Gas Leak Blast Levels Massachusetts Strip Club

An explosion triggered by a gas leak flattened a strip club in Springfield, Massachusetts, injuring at least 18 people. The Scores Gentlemen's Club, exploded at about 5.25pm local time as a gas company was looking for a leak under the road, said Springfield...

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Dallas Star Larry Hagman Dies

Larry Hagman, who starred in the hit TV series Dallas as the scheming oil baron J R Ewing, has died. His family said in a statement that the 81-year-old died in a Dallas hospital following complications from his battle with cancer. He had suffered...

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Yasser Arafat's Body To Be Exhumed Next Week

The body of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed next week to try to establish whether he was poisoned. Experts will take samples from Mr Arafat's remains as part of a fresh inquiry into his death in November 2004 after a sudden deterioration...

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Doomsday Cults Banned From French Village

The mayor of a sleepy village in southwest France is stepping up security because of fears of an invasion of people who think the end of the world is nigh. An ancient prophecy based on the Mayan calendar has led to internet speculation that Bugarach,...

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Egypt's President Faces 'New Pharaoh' Jibe

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has assumed sweeping new powers, drawing criticism that he is seeking to become a "new pharaoh". The new powers are a blow to the pro-democracy movement that formed before long-term president Hosni Mubarak was ousted...

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DR Congo Rebels Defy Calls To Quit Goma

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have dismissed international calls for them to leave the city of Goma, as the army launched an offensive against the M23 group. A leader of M23 insisted the rebels would not withdraw from the strategically...

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Seven Gunned Down In Guatemalan Clinic 'Hit'

Gunmen dressed as policemen shot dead seven people in a medical clinic in Guatemala City in an apparent attack on an alleged drug dealer. The hit-squad killed bodyguards and people guarding the clinic, in an upper class area of the city, but missed...

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Black Friday Ushers In US Shopping Frenzy

The traditional Thanksgiving shopping frenzy ate into the day itself this year with stores throwing open their doors on Thursday evening. Black Friday - a key date in the two-month holiday season retail splurge - is the chance for stores across the...

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Gaza: Israel And Hamas Ceasefire Holding

Egypt Holds Key For Peace Process Updated: 11:31pm UK, Wednesday 21 November 2012 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent The cycle of violence that has gripped the Israelis and the Palestinians for more than 60 years is often bloody, horrific...

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Man Charged Over New York Shopkeeper Slayings

Police in New York have charged a discount clothing dealer they suspect of being involved in the murder of three city shopkeepers of Middle Eastern descent. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said 63-year-old Staten Island resident Salvatore...

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Bin Laden Burial Details Revealed In Emails

Secret internal military emails have revealed that Osama bin Laden's body was referred to as "the package" before its burial at sea. No sailors watched as the al Qaeda leader's body was dropped into the North Arabian Sea from the USS Carl Vinson....

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Tottenham Hotspur Fans Attacked In Rome

A group of English football fans have been injured in a late-night clash in Rome ahead of a Europa League match. One fan was in serious condition after being stabbed, and at least four other Britons, one American and one Bangladeshi were hurt when masked...

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Mumbai Terrorist Mohammed Kasab Is Executed

The sole survivor of a militant squad that killed dozens of people during a massacre in Mumbai has been executed. Some 166 people died in the three-day attack in India's financial capital in 2008. Pakistan national Mohammad Ajmal Kasab was hanged at...

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Gaza: Ceasefire Delayed As Shelling Continues

A ceasefire between the Israelis and the Palestinians in Gaza has been delayed – but a diplomatic push is under way to try to stop the fighting. On Tuesday night, Hamas official Ayman Taha said an Egyptian-brokered truce had been finalised and would...

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Ex-Boxing Champ Hector Camacho Shot In Face

Three-times boxing world champion Hector "Macho" Camacho could be left paralysed after he was shot in the face while sitting in a car. Another man died in the attack after at least one gunman opened fire on the vehicle in the city of Bayamon, according...

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Israel: Explosion On Tel Aviv Bus Hurts 10

At least 10 people are thought to have been injured in a bomb blast on a bus in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The explosion took place across from the military headquarters - on the eighth day of an Israeli offensive against Palestinian militants in...

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Oz Collar Bomb Attacker Paul Peters Jailed

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent An investment banker who attached a fake bomb around the neck of a schoolgirl in an attempt to extort money from her wealthy family has been jailed for at least 10 years. Paul Peters, 52, had already...

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India: Deadly Stampede On River Ganges Bridge

At least 18 people have been killed and several others injured during a stampede on a bridge over the Ganges River in India. The bridge collapsed under people returning home from a Hindu religious ceremony in Patna, in the eastern state of Bihar, Indian...

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David Beckham To Play Last Game For LA Galaxy

David Beckham's Career Timeline Updated: 8:06am UK, Tuesday 20 November 2012 David Beckham was born in Leytonstone in east London on May 2, 1975. Sixteen years later he joined Manchester United as a trainee. 1992: Makes debut against Brighton in the...

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Gaza: UN Boss Warns Of 'Dangerous Escalation'

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate ceasefire to end the Gaza-Israel conflict. Speaking in Cairo after talks with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby, he said a ground invasion of Gaza would be a "dangerous escalation" that must...

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DR Congo Rebel Advance Poses 'Real Threat'

Rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have advanced to the outskirts of the city of Goma after pushing back UN peacekeepers and government troops. Foreign Secretary William Hague urged British nationals to flee the eastern city after...

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President Obama In Landmark Visit To Burma

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent Barack Obama has made history in becoming the first sitting US president to visit Burma. In a landmark trip aimed at encouraging a string of political reforms in the former pariah state, the US president flew into...

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Bungling LA Burglar Leaves Trail Of Evidence

A bungling burglar was forced to flee, leaving behind his car, iPad and photographs - after waking up the homeowner who then hit him over the head with a hoe. Los Angeles police have released images of 25-year-old Miguel Luna, who they say was behind...

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Gaza Conflict: Rockets 'Hit Israeli Town'

Gaza: The Moment Media Buildings Were Hit Updated: 11:11am UK, Monday 19 November 2012 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent, in Gaza City An orange flash lingered, windows bulged pregnant, and burst - the bang came last. It's odd the things...

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Israel Readies Forces For Gaza Border Assault

By David Bowden, Senior News Correspondent, in southern Israel Israel is massing troops and military equipment close to the border with Gaza after hundreds of airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave failed to stop militants launching scores of rockets...

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Oil Rig Fire Search Called Off As Body Found

Divers hired by the owner of an oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico have recovered a body in the waters near the site. US Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said the remains of the unidentified person were found by divers working for...

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Gaza: Israel Prepares To Widen Offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is ready to "significantly expand" its Gaza offensive. "We are extracting a heavy price from Hamas and the terror organisations," Mr Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting...

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Obama Kicks Off Asia Tour With Thailand Visit

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent Barack Obama is in Thailand for his first foreign trip since his re-election. The US President flew into Bangkok for the first stop of a three-country tour which will include Cambodia and Burma. He will hold top-level...

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