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UK: Buckingham Palace denials as Prince Andrew is named in US underage sex case

Britain’s Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has been named in an ongoing lawsuit in America and accused of having sex with a minor during meetings

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Cuba

Cuban artists rally round Bruguera and call for her release

Some 700 artists have written to Cuban President Raul Castro calling for the freeing of performance artist Tania Bruguera, detained when campaigning

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Italy

Fatal Italian ferry fire probe begins as number killed remains unclear

Investigators hope to establish what went wrong and how many died in a fatal fire on a car ferry travelling from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy.

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Sport

Nice one Pal as Ullevalseter makes it four out of four in the Africa Eco Race

Stage 4 of the Africa Eco Race the 379 km from Assa to As Sakan in Morocco. A route that saw the racers speed through valleys where the terrain

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West Bank

Palestinians present their credentials to join ICC and host of international bodies

In 60 days time, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may be able to call on the UN’s International Criminal Court to get justice for his people in

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USA

US slaps extra sanctions on North Korea in response to Sony hack

US President Barack Obama has authorised additional sanctions against North Korea in what he said was the first US response to the cyber attack on

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Sweden

Swedish city's outpouring of love for Muslims after mosque attacks

Residents of Uppsala, Sweden’s fourth-largest city, have gathered to show their support for the local Muslim community after a local mosque was

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Sport

Women only crew leave the rest in the slipstream as Team SCA claim Volvo Ocean Race win

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Indonesia

'Big objects' found in search for wreck of AirAsia passenger jet

They have recovered at least 30 bodies. And now Indonesian search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet have located two

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West Bank

Palestinians complete ICC ratification and await the UN's justice

Palestinian observers at the United Nations have presented their documents ratifying the Treaty of Rome’s conditions for membership of the

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USA

Mario Cuomo, former three-time governor of New York, has died

One of the most revered figures in US democratic politics has died. Mario Cuomo, the former three-time governor of New York, was 82. His death came

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in stable condition

The condition of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has been described as stable. The elderly monarch was admitted to hospital on Wednesday

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Italy

Italy launches probe after mass police "sick leave" on New Year's Eve

The Italian government has threatened disciplinary action after 83 per cent of police in Rome called in sick for work on New Year’s Eve. An inquiry

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Myanmar

NZ bar manager faces Myanmar prison for 'insulting religion'

A New Zealand bar manager appeared in court in Myanmar on Friday on charges of insulting religion after posting an online advert showing a

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United Kingdom

Airport terror as strong winds sweep plane off runway

An air accident investigation is under way after a plane came off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland on Friday (January

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Italy

Italy's costly, deadly battle with migrant traffickers

Finally safe on dry land in Gallipoli, Italy… The vessel Blue Sky M had its steering locked on a collision course for the Italian Adriatic shore

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Syria

Kurds regain most of Kobani but ISIL fights on in Syrian border town

The Kurds now claim to have wrested control of about seventy percent of Kobani from the self-styled Islamic State, but heavy fighting continues for

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Russia's winter surfers brave freezing temperatures on the waves

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World

Learning life skills

How are three projects empowering local communities by teaching life skills that will help them deal with life's physical and emotional challenges?

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Sport

Stevie G the leaving of Liverpool

Steven Gerrard is to leave Liverpool Football Club at the end of the current season. The 34-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has decided

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India

Number of rapes reported increased by one third in Delhi

New figures released by police show the number of rapes reported has increased by nearly a third in Delhi, two years on from the fatal gang rape of a

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USA

Prince Andrew named in underage 'sex slave' case

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Italy

Italy finds second ghost ship with 450 migrants

The Italian coastguard has rescued a drifting ship towards the coast of Italy with hundreds of migrants on board in the second such incident this

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Spain

Spain: Atocha station in Madrid closed over fake bomb alert

Memories of a horrendous terrorist attack came flooding back when Madrid’s main railway station was closed over a bomb alert that turned out to be

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Italy

Burned-out Norman Atlantic ferry waits to moor at Italian port Brindisi

The Norman Atlantic car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece on Sunday has been taken to the Italian port of Brindisi. Investigators will

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World News

Fires rage in southern Australia as temperatures soar

Fire fighters are battling to control fires in three states in southern Australia as temperatures soar to 40 degrees Celsius and winds are expected

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Italy

Italian coast guards board new abandoned migrant ship

Italian military takes control of a cargo ship carrying some 450 migrants in the Mediterannean after it had been abandoned by human smugglers

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Indonesia

Search for AirAsia black boxes stepped up as more bodies recovered

International experts with hi-tech acoustic detection equipment have joined the search for the wreckage of the AirAsia passenger jet which crashed on Sunday with 162 on board.

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Sport

Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool

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Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers arrested after rockets kill wedding guests

Four Afghan soldiers have been arrested after army mortar rounds hit a wedding party – reportedly killing more than 20 civilians and wounding nearly

02/01/2015

Four killed in shootout at crossing between West Bank and Jordan

Romania scrambles F16 jets after Russian drone violates its airspace

Libya detain militia leader over killing of wanted human trafficker

A year after the quake in Morocco many homes still not re-built

Four killed in shootout at crossing between West Bank and Jordan

Romania scrambles F16 jets after Russian drone violates its airspace

Libya detain militia leader over killing of wanted human trafficker

A year after the quake in Morocco many homes still not re-built

2015-01-02

Cuban artists rally round Bruguera and call for her release

Fatal Italian ferry fire probe begins as number killed remains unclear

Nice one Pal as Ullevalseter makes it four out of four in the Africa Eco Race

Palestinians present their credentials to join ICC and host of international bodies

US slaps extra sanctions on North Korea in response to Sony hack

Swedish city's outpouring of love for Muslims after mosque attacks

Women only crew leave the rest in the slipstream as Team SCA claim Volvo Ocean Race win

'Big objects' found in search for wreck of AirAsia passenger jet

Palestinians complete ICC ratification and await the UN's justice

Mario Cuomo, former three-time governor of New York, has died

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in stable condition

Italy launches probe after mass police "sick leave" on New Year's Eve

NZ bar manager faces Myanmar prison for 'insulting religion'

Airport terror as strong winds sweep plane off runway

Italy's costly, deadly battle with migrant traffickers

Kurds regain most of Kobani but ISIL fights on in Syrian border town

Russia's winter surfers brave freezing temperatures on the waves

Learning life skills

Stevie G the leaving of Liverpool

Number of rapes reported increased by one third in Delhi

Prince Andrew named in underage 'sex slave' case

Italy finds second ghost ship with 450 migrants

Spain: Atocha station in Madrid closed over fake bomb alert

Burned-out Norman Atlantic ferry waits to moor at Italian port Brindisi

Fires rage in southern Australia as temperatures soar

Italian coast guards board new abandoned migrant ship

Search for AirAsia black boxes stepped up as more bodies recovered

Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool

Afghan soldiers arrested after rockets kill wedding guests