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Former UK minister stabbed at his office

Timms was taken to a local hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, the Labour official said. Police said a 21-year-old …
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Libya crash boy’s family blog becomes a memorial

Ruben van Assouw lost both his parents and his brother in Wednesday’s disaster and the blog run by his father Patrick at …
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Prominent white South African anti-apartheid campaigner dies

Tributes poured in from across South Africa’s political spectrum, with President Jacob Zuma calling him a "true patriot". The ruling ANC described …
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Under fire, British Petroleum pushes latest oil spill control bid

President Barack Obama will hold a White House meeting midday on Friday with members of his Cabinet and other administration officials to discuss …
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United Nations seek torture probes in Syria, Yemen, Jordan

Its 10 independent experts also voiced concern at "honour" crimes by family members in Syria and Jordan which go unpunished and violence against …
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Dutch crash survivor could go home this weekend

Rescuers found 9-year-old Ruben Van Assouw still strapped in his seat and breathing in an area of desert sand strewn with the plane’s debris. His …
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Bomb explodes inside Greek courthouse, 1 wounded

It was the second bombing in two days — after a blast Thursday outside a jail in Athens that also wounded one person — raising concern that a recent …
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French-Turkish consortium to run Kosovo airport

Under the deal Limak-Aeroport de Lyon will also add a new passenger terminal at Pristina International Airport. The consortium beat Turkish-German …
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NASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for final voyage

Atlantis was slated to blast off at 2:20 p.m. (1820 GMT). Everything was going well in the countdown and the weather was looking favorable. …
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Pakistani Taliban say America will ‘burn’

The United States is convinced Pakistani Taliban militants allied with al Qaeda and operating out of northwestern Pakistani border regions were …
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Bomb explodes in north Greek city, no injuries

The blast came after a similar explosion outside the main prison in the capital Athens late on Thursday which slightly injured two people and …
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Twenty eight die as bus touches high-voltage wire in India

The electricity supply wire was overhanging the road in Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh state, police officer Ram Pyari Dhurwey said. The bus was …
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Feature-France’s burqa debate stokes passion in North Africa

Former French colonies Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are still tied to France by history, language and migration, so their views on the "burqa" issue …
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Jewish settlers shoot dead Palestinian youth

The body of 16-year-old Aysar Zaben was not found until after midnight, though the incident happened on Thursday on a road near the city of …
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Travel Picks: Pedal to metal- top international driving routes

"Being behind the wheel is at once relaxing and invigorating. Factor in lenient or non-existent speed limits plus great geography, and it enriches …
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Foreign journalist shot during Bangkok clashes

The journalist, whose identity and nationality were unknown, was standing between troops and protesters when he was shot. He had been holding a …
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Factbox: Ships held by Somali pirates

Here is a list of ships under the control of Somali pirates: * SOCOTRA 1: Seized on Dec. 25, 2009. The Yemeni-owned ship was captured in the Gulf of …
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Somali pirates release British-flagged chemical tanker

"On the morning of May 13 a ransom drop was made to the pirate group holding the St. James Park at anchorage at Garacaad," EUNAVFOR said in a …
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