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Police squeeze drug gangs in Rio's favelas
Police in Brazil backed by 800 troops and armoured personnel carriers continue to squeeze the armed drug gangs holed up in Rio's sprawling slums.…
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FBI sting teenager in fake Christmas bomb plot
A Somali born teenager has been arrested in Portland, Oregan after he attempted to detonate a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.…
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Swiss set to approve controversial immigrant vote
Switzerland's far-right People's Party, the SVP, appears on course for a strong referendum victory over the expulsion of foreign criminals. The…
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Protesters target Italian government
A banner read "The young and jobs are the future," as members of Italy's biggest trade union marched in Rome calling for immediate action against job…
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Quantas resumes A380 flights after engine woes
Australian carrier Quantas has resumed Airbus A380 flights, three weeks after a mid-air engine blow out grounded the fleet for safety checks.…
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Anti-North Korean protests on eve of war games
Pressure is building on South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for a more robust response to North Korea, four days after the North launched an…
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Haiti-chaos and killer cholera provide election backdrop
The shattered presidential palace in Cholera hit, earthquake ravaged Haiti. It is against this backdrop that Haitians prepare to go to the polls…
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Catalonia set to oust Socialists in key regional vote
Catalan nationalists look set to oust the ruling Socialists in Sunday's election for the regional parliament. Discontent is rife over high…
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Violence threat hangs over Ivory Coast poll
Candidates in Ivory Coast's presidential election have called for an end to violence as the country prepares for Sunday's poll. The latest rally…
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Snow brings pleasure and pain to Northern Europe
Heavy snow has been causing problems across swathes of Northern Europe. Parts of the UK have seen up to 35 centimetres of the white stuff, with…
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Demonstrators in Dublin protest austerity cuts
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Dublin to protest against harsh austerity measures promised by the Irish government. Organisers…
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US and South Korea begin drills despite warnings
The United States and South Korea have begun their pre-planned joint military exercises off the Korean coast. They follow last week's deadly…
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Swiss expected to vote "yes" to deport foreign criminals
"Cast them out" read the posters and the Switzerland could do just that. The country is holding a referendum today on whether to deport…
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Opposition vow to defy curfew in Ivory Coast poll
Sunday's election in Ivory Coast will test whether the African country can turn the page after a decade of conflict and north-south division.…
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Moldova tries to break east-west stalemate
The ex-Soviet Republic of Moldova will use another election today to try again to break the political deadlock that has left the country without a…
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"No transparency" in Egypt poll
As Egypt goes to the polls on Sunday little is expected to change in the country's parliament. 508 seats are being contested and for the first…
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EU agreement on Ireland bailout "very close"
As tens of thousands protested in Dublin against the government's austerity programme, officials in Brussels said agreement on a multi-billion euro…
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War games crank up Korean tension
North Korea has positioned surface-to-surface missiles in the Yellow Sea, as the US and South Korea carry out joint military exercises. The…
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