MH17 Parents Plead For End To 'Pointless War'

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Corespondent The parents of three children killed in the MH17 tragedy have issued a heartbreaking statement, calling for the Ukraine war to end. The bodies of the Maslin children, Mo, 12, Evie, 10, and Otis, 8, were...

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Easy Rider: Controversy Over Bike's $1.3m Sale

A chopper said to have featured in the movie Easy Rider has been auctioned off for $1.35m (£840,000) – but doubts have now emerged over its authenticity. The "Captain America" motorcycle, a Harley-Davidson ridden by Peter Fonda in the 1969 film, attracted...

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Texas Hospital Apologises For Ebola Failings

The Dallas hospital at the heart of three US ebola cases has taken out a full-page newspaper advert to apologise for its failings. Barclay Berdan, the CEO of Texas Health Presbyterian, said that "mistakes were made in handling a very difficult challenge"...

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Ebola: UN Agency Admits It Botched Outbreak

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted that it botched attempts to halt the ebola outbreak in West Africa. The UN health agency has blamed factors including incompetent staff and a lack...

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Cameron Presses EU Leaders On Ebola Fund

David Cameron has called for European Union leaders to double their contribution to help tackle ebola, demanding a combined 1bn euro (£800m) pledge. The Prime Minister has written to the other 26 leaders and European Council president Herman van Rompuy...

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Nigerian Schoolgirls Could Be Free Within Days

Nigeria hopes 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram will be freed by Tuesday, according to a government source. Authorities earlier said they had agreed a ceasefire with the militant group to make the release possible. "I can confirm...

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Siding Spring Comet To Skim Mars At 120,000mph

A comet the size of a small mountain will skim past Mars later, but NASA hopes its spacecraft will be able to photograph the once-in-a-million-years encounter. The comet, known as Siding Spring (C/2013 A1), is set to hurtle past Mars at a distance...

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Anni Dewani's Honeymoon Hitman Dies In Jail

One of the men convicted of killing newlywed Anni Dewani has died in prison of a brain tumour before he was due to testify at her husband's trial. Xolile Mngeni, who was branded "merciless and evil" by a judge during his sentencing, was jailed for...

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Hong Kong Protests: 20 Hurt In Street Battles

At least 20 people have been injured in a second night of clashes between Hong Kong riot police and pro-democracy campaigners. Some demonstrators were carried away on stretchers after baton-wielding officers moved into a crowd in the Mong Kok district....

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Hopes Fade For Survivors Of Nepalese Snowstorm

The search for survivors after a deadly blizzard in Nepal appears to be coming to an end, with rescuers now trying to recover the bodies of trekkers left trapped under layers of snow and ice. A further 34 people who were stranded in the Himalayas...

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