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North Korean state television showed still images of the Kim Jong-Il body in the open coffin, surrounded by wreaths and covered with a red blanket

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Dead body of North Korean “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il has been laid in state in a glass coffin as weeping mourners filled public squares...

President Barack Obama’s annual vacation in Hawaii in 2011 is likely to be his most expensive ever

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US President Barack Obama’s annual vacation in Hawaii in 2011 is likely to be his most expensive ever - or rather the taxpayer's most...

Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has died at the age of 69

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Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Kim Jong-il, who has led the communist nation...

Václav Havel, the former Czech president and dissident playwright, has died at 75

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Václav Havel, the former Czech president and dissident playwright, who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a...

Mississippi Mayor Greg Davis spent over $170,000 of city money on personal expenses including purchases at a gay lifestyle and sex shop

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Mississippi Mayor Greg Davis, a Republican of Southaven, spent over $170,000 of city money on personal expenses including purchases at a gay lifestyle and...

The former French President Jacques Chirac has been given by a court a two-year suspended prison sentence for diverting public funds and abusing public trust

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The former French President Jacques Chirac has been given by a court a two-year suspended prison sentence for diverting public funds and abusing public...

Obama family joined musical stars Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry at the 30th annual Christmas In Washington concert

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US President Barack Obama’s family got in the festive spirit by singing with musical stars Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice...

Protesters allege there was widespread fraud in Sunday's polls - though the ruling United Russia party saw its share of the vote fall sharply

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Over 25,000 protesters have gathered so far in Moscow in a show of anger over disputed parliamentary polls. The opposition says the protest - on...

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French television has broadcasted today the incredible live images of New York Sofitel’s chamber maid Nafissatou Diallo reporting Dominique Strauss-Kahn for alleged attempted rape...

The anonymous allegation against Chris Myers, a father-of-two, was posted on a website and included a photo of a man who appeared to be him, in his Calvin Klein underwear

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Chris Myers, the married Republican mayor of Medford, New Jersey, has quit - two months after he was accused of having sex with a...

Claude Gueant said DSK was stopped by officers patrolling the Bois de Boulogne, one of the most infamous red light districts in the city

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France’s Interior Minister admitted today that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was stopped by police trying to “clean-up” a Paris park notorious for transvestite prostitutes five years...

Herman Cain, one of the US presidential hopefuls, announced he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination

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Herman Cain, one of the US presidential hopefuls, announced he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination. Herman Cain blamed political and media pressure...

Barack Obama, who visited Hawaii just two weeks ago for an economic summit, will head to Honolulu on Saturday December 17 until Monday January 2

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While ordinary Americans get only a few days off for Christmas, President Barack Obama has announced his Christmas vacation to Hawaii – for a...

Dominick Chilcott, the British ambassador in Iran claims the ruling regime at Tehran is likely to have supported an attack on the UK's embassy in the country

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Dominick Chilcott, the British ambassador in Iran claims the ruling regime at Tehran is likely to have supported an attack on the UK's embassy...

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Sasha and Malia took the stage next to Santa Claus and Kermit the Frog and officially marked the start of the Christmas season

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US President Barack Obama got into the holiday spirit last night as the First Family lit up the new National Christmas Tree at White...

The European Union has agreed on new sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and firms over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme

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The European Union has agreed on new sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and firms over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. EU ministers meeting in Brussels also...

American First Lady Michelle Obama revealed White House Christmas decorations for this holiday season

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American First Lady Michelle Obama revealed White House Christmas decorations for this holiday season. American First Dog Bo is upstaging the Christmas decorations at the...

Iranian protesters in the capital, Tehran, have broken into the UK embassy compound during an anti-British demonstration

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Iranian protesters in the capital, Tehran, have broken into the UK embassy compound during an anti-British demonstration, reports say. The protesters are said to be...

Svetlana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin has died in Wisconsin, aged 85

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Svetlana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin has died in Wisconsin, aged 85. Stalin’s daughter, who famously denounced communism and moved...

A group of scientists from Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands is pushing to publish research about how they created a man-made flu virus that could potentially wipe out civilization

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A group of scientists from Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands is pushing to publish research about how they created a man-made flu virus...

An article by investigative journalist Edward Epstein published in the New York Review of Books claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have been the victim of a conspiracy to derail his presidential campaign

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An article by investigative journalist Edward Epstein published in the New York Review of Books claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have been the victim...

At least five demonstrators have been shot dead by loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during protests in the capital, Sanaa

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At least five demonstrators have been shot dead by loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during protests in the capital, Sanaa, reports say. People...

Danielle Mitterrand died in Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris after being taken ill on Friday

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Danielle Mitterrand, the former French First Lady and widow of Francois Mitterrand, has died at the age of 87. Danielle Mitterrand died in Georges-Pompidou hospital...

First Lady Michelle Obama and the Vice President’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, were booed before kicking off NASCAR’s season finale in Florida

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First Lady Michelle Obama and the Vice President’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, were booed before kicking off NASCAR’s season finale in Florida. Michelle Obama and...

Peter Dutro claimed to have chosen the W Hotel Downtown for its convenience

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Peter Dutro and Brad Spitzer, two leading figures of the Occupy Wall Street movement, who moonlight as businessmen, have eschewed the campfire comradeship for...