Super Typhoon Usagi: Thousands Without Power

Typhoon Usagi has unleashed torrential rain and ferocious winds in Taiwan, leaving tens of thousands without power after the storm claimed at least two lives in the Philippines. Southern Taiwan has been hit hard by the storm, which has reached maximum...

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Iraq Suicide Bomb Kills Almost 100 At Funeral

Almost 100 people have died after two suicide bombers targeted a funeral in the Shi'ite neighbourhood of Sadr City in Baghdad. One bomber detonated his explosives-laden car as he drove up near a tent where mourners had gathered and another on foot blew...

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Air France: Ton Of Cocaine Found On Plane

More than a ton of cocaine was seized at a Paris airport after it was found packed into 30 suitcases carried on a passenger plane. French police, who had been working with British, Dutch and Spanish colleagues, discovered the 1.3-ton haul on a flight...

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Bo Xilai Found Guilty Of Corruption In China

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent, in Jinan Communist Party politician Bo Xilai has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court following a scandal that culminated in one of the country's highest-profile trials in decades. Bo, 64, was...

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Kenya: 'If You Were Muslim They Let You Go'

Al Shabaab Behind String Of Attacks Updated: 8:12am UK, Sunday 22 September 2013 The Somali militant group al Shabaab, which has claimed responsibility for the attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi, is behind a string of terrorist atrocities across...

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Pakistan: Suicide Bombing At Peshawar Church

At least 78 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack on a Christian church in northwest Pakistan, officials say. A man cries over the death of his brother in the blast Around 400 people were at the service Another 120 people were wounded...

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Syria: Russia's Lavrov Accuses US Of Blackmail

Russia has accused the United States of trying to blackmail it during negotiations over what to do about Syria's chemical weapons. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the only reason the West was agreeing to discussions it has proposed was so it could...

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Putin Spokesman Denies Kabayeva Wedding Claim

Vladimir Putin's spokesman has been forced to deny rumours the Russian president has married a former Olympic gymnast. Social media and internet forums were flooded with claims the recently divorced leader had tied the knot with Alina Kabayeva in a...

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Kenya: Troops Launch Assault On Militants

A major assault is ongoing against Al Shabaab gunmen in an attempt to end a siege in a shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenyan officials told the AFP news agency. Up to 15 terrorists remain inside the centre after the attack left 59 people dead, including...

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Angela Merkel Romps To Victory In Election

Chancellor Angela Merkel's party leads the German election with an estimated 42%, an exit poll suggests Despite the large lead, Ms Merkel's conservatives may be forced to govern in a "grand coalition" with the centre-left Social Democrats, the...

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