Gravity Director Wins As Oscars Race Hots Up

Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron has won one of the film industry's top awards, giving his space thriller the edge in one of the most closely-fought Oscar battles for years. The Mexican, who previously directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...

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India: Tourists Among Dead As Boat Capsizes

At least 21 people including tourists are feared dead after a boat capsized near islands in India's Andaman Sea. The boat was carrying 43 people when it sank between Ross Island and North Bay near Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands....

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China Jails Lawyer Xu Zhiyong For Four Years

Mr Xu's Closing Statement In Full Updated: 11:03am UK, Sunday 26 January 2014 This is Xu Zhiyong's closing statement on January 22, 2014, at the end of his trial. According to his lawyer, he was able to read only "about 10 minutes of it before the...

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Syria Conflict Sees Israel Tighten Security

By Tom Rayner, Middle East News Editor, Golan Heights As the world watches the Syria talks in Geneva, Israel is keeping its eyes on the ground. From the vantage point of the Golan Heights, taken from Syria and occupied in 1967, the state is able...

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World Cup: Protests Turn Violent In Sao Paulo

At least 1,000 protesters have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo in violent protests against the World Cup. Activists attacked a police patrol vehicle and tried to turn it over while others smashed the windows of shops and banks. A mother carries...

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Ukraine Unrest: Opposition Reject Top Jobs

Protests in Ukraine will continue, say opposition leaders who have rejected an offer of government jobs from President Viktor Yanukovych in an attempt to end the crisis. The move comes amid the ongoing violence and protests, with demonstrators trying...

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Australia: First Shark Killed As Cull Begins

A large shark has been shot dead off Australia's western coast - the first under a controversial culling policy brought in to cut the number of attacks on surfers and swimmers. The three-metre (10ft) animal, believed to be a female tiger shark, one...

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Grammys: The Beatles To Win Lifetime Award

The Beatles are to win the lifetime achievement award at this year's Grammys, more than 50 years after their first number one album. Sir Paul McCartney will receive the gong at the ceremony in California, picking up the prize on behalf of bandmates...

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Syria Peace Talks Discuss Aid And Detainees

Prisoner releases were on the agenda as talks between the warring sides in Syria's brutal conflict resumed in Geneva. Delegates from the Syrian government  and opposition met for the first time in the same room on Saturday, although neither side...

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Australia Boy, 12, 'Snatched By Crocodile'

A search is taking place in Australia for a 12-year-old boy who is thought to have been snatched by a crocodile. The child's friend, who is the same age, was bitten on the arm in the attack, police said. The missing boy was apparently taken as the...

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