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South Korea demolishes Christmas tree border tower

South Korea has taken down a tower used to construct a Christmas tree at the border with North Korea. The…

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Ben Bradlee dead: Legendary Washington Post editor dies aged 93

Washington Post former editor Ben Bradlee, who played a key role in the Watergate scandal that toppled President Richard Nixon,…

10 years ago

Jeffrey Fowle free: North Korea releases American detainee after four months

American citizen Jeffrey Fowle has been released by the North Korean authorities, US officials say. Jeffrey Fowle, 56, was one…

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Oscar Pistorius begins serving time in jail for killing Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius has begun jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The South African Paralympic champion was driven to…

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Kate Middleton makes first public appearance since announcing second pregnancy

Kate Middleton has made her first public appearance since announcing her second pregnancy, joining Prince William to welcome the president…

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Egypt: Al-Jazeera journalists appeal set for January 2015

Cairo’s Court of Cassation has set the appeals hearing of three jailed al-Jazeera journalists for January 1, 2015, says Mohamed…

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Iran’s Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi-Kani dies aged 83

The head of Iran’s chief clerical body, Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi-Kani, has died at the age of 83. Iran’s clerical body…

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Christophe de Margerie death: Criminal negligence caused Vnukovo plane crash

Criminal negligence caused the plane crash at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport that resulted in the death of Total CEO Christophe…

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Hannah Graham case: Jesse Matthew charged with 2005 attempted capital murder in Fairfax County

Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., the man suspected in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, has been charged with abducting and raping…

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Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in jail for killing Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa, issuing…

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