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A North Korean patrol boat is seen near a large octopus shaped kite along the Yalu river near Dandong, China, Tuesday, June 2 , 2009.

North Korea tests missiles

North Korea has test-fired two missiles off it eastern coast.
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Pope puts Newman on path to sainthood

Saturday, 4 July 2009

The pope put Cardinal John Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, on the path to possible sainthood yesterday by approving a miracle attributed to his intercession.
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Spanish police foil jailbreak using remote-controlled airship

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Spanish police foiled a plot to use a remote-controlled zeppelin airship to help a prisoner break out of jail, officials revealed yesterday.
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Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin to quit as Alaska governor raising speculation over 2012 White House run

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Sarah Palin said yesterday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she will focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.
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Barman jailed after deadly drinking contest

Saturday, 4 July 2009

A German court has sentenced a Berlin barman to three years and five months in prison after he was convicted of bodily harm with fatal consequences for a drinking match that left his teenage opponent dead.
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Firefighters carry a man out of a crashed bus in Puno, southeastern Peru

23 die in Peru bus crash

Friday, 3 July 2009

Two buses crashed head-on on a mountain road near Lake Titicaca in Peru, killing at least 23 people and injuring 50 more, police said.
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Death toll from Italian train blast rises to 20

Friday, 3 July 2009

The death toll from the massive gas explosion in Italy earlier this week has increased to 20 today following the death of another woman overnight.
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US marshals seize Madoff's Manhattan pad

Friday, 3 July 2009

US federal marshals have seized Bernard Madoff's $7m Manhattan penthouse, forcing his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind.
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Top OAS diplomat to visit Honduras today

Friday, 3 July 2009

The head of the Organisation of American States is due to travel to Honduras today to demand the restoration of President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a military coup last weekend.
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UN chief to push for release of Suu Kyi

Friday, 3 July 2009

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is beginning a high-profile visit to Burma today during which he is promising to push for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Powerful bomb explodes at Athens tax office

Friday, 3 July 2009

A powerful bomb has exploded outside a tax office in Athens this morning, causing considerable damage by no injuries.
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High court in New Delhi rules gay sex is legal

Friday, 3 July 2009

An Indian court yesterday ruled that gay sex was legal in a groundbreaking decision overturning laws dating back to the British colonial era.
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Two British soldiers killed in Afghan bomb blast

Friday, 3 July 2009

Two British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday.
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Thousands of troops move to drive Taliban from Helmand

Friday, 3 July 2009

A massive US military operation aimed at driving the Taliban from south Afghanistan and winning the trust of locals swung into action yesterday.
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US soldier captured by Taliban

Friday, 3 July 2009

An American soldier has been captured by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, the military said yesterday.
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Israel accused of Gaza war crimes in Amnesty report

Friday, 3 July 2009

Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged yesterday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza.
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Drugs agency probes Michael Jackson’s death

Friday, 3 July 2009

America's anti-drugs agency is investigating Michael Jackson’s death.
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Plans in pipeline for massive Michael Jackson memorial show

Friday, 3 July 2009

A week after Michael Jackson died his family remains undecided about how to mark his life, though they appear to be firming up plans for a massive memorial in downtown Los Angeles next Tuesday.
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Doomed Air France plane ‘plunged vertically into sea at speed’

Friday, 3 July 2009

The Air France Airbus that crashed into the Atlantic killing 228 people plunged vertically into the ocean intact and at high speed, investigators said yesterday.
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Battle looms for Michael Jackson’s children

Friday, 3 July 2009

A custody battle over Michael Jackson's children could pit a grandmother's bond against a mother's biological link.
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Sole survivor of Comoros plane crash flies home to her dad

Friday, 3 July 2009

The teenage girl who is the only known survivor of the Comoros plane crash that killed up to 152 people has described how she floated in the Indian ocean clutching a piece of debris for 12 hours before her rescue.
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