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Somali UN compound attacked in Mogadishu
Gunmen have entered a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogad...
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Israel starts celebrations for Shimon Peres's 90th
Israel's President Shimon Peres has begun celebrations ...
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North Korea condemns Hitler Mein Kampf report
North Korea has blasted a report that its leader, Kim Jong-u...
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Pay increase in Estonia for second year in a row
The average salary in Estonia has increased for the second ...
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Brazil sends national security force to quell protests
Brazil's government says it will deploy a national secu...
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G8 leaders agree to stop paying terrorists ransom money for hostages
Leaders of the G8 countries have agreed to abolish the prac...
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Australian Adrian Bayley jailed for Jill Meagher murder
Australian Adrian Bayley has been jailed for the rape and mu...
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Alaa Jarban: One of Yemen's first openly gay men
The issue of homosexuality is widely taboo in the Middle Eas...
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More than seven million refugees displaced in 2012 - UN
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with...
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Poor pupil cash 'plugging holes in school budgets'
Schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed ...
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US surveillance foiled 50 plots, says spy chief Alexander
The head of America's electronic spying agency has told...
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God vow dropped from Girlguiding UK promise
Girls will no longer have to pledge their devotion to God wh...
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Chile to extradite Argentina 'Dirty War' judge Otilio Romano
The Chilean Supreme Court has approved the extradition of a ...
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff 'proud' of protests
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said she is proud of ...
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Russian Duma backs adoption ban on foreign gay couples
Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, has unani...
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Cyprus leader Anastasiades attacks bank bailout terms
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has urged eurozone leade...
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Afghanistan suspends talks after US-Taliban move
Afghanistan has suspended talks with the US aimed at determi...
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Number of refugees in the world – largest in the last 20 years
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in the worlds is a...
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Michael Hastings, top US journalist, killed in crash
Top US journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has...
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Fukushima nuclear plant: Toxic isotope found in groundwater
High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found i...
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North India floods: Army leads rescue operations
Military helicopters are leading rescue operations in India&...
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US House Republicans pass abortion-limits bill
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has pa...
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Brazil clashes after President Rousseff praises protests
Riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tues...
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Obama 'to call for' US-Russia nuclear weapons cuts
US President Barack Obama is to use his speech at Berlin...
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University offers: Social background ignored
Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgr...
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Nigeria militants kill school children in Maiduguri
Suspected Islamist militants in north-east Nigeria have kill...
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Taliban attack US base in Afghanistan after talks offer
Four US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, hours afte...
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Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns after fraud charges
Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum has resigned, a day ...
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Italy school bomber Vantaggiato gets life sentence
An Italian court has sentenced to life in jail a man who car...
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Arrest in death of US man dribbling football to Brazil
An Oregon motorist suspected of running down a US adventure ...





















