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British hostage 'killed himself'

1 hour 5 min ago
One of the five British hostages seized in Baghdad in 2007 has committed suicide, according to videotaped statement
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In Afghanistan, Obama visits troops and officials (AP)

1 hour 27 min ago

U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, second from left, with Gul Agha Shirzai, left, the governor of Nangarhar province, and other unidentified officials during a meeting , in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 19, 2008. U.S. Democratic presidential contender Obama started a campaign-season tour of combat zones and foreign capitals, visiting with U.S. forces in Kuwait and then Afghanistan — the scene of a war he says deserves more attention and more troops. (AP Photo)AP - Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president.


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Hundreds of thousands gather for pope's youth finale (AFP)

1 hour 29 min ago

Smoke billows across the stage during the re-enactment of the last days of Jesus Christ during World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney. Up to half a million Catholic faithful began gathering in Sydney to see Pope Benedict XVI lead a giant mass Sunday that will provide a dramatic finale to a week of World Youth Day festivities.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Up to half a million Catholic faithful began gathering in Sydney to see Pope Benedict XVI lead a giant mass Sunday that will provide a dramatic finale to a week of World Youth Day festivities.


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Brazilian FM's Nazi reference rocks WTO talks (AP)

1 hour 39 min ago
AP - Some pre-negotiation jabbing turned into a potentially damaging diplomatic incident Saturday when Brazil's foreign minister said rich countries' deception in trade talks reminded him of tactics used by Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.
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Akin Ojumu: As a father, why I fear for my son and my community

1 hour 55 min ago
Akin Ojumu: David Cameron was criticised for talking about the role of black fathers but there was truth in what he said
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The 20-year-old at heart of web's most anarchic and influential site

1 hour 57 min ago
Time magazine calls the 4chan website the wellspring of net culture and its online pranks are world-famous
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Call for apology over sex abuse cases in Ireland

1 hour 57 min ago
Abuse survivors' group, One in Four, say clergy should match Pope's strong words in Australia
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South Africa: Hundreds gather for Mandela's festivities

1 hour 57 min ago
500 guests welcome statesman to his 90th birthday celebrations singing 'here is our hope!'
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Former colony passes its first anti-racism law

1 hour 57 min ago
Hong Kong discrimination legislation leaves campaigners with a bitter taste in the mouth
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Iran given two-week deadline to end the nuclear impasse

1 hour 57 min ago
Six-nation negotiating team at the United Nations warns Iranian delegation that it has run out of patience
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Gangs have made Dublin 'like Chicago in the 1920s'

1 hour 57 min ago
Preliminary study finds majority of drug dealers arrested on serious offences are out on bail
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Pope says he is 'deeply sorry' to Australian sexual abuse victims

1 hour 57 min ago
Young Catholics hear apology at World Youth Day, but some say more should be done
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Obama takes his White House campaign to the battlefields

1 hour 57 min ago
US Democratic presidential candidate arrives in Afghanistan on the first leg of his high-profile tour
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The Observer Profile: Hamid Karzai

1 hour 57 min ago
Profile: Like Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai has become a problem. They are both prickly, proud, independent and difficult to control
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South Korea: Moonies leader hurt in helicopter crash

1 hour 57 min ago
The Reverend Sun Myung Moon and 13 others are injured after their helicopter crashes into a mountain in South Korea
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Immigration row divides haven for US super-rich

1 hour 57 min ago
The deportation of illegal workers is polarising Long Island, one of America's wealthiest regions
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Pakistan: winds hamper rescue of stranded climbers

1 hour 57 min ago
Hostile conditions hinder rescue helicopter's attempt to save two Italian climbers on northern face of Nanga Parbat
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Church of England unrest threatens to harm links with Vatican

1 hour 57 min ago
Cardinal Bertone warns that the present division within the Anglican Communion poses a 'grave challenge for full and visible unity' with Rome
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Report: UK hostage in Iraq is dead (AP)

1 hour 58 min ago
AP - A Shiite militia that has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Britons in Iraq more than a year ago said one of the hostages committed suicide, a British newspaper reported.
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Closer ties with the United States could cost India's prime minister his government

2 hours 18 min ago
With a confidence vote in the Indian Parliament scheduled to begin this week, the government's scramble to stay in power has started an often brazen round of political bargaining.
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