CIA Director Petraeus Quits Over Affair

CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned over an extramarital affair - which officials say was uncovered by an FBI investigation. According to his letter of resignation, General Petraeus asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign,...

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Syria War: 11,000 Refugees Flee In 24 Hours

As many as 11,000 people have fled Syria in 24 hours - one of the biggest refugee exoduses the country has seen in its 20-month conflict. The refugees were escaping fierce fighting between rebels and government forces for control of the northeastern...

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Spain: Suicide Death Jump As Bailiffs Move In

A mother in Spain jumped to her death as bailiffs approached to evict her from her fourth-floor flat, officials have said. Amaia Egana's death was the country's second apparent suicide linked to evictions, with authorities under mounting pressure to...

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Syria: Assad 'Employing Cluster Bombs' In War

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in northern Syria Sky News has found overwhelming evidence that the Syrian regime is using cluster bombs against its own people in contravention of international laws. It comes despite repeated denials by...

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Giffords Gunman Jared Loughner Jailed For Life

A man who admitted killing six people and injuring others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in a shooting rampage has been jailed for life. US District Judge Larry Burns sentenced Jared Loughner, 24, for the January 2011 attack in Tucson,...

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Obama Cries In Campaign Staff Thanks Video

Barack Obama showed his emotional side when he wiped away tears while thanking his staff, in a video released by his campaign. The re-elected President was filmed giving the short speech to workers and volunteers gathered at his Chicago headquarters....

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Guatemala Earthquake: At Least 48 Dead

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, killing at least 48 people, injuring another 155 and destroying scores of homes. The quake, which hit at 10.35 am in the midst of the work day, caused terror over an unusually...

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Sandy Victims Suffer As New Storm Hits US Coast

By Nick Martin, News Correspondent, in New York City A second storm has battered the north east coast of the United States adding to the misery felt by many after superstorm Sandy. Heavy snow and strong winds have hit parts of New York and New...

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Hu Jintao Hails China's 'Golden Decade'

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent Outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao has hailed what he described as his "golden decade" in power with a speech marking the opening of the Chinese Communist Party conference in Beijing. But Mr Hu, who will hand...

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Fresno Chicken Plant Shootings: Three Dead

A man who worked at a chicken processing plant has opened fire on colleagues, killing two and wounding two others before taking his own life, authorities said. Police say they do not know what prompted the attack by Lawrence Jones, but fellow employees...

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Obama Wins: 'Pacific President' Looks East

Four more years for Barack Obama in the White House will see a US foreign policy which is increasingly focusing on China and the Asia-Pacific region. The re-elected US leader has made it clear he likes to be seen as a 'Pacific President'. He talks often...

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Obama Tells US: 'The Best Is Yet To Come'

Barack Obama has promised that the "best is yet to come" for the US after winning another four years at the White House. After a bitter and costly election campaign, the Democrat easily overcame his Republican challenger Mitt Romney - taking seven of...

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Afghanistan Massacre: Sgt Robert Bales In Court

The US soldier accused of one of the most notorious atrocities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has appeared in a military courtroom, where prosecutors were laying out their case against him. Prosecutors allege Staff Sergeant Robert Bales killed 16...

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Breaching Whale Lands On Boat Injuring Three

Three men have been injured, one seriously, after a breaching whale leapt out of the sea off South Africa and landed on their boat. "The men claim they were motoring slowly off-shore when a whale breached in front of their boat and came onto their boat,...

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Obama: Key States May Swing It For President

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent Barack Obama looks on course to secure a second term in the White House as the most expensive and negative campaign in history finally reaches election day. Mr Obama looks to have the narrowest of leads over rival...

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Syria: Bomb Explosion Near Damascus Hotel

An explosion caused by "terrorists" has hit an area near a hotel used by foreigners in the Syrian capital, state media has reported. "An explosion caused by terrorists went off near to the Dama Rose hotel and the union federation, which left a number...

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Boy, 2, Killed In Wild Dogs Enclosure At Zoo

A two-year-old has been killed at Pittsburgh Zoo in the US after he fell off a railing into an enclosure for wild dogs. Police say the boy's mother put him on top of the railing to view the African painted dogs. He then fell 11 feet into the enclosure,...

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Call To End 'Gang Warfare' In Obama's Chicago

By Gary Mitchell, in Chicago Matt DeMateo clearly remembers the day he had to tell his five-year-old daughter that her schoolmate had been shot dead on a porch. The girl, Aliyah Shell, six, was an innocent victim in one of the hundreds of shootings...

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Chicago: First US Gun Tax 'Will Stem Carnage'

By Gary Mitchell, in Chicago A leading anti-gun campaigner has told Sky News a new tax on guns will help end "carnage" on the streets of Chicago - where firearms now change hands for as little as $20. There have been more than 440 murders in Barack...

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Syrian Tanks 'Cross Into Israeli-Held Territory'

Israel says three Syrian tanks have entered the demilitarised zone in the Golan Heights for the first time in 40 years. Israel restricted its response to complaining to the UN peacekeepers who monitor the de facto truce in the area, which was captured...

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Obama And Romney Hit Key US Swing States

The King Is Dead Long Live The King Updated: 6:26pm UK, Saturday 03 November 2012 By Kay Burley, In Las Vegas Elvis rocked the '60s with Viva Las Vegas. Almost half a century later and the two presidential candidates are hoping they can do the...

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