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Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an...
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Nations Cup Day 16 as it happened All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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Cairo street battles enter fourth day Tax office in capital set on fire amid continuing anger at authorities' failure to prevent Port Said football violence.
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Obama urges 'keep recovery going' Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.
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Saudi woman sues over right to drive A leader of a high-profile campaign pushing for women to drive in Saudi Arabia says she's suing traffic police in order to get a driver's...
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Egypt to charge 43 over NGOs Forty-three people, including 19 Americans, face prosecution in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an...
Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
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Mitt Romney wins big in Florida Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Florida, defeating rival Newt Gingrich by nearly 15 percent. Florida is the largest of the first four...
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Clinton lambastes 'travesty' of UN veto on Syria U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Western and Arab nations in expressing fury at Saturday's veto by Russia and China of U.N. action...
Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.
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Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalized PANAMA CITY (AP) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running,...
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17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this coastal town after an overloaded boat carrying migrants...
Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an...
Bailout talks to resume in Greece Party leaders in Greece's governing coalition are to resume crisis talks on backing a 130bn-euro rescue plan needed to avoid a debt default.
Protesters clash with police in Cairo Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that...
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Cairo street battles enter fourth day Tax office in capital set on fire amid continuing anger at authorities' failure to prevent Port Said football violence.
US to block funding and arms to Syria Pledge comes as Arab League says it will not stop efforts to resolve crisis despite the bloc's failure at the UN.
Saudi woman sues over right to drive A leader of a high-profile campaign pushing for women to drive in Saudi Arabia says she's suing traffic police in order to get a driver's...
Campaign to cut smoking in cars A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when children are present, and which could pave the way for a ban, is launched by the Welsh government.
US and Israel 'in unison' on Iran The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
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BBC accuses Iran of intimidation The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
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Military action 'long way off' for US and Iran Tensions between Iran and the West are rising by the day, but analysts say military conflict is far from inevitable. Both the United States and Iran...
Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.
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Egypt's Mubarak may move to prison hospital CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will prepare Cairo's Torah prison hospital so it can receive ousted President Hosni Mubarak from the military hospital where...
Conservative wins poll in Finland Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinisto, after a run-off vote.
Protesters clash with police in Cairo Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that...
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Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of...
VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
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Thousands in rival Moscow marches Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's...
Pakistan denies secret support for Afghan Taliban Pakistan's foreign minister has denied assertions in a leaked NATO report that Islamabad was secretly aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan. She labeled...
17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this coastal town after an overloaded boat carrying migrants...
JFK mistress reveals new details Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveal new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.
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Egypt's new revolution 'against the military' Public riots have resumed in Egypt, with reports of hundreds of injuries and deaths. Deutsche Welle spoke to journalist Karim El-Gawhary, who...
Europe cold snap claims more victims Toll has risen to more than 260 as more bad weather prompts airports to warn that flights would be delayed or cancelled.
PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday...
Bailout talks to resume in Greece Party leaders in Greece's governing coalition are to resume crisis talks on backing a 130bn-euro rescue plan needed to avoid a debt default.
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Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears...
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VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition...
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BBC accuses Iran of intimidation The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
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Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of...
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Europe cold snap death toll rises The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.
'Europe needs a dynamic policy in Asia' At the 48th Munich Security Conference, starting February 3, global leaders and generals will tackle Europe's relationship with Asia and the impact...
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NY Giants win Super Bowl in last minute In a nail-biting game, the New York Giants take a narrow 21-17 lead over the New England Patriots with seconds left on the clock to win Super Bowl...
American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the...
Conservative wins poll in Finland Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinisto, after a run-off vote.
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Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
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Germany wins battle in Nazi war crimes case The UN's highest court has upheld Germany's immunity from being sued in Italian national courts for war crimes committed by Nazi soldiers during the...
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Mitt Romney wins big in Florida Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Florida, defeating rival Newt Gingrich by nearly 15 percent. Florida is the largest of the first four...
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Greece takes step closer to default Lucas Papademos, the Greek premier, failed to make party leaders accept harsh terms in return for a second ?130bn bail-out, pushing Athens closer to...
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Bailout talks to resume in Greece Party leaders in Greece's governing coalition are to resume crisis talks on backing a 130bn-euro rescue plan needed to avoid a debt default.
Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
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Mitt Romney wins big in Florida Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Florida, defeating rival Newt Gingrich by nearly 15 percent. Florida is the largest of the first four...
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AFGHANISTAN: Inside an Afghan Army training camp It's less than two weeks since four French soldiers were gunned down by a rogue Afghan soldier during a jogging session. France immediately denounced...
Mitt Romney wins big in Florida Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Florida, defeating rival Newt Gingrich by nearly 15 percent. Florida is the largest of the first four...
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Ice alert on roads as snow eases Motorists are urged to take extra care in icy conditions as Heathrow Airport cancels half of its flights.
Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday...
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff' Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
Protesters clash with police in Cairo Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that...
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Brazil crime up as police strike Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.
Libya: Saif Gadhafi trial within weeks? Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi, could go on trial "within weeks or months," the...
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American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the...
Venice rebels against cruise ship intrusions The fatal grounding of the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast has sharpened the focus on the largely unchecked boom of these ever-larger luxury...
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Egypt's new revolution 'against the military' Public riots have resumed in Egypt, with reports of hundreds of injuries and deaths. Deutsche Welle spoke to journalist Karim El-Gawhary, who...
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties CAIRO (AP) -- Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial...
Several killed in Afghan blast Car bomb explodes outside police headquarters in Kandahar, killing at least nine people and injuring 19.
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Pakistan denies secret support for Afghan Taliban Pakistan's foreign minister has denied assertions in a leaked NATO report that Islamabad was secretly aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan. She labeled...
Obama urges 'keep recovery going' Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.
Military action 'long way off' for US and Iran Tensions between Iran and the West are rising by the day, but analysts say military conflict is far from inevitable. Both the United States and Iran...
Giants edge Patriots in stunner Eli Manning produces yet another ice-cool performance in the fourth quarter as the New York Giants come from behind to beat the New England Patriots.
US anger at Syria veto 'travesty' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on...
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Clinton lambastes 'travesty' of UN veto on Syria U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Western and Arab nations in expressing fury at Saturday's veto by Russia and China of U.N. action...
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Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears...
American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the...
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Clinton lambastes 'travesty' of UN veto on Syria U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Western and Arab nations in expressing fury at Saturday's veto by Russia and China of U.N. action...
Strong words at U.N. United Nations Security Council members used strong language Saturday after the council vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights...
Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of...
17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this coastal town after an overloaded boat carrying migrants...
Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears...
Militants 'hit Nigeria pipeline' Suspected militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in what would be the first such attack since 2010.
More floods threaten Queensland Floods continues to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with 3,000 evacuated and the town of St George expecting to be worst affected.
VIDEO: Flowers and thanks for the Queen The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.
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VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters.
VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
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VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition...
Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday...
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Giants edge Patriots in stunner Eli Manning produces yet another ice-cool performance in the fourth quarter as the New York Giants come from behind to beat the New England Patriots.
VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters.
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Thousands in rival Moscow marches Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's...
Conservative wins poll in Finland Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinisto, after a run-off vote.
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Queen commemorates 60-year reign The Queen is marking 60 years as monarch of the UK and Commonwealth and says she is dedicating herself "anew to your service".
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VIDEO: Flowers and thanks for the Queen The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.
US and Israel 'in unison' on Iran The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalized PANAMA CITY (AP) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running,...
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Protesters clash with police in Cairo Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that...
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VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
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Thousands in rival Moscow marches Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's...
US anger at Syria veto 'travesty' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on...
American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the...
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff' Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
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Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties CAIRO (AP) -- Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial...
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Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an...
Egypt to charge 43 over NGOs Forty-three people, including 19 Americans, face prosecution in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an...
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff' Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
American pro-democracy workers face trial in Egypt Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the...
VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition...
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Europe cold snap claims more victims Toll has risen to more than 260 as more bad weather prompts airports to warn that flights would be delayed or cancelled.
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NY Giants win Super Bowl in last minute In a nail-biting game, the New York Giants take a narrow 21-17 lead over the New England Patriots with seconds left on the clock to win Super Bowl...
Europe cold snap claims more victims Toll has risen to more than 260 as more bad weather prompts airports to warn that flights would be delayed or cancelled.
Artist set for Facebook windfall A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.
Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of...
Pakistan denies secret support for Afghan Taliban Pakistan's foreign minister has denied assertions in a leaked NATO report that Islamabad was secretly aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan. She labeled...
Europe cold snap claims more victims Toll has risen to more than 260 as more bad weather prompts airports to warn that flights would be delayed or cancelled.
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Europe's cold snap hits London Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest international airports, canceled about three out of 10 flights Sunday as several inches of snow...