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Oscar Pistorius trial: Athlete asked friend to ‘take the blame’ after firing gun in restaurant

Oscar Pistorius asked a friend to take the blame for him after he accidentally fired a gun at the floor…

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Saudi led GCC trio withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar. This is an extraordinary public split between GCC (Gulf…

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US budgeted 5.9 Billion for Overseas Contingency Operations for 2015

In US budget, $5.9 billion has been allocated for Overseas Contingency Operations in Pakistan and Iraq and to help sustain…

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Indo Sri Lankan leaders snub Geneva talks during summit in Myanmar

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Rajapaksa yesterday, but didn't disclose which way New Delhi would vote on the UN…

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Kim Jong-Un orders execution of 33 people

Thirty-three North Koreans face execution after being charged with attempting to overthrow the repressive regime of Kim Jong-un.  The Koreans…

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Lavrov says Crimea forces are not Russian

Russian foreign minister repeats assertion that armed men deployed in Ukraine's peninsula do not answer to Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister…

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Iraqi capital hit by series of blasts

At least 12 people have been killed in a series of explosions, mainly targeting Shia majority areas of Baghdad. Nine…

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Kim Jong-Un orders 33 people to be executed because they made contact with Christian missionary, say South Korean press

crimes and appealed for his release from North Korean custody.He told reporters that he was arrested in early October after…

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Knife gang wanted to leave China before attack

Attackers who launched a brutal mass knifing at a Chinese train station acted in desperation after a failed attempt to…

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