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Taiwan is holding the island's biggest local election, which is widely seen as a referendum on the China policy of the ruling party. Almost 20,000...

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Pope Francis is due to arrive in Istanbul meet Muslim and Christian leaders of the city on the second day of his three-day visit...

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Ray Rice has won his appeal against an indefinite suspension from the NFL games, and is now eligible to play again immediately. The 27-year-old NFL...

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Mickey Rourke has won an exhibition boxing match in Moscow after returning to the ring for the first time in 20 years at the...

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Downtown buildings and the Mexican Consulate in Austin, Texas, have been attacked by a gunman on Friday morning. The white, middle-aged man, who fired at...

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This year’s Black Friday was notably less intense as bargains spread over two days. The crowds, gathering at the biggest shopping centers, appeared to have...

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The 2014 official Christmas Tree has arrived at the White House. A horse-drawn wagon hauled the 20-foot white fir up the driveway to the North...

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The Russian proposed plans to cut the number of foreign films shown in local cinemas by 50% have been shelved by the country's parliament. The...

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens first official trailer has been unveiled online and in US cinemas. The 7th installment of the Si-Fi saga trailer gives...

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Scores of people have been killed in three explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano,...

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Pele’s health condition is improving but the soccer legend remains in intensive care after being admitted to hospital with a urinary infection earlier this...

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Thirteen people suspected of radicalizing young people and recruiting them to fight in Syria have been arrested by Austrian police, prosecutors say. Reports in the...

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British scientists will trial a 15-minute blood and saliva Ebola test in Guinea. The solar-powered, portable laboratory should deliver results six times faster than tests...

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Icy roads will be a hazard in the Northeast as millions of Americans return home from Thanksgiving this weekend. An onslaught of storms, bringing snow...

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Ferguson protesters began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in a new tactic to vent their anger at a grand jury decision...

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Pastor Jamal H. Bryant, a spiritual advisor to Michael Brown’s family, is urging African-Americans to buy exclusively from businesses owned by black people on...

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Pope Francis will arrive in Turkey for what is billed as a historic visit to promote religious dialogue in the country. The pontiff is to...

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One Direction has become the first group to have its first four albums debut at No 1 in the US. Their fourth album, conveniently named...

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Oil prices plunged after the OPEC oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. OPEC's secretary general Abdallah Salem el-Badri...

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has reportedly rejected calls for a new grand jury to decide whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael...

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East coast snowy weather has disrupted one of the busiest travel days ahead of the country's Thanksgiving holiday. More than 600 flights were cancelled and...

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According to a federal investigation in India, the two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in May took their own lives and were...

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The experimental vaccine against Ebola is safe and may help the immune system to combat the virus, the first human trial results suggest. Twenty volunteers...

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Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, has been referred to as senior party official for the first time in the North Korean state media. Kim...

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Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died aged 25, two days after being struck on the top of the neck by a ball during a...