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Writer brings back Nixon via Twitter

Admirers say tweets capture former US president's uncanny phrasings

Prince William returning to the skies

Britain's Prince William will get back behind the controls of a helicopter and become an air ambulance pilot, his office announced on Thursday.

Afghan candidates end clash

Election rivals ink deal to inaugurate new president by the end of August

Asian youths fail to land Australian jobs

Zhang Xin is 22 years old, ambitious, outgoing and living the Sydney dream. It's a dream that includes beautiful beaches, blue skies and - as she is a former international student - a dream of work. Any work.

WHO declares Ebola virus a global health emergency

'Particularly serious' consequences would arise if disease were to spread

Asia on outbreak alert with thermal cameras

Asian nations are using thermal-imaging cameras and posting doctors at airports to screen sick travelers, as health authorities scramble to avert a widening of the Ebola virus outbreak that has killed almost 1,000 people in West Africa.

Israel, Hamas resume attacks

Israel and Gaza militants resumed their cross-border attacks on Friday, after a three-day truce expired and talks brokered by Egypt on a new border deal for the blockaded coastal territory deadlocked.

Palestinian shoppers vote with their purses

The Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip has led to growing support of resistance in the West Bank, with an increasing number of Palestinians there boycotting Israeli goods.

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Shark whisperer: We must save species

With demand spurring the killing, helping the animals becomes an urgent global issue

Modern life alters hunt for love in remote Vietnam

Dating is never easy, but finding the perfect partner when you live in a tiny, remote village in the Vietnamese mountains is almost impossible.