Bluefin Tuna Auctioned For Record $1.7m

A bluefin tuna has sold for a record $1.76m (£1.1m) at a Tokyo auction - nearly three times the previous high. In the year's first auction at Tokyo's sprawling Tsukiji fish market, the 222kg (489lb) tuna caught off north eastern Japan sold for 155.4m...

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Australia Bushfires Rage Across Tasmania

Australia's prime minister has promised help to dozens of people who have been made homeless by a series of bushfires sweeping the south of the country. Hundreds of residents have been forced to leave their homes in the island state of Tasmania, with...

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Six Tourists Killed In Snowmobile Crash

By Nick Pisa, Sky Reporter A mother and her daughter were among six Russians killed after their snowmobile crashed through a safety barrier and fell 300ft in the Italian Alps. Two others were seriously injured in the late night tragedy, which police...

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India Gang Rape Victim's Friend Speaks Of Attack

The male friend of the Indian gang rape victim has spoken for the first time of how he tried to save her and begged her attackers to stop the "cruelty that should never be seen". He broke his silence as New Delhi district magistrate Namrita Aggarwal...

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Chavez Suffering From 'Breathing Deficiency'

Venezuela's government has said President Hugo Chavez is being treated for "respiratory deficiency" after complications from a severe lung infection. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas provided the update on Mr Chavez's condition days after officials...

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Falklands Row: Sun's Argentina Ad Warns Kirchner

A British tabloid has published a full page newspaper advert in Argentina, warning its president to keep her "hands off" the Falklands. The Sun was responding to an open letter from Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in which she called for the islands...

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Australia Heatwave Leads To Bushfire Alert

Australians are sweltering through one of the worst heatwaves for years, with temperatures well above 40C in some places. Much of the country will be on alert for bushfires this weekend as temperatures reach record levels. Adelaide in southern Australia...

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Syria: How Activist Vanished Into 'Black Hole'

Zed always knew the Syrian secret police would come for him, he just did not know the date. It was December 15, 2012. Zed, committed to peaceful change in Syria, has been one of the bravest and most outspoken activists in the opposition movement, and...

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Mullah Nazir Killed In Pakistan By US Drone

A senior Pakistani militant leader has been killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan, local officials have said. Mullah Nazir, who had sent insurgents to fight in Afghanistan, died alongside nine other militants in Pakistan's tribal belt. He was the...

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Gunman Shoots Three Dead In Switzerland

A gunman has killed three people and injured two others after opening fire in a village in southern Switzerland. The 33-year-old started shooting in Daillon near the city of Sion on Wednesday night, using a historic Swiss military rifle and a hunting...

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Falklands Row Reopened By President's Letter

Downing Street has dismissed a call by the president of Argentina for Britain to hand back the Falkland Islands. Cristina Kirchner demanded in an open letter that Prime Minister David Cameron abide by UN resolutions to "negotiate a solution" to the...

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India Murder-Rape Suspects Could Face Death

By Alex Rossi, India Correspondent Five men have been formally charged with the murder, kidnap and gang rape of a medical student in Delhi in India. The 23-year-old - who has not been named - died at the weekend in a hospital in Singapore where...

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US Fiscal Cliff Averted As Bill Approved

A "fiscal cliff" of massive tax hikes and drastic spending cuts in the US has been avoided at the 11th hour. The House of Representatives voted to approve a bill which averts tax increases for the middle classes - and the possibility of sending the...

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US: Paparazzo Killed Taking Pics Of Bieber's Car

A paparazzo has been killed moments after taking photos of singer Justin Bieber's Ferrari in California. The photographer, who has not yet been identified, died in hospital shortly after the crash in Los Angeles on January 1. Mr Bieber was not in the...

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Indian Gang Rapists 'Tried To Run Over Victim'

A gang of rapists who assaulted and murdered a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over afterwards, according to reports. The woman's boyfriend, who was beaten up and thrown off the bus after she had been repeatedly raped, managed to pull her...

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Angola Stampede: 16 Killed At New Year Vigil

At least 16 people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede during a religious gathering at a stadium in the Angolan capital. Angop, the Angolan news agency, cited officials as saying that 120 people were hurt in the crush in the southern...

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New Year Knees Up Around The World

Major cities, including Sydney, Shanghai, Dubai and Berlin have marked the start of 2013 with large fireworks displays. Among the most spectacular celebrations were ones in Sydney, which centred on the harbour bridge, and Dubai, where the world's tallest...

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Delhi Gang Rape Suspect To Undergo Bone Tests

One of six suspects held over the gang rape and murder of a student in India is to undergo bone tests to determine whether he is old enough to answer for the crime. Murder convictions carry the death penalty in India. However, only those aged 18 or...

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Seven Die In Gun Ambush In Northern Pakistan

Gunmen have ambushed and shot dead six female aid workers and a male doctor who were travelling in a van in northern Pakistan. The group's vehicle was raked with gunfire as they returned home from a children's community centre run by the Pakistani charity...

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Ivory Coast Stadium Stampede Kills 60

Around 60 people have died and dozens been injured in a New Year's Eve stampede at a stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It happened after crowds gathered to watch a fireworks display. Rescue official Lieutenant Colonel Issa Sako said: "There are...

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Chavez Suffers New Setback After Cancer Op

Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba and his condition is "delicate", Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro has said. In a televised address from Havana, Mr Maduro said: "We have been informed of new...

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Parents Appeal For Couple Missing In Afghanistan

The family of a pregnant woman who vanished in Afghanistan with her husband have appealed for the couple's safe return. Caitlan Coleman, 27, is due to give birth in January and needs urgent medical attention for a liver condition, according to her father...

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Newtown Gunman's Body Claimed For Burial

The body of the man who killed 26 people at a Connecticut school has been claimed for burial. Connecticut medical examiner Wayne Carver told the Hartford Courant that Adam Lanza's remains were taken several days ago by someone who wanted to remain anonymous....

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Sydney Welcomes In The New Year With A Bang

Sydney is the second major city to welcome 2013, with one of the most impressive fireworks displays. Some 1.5 million people were expected to turn out to watch the event centred on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with more than 100,000 firework patterns,...

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Russia Plane Crash: Video Of Moment Of Impact

Video footage shows the moment a passenger aircraft crashed into a motorway in Russia after it overshot the runway. The footage, captured from a vehicle on the motorway, shows luggage and other debris flying from the aircraft and hitting other cars...

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Gang Rape Victim Cremated In New Delhi

The body of a woman who was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi has been cremated at a private ceremony held amid tight security. The 23-year-old medical student was savagely beaten and raped for almost an hour before being thrown out of the moving vehicle....

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'US Can Learn From Australia's Gun Laws'

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent When Martin Bryant massacred 35 people with semi-automatic weapons at a tourist spot in Tasmania in 1996, then-Australian prime minister John Howard reacted swiftly by pushing for tough new national gun...

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Ice Lake Rescue Drama Captured On Video

What should have been a day of sledging thrills turned into a string of near-disasters in California after one person fell into an icy lake. As they overshot the edge of the ice and fell into the bitterly-cold water, flailing and waving their arms in...

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