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Gunmen have abducted six of the ICRC workers and one Red Crescent volunteer in north-west Syria

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Gunmen have abducted six of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers and one Red Crescent volunteer in north-west Syria. The aid agency...
Jim Yong Kim urged US policymakers to reach a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling before Thursday's deadline

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World Bank’s President Jim Yong Kim has warned that the US is just "days away from a very dangerous moment" because of the government's...
Miley Cyrus has caused fresh controversy by suggesting that music industry executives are too old and Jewish to understand her career

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Miley Cyrus has caused fresh controversy by reportedly suggesting that music industry executives are too old and Jewish to understand her career. Miley Cyrus, 20,...
Independent experts did not find Meredith Kercher’s DNA on the kitchen knife in the last trial either

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Police experts in Italy found Amanda Knox’s DNA, not the victim’s, on the alleged murder weapon–a butcher knife she supposedly used to kill British...
Kris Jenner revealed she regrets divorcing her first husband Robert Kardashian

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According to new reports, Kris Jenner revealed she regrets divorcing her first husband Robert Kardashian. The late O.J. Simpson defense lawyer was the father to...
Josh Marks was found dead of a gunshot to his head in an alley on Chicago's south side Friday night

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Josh Marks was found dead of a gunshot to his head in an alley on Chicago's south side Friday night, police said Saturday. Investigators have...
Four large floodgates rose out of the water creating a temporary sea barrier

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Venice flood barriers - designed to protect the Italian city from flooding during high tides - have been successfully tested for the first time. Four...
Madeleine McCann, of Rothley, Leicestershire, was 3-year-old when she went missing in Portugal in May 2007

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According to British police, the timeline and "accepted version of events" surrounding Madeleine McCann's disappearance have significantly changed. The Metropolitan Police said a BBC Crimewatch...
The US shutdown negotiations have been shifted to the Senate

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The US shutdown negotiations have been shifted to the Senate. The Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate held direct talks for the first time...
General Vo Nguyen Giap two-day state funeral is in its final stages inVietnam

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General Vo Nguyen Giap two-day state funeral is in its final stages inVietnam. The general's body is being flown from Hanoi, where it has been...
Cyclone Phailin has hammered eastern India overnight, bringing down power lines, ripping up trees and sending seawater surging inland

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Cyclone Phailin has hammered eastern India overnight, bringing down power lines, ripping up trees and sending seawater surging inland. Almost 500,000 people have been evacuated...
MasterChef finalist Josh Marks committed suicide and was pronounced dead Friday night

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MasterChef finalist Josh Marks committed suicide and was pronounced dead Friday night. Police confirmed Josh Marks, 26, was found dead at 6:37 p.m. on a...
Halloween Cheesecloth Ghost

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Make your Halloween funny. Hang this spooky cheesecloth ghost from a tree or the rafters, and wait for a breeze to send it flying. What...
Willie and Korie Robertson revealed they didn't have the money to pay the adoption fee their adopted son Will

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Duck Dynasty’s Willie and Korie Robertson revealed they didn't have the money to pay the adoption fee their adopted son Will. "We said, <<We're good...
Willie Robertson’s desire for fame causes Duck Dynasty family to feud

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According to a new report, Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson - the family member whose entrepreneurial spirit made the reality show a success - is increasingly hungry for the...
Willie and Korie Robertson received the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s annual Angels in Adoption award

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Willie and Korie Robertson took a break from filming Duck Dynasty to receive the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s annual Angels in Adoption award...
African states want the ICC to withdraw the case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta

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A deferral of The Hague trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta - due to start in November – has been demanded at the African...
Prince George’s christening will be a private and intimate family event

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Prince George’s christening will "be a private and intimate family event", it was revealed this week. Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace representatives have informed us that while...
Prof. Peter Higgs has revealed he did not know he had won the Nobel Prize until a woman congratulated him in the street

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Prof. Peter Higgs has revealed he did not know he had won the Nobel Prize until a woman congratulated him in the street. Prof. Peter...
Wadih El Safi was at the forefront of a movement that made Lebanese music hugely popular in the region

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Wadih El Safi - one of the pillars of Arab music - has died at the age of 92 in a hospital in Lebanon. Wadih...
The Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and other tourist sites are reopening after state officials reached deals with the federal government

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The Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and other tourist sites are reopening after state officials reached deals with the federal government. Arizona and New York...
Barack Obama has announced he is willing to sign a "clean" short-term increase to the US borrowing limit that is free from Republican budget and policy demands

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President Barack Obama has announced he is willing to sign a "clean" short-term increase to the US borrowing limit that is free from Republican...
Ali Zeidan has said his brief kidnap this week was an "attempted coup", blaming his political opponents for the attack

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Libya’s PM Ali Zeidan has said his brief kidnap this week was an "attempted coup", blaming his political opponents for the attack. In a TV...
Vietnam is holding two-day state funeral for General Vo Nguyen Giap

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Vietnam is holding two-day state funeral for General Vo Nguyen Giap, the commander credited with overseeing the defeat of French and US forces in...
Malala Yousafzai has met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in the Oval Office

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Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai has met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in the Oval Office. The First...