Arab Idol: Assaf Win Sparks Palestinian Joy

Tens of thousands of people in Palestine are celebrating after a 23-year-old singer from a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip won the Arab Idol contest. Fireworks lit up the sky over Gaza and the West Bank as Mohammed Assaf's victory was announced and chants...

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Syria: 'Friends' Agree Urgent Rebel Support

Western and Arab countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al Assad have agreed to give urgent military support to rebels fighting for his overthrow. Ministers from the 11 main countries which form the Friends of Syria group agreed "to provide urgently...

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Gunmen Kill Tourists In Pakistan

Gunmen have killed nine foreign tourists after storming a hotel in a remote area of northern Pakistan, say police. "Unknown people entered a hotel where foreign tourists were staying last night and opened fire," said Ali Sher, a senior police officer...

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Brazil President Fails To Quell Mass Protests

By Jason Farrell, Sky Correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Fresh protests have erupted in Brazil after President Dilma Rousseff addressed the nation and promised to improve public services and fight harder against corruption. An estimated 250,000 people...

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Wing-Walker Dies In Ohio Plane Crash

Authorities say a plane carrying a wing-walker has crashed at an Ohio air show, killing the pilot and the stunt-walker. The crash occurred at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton at 12.45pm local time. No spectators were injured. The show was cancelled...

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Daredevil To Cross Grand Canyon On Tightrope

A US daredevil is preparing one of his most ambitious feats yet when he tries to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope 1,500ft up. Nik Wallenda, 34, will attempt the quarter-mile crossing above the Little Colorado River Gorge on Sunday night - without...

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Sex Offender Charged With Girl's Murder

A registered sex offender recently released from jail has been charged with murder over the death of an eight-year-old girl abducted while shopping with her mother. Donald James Smith, of Jacksonville, befriended Charish Perriwinkle and her mother on...

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Philippines: 'Al Qaeda' Snatches Sisters

Al Qaeda-linked gunmen are feared to have abducted two sisters working on a film in the Phillipines. Nadjoua and Linda Bansil were taken by a gang of around 10 militants from Sulu province's Patikul town, where they were filming coffee farmers, police...

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Newborn Baby Rescued From Drains In Alicante

A baby boy, just two-days, old, has been rescued from inside a building's drains in the eastern Spanish city of Alicante. The newborn's 26-year-old mother has been arrested on charges of attempted murder, according to the Interior Ministry. The boy,...

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Edward Snowden 'Requests Asylum In Ecuador'

The whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked details about snooping carried out by the US government, has landed in Moscow after flying from Hong Kong. The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, which says it is now representing Snowden, said he is using...

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