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Tunisians mark year since revolution's spark

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (AFP) - Thousands of Tunisians rallied on Saturday to commemorate a young fruitseller's desperate gesture a year ago which unleashed the pioneering

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Hostage freed in Sudan's Darfur returns to Italy

ROME (AFP) - Italian humanitarian worker Francesco Azzara, who was abducted in Darfur in August, returned to Rome on Saturday after more than four months...

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Cameron to face MPs over EU veto

David Cameron will face MPs later to explain his decision to veto EU treaty changes, the day after his deputy PM said the move was...

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Assange extradition case goes to Supreme Court

The UK Supreme Court has said it will consider an appeal by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden.Britain's highest court said seven...

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Lord Blair: Police cuts will see officer numbers fall

Lord Blair has dismissed government assurances that the cuts to police funding will not lead to a fall in the number of front-line police officers.The...

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Cardboard cop cars slow traffic

Traffic police in China have come up with a cost effective way of slowing down speeding motorists - with a cardboard cut-out of a squad...

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World’s smallest woman

Tiny Jyoti Amge is set to fulfil a huge ambition as she turns 18 today — by becoming the world's smallest woman.The 23½in tall teen,...

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French finance minister criticises UK economy

French Finance Minister Francois Baroin has become the latest senior figure in Paris to criticise weaknesses in the British economy.It comes after the chairman of...

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Nigeria attack on Kano air force school

Gunmen have attacked a military-run secondary school near Kano in northern Nigeria, killing four people, hospital sources say.They said the dead were air force personnel,...

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US sues Lebanese firms for 'laundering Hezbollah funds'

Three Lebanese financial institutions linked to Hezbollah laundered more than $300m (£193m) through the US second-hand car market, US prosecutors say.A civil suit says the...

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