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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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[2014-11-20 07:45]

Torrential rain in Albania has cut supplies of power and water in the western part of the country, and authorities are investigating media reports that three people have died.

Icy weather sweeps US

[2014-11-20 07:45]

A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roads, as temperatures in all 50 US states fell to freezing or below.

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