California Wildfire Threatens Yosemite Park

A giant wildfire has spread into Yosemite National Park as authorities urged more evacuations in communities where thousands fled during the week. The fire, which started a week ago, closed hiking in the park but is not currently threatening the popular...

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China's Bo Xilai Admits 'Some Responsibility'

The disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has admitted "some responsibility" for 5m yuan (£514,000) of embezzled public funds. Bo denies embezzling the money, intended for a local government construction project, but said: "I feel I should take some...

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Mandela Shows 'Great Resilience' In Hospital

Nelson Mandela is showing "great resilience" as he remains in hospital in a critical condition, South Africa's presidency has said. The former South African president's condition "becomes unstable" at times, the presidency added, noting that so far...

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Syria: Iran Warns West Against Military Action

Iran has warned against "military intervention" in Syria as Bashar al Assad's regime was accused by Western leaders of massacring 1,300 people with chemical weapons. Tehran also said it believes the alleged gas attack in Ghouta, an eastern suburb of...

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FBI Director Fears 9/11-Style Attack On US

The outgoing head of the FBI fears another 9/11-style attack on the US, saying the fallout from the Arab Spring has bred a number of "violent extremists". Robert Mueller, who leaves his post on September 4, said that he fears terrorists will target...

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India: Photojournalist Gang-Raped In Mumbai

By Neville Lazarus, Sky News Producer A photojournalist has been gang-raped by five men while out on assignment with a male colleague in south Mumbai. The woman, 22, is now in intensive care with reports suggesting she suffered multiple injuries,...

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Hague: Syria Massacre 'Was A Chemical Attack'

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said for the first time that the "atrocity" in Syria "was a chemical attack" by Assad forces. Mr Hague said that the chances of the attack being a conspiracy by opposition forces was "vanishingly small" and that the...

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Lebanon: Tripoli Explosions 'Kill At Least 20'

At least 20 people are believed to have been killed and hundreds injured in two powerful explosions in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The blasts occurred outside two mosques on the Muslim day of prayer, when the buildings are likely to have...

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Syria: Call For 'Force' If Chemicals Proven

France is seeking a reaction with "force" if a massacre in Syria involving chemical weapons is confirmed, its foreign minister has said. "If it is proven, France's position is that there must be a reaction, a reaction that could take the form of a reaction...

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Thailand: Iranians Jailed Over Failed Bombing

Two Iranian men have been jailed for their part in a botched bomb plot which ended with one of them having his legs blown off. Saeid Moradi and Mohammad Khazaei also blew off the roof of the house they rented in Bangkok, when one of four bombs Thai...

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Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe Sworn In As President

Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest and one of its longest-serving leaders, has been sworn in for a new five-year term as Zimbabwean President. The ceremony was performed at a stadium packed with thousands of jubilant supporters. The 89-year-old pledged...

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Manning Says He Wants To Live As Woman

Bradley Manning, the US soldier sentenced for leaking classified documents, has said he wants to live the rest of his life as a woman. "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. "I am Chelsea Manning. I am...

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Fukushima Toxic Leak Alert Set To Be Hiked

Efforts are continuing to contain a major toxic leak from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant with plans to heighten the alert level. The operator of the site said about 300 tonnes of highly radioactive water has leaked from one of hundreds of...

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North Korea Prisoner Forced To Kill Her Baby

A mother in a North Korean prison was forced to kill her own baby, according to a former inmate giving evidence to a UN commission hearing. Jee Heon-a, 34, told the UN Commission of Inquiry that a guard ordered the mother to drown her newborn. Speaking...

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Dolphins Washing Up Dead On US East Coast

Dozens of dead dolphins have been washing up on the East Coast, as worried scientists try to find out why. Since early July, seven times the usual number of bottlenose dolphins have been found stranded on the shores in New York, New Jersey, Delaware,...

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Hosni Mubarak Release Ordered By Court

An Egyptian court has ordered the release of former president Hosni Mubarak, according to security sources. The 85-year-old is being retried on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his downfall. However,...

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96-Stone Man: Saudi King Orders Airlift

A Saudi man weighing 96st (610kg) has been airlifted to hospital after being unable to leave his bedroom for two-and-a-half years. Khalid Mohsin Shaeri, 20, was flown from the southern city of Jazan to a hospital in Riyadh on King Abdullah's orders....

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Prison Hunger Strikers 'Can Be Force Fed'

Prisoners on hunger strike in California could be force-fed if they are in imminent danger of dying, under a new federal court ruling. Corrections officials made the legal request, fearing for the welfare of nearly 70 inmates who have refused all meals...

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Pakistan: Musharraf Charged In Bhutto Death

Timeline: Musharraf And Ms Bhutto Updated: 11:45am UK, Tuesday 20 August 2013 More than five years after Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, Pervez Musharraf has been charged over her death. These are the key moments in the case: :: December 2, 1988...

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Costa Rica: Man Posts Photos Of Dead Wife

A man in Costa Rica allegedly killed his wife and confessed by sending relatives a photo of her body via the smartphone application WhatsApp, according to news reports. The incident is reported to have happened on Saturday in the village of Huacas,...

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Australian Student 'Shot For Fun' By US Teens

An Australian student on a baseball scholarship in the US has been gunned down for "the fun of it", in an alleged random shooting by three teenagers. Chris Lane, 23, was jogging in the small town of Duncan in Oklahoma last Friday, after visiting his...

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Egypt's Ex-Dictator Mubarak 'To Be Freed'

Deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak is expecting to be freed from jail after being cleared of corruption charges, his lawyer claims. Mubarak was toppled from power in February 2011 following an uprising and has been held by authorities since. He has made...

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Oscar Pistorius Formally Charged With Murder

Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has now left court after a judge told him he will go on trial in March over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius returned to Pretoria Magistrates' Court this morning for the short hearing, in which...

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German City Hall Hostage Crisis: People Held

An armed man has taken several people hostage in the historic city hall of the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt and is making demands to police over the telephone. Police spokesman Guenther Beck said that the man had taken the hostages shortly before 9am...

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Mexico: 23 Bodies Found In Drugs 'Hot Land'

At least 23 bodies with gunshot wounds and hands bound have been found in western Mexico where drug cartels, vigilantes and and security forces have been fighting for much of the year. The bodies were discovered on an abandoned property near the town...

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Diana's Death: Police Handed New Information

New information that alleges Princess Diana was murdered has been passed to Scotland Yard through military sources, it has emerged. The information, thought to include the allegation that the Princess of Wales, Dodi al Fayed and their driver were killed...

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Egypt: EU To Review Relations Amid Violence

The European Union has said it will "urgently" review its relations with Egypt in the coming days as the violence shows no sign of ending. In a statement, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission...

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China's Bo Xilai Goes On Trial On Thursday

Disgraced senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai will stand trial later this week for bribery, corruption and abuse of power, it has been announced. Bo, once one of the country's most powerful leaders, will face the charges on Thursday at Jinan Intermediate...

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