Syria: Rebels Capture Key Military Base

Rebels have taken control of a key military base in northern Syria after weeks of fighting with Government forces. Rebels were pictured celebrating inside Taftanaz airport, close to helicopters and tanks which had been used to attack them. "The fighting...

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Man Gets Life For Burning Woman Alive In Lift

A handyman who burned a 73-year-old woman to death in a Brooklyn lift has been sentenced to a minimum of 50 years in prison. Prosecutors said Jerome Isaac, 48, was sentenced for killing Deloris Gillespie inside her Brooklyn apartment building in December...

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Mali: French Air Strikes Drive Back Militants

Mali's army has driven back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened with air strikes to stop militants controlling the country's desert north from advancing. French President Francois Hollande took action in the West African...

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Pakistan Snooker Hall Blasts Kill Scores

At least 81 people have been killed after two bombs exploded at a snooker hall in southwest Pakistan, police say. Police officer Mohammed Murtaza said the attack in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, also wounded more than 100 people. The...

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Eleven Killed In Hugo Chavez Rally Coach Crash

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 75 injured when two buses crashed into a lorry in western Venezuela on their way to a rally in support of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez. Police said a fatal crash occurred on a highway in the...

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Colorado Cinema Massacre Suspect To Face Trial

A judge has ordered that the man suspected of killing 12 people in a cinema shooting in Aurora, Colorado, should stand trial. Judge William Sylvester found that prosecutors had established there was "probable cause" to believe James Holmes committed...

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Killer Whales Trapped In Canadian Sea Ice

About a dozen killer whales have become trapped in a vast stretch of sea ice in Hudson Bay, Canada. The animals, stuck in the waters near the remote Inuit community of Inukjuak in Quebec, are taking it in turns to gasp for breath through a hole in the...

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Bushfires: Firefighters Race To Beat Heatwave

Firefighters in Australia are racing against the clock to bring the remaining bushfires under control before another heatwave hits parts of the country. Forecasters are warning more hot weather is on the way this weekend, bringing the risk of more infernos....

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Saudi Arabia Beheads Young Sri Lankan Maid

A young Sri Lankan housemaid has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing a baby who was in her care. Rizana Nafeek had denied strangling the four-month-old baby in 2005 and the execution came despite global appeals to call it off because she was only...

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Chavez To Miss Inauguration In Venezuela

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is too ill to attend his planned inauguration on Thursday, and will be sworn in for a new term at a later date. The announcement came in a letter from Venezuela's vice president Nicolas Maduro to the country's legislature,...

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Lance Armstrong To Speak On Drug Scandal

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will discuss the drug scandal that wrecked his career in a "no-holds-barred" interview with Oprah Winfrey. The programme will be aired on Thursday, January 17. The announcement comes just days after it was reported...

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Oz Wildfires Rage On As Temperatures Ease

More than 100 bushfires are still raging across southeastern Australia, following a heatwave that saw the region scorched by record temperatures. Cooler weather has now brought some relief - but highs of 50C are forecast for the weekend. Meteorologists...

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Illinois Lottery: $1m Winner Poisoned To Death

A man who died after winning $1m (£620,000) in the Illinois Lottery was poisoned with cyanide, a medical examiner has ruled. Urooj Khan, who scooped the bumper prize in the summer, was initially found to have died of natural causes but a full toxicology...

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Australian Bushfires: 'Catastrophic' Conditions

The Australian state of New South Wales is facing one of the highest-risk fire days in its history, with temperatures climbing above 40C. Firefighters are battling over 100 wildfires raging across the southeast of the country, with more than 20 deemed...

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British Soldier Killed By 'Uniformed Afghan'

A British soldier has been shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, was killed in the southern Helmand province on Monday evening....

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Aurora Shooting Suspect James Holmes In Court

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent Prosecutors will today begin to outline the case against the student accused of a shooting rampage which left 12 dead and dozens wounded at a Batman movie premiere. A week-long preliminary hearing will determine...

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Briton Dies After Falling From Oz Waterfall

A British tourist has died after falling from a waterfall in New South Wales, Australia. A 20-year-old man was walking with friends in the Blue Mountains near Sydney when he slipped over the edge of Wentworth Falls, according to New South Wales Police....

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Five Accused Of Gang Rape Appear In Court

Five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi last month are appearing in court for the first time. The five, who could face the death penalty if convicted, are also charged with kidnap, robbery and conspiracy...

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South Africa: Women Drinking To Harm Babies

By Alex Crawford in Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape Mothers in one of South Africa's poorest areas are drinking heavily to deliberately damage their unborn babies - just so they can claim disability benefit. Life is so tough...

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Venezuela VP Attacks 'Chavez Health Lies'

Chavez Illness Leaves Power Vacuum Updated: 2:55am UK, Saturday 05 January 2013 By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent It seems almost certain that Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will not be well enough to attend his own inauguration...

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Honduras: Ambassador Quits Over Wild Party

Honduras has axed an ambassador amid reports his personal aide held a wild party - attended by prostitutes - at the embassy. Ambassador to Colombia, Carlos Rodriguez, quit his post after the government requested his withdrawal, the Honduras foreign...

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