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Spain's Inaki Urdangarin and his wife Infanta Cristina and the Infanta Elena arrive at Agios Nikolaos church to attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Nikolaos and Tatiana Blatnik on the island of Spetses

Spanish Royal Family Mirred in Fraud Scandal

Two members of the Spain's People Party's government allegedly helped the king's son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin in his fraud activities according to an on-going investigation which is threatening the royal family's popularity.
Supporters of opposition leader Tshisekedi gesture in Congo's capital Kinshasa

Congo Delays Election Results Again

For the second time this week, Congo's authorities have postponed announcing the results of the country's presidential election amid rising tension in the central African state.
No tricks with the Italian police

Anonymous Controversies: The Hacktivist Collective Goes Global

From a hacktivist collective to a global political movement, Anonymous has dominated every cyber-crime related debate of this year, changing forever the face of online activism. But the collective has also stirred a controversy for its radical methods in South America, where it declared war against the drug cartels that dominate the region. Not to men...
Libya cost of war

UK Spent Nearly £1m a Day in Libya

The cost of British military intervention in Libya has been revealed as £212 million from 19 March to 31 October, amounting to a spending of nearly £1 million a day.
Nojood Muhammad Nasser

Call to Ban Yemen Child Marriages

Human Rights Watch has called on Yemen's government to ban child marriages, claiming it threatens girls' access to education, harms their health and keeps them second-class citizens.
Rubbish Island

Maldives: 'Rubbish Island' Overflowing

The government of the Maldives has temporarily banned the depositing of more rubbish onto an artificial island used for dumping garbage over fears that it is overflowing.