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Foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia
Ethiopian official says five tourists killed by gunmen in remote Afar region near border with Eritrea were 'mostly from Europe'Gunmen have killed five foreign tourists in Ethiopia's remote northern...
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Aid delay led to disaster in Horn of Africa
Tens of thousands of lives could have been spared if agencies and governments had heeded the warnings, a report saysThe deaths of tens of thousands of people during the drought in east Africa could...
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Arab artists flourishing as uprisings embolden a generation
Innovative and edgy work attracts attention around the world – and record prices at auctionAt first glance the stones look unremarkable. Nothing about them suggests a reason for their inclusion in a...
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Saint Anthony's day pet blessings - in pictures
Dogs, cats and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals
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World Bank warns of global recession
Eurozone crisis, weak growth elsewhere and reduced ability of governments to respond may lead to rerun of 2008-09The World Bank has has warned that the crisis in the eurozone will lead to a sharp...
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Occupy London protesters to learn eviction verdict
High court judgment to determine fate of tented camp set up outside St Paul's Cathedral dueActivists who have been camped outside St Paul's Cathedral for three months will find out if legal moves to...
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Australian Open 2012: Federer in walkover, Nadal advances, Fish out
Andreas Beck withdraws with back injury, letting Roger Federer through, while Mardy Fish is highest seed to exit so farRoger Federer has reached the last 32 of the Australian Open without hitting a...
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Metal thieves steal silver cross from Manchester Cathedral
Plague of ruthless stealing reaches a nadir. But Operation Alloy is catching up with many thievesPolice in Manchester are searching for a stolen silver cross that was taken from Manchester Cathedral....
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Gingrich launches tirade over marriage
Republican hopeful embarks on a risky offensive, objecting to 'despicable' media questions, while Romney is booed over taxThe Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich clashed with CNN for bringing...
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Salman Rushdie pulls out of Jaipur festival
Salman Rushdie says intelligence sources warned him that 'paid assassins from the Mumbai underworld' might try to kill himSalman Rushdie has announced that he will not be attending the Jaipur literary...
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The Obamas: A Mission, A Marriage by Jodi Kantor – review
A biography with the First Lady at its heartIn her acknowledgments to The Obamas, her account of the first couple's first three years in the White House, journalist Jodi Kantor thanks her New York...
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US accuses China of hacking emails
Cyber attack on US-China Economic and Security Review Commission – originally thought to have originated from India – now being connected to ChinaSuspicion is growing that operatives in China, rather...
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A week on the web: Sopa, Pipa and #FactsWithoutWikipedia
Wikipedia was one of several high-traffic websites that went 'dark' on Wednesday in protest at proposed legislation in the US that would – according to its critics – seriously infringe freedom on the...
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South Carolina primary: the great American hunt for jobs - video
Suzanne Goldenberg picks up the campaign trail in South Carolina to investigate what the Republican candidates are going to do about unemployment for America's disenfranchised - African-Americans,...
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France suspends all Afghan training operations
Nicolas Sarkozy also threatens to pull the French army out of Afghanistan early after an Afghan soldier shot dead four soldiersFrance is suspending military training operations in Afghanistan and...
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Nanni Moretti appointed jury president for Cannes film festival
Veteran Italian film-maker, previous winner of the Palm d'Or, calls role 'a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility'The Italian actor and director Nanni Moretti has been named president of...
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Megaupload closure in US prompts New Zealand arrests - video
Police in New Zealand have arrested four men after US authorities shut down the filesharing site Megaupload, including founder Kim Dotcom
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Birdwatchers flock to Hampshire village to spot rare Spanish sparrow - big...
A quiet crescent in Calshot, Hampshire, has been inundated with birders hoping to spot a small brown Spanish sparrow, believed to have arrived in the UK by boat from Spain, Turkey or North Africa
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Syrian troops pull out of mountain town Zabadani - video
Local residents in Zabadani, an embattled mountain town near Damascus, say government troops have pulled out after two days of fighting
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Freestyle skiier Sarah Burke's career in pictures
The Canadian skier Sarah Burke has died nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe while training at the Park City Mountain resort in Utah
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