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A pregnant Pakistani woman was beaten to death with…
'Witch doctor' faces jail
A "witch doctor" who conned vulnerable people into giving her £1m to pay for spiritual cures for their serious health problems…
Keeping World Cup fans safe
A mobile scanner designed to spot a 3D-printed plastic pistol hidden under a gunman's clothing is to be used in Brazil after…
Benz vs Ford in mayoral elections
Canadian porn star Nikki Benz has formally announced her plans to run against scandal-ridden Toronto mayor Rob Ford in the…
Evidence to drag into second week
Rolf Harris will continue to give evidence from the witness box next week after his child sex abuse trial was delayed by…
World
India: police arrest 5 in gang rape case
LUCKNOW, India (AP) Police say they have arrested a fifth suspect and are hunting for two others in the gang rape of two…
IMB says Thai tanker may have been hijacked
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) A Thai tanker carrying diesel failed to make its scheduled arrival at an Indonesian port two…
Roadside bombing kills 12 Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan official says a roadside bombing in the country's east has hit two cars, killing 12 civilians. The…
Malawi: election panel declares winner
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) Malawi's election commission has declared opposition leader Peter Mutharika to be the winner of an…
Pakistani army kills 14 militants in border clash
ISLAMABAD (AP) Backed by helicopter gunships, Pakistani troops on Saturday killed 14 militants following an attack on army…
6 arrested in China killing blamed on cult members
BEIJING (AP) Six members of a religious cult have been arrested over the beating death of a woman at a McDonald's restaurant…
Rice aims to put 'points on the board' in 2nd term
WASHINGTON (AP) Once seemingly destined to become secretary of state, Susan Rice now holds a lower profile job at the White…
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' hits 2 billion YouTube views
NEW YORK (AP) It's 2 billion and counting for Psy and his irrepressible "Gangnam Style." The South Korean pop star's surprise…
China indicts 8 over terrorist attack in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) China has indicted eight people on terrorism charges in connection with an attack on Beijing's iconic Tiananmen…
15 years in prison for priest convicted of abuse
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) A former Catholic priest dying of cancer was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for sexually…
6 US men detained in Honduras for weeks
MEXICO CITY (AP) The U.S. State Department has confirmed that six American men who were aboard a ship have been detained…
Mexico: No World Cup rights for Televisa, Slim
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican regulators are barring both the country's main television network and Carlos Slim's telecom company…
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TOP STORY: TEN--FRENCH OPEN PARIS Roger Federer moves into the second week of a major tournament yet again after the…
North Korea gives SKorean missionary life sentence
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea said Saturday it has sentenced a South Korean Baptist missionary to hard labor for…
UN teams up with top sailors to research oceans
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United Nations is teaming up with top sailors to conduct scientific research in remote areas of…
North Korea sentences South Korea missionary to hard labor for life for alleged "hostile acts"
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea sentences South Korea missionary to hard labor for life for alleged "hostile acts"
US says it could take 2 years to seal nuke dump
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) It could take two years or more for the U.S. government to seal off hundreds of potentially…
'Arsenio Hall Show' canceled after 1 season
LOS ANGELES (AP) "The Arsenio Hall Show" has been canceled because of low ratings, ending Hall's late-night TV comeback…
Mum dies after cervical cancer misdiagnosed 30 times
A UK mother-of-four died after doctors missed 30 chances to diagnose her cervical cancer, an inquest heard.
Brazilian teachers take to Rio de Janeiro streets
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Hundreds of striking teachers seeking higher wages took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Brazilian…
Ukraine
Ukraine says it will strike back after chopper hit
Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to punish pro-Russian rebels who downed an army helicopter in the east…
Science
Groundbreaking study could change future farming in warmer world
Australian and Kiwi researchers have edged closer to the "holy grail" of plant science with a groundbreaking study that…
United States
Lessons from turnaround of the Golden State
At the Golden State's nadir the jibes came thick and fast. "California is so broke that I saw a going-out-of-business sign…
Pacific Islands
The N-bomb guinea pigs
The US nuclear test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954, was 1000 times larger than the bombs that…
International Politics
D-Day meeting will test former allies
The hand of history lies heavily on the beaches of Normandy, where next week the leaders of the World War II allies will…
Space
Reusable rocket next step in space travel
A company that has flown unmanned capsules to the Space Station unveiled a spacecraft yesterday designed to ferry up to…
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Syria
From hometown hero to rebel leader
He began as a local hero on the soccer field, playing for the most popular team of his home city Homs and rising toward…
Europe
Rise of UKIP puts pressure on UK's place in EU
The victory of the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) in "historic" European elections in Britain has added new heat…