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Jaramana twin blasts kills at least 34 people in Damascus
At least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in Jaramana, a south-eastern district of Damascus, Syrian state...
EU Parliament sprayed with milk by farmers protesting at falling dairy prices
Angry farmers protesting at falling dairy prices in the EU have sprayed fresh milk at the European Parliament and riot police in Brussels. Thousands of...
Titisee-Neustadt fire kills at least 14 at a workshop for disabled people
At least 14 people have died in a major fire at a workshop for disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt, south-western Germany, reports say. Firefighters are still...
Dhaka clothes factory fire kills at least 100 people
At least 100 people have died in a fire that swept through a clothes factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, local officials say. The blaze broke out...
Hector Camacho dies after being taken off life support
Boxing world champion Hector “Macho” Camacho, known for skill and flamboyance in the ring as well as for a messy personal life and run-ins...
Larry Hagman dies aged 81 after complications with his recent battle with throat cancer
Larry Hagman, who played for more than a decade TV villain JR Ewing, has died at the age of 81, his family says. Larry Hagman,...
Thanksgiving Texas interstate collision left two dead and more than 120 injured
Two people are dead and more than 120 injured, some critically, after a massive pile-up today involving at least 100 vehicles that left trucks...
Tel Aviv bus explosion injures 21 people
At least 21 people have been injured in an explosion on a bus in Tel Aviv, in what one Israeli official described as a...
Tongariro Volcano erupts in New Zealand
New Zealand's Mount Tongariro has erupted again, having rumbled back to life in August after more than a century of quiet. The volcano, in the...
Kweku Adoboli sentenced to seven years in jail for UBS $2.2 billion-fraud
Kweku Adoboli, the City trader who lost $2.2 billion of Swiss bank UBS's money, has been found guilty of two counts of fraud. Kweku Adoboli,...
Egypt: school bus crash kills at least 47 children after train collision near Manfalut
At least 47 children aged four to six years old have been killed after their school bus was hit by a train near Manfalut,...
Israel air strikes hit Hamas headquarters in Gaza
Israeli air strikes have targeted the headquarters of Gaza's Hamas leaders, as the bombardment of the coastal enclave moved into a fourth day. Witnesses reported...
Midland veterans parade train crash kills four people
A freight train in Texas has crashed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans en route to a charity benefit in Midland, Texas, killing...
BP gets record criminal fine over Deepwater Horizon disaster
BP is set to receive a record fine of between $3 billion and $5 billion to settle criminal charges related to the 2010 Deepwater...
Burma: strong earthquake hits the country near city of Mandalay
A strong earthquake has rocked central Burma, and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit some 120 km (70 miles) north of...
Turkish helicopter crashes in Siirt province killing 17 soldiers
Seventeen soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Siirt province, southeast Turkey, officials have said. The helicopter went down due to bad weather...
David Petraeus resigns as CIA director after admitting extra-marital affair
CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post after admitting an extramarital affair. In a statement, David Petraeus said he had submitted his resignation...
Burma train crash: at least 25 people killed and dozens injured in Kantbalu
A train carrying liquid fuel has crashed and burst into flames near Kantbalu, central Burma, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens. The train...
General Nikolai Makarov, Russian armed forces chief, dismissed by Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Russian armed forces chief, General Nikolai Makarov, just three days after the defence minister was sacked over a corruption...
New York fuel rationing based on number plate begins on Friday
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered number plate-based petrol rationing, 10 days after Hurricane Sandy battered the city. Fuel shortages since the superstorm hit...
Guatemala earthquake: up to 15 people killed and dozens missing
Dozens of people are missing and up to 15 killed in Guatemala after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Pacific coast, President Otto Perez...
Melcom department store collapses in Accra with dozens of people trapped inside
Melcom department store has collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra, with dozens of people believed to be trapped inside. Rescue efforts are under way, with officials...
Barack Obama re-elected as US president
Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican rival Mitt Romney. With results in from most states, Barack Obama has secured the...
2012 Election Results So Far
2012 Election: voting results so far Alabama (9 electoral votes) Mitt Romney 61% (1,245,221 votes) Barack Obama 38% (787,027 votes) Alaska (3 electoral votes) Mitt Romney 55% (120,329...
Fateh Khan, Pakistani anti-Taliban politician, killed by bomb attack in Buner
A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner has killed local anti-Taliban politician Fateh Khan and three of his guards, police sources...
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