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UK To Send Military Trainers To Jordan To Help Fight IS

The prime minister says allies must come together to combat the threat posed by IS Britain will send military trainers...

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India Ship Hijacked In New Attack

Piracy off the coast of Somalia has fallen sharply in recent years Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian cargo ship...

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Sunderland Boss ‘deeply Regrets’ Slap Remark

Sunderland boss David Moyes says he "deeply regrets" telling a BBC reporter she might "get a slap". After a draw with...

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Vaccine Cost Cripples Response To Outbreak

Nigeria needs as many as 800,000 doses of the type C meningitis vaccine to deal with the outbreak Nigeria does not have...

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Neo-Nazi Threats Force Jewish Group In Sweden To Close

Some Jewish parents in Umea were said to be too scared to send their children to school A Jewish community association...

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Roland Founder and Music Pioneer Dies Aged 87

The music world is mourning the loss of Roland founder and electronic instrument pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi, who has...

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Boat Races Go Ahead After WW2 Bomb Find

The 163rd University Boat Race will go ahead after a World War Two shell was removed from the River Thames. The Met...

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Unexploded Wartime Bomb Casts Doubt On 163rd Boat Race

No decision will made until later on Sunday on whether the should go ahead A suspected unexploded World War Two bomb...

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Paraguay Congress Set On Fire As Election Protests Turn Deadly

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's parliament during violent protests against a bill that would...

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Paraguay Parliament Set On Fire By Protesters

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let...

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Roger Federer Beats Nick Kyrgios To Set Up Final Against Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer won a thrilling three-hour contest against Nick Kyrgios to set up a final against Rafael Nadal at the...

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Paraguay Congress Set On Fire Amid Presidential Controversy

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let...

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Fired Trump Aide Michael Flynn’s Immunity Bid ‘momentous’

The House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat says a request by the fired US national security adviser for immunity...

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Rafael Nadal Reaches Final With Dominant Victory Over Fabio Fognini

Rafael Nadal reached the Miami Open final with a dominant straight-sets victory over Italy's Fabio Fognini. Spain's...

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Venezuela’s Court Move Breaks Law, Maduro Ally Says

Venezuela's chief prosecutor, an ally of President Nicolas Maduro, has said the decision by the Supreme Court to take...

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Niger Court Action Over ‘fraudulent’ Uranium Deal

Students and civil society activists believe they do not get a fair share from uranium trade Activists in Niger have...

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South Africa Leaders Divided After President Zuma Sacks Gordhan

South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as...

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Fifa Completes Internal Investigation & Passes On Further Evidence

Football's governing body Fifa has passed on further evidence to Swiss and United States authorities as it completed...

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Court To Rule On Online Luxury Resellers

One of Europe’s top courts is due to open a landmark case that could determine whether luxury goods companies can ban...