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CNN says Venezuela has revoked the accreditation of its Caracas-based reporter

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CNN says Venezuela has revoked the accreditation of its Caracas-based reporter, Osmary Hernandez. Two journalists who had been sent to Venezuela to cover the current...

Villa Somalia, a heavily guarded complex, is home to the president, prime minister, speaker of parliament, other ministers and a mosque

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Somalia's presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu has been attack by a huge car bomb. The bomb has blown a hole in the wall of...

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday

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Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, US officials say. China has urged the...

Shell has agreed to sell its Australian downstream business to oil trading firm Vitol for $2.6 billion

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Shell has agreed to sell its Australian downstream business to oil trading firm Vitol for $2.6 billion. The sale includes Shell's refinery in Geelong, 870...

At least 21 anti-government protesters died in clashes in Kiev on Thursday

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EU foreign ministers have decided to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials "responsible for violence and excessive force". According to a statement released by the EU...

At least 21 protesters have been killed by security forces in Kiev following the breakdown of a truce agreed on Wednesday

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New reports claim that at least 21 protesters have been killed by security forces in Kiev following the breakdown of a truce agreed on...

Lamido Sanusi caused shockwaves in Nigeria when he alleged that $20 billion in oil revenue had gone missing

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Lamido Sanusi - Nigeria's central bank governor - has been suspended by the president pending investigations into "far-reaching irregularities". Lamido Sanusi caused shockwaves in Nigeria...

The Department of Homeland Security has advised airlines to beware of any attempts to smuggle explosives onboard in footwear

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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has advised airlines to beware of any attempts to smuggle explosives onboard in footwear. Homeland security officials did...

Facebook buys messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19 billion in cash and shares

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Social networking giant Facebook buys messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19 billion in cash and shares. It is Facebook's biggest...

North Korea is holding family reunions for more than 100 South Koreans who have arrived in the country to meet their relatives

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North Korea is holding family reunions for more than 100 South Koreans who have arrived in the country to meet their relatives - the...

The Federal Reserve will continue to cut economic stimulus measures

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The Federal Reserve will continue to cut economic stimulus measures, minutes of the US central bank's January meeting have confirmed. The Fed's policy makers said...

Police are questioning Serge Dassault about his activities in Corbeil-Essonnes, where he was mayor between 1995 and 2009

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French billionaire and senator Serge Dassault has been detained for questioning over alleged vote-buying in a Paris suburb. Police are questioning the industrialist about his...

Australian missionary John Short has been detained in North Korea

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Australian missionary John Short has been detained in North Korea, his wife says. John Short, 75, was making his second trip to North Korea with...

PSA Peugeot Citroen has signed a rescue deal with China's Dongfeng Motors and the French government that will see its founding family cede control of the company

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Europe's second-largest carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has signed a rescue deal with China's Dongfeng Motors and the French government that will see its founding...

Ji Wenlin, the vice-governor of Hainan province, is being investigated for suspected serious violation of discipline and laws

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Ji Wenlin, a senior official linked to Chinese former security chief Zhou Yongkang, is being investigated, state media say. Ji Wenlin, the vice-governor of Hainan...

At least 25 people died in Kiev as the Ukrainian police have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters

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At least 25 people died in Kiev as the Ukrainian police have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters. The new attempt to uproot the...

The Arena da Baixada in Curitiba was one of six World Cup venues to miss an initial December 31 deadline

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Curitiba will remain a venue for this year's World Cup in Brazil but world governing body FIFA said progress must continue at the "highest...

Venezuela’s protest leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard

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Venezuela’s protest leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard, witnesses say. It comes as pro- and anti-government protesters take part in...

Thousands of Ukrainian protesters have clashed with police in central Kiev amid tensions over proposed changes to the constitution

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Thousands of Ukrainian protesters have clashed with police in central Kiev amid tensions over proposed changes to the constitution. Protesters attacked the ruling-party headquarters and...

Clashes erupted in central Bangkok on Tuesday with several protesters and police officers injured

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At least three people died and dozens injured in violence that erupted as Thai police began clearing protest sites in Bangkok. Police are trying to...

Maximo Caminero said he broke the vase inspired by Ai Weiwei's own art

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Florida artist Maximo Caminero is facing criminal charges after deliberately dropping a million dollar vase by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in an apparent...

One person has been killed and 77 injured in violence that followed the escape of asylum seekers from an Australian offshore immigration detention center in Papua New Guinea

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One person has been killed and 77 injured in violence that followed the escape of asylum seekers from an Australian offshore immigration detention center...

Michael Kirby, chairman of the independent Commission of Inquiry, said the UN report on North Korea calls for attention from the international community

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A long-awaited UN report urges the international community to act on evidence that crimes against humanity are being committed in North Korea. A panel of...

Three Greek diplomats and other five people are facing charges in Greece in connection with an alleged fraud involving an anti-landmine charity

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Three Greek diplomats and other five people are facing charges in Greece in connection with an alleged fraud involving an anti-landmine charity. The former head...

Dozens of university students are reported to be trapped in the building collapse in Gyeongju

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At least three people have been killed and dozens of university students are reported to be trapped in a building collapse in Gyeongju, South...