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Madagascar's president hints at elections
Madagascar's president says he hopes elections can take place "as soon as possible".The island nation in the Indian Ocean has been in turmoil since President Marc Ravalomanana was toppled in 2009 in a coup led by Andry...
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Iran, Syria among topics for G8 and Nato summits
US President Barack Obama is using weekend gatherings of world leaders dominated by discussion of European economic woes and Afghanistan to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and to encourage a more...
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Emily Longley trial: Jury dismissed for weekend
The jury is out in the Emily Longley murder case.Elliot Turner is accused of murdering the 17-year-old New Zealander a year ago in the south of England.He has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice but not guilty to...
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JPMorgan chief to testify about loss
JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is willing to testify at a congressional hearing on the bank's US$2 billion ($2.64 billion) trading loss.Committee chairman Senator Tim Johnson, a South Dakota Democrat, said he had invited...
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Injuries and taped screams key puzzles in Trayvon shooting
Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range.George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head.The lead investigator in the case wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter in the...
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Villagers accuse Kiwi of cat torture
A New Zealand man and his wife are fleeing a French island after a mob accused them of mutilating hundreds of cats or selling them for experiments.Blair McEwen, from Wellington, and his wife, Katia Vidouta, a French doctor, say...
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Olympic flame arrives in Britain
Even the wind cooperated at the normally blustery Culdrose naval station yesterday, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signalled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.There was a hushed "oooooh"...
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Kennedy family gather for another tragic wake
As someone who lived at the edge of the spotlight that shines on the Kennedys, Mary Richardson Kennedy had been there long enough to become a partner in their rituals of grief she was there when the clan buried Michael Kennedy, killed...
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Man admits smuggling 1.3kg of cocaine inside stomach
An American man has pleaded guilty to smuggling 1.3kg of cocaine into New Zealand.Customs stopped Mark Henderson at the Auckland International Airport on Tuesday after he arrived from Chile.It is understood the 41-year-old smuggled...
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6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes of Chilean coast
There's been a 6.7 magnitude earthquake, just ten kilometres deep, off the coast of southern Chile.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no destructive widespread tsunami threat exists.
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