDT

Louis Jordan was reported missing on 29 January and was spotted by German tanker far off North Carolina coast

A man whose family reported him missing at sea more than two months ago has been found sitting on the overturned hull of his 35ft boat far off the North Carolina coast.

US Coast Guard officials in Portsmouth, Virginia, said they received word from a German tanker at 1.30pm on Thursday about a man and his boat approximately 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras.

Barack Obama says historic agreement with Iran meets core objectives

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:20 AM PDT

Deal is 'best option so far' to stop Tehran developing nuclear weapon
John Boehner says Congress must review details before sanctions are lifted

Barack Obama has praised a "historic agreement" over Iran's nuclear programme, shortly after a tentative framework was announced that would lift international sanctions on Iran in exchange for new limits on Iran's nuclear capabilities.

Afro-bian to parking lot pimping: an alternative guide to clubbing in Africa

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT

DJ Edu went from Marrakech to Soweto meeting musicians at the forefront of dance. In an exclusive playlist he shares the tracks dominating the club scenes

Iran deal threatens Israel's existence, Binyamin Netanyahu tells Obama

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 11:22 PM PDT

Israel prime minister was set to convene senior ministers on Friday to discuss the framework deal reached between world powers and Iran

Blue economy: why women must ride the wave of Africa’s maritime sector

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Women have an unrivalled opportunity to drive the industrialisation of Africa's oceans, according to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the African Union chairwoman

Toyota plans new factories in China and Mexico, say reports

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 08:46 PM PDT

After five years of little investment, the Japanese carmaker will spend $1.3bn on the new factories which will add 300,000 cars a year to the company's capacity

Kenya will stay vigilant after Garissa attack, president Kenyatta says – video

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 07:22 PM PDT

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has addressed the nation after the devastating terrorist attack on a university in the town of Garissa. "This is a moment for everyone throughout the country to be vigilant, as we confront and defeat our enemies," a shaken-looking Kenyatta said after the attack blamed on Somali group al-Shabaab Continue reading...

China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang charged with bribery

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 07:17 PM PDT

Former politburo member also faces trial for abuse of power and leaking state secrets as Xi Jinping's crackdown on alleged corruption finds its biggest target yet

The Roast gives the Jacqui Lambie Network a battering – video

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 05:36 PM PDT

The Roast team come out swinging, setting their sights on Palmer United party alumni Jacqui Lambie's plans for a new party. The Tasmanian senator has broken free from the PUP and is looking to represent Tasmania with 'like-minded' people. What's that you say, Clive Palmer – 'bringing people together'? This week, Lambie, Palmer and even Nick Xenophon come in for a grilling Continue reading...

John Kerry and Javad Zarif react to Iran nuclear deal - video

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 05:28 PM PDT

US secretary of state John Kerry says the understanding reached between Iran and the P5+1 negotiators represents a 'solid foundation' for a deal on Iran's nuclear capacity. Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif told the media that Iran, the victim of 'many broken promises' was 'not looking for excuses to violate' the agreement Continue reading...

Iran nuclear deal: negotiators announce 'framework' agreement

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:46 PM PDT

EU foreign policy chief and Iranian foreign minister hail 'decisive step' in Switzerland after 18 months of intensive bargaining

Iran nuclear talks: Obama hails 'historic' agreement as Iranians celebrate — live updates

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:33 PM PDT

Read more: Negotiators announce 'framework' agreement
Obama: 'It is a good deal'
'Key parameters' for nuclear deal with Iran reached
Deal to be concluded by 30 June
EU and US will terminate economic sanctions
Fordow converted into nuclear physics site

John Kerry asks Iran to free Washington Post journalist Jazon Rezaian

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:26 PM PDT

Issue of imprisoned reporter raised during nuclear talks in Lausanne
Family hopes that after framework deal 'things should be less complicated'

Nuclear deal: Iranians find ways to celebrate on social media

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:17 PM PDT

Many Iranians bypass state's filtering system to post positive messages after the announcement of a framework for a nuclear deal in Lausanne

Argentinian president Fernández orders declassification of Falklands war files

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:03 PM PDT

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gives 30-day deadline to make documents public
Argentina seeks to control islands that are currently British territory

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina has ordered the declassification of all secret documents on the 1982 Falklands war with Britain.

Speaking on the 33rd anniversary of Argentina's invasion of the disputed south Atlantic islands, which it calls the Malvinas, Kirchner said on Thursday the defence ministry had 30 days to make all files on the conflict public.

Guatemalans deliberately infected with STDs sue Johns Hopkins University for $1bn

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 02:59 PM PDT

Lawsuit with 800 plaintiffs seeks damages for individuals, spouses and children of people deliberately infected with STDs through US government programme

Duke University student admits hanging noose from tree on campus

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Student 'is no longer on campus' but authorities refuse to release name
More than 1,000 attend rally against 'abhorrent' action

A Duke University student has admitted to hanging a noose from a tree on campus, a day after hundreds attended a rally there decrying racism at the university.

University police and the office of student affairs said on Thursday that they had identified the student but would not release a name due to federal privacy laws. The student is "no longer on campus", a police spokesman, Keith Lawrence, said, adding that the person "will be subject to Duke's student conduct process".

Leading Belgian politician found drowned in canal

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 01:52 PM PDT

Robert 'Steve' Stevaert, former Flemish Socialist party leader, had recently learned he would be facing trial for rape

One of Belgium's best-known politicians, a former party leader nicknamed "Steve Stunt" for his populist gestures, has been found drowned in a canal, hours after prosecutors announced he would stand trial for rape.

Robert "Steve" Stevaert, 60, had been leader of the Flemish Socialist party and a protege of Willy Claes, a veteran cabinet minister who was secretary general of Nato for a year before he resigned in a bribery scandal in 1995.

Indiana amends religious freedom bill to put an end to discrimination

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 01:50 PM PDT

State legislature changes language in response to nationwide backlash, and says RFRA bill 'cannot be used to discriminate against anyone'

Obama on Iran nuclear deal: it is our best option by far – video

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 01:46 PM PDT

President Obama said a framework agreement reached on Thursday in Lausanne is 'a good deal' that would, if fully implemented, prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Under the deal, Iran would shut down more than two-thirds of its centrifuges producing uranium that could be used to build a bomb, and dismantle a reactor that could produce plutonium and accept intrusive verification. In return, economic sanctions on Iran would be lifted Continue reading...