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Whole neighbourhoods 'gone' as 24 confirmed dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless today.
Woman tries to drive into House of Commons
A woman was detained by police tonight after trying to drive through the main gates of the House of Commons.
'Former Subway worker' close to solving mathematics' mystery of the Twin Prime Conjecture
Maths classes teach us what prime numbers are from an early age.
Chinese officials blackmailed after gang secretly recorded sex romps on video
A CHINESE court has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex.
Notre Dame cathedral evacuated as far right activist shoots himself in the mouth
POLICE evacuated Paris' Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth in front of its main altar, a police source said.
Man kills four in bank loan rage
A gunman has shot dead four people after being refused an overdraft
- Two arrested after looting in Moore Oklahoma
- Oklahoma picks up the pieces after Torando
- Chinese officials blackmailed after gang secretly recorded sex romps on video
- Imran Khan home after 15ft fall
- Captured Egyptians freed in Sinai
- Tornado survivors search nears end
- Suicide at Notre Dame cathedral
- Facebook too old, say Twitter teens
- Pentagon seeks £300m for Guantanamo
- Mayor ducks 'crack video' grilling
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Woman tries to drive into House of Commons
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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.
Notre Dame cathedral evacuated as far right activist shoots himself in the mouth
POLICE evacuated Paris' Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth in front of its main altar, a police source said.
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Whole neighbourhoods 'gone' as 24 confirmed dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless today.
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.
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Obama pledges action to tackle wave of scandals
[TICON-A VIDEO] Hatchet-wielding vigilante whose video went viral has been arrested for murder
Syria claims it destroyed Israeli vehicle on its territory
SYRIA said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation".
Wave of Iraq bombings leaves over 70 dead
More than 70 people have been killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq.
Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity - diplomats
A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
Deadly car bombs kill at least 31 people in Iraq
[TICON-A VIDEO] Activists: 30 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town
West fearful as Syria jihadist group splits over al-Qa'ida link
Saudi vegetable seller dies after torching himself
Girl (5) dies in holiday hotel pool tragedy
Africa
China says its legal ivory trade not to blame for African poaching
CHINA'S small traditional trade in carving uses ivory acquired through legal auctions and in no way encourages or worsens the problem of elephant poaching in Africa, a senior Chinese official said today.
Several wounded as rubber bullets fired at striking South African miners
Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital today after being hit by rubber bullets, police said. It is the latest incident in a series as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay negotiations.
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.
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.
Chinese officials blackmailed after gang secretly recorded sex romps on video
A CHINESE court has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex.
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.
And Finally
Police force to sell unused £11m HQ
A police force that spent more than £11 million on a headquarters it has never used has announced it will sell the site after it has been empty for five years.
Harry Potter edition fetches £150k
A first edition of the first Harry Potter book, personally annotated by JK Rowling, has sold for £150,000 at auction.
Historic street signs snapped up
Some of London's most recognisable street signs, including those which have stood in Downing Street and Abbey Road, have fetched thousands of pounds at auction.
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