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Cameron may dump Lib Dems and govern alone
David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.
Looking for love? Prague metro system to introduce carriage especially for singles
RAIL passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for singles.
Gold-plated Riyadh metro system to be built on orders from Saudi King
The next time your train spends five minutes stuck inside a sooty Tube tunnel, or you find yourself unable to squeeze onto yet another delayed train from a cramped, non-descript station, it’s probably best not to think of Riyadh.
Ugandan police shut down newspaper after anti-President letter published
POLICE have raided a leading Ugandan newspaper and disabled its printing press and website today after it published a letter about a purported plot to stifle allegations President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son for power, a senior editor said.
Car bomb blast kills at least 12 in Bagdad
A car bomb exploded in a Shi'ite neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital Baghdad killing at least 12 people on Monday, police and hospital sources said.
'Nothing there' for girl who drowned in Egyptian pool
The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.
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- Dad charged with murder of his children
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Cameron may dump Lib Dems and govern alone
David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.
Wagner's heirs to open archives for probe into Nazi links
The heirs of the composer Richard Wagner have promised to open private archives to researchers seeking to establish the extent of the family's collaboration with the Nazis.
Briton to face court after confessing to slitting his two children's throats in Lyon flat
A BRITISH man yesterday confessed to killing his two children, aged five and 10, by cutting their throats, police sources said.
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Unconscious baby sent to morgue in body bag
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Briton to face court after confessing to slitting his two children's throats in Lyon flat
Injured toddler sent to morgue in body bag
At least 91 people dead in US tornado disaster
Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after a mile-wide tornado struck the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 91 people and trapping two dozen children inside the rubble of a school.
Obama may be embroiled in scandals but he's definitely no Tricky Dicky
Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. Four decades after Watergate and two decades after his death, we still can't stop talking about the dark anti-hero of American politics. His five o'clock shadow visage remains too convenient a metaphor for lazy critics looking to lacerate a president from the opposing party.
Hostage shot and killed in home by police officer
A US college student being held hostage by an armed man was shot and killed by a police officer, writes Ian Adams.
It's swarmageddon: billions of bugs to hit US east
Hunt on for winner of lottery jackpot worth $590m
[TICON-A VIDEO] At least 60 injured in US train crash
Obama pledges action to tackle wave of scandals
[TICON-A VIDEO] Hatchet-wielding vigilante whose video went viral has been arrested for murder
US man facing eviction finds lottery ticket worth over $4m in cookie jar
Deadly car bombs kill at least 31 people in Iraq
AT LEAST 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad today and 11 others were killed by attacks in the southern city of Basra.
Activists: 30 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town
ABOUT 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists said today.
West fearful as Syria jihadist group splits over al-Qa'ida link
Jabhat al-Nusra, the much-feared militant jihadist group that has taken control of large rebel-held areas of northern Syria, has split in two following its leadership's public declaration of allegiance to al-Qa'ida.
Girl (5) dies in holiday hotel pool tragedy
Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
Turkey arrest suspect in car bombing that killed 50
Six Americans among 15 dead after suicide bomber attacks convoy in Afghanistan
At least 14 killed as three market blasts rock Baghdad
Six killed in Kabul suicide bombing
Africa
At least 20 killed after Congo mine collapse
At least 20 people were killed when a mine collapsed in mineral-rich but conflict-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following heavy rains, the government said on Friday.
Video: Drunken safari guide sacked after charging an elephant in game reserve
A South African safari firm has sacked one of its guides after a video of him charging an elephant went viral.
At least 46 Nigerian police officers killed in ‘cult’ ambush
NIGERIAN gunmen killed 46 police officers in an ambush in the central state of Nassarawa this week, police said.
Asia-Pacific
Video: Truck hanging off edge of bridge after crash in Australia
A truck hangs on the edge of the Bolte Bridge in Melbourne after a crash in which the driver was thrown from his cabin onto the ground 15 metres below.
Horrified children see snorkelling parents drown off beach
Two children are feared orphaned after their mother's body washed ashore and their father went missing after a snorkelling accident on a remote Australian beach.
Kim Jong-un had 'secret' daughter in 2010
Kim Jong-un reportedly fathered a baby girl in 2010 with an unknown woman.
And Finally
Ferris wheel world record broken
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favourite.
Surgeons use chain to rebuild jaw
A cancer patient has thanked surgeons for saving her life by rebuilding part of her jaw using a chain similar to those used on bicycles.
Google Glasses prompt privacy fears
It is set to be the next big thing for gadget lovers everywhere - but users of Google Glass, a high-tech pair of spectacles with in-built hands-free video camera and internet access, are being given some basic advice: Take them off when visiting public conveniences.
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