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The Syrian regime's rocket and shell bombardment of protest hubs has killed another 79 civilians.
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PNG's supreme court has briefly adjourned hearings into the nation's ongoing political dispute.
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Officials in Texas are looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a six-year-old boy.
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President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on Iran to pressure Tehran to abandon its nuclear program.
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A 69-year-old woman has written of her affair with President JFK when she was a teenage White House intern.
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US Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich hopes a March vote bonanza will rescue his campaign.
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An explosion at a Washington home has killed the husband of a missing woman, plus their two young sons.
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PNG's supreme court has briefly adjourned hearings into the nation's ongoing political dispute.
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Rescuers are digging through rubble for survivors after a 6.8-magnitude quake hit the Philippines.
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The US has lifted one of its sanctions against Burma in recognition of recent moves towards political reform
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A Khmer Rouge jailer's life term has elated Cambodians but observers say the verdict violates human rights.
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A strong earthquake has hit central Philippine islands, killing at least 43 people and leaving many missing.
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An editor of the Daily Mail and the Mail has defended its description of Hugh Grant's hacking allegations.
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The Queen has visited a town hall and a school 60 years to the day since she ascended the throne.
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The Pope has called for a major renewal of the Church as a Vatican summit began on preventing child abuse.
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The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe continues to cause havoc, pushing the death toll past 300.
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Norwegian Anders Breivik, who admits massacring 77 people, has told a court he deserves a medal of honour.
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The Syrian regime's rocket and shell bombardment of protest hubs has killed another 79 civilians.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the escalating violence in Syria is appalling.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has reached a deal with Hamas to head an interim unity government.
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The wife of Syria's president has spoken in support of her husband for the first time.
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Syria's ambassador in London has been summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the violence in the country.
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Should there be a UN Security Council resolution to take action against the Syrian regime?