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Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov was given a life sentence for hacking Armenian Gurgen Markarian to death with an axe in 2004 in Budapest

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Armenia announces it is severing diplomatic ties with Hungary after the release of Azeri army officer Ramil Safarov convicted of murdering Armenian soldier Gurgen...
Firefighters are battling a huge wildfire raging near the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol

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Firefighters are battling a huge wildfire raging near the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. At least one person has died and...
Anne Sinclair, wife of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has indirectly confirmed that they have separated, after he was embroiled in a sex scandal

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Anne Sinclair, wife of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has indirectly confirmed that they have separated, after he was embroiled in a sex scandal. After...
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore

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A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore. The quake had a depth of 33 km...
Three people have been shot dead after a gunman walked into a New Jersey Pathmark store and killed two staff members including an 18-year-old girl

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Three people have been shot dead after a gunman walked into a New Jersey Pathmark store and killed two staff members including an 18-year-old...
Aerial view of Burning Man 2012 "Fertility 2.0" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada August 30, 2012

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Burning Man Festival is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert also known as “the playa” in northern Nevada, US, taking...
Burning Man Festival, held in the middle of the Nevada desert, is underway with more than 60,000 burners attending

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Burning Man Festival, the annual art, music, experience and everything else event held in the middle of the Nevada desert, is underway with more...
Sage Stallone, son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died from natural causes due to a heart condition, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled

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Sage Stallone, son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died from natural causes due to a heart condition, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled. Sage Stallone...
More than one hundred students at Harvard University are being investigated for allegedly helping each other cheat in an exam

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More than one hundred students at Harvard University are being investigated for allegedly helping each other cheat in an exam, officials say. Up to 125...
Eight month old Blue Ivy Carter has been seen being fussed over by her very proud father, the legendary Jay Z, as they jet into Manhattan by helicopter

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Eight month old Blue Ivy Carter has been seen being fussed over by her very proud father, the legendary Jay Z, as they jet...
Tori Spelling has welcomed baby boy Finn Davey, her fourth child with husband Dean McDermott

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Tori Spelling has welcomed baby boy Finn Davey, her fourth child with husband Dean McDermott. Tori Spelling, 39, gave birth on Thursday evening to 6lb,...
Blue Moon is a rare statistical quirk which occurs when a full moon occurs twice in a calendar month

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“Once in a blue moon” is not just a phrase we use for those occasional treats or chores, but it is also a rare...
Matt Bissonette book, No Easy Day, which was written under the pseudonym Mark Owen, is due to be released on September 11

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The Pentagon announces it may sue former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonette, who has written a first-hand account of the May 2011 raid that killed...
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been released from jail

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Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been released from jail. Wang Xiaoning...
Tokyo court has ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on patents held by Apple

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A court in Tokyo has ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on patents held by Apple, which is the first victory for the...
Mitt Romney has accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Florida

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Mitt Romney has accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Florida where he has pledged to “restore the promise” of America. Mitt Romney,...
According to experts, a growing number of young women are seeking vaginal rejuvenation

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According to experts, a growing number of young women are seeking vaginal rejuvenation. The hour-long procedure which was originally popular with patients suffering from incontinence...
Labor Day Super Sale at Concord Mills

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What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at Concord Mills during our Labor Day Super Sale starting on August 31st and running through...
This year, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 3, meaning a full weekend of sales and super end of summer savings

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This year, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 3, meaning a full weekend of sales and super end of summer savings. Take advantage of anywhere...
Over 60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate an area in the south-east of Louisiana because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac

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Over 60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate an area in the south-east of Louisiana because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. People...
Adele Adkins has taken to her Twitter account to deny that she has married her fiancé Simon Konecki

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Singer Adele Adkins has taken to her Twitter account to deny that she has married her fiancé Simon Konecki. Adele, 24, was reported to have...
Michael Douglas is being considered for the lead role in the Cold War drama, Reykjavik, which takes place over a few days in 1986, when Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for peace talks in the Icelandic capital

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Democrat fundraiser Michael Douglas is reported to be in discussions to play the famously conservative Republican U.S. President Ronald Regan. Michael Douglas is being considered...
NASA's WISE space telescope has added to its list of spectacular finds, spotting millions of supermassive black holes and hot galaxies

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NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope has added to its list of spectacular finds, spotting millions of supermassive black holes and blisteringly...
Scientific data seems to show that as well as helping to shift pounds, alternate-day dieting can help us live longer and reduce the risk of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s

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Gorging yourself on as many burgers, chips and cakes as you like one day then eating fewer calories than you find in a cheese...
Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has told Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Iran that the Syrian uprising is a revolution against an oppressive regime

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Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has told a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Iran that the Syrian uprising is a "revolution against an...