Chavez Suffers New Setback After Cancer Op

Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba and his condition is "delicate", Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro has said. In a televised address from Havana, Mr Maduro said: "We have been informed of new...

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Fiscal Cliff: Markets Fall As Deadline Looms

Investors are reacting nervously as the clock ticks down to the New Year deadline for a deal to prevent the US falling over the so-called 'fiscal cliff'. A series of costly tax rises and spending cuts worth more than $500bn will come into force as 2013...

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Newtown Gunman's Body Claimed For Burial

The body of the man who killed 26 people at a Connecticut school has been claimed for burial. A spokesman for Adam Lanza's family said on Monday that his father Peter Lanza claimed the remains, but did not specify when. The 20-year-old gunman shot...

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Benghazi Deaths: Report Finds Woeful Security

A Congressional report on the Benghazi attack has been highly critical of the handling of security at the US consulate. The document, produced by the Senate homeland security committee and released to media ahead of publication, faults the State Department...

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Fireworks First For North Korean New Year

North Korea welcomes 2013 with reportedly the first ever New Year's fireworks display the country has held. Meanwhile, Tokyo reverberated to the sound of the Watch-Night Bell which is struck 108 times at temples all over Japan to symbolise the beginning...

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Russia Plane Crash: Video Of Moment Of Impact

Video footage shows the moment a passenger aircraft crashes into a motorway in Russia - as the death toll rises to five. The footage, captured from a vehicle on the motorway, shows luggage and other debris flying from the aircraft and hitting other...

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Gang Rape Victim Cremated In New Delhi

The body of a woman who was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi has been cremated at a private ceremony held amid tight security. The 23-year-old medical student was savagely beaten and raped for almost an hour before being thrown out of the moving vehicle....

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Tributes Paid To Shot New York Firefighters

Hundreds of emergency workers have paid tribute to the two upstate New York firefighters who were fatally shot on Christmas Eve in Webster. Firefighters and other first responders from across the northeast US and Canada lined up with thousands of mourners...

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New Galaxies: Hopes To Find 700,000 In 2013

Scientists are hoping the huge radio telescope facility in Western Australia officially opened earlier this year will help them uncover 700,000 new galaxies in 2013. Two surveys named Wallaby and Dingo will scour vast regions of space to help provide...

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Fiscal Cliff: Countdown Begins For Congress

Politicians in Washington are back at work as they attempt to strike a last-minute deal to avoid huge tax hikes and spending cuts set for January 1. Economists warn the $500bn in fiscal pain due to hit in the New Year could send the country back into...

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Gang-Rape In India: Teen Victim Kills Herself

A 17-year-old Indian girl who was allegedly gang-raped killed herself after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday. It comes as the 23-year-old Indian medical student who was gang-raped...

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Fiscal Cliff: Obama 'Optimistic' After Talks

Barack Obama has called for "immediate action" to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff after urgent talks with Congressional leaders. He urged politicians to agree a deal, saying: "The hour for immediate action is here. It is now." He said he remained...

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India Rape Death: Six Charged With Murder

Indian police have charged six men with murder, hours after a woman who was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi died in hospital. The men could face the death penalty if convicted, in a case that has triggered protests across India. The 23-year-old victim...

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Survivor's Family Sue Over Sandy Hook Massacre

Lawyers for a six-year-old who survived the Sandy Hook massacre are seeking permission to sue the state of Connecticut for $100m (£62m) for failing to protect its schoolchildren. The legal notice was filed earlier this week with the claims commissioner,...

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Russia Plane Crash: Four People Killed

Four people have died after a passenger plane overshot an airport runway as it landed in Russia. The crash took place during high winds and a snowstorm in Moscow, but the cause of the accident is not yet clear. After a hard landing, the Red Wing Airlines...

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General Norman Schwarzkopf Dies Aged 78

General Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the US-led coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in the 1991 Gulf War, has died. The 78-year-old died on Thursday at his home in Tampa, Florida, where he retired after his last military...

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India Gang-Rape Victim 'Struggling Against Odds'

An Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi suffered "significant" brain damage and is fighting for her life. The 23-year-old woman was flown to Singapore for treatment at Mount Elizabeth hospital on Thursday. The unnamed victim had already...

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Silvio Berlusconi: Ex-Wife To Get £82k A Day

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to pay his ex-wife maintenance of 100,000 euros (£82,000) a day as part of their divorce settlement. Mr Berlusconi, 76, will be able to keep the family...

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Tata Group Says 'Ta Ta' To Boss

The brains behind one of the world's most successful companies has handed over the reins of his vast business empire. The head of India's Tata Group, Ratan Tata, used his 75th birthday to fulfil his retirement as chairman after steering the group for...

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Gang-Raped Indian Teenager Kills Herself

A 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped killed herself after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday. It comes as the 23-year-old Indian medical student who was gang-raped on...

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George HW Bush: Condition Worsens In Hospital

The health of former US President George HW Bush has worsened and he is in intensive care with a "stubborn fever". Mr Bush was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday and has been put on a liquids-only diet. He has been battling bronchitis for...

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US Snow Storm Heads East After Hitting Midwest

A severe US snow storm is threatening more devastation as it heads east after pounding the Midwest, killing six people. Up to 18 inches of snow is forecast inland on Thursday, from western New York to Maine, before tapering off into a mix of rain and...

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Indian Tea Plantation Boss Burnt To Death

Hundreds of disgruntled workers on a tea plantation in India have surrounded the owner's home before setting it on fire, killing him and his wife. The bodies of Mridul Kumar Bhattacharyya and his wife, Rita, were found by police at a tea estate in the...

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Antarctic Lake Drilling Attempt Abandoned

An attempt to melt a borehole through the continental ice sheet to reach a hidden Antarctic lake has been abandoned by a team of British scientists and engineers. The freshwater Lake Ellsworth, which has been sealed off by the ice 3km (2 miles) down...

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India Protests: Rapists To Be Named Online

The names, addresses and photographs of convicted rapists will be posted online by police in India to publicly shame them for their crimes. Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, the country's junior home minister, said the measure would begin in New Delhi,...

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Firefighter Ambush Shooting: Killer Left Note

The gunman who ambushed two firefighters as they approached his burning house left a note saying he wanted to torch the neighbourhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people". Gerald Pickering, police chief in Webster, New York state, said 62-year-old...

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China Opens World's Longest High-Speed Railway

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent, in Beijing The world's longest high speed rail route has opened in China, covering a distance of 1,427 miles (2,298km). The first passenger train departed from Beijing in the north for Guangzhou on the country's...

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Government Bombing In Northern Syria Kills 20

Shelling in Syria's northern Raqqa Province has killed some 20 people, with at least eight children among the dead, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has published a video of the aftermath of the bombing. The video shows rows of...

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Burma: British Family Of Four Survived Crash

A British family of four was aboard an aircraft packed with tourists which crash-landed in Burma on Christmas Day. The Foreign Office has confirmed it provided assistance to the family and that they have now left hospital following treatment for minor...

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Tornadoes Hit US As Christmas Storms Kill Six

At least six people have died after a major winter storm system swept through the southern US, triggering tornadoes and heavy snowfall. A driver was killed when a high winds knocked down a tree, crushing his pickup truck and a 53-year-old Louisiana...

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Manila Christmas Eve Fires Tear Through Slum

At least eight people have been killed and thousands more left homeless after two fires broke out in Manila in the Philippines. One of the blazes sparked a riot in a slum with emergency workers being showered with rocks as they drove in to help people....

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Pope Benedict Celebrates Christmas Mass

The Pope has marked Christmas with a Mass in the Vatican and asked if people still have room for children, the poor and God in their technology-driven lives. The pontiff also prayed that Israelis and Palestinians live in peace and freedom, and asked...

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Mandela In Hospital: 'Looking Much Better'

South African President Jacob Zuma has visited Nelson Mandela in hospital and says the 94-year-old is "looking much better". Mr Zuma said the ex-president was in good spirits on Christmas morning. Family members, including his wife Graca Machel,...

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Firefighters Shot Dead In House Blaze 'Trap'

Two volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two others injured when a gunman opened fire as they were responding to a house fire in New York state. The gunman, named as William Spengler, opened fired on the four men as they arrived shortly after...

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