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School of performing arts survives in Baghdad

[2014-11-21 07:38]

Ann Khalid did not feel well, but she insisted on dancing a brief scene from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake with her classmates. The 12-year-old is determined to one day have a career both dancing and teaching ballet, not an easy path in a country torn by conflict.

Pyongyang denounces UN rights resolution

[2014-11-21 07:38]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday denounced a UN resolution on human rights in the country and indicated it might conduct a new nuclear test to counter "US hostile policy" toward Pyongyang.

Kerry scrambles to save Iran nuke deal

[2014-11-21 07:38]

With a deadline for an Iranian nuclear deal fast approaching, US Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on a frenzy of high-stakes diplomacy on Wednesday in a last-minute push to secure an agreement - or at least prevent the process from collapsing.

Cameron risks losing out to anti-EU UKIP as two-party system creaks

[2014-11-21 07:38]

British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives risked losing a second parliamentary seat to the anti-EU UKIP party on Thursday, foreshadowing a possible political upheaval in next year's national election.

Venezuelans get creative amid shortages

[2014-11-21 07:38]

Cloth diapers, baking soda to make deodorant and vinegar to mop the floor is not the shopping list of an eco-friendly hipster but how an increasing number of resourceful Venezuelans are making do in a time of severe shortages.

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[2014-11-21 07:38]

Art detective finds hidden treasures behind canvases

[2014-11-20 07:45]

Richard Johnson can see right through masterpieces by Rembrandt and Van Gogh.

Japanese 'black widow' suspect held over latest husband's death

[2014-11-20 07:45]

A 67-year-old millionairess was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of poisoning her husband with cyanide in Japan's latest apparent "black widow" case.

Israeli army blows up tram stop killer's home

[2014-11-20 07:45]

A day after two militants killed four rabbis and a policeman at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Israeli forces destroyed the house of a Palestinian who was shot dead last month after mowing down commuters with his car at a Jerusalem tram stop.

Australia takes 'sugar off table' to stem asylum tide

[2014-11-20 07:45]

Australia's government on Wednesday defended its decision to stop asylum seekers who pass through Indonesia from settling in Australia, a move that could leave Indonesia with thousands of refugees from the Middle East.

Model Dickinson claims sexual assault by sitcom comic Cosby

[2014-11-20 07:45]

Model and TV host Janice Dickinson added her name to the women who have accused comic Bill Cosby of sexual assault.

UN: Young people can transform the future

[2014-11-20 07:45]

The number of young people in the world has reached a new peak, and this could bring unprecedented economic gains, the United Nations Population Fund said on Tuesday.

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