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The UK military is currently ranked fifth in the world for firepower. They are beaten only by the US, Russia, China and India. Recent...

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Zambia is voting in a presidential election caused by the death of Michael Sata in 2014. The vote is expected to be a close contest...
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Without sounding cliché the future is certainly paved in robots, or at least robotic design. Society has come a long way, and only continues...

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President Barack Obama will call for tax increases on the wealthy to help the middle class during his State of the Union address on...

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According to the New York Times and Der Spiegel, the US knew North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures hack because it had secretly...

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A teenage couple who have been on the run for two weeks across the southeastern US has been caught in Florida. Cheyenne Phillips, 13, and...

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The crash of AirAsia QZ8501 was not likely due to terrorism, Indonesian investigators said in their first remarks since analyzing the cockpit voice recorder. There...

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Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who accused President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner last week of a cover-up has been found dead at his home...

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Actor and fitness guru Greg Plitt has died in a train accident in California. Greg Plitt, 37, was struck on Saturday afternoon on the tracks...

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Katie Price has joined the Celebrity Big Brother show after model Chloe Goodman’s elimination on January 16. The 36-year-old singer was brought in by producers...

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Alexander O'Neal has quit the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother show. The soul singer is the third contestant to leave outside the house’s usual elimination process. Alexander...

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American Sniper has topped the North American box office with takings of $90 million. The movie set a record for a January opening following its...

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According to a study by anti-poverty charity Oxfam, the richest 1% will soon own more than the rest of the world's population. Oxfam's research shows...

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The trial of Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, who flew into a rage when macadamia nuts were served to her in a bag and...

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Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen will not appear in the next X-Men film. Patrick Stewart, 74, said on Larry King’s show: "It is going to...

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Spain's Supreme Court will examine one of two paternity suits against former King Juan Carlos, it was reported this week. On January 14, the court...

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North Korean prison camp escapee Shin Dong-hyuk, who is now a high-profile human rights campaigner, has apologized for inaccuracies in his story. Shin Dong-hyuk, 32,...

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According to Secret Service officials, shots were fired near Vice-President Joe Biden's house in the state of Delaware, but he was away at the...

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Egyptian film icon Faten Hamama has died at the age of 83. Faten Hamama was only a child when she made her screen debut. She...

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Millions of people are expected to attend an outdoor Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Philippine capital Manila. An estimated three million people had...

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At least 200 members of the Yazidi religious community, mainly elderly people, have been released by the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in northern...

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Brazil is "outraged" by the execution of Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira in Indonesia for drug trafficking. Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 53, was arrested in 2003...

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PGA golfer Robert Allenby says he was kidnapped from a bar in Honolulu, Hawaii, robbed and beaten, before being dumped in a park. Robert Allenby,...

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A US Congressional delegation has arrived in Havana in the first such visit since the United States and Cuba agreed to restore ties severed...

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Charlie Hebdo has announced it is printing a total of 7 million copies of the once-obscure French satirical magazine. The new total reflects extraordinary demand...