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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...

The video shows Uzbek shoppers as they try to get to grips with an escalator for the first time - and luckily they seem to have a much better understanding of the emergency stop button

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A CCTV camera in a shopping centre in Uzbekistan captured the image of how people encountered difficulties in using the escalator. The video shows Uzbek...

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...

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652 people were killed and 808 others missing in the flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines, The National Red Cross...

The Kolskaya rig was being towed some 200km (125 miles) off Sakhalin island when it capsized in a fierce storm

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At least four people are dead and about 50 are missing after a Russian oil drilling rig sank in freezing seas in the Sea...

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Rafiqul Islam, a jealous husband is facing life in prison after chopping off his wife's fingers because she began studying for a degree without...

More than 430 people have been killed and many more missing in recent flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines

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More than 430 people have been killed and many more missing in recent flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines, officials say. Many...

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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced that crippled nuclear reactors at Japan's Fukushima power plant have finally been stabilized. The earthquake and tsunami in March...

Jyoti Amge, 18, hopes to celebrate being crowned the world's shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career

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Jyoti Amge, a 2 ft (61.95 cm) teenager, a celebrity in her hometown of Nagpur, India, is now set for Guinness Book Record, when...

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Indian police say at least 48 people have died after consuming toxic alcohol in country's West Bengal state. Several residents of the Magrahat, Usthi and...

At least 13 people were killed, including two children after small plane has crashed in the Philippines into a school building in Paranaque

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At least 13 people were killed, including two children after small plane has crashed in the Philippines into a school building in Paranaque near...

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Indian officials say at least 73 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a hospital in the city of Calcutta...

At least 54 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a packed mosque in Afghanistan as people celebrated a major Shi'ite festival in Kabul

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At least 54 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a packed mosque in Afghanistan as people celebrated a major Shi'ite festival...

Enmac is an Islamic smartphone that has been launched with a compass pointing permanently to Mecca and the Koran already downloaded

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Enmac is an Islamic smartphone that has been launched with a compass pointing permanently to Mecca and the Koran already downloaded. Indian inventors of the...

Police said that the landlord found Zainab Bibi at the stove, cooking a korma with flesh from her husband’s arm and leg

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Zainab Bibi has been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, on suspicion of murdering her husband, chopping his body to pieces and boiling it in a...

Saif Rehman, a Scottish businessman and his American wife Uzma Naurin were gunned down in the street in a suspected honour killing while they were in Pakistan to attend a relative's wedding

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Saif Rehman, a Scottish businessman and his American wife Uzma Naurin were gunned down in the street in a suspected honour killing while they...

More than seven hundreds people are gathering in Mumbai University campus for India's first Wikipedia conference

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More than seven hundreds people are gathering in Mumbai University campus for India's first Wikipedia conference. Wikipedia Conference 2011 is a three-day event, from November...

Austrian airline Comtel Air is set to investigate reports that it asked passengers to pay £20,000 towards the cost of fuel to complete their journey to the UK

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Austrian airline Comtel Air is set to investigate reports that it asked passengers to pay £20,000 towards the cost of fuel to complete their...

Japan detected radioactive caesium in concentrations above the safety level in rice for the first time since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima plant

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Japan detected radioactive caesium in concentrations above the safety level in rice for the first time since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima...

The oriental Skywalk is situated 4,700 ft above sea level on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, China

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Tourists looking to test their nerves can choose to go to China to walk across a dazzling glass bridge suspended from a cliff face. The...

50 miners have been trapped in a coal mine in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, China, after a "rock burst

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50 miners have been trapped in a coal mine in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, China, after a "rock burst", according to...

Ferhat Tokay, a 13-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in Ercis after 108 hours since earthquake hit the south-eastern Turkey

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Ferhat Tokay, a 13-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in Ercis after 108 hours since earthquake hit the south-eastern Turkey. Ferhat Tokay...

Baby Azra Karaduman, a 14-day-old infant was pulled alive from the rubble of the Turkish earthquake at almost 48 hours after the disaster struck

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Baby Azra Karaduman, a 14-day-old infant was pulled alive from the rubble of the Turkish earthquake at almost 48 hours after the disaster struck. Baby...

Iran Air Boeing 727-200 landed without the nose gear at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport

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The brave pilot of an Iran Air Boeing 727-200 prevented a major disaster by successfully bringing down the plane full of passengers without the...

Little Azra, a two weeks old baby girl, has been rescued this morning from the shattered ruins of a building in the city of Ercis, after she miraculously lived more than 47 hours trapped

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Little Azra, a two weeks old baby girl, has been rescued this morning from the shattered ruins of a building in the city of...