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Obama petition signatures pass 4,000
A petition calling for Obama’s trial for war crimes gets 4,000 signatures two days after its launch.

A petition calling for Obama’s trial for war crimes gets 4,000 signatures two days after its launch.

The IMF warns Ukraine with a cut in financial aid due to corruption.

A court says Benjamin Netanyahu's wife has insulted and mistreated her household staff.

The US and India are planning to conduct joint patrols in South China Sea, a US military official says.

Met is set to open an inquiry into mishandling of historic allegations of sexual abuse against public figures.

Bahraini anti-regime protesters take to the streets in the tiny Persian Gulf state ahead of the fifth anniversary of popular uprising.

The NATO chief says the alliance’s build-up in eastern Europe sends a "clear signal" to any possible aggressor.

The latest warning by the top US intelligence official about ISIL-inspired homegrown extremists is a deceptive scheme to exaggerate the threats facing the US, says Scott Rickard.

The European Union urges its member states to speed up implementation of the refugee relocation scheme.

New figures reveal that Britain has returned more than 2,700 young asylum seekers to war-torn countries.

South Korea says it has shut down a joint industrial park with the North amid concerns over Pyongyang’s missile program.

Three civilians are killed as a passenger minibus leaving Donetsk strikes a landmine in eastern Ukraine.

Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog says no peace deal is possible with Palestinians.

Five military personnel are killed in a small air force plane crash in Myanmar.

The Russian foreign minister says Turkey’s buffer zone plan for Syria breaches the international law.

Italy’s prime minister likens the situation of the EU to a sinking ship.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the WikeLeaks Founder Julian Assange should leave the Ecuadoran embassy in London.

The US intelligence chief has acknowledged that US spy agencies might use smart household devices to increase their surveillance capabilities.