Putin: Ukraine Assault Like Nazis In WW2

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine's assault on cities in the east of the country is reminiscent of the Nazi siege of Leningrad. "Small villages and large cities surrounded by the Ukrainian army which is directly hitting residential areas......

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Fort Hood Gunman Wants To Become IS Citizen

The US Army psychiatrist convicted for the Fort Hood shooting rampage has reportedly written to the Islamic State leader saying he wants to become a "citizen" of the caliphate. Major Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death last year for the shooting at the...

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Islamic State's Warning To Kurdish Fighters

Islamic State militants have released a video which appears to show a Kurdish man being beheaded in Iraq. The six-minute video is titled "A Message in Blood" and shows men wearing orange jumpsuits who are said to be Kurdish fighters captured by IS....

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Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars

Nasa has approved construction of the world's most powerful rocket designed to take astronauts to Mars. The $7bn (£4.2bn) Space Launch System (SLS) is scheduled to blast off for a test launch in November 2018. It will potentially take humans to the...

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French Media Support Hunt For Missing Ashya

French media are supporting the hunt for missing Ashya King, featuring the story prominently on websites and TV news channels. TF1, France's most popular domestic channel, has led its site with the story, under the headline 'Life Of Sick Child Taken...

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Cops Kill TV Crew Member During Robbery

A crew member with the long-running TV show Cops has been shot dead by police while recording officers trying to foil a robbery. Sound operator Bryce Dion, 38, died from a gunshot wound when police opened fire, hitting him by mistake. The robbery suspect,...

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Ukraine: Russian Tanks 'Enter' The Country

A senior Ukrainian official has said two columns of Russian tanks and military vehicles have fired at a border post, before entering the southeast of the country. The comments by Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine's National Security...

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Ebola Outbreak Could Infect 20,000 People

More than 20,000 people could become infected with the deadly ebola virus, the World Health Organisation has said. The UN health agency warned the actual number of current ebola cases in hard-hit areas could be 12,000 - four times higher than the...

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IS Fighters 'Executed' 250 Syrian Soldiers

IS fighters say they have "executed" 250 Syrian soldiers, as President Barack Obama prepares to hold crisis talks with his security aides. The soldiers were captured at the weekend when the Sunni militant group seized an air base in the province of...

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Platini Will Not Take On Blatter For Fifa Job

Platini Plays It Safe On Long Road To Zurich Updated: 2:53pm UK, Thursday 28 August 2014 Michel Platini's decision to duck a contest with Sepp Blatter will disappoint those desperate to see a credible challenge to the Fifa president in next year's...

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Mid-Air Emergency: Hero Pilot Fights Passenger

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent A young pilot is being described as a hero for landing a light aircraft in a field after fighting off a passenger who tried to cut the plane's engine and grab the controls. The mid-air drama happened...

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Shooting Instructor Shot By Nine-Year-Old Girl

A nine-year-old girl has accidentally shot her shooting instructor in the head, authorities in Arizona said. The incident took place on Monday at an outdoor shooting range in Dolan Springs, in the northern part of the state. The 39-year-old victim...

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Ukraine: The Story On The Russian Soldiers

Russian Paratroopers 'Captured' In Ukraine Updated: 4:49pm UK, Tuesday 26 August 2014 Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have sat down for talks - hours after video footage of captured Russian soldiers risked inflaming...

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Putin And Poroshenko Handshake At 'Peace Talks'

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have sat down for talks - hours after video footage of captured Russian soldiers risked inflaming tensions between the two countries. The two leaders met alongside senior EU officials...

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Egypt: 'Long-Term Ceasefire Agreed On Gaza'

Palestinian and Israeli leaders have reached an agreement for a long-term ceasefire in the Gaza conflict, according to Egyptian officials. Egypt's state news agency said the truce would begin at 5pm UK time in the seven week-long war that has led to...

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Fort Lee Lockdown: 'Soldier Shot Herself'

A lockdown at a US Army base was prompted by a female soldier who turned the gun on herself, the military says. The unnamed suspect fired one shot, wounding herself, at Fort Lee Army base in central Virginia. No one else was injured, the Army said...

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Ukraine Troops Battle Rebel Armoured Convoy

Ukraine says its forces have clashed with a rebel armoured column it claims crossed the border from Russia. The military said border guards were engaged in a battle with around 50 vehicles, including tanks, near the southeastern town of Novoazovsk,...

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Makes State Visit To China

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been welcomed with full military honours on a five-day state visit to China, during which he hopes to secure more investment in his country's ailing economy. Africa's oldest leader was greeted by his Chinese counterpart...

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Syria 'Ready To Work With West In IS Battle'

Syria has said it is ready to cooperate with the international community in the battle against Islamic State (IS) militants. The Sunni extremists have taken over large areas of the country as well as parts of northern Iraq in recent months, declaring...

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Michael Brown's Funeral Draws Missouri Crowds

Timeline Of Missouri Unrest Updated: 11:47am UK, Monday 25 August 2014 Sky News looks at crucial events in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown, which sparked protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Here is a timeline: :: August 9: Michael...

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UK Steps Up Help For Kurds Amid Massacre Fears

Britain will supply Kurdish forces with "non-lethal" equipment, including night-vision goggles and body armour, in their fight against militants in northern Iraq. No 10 said the Government was stepping up its efforts to help defeat Islamic State (IS)...

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Bardarbunga Volcano Risk Lowered After Quakes

Iceland has lowered the aviation risk from the Bardarbunga volcano from the highest to the second-highest level. The Civil Protection Department says there is no immediate threat of an eruption. However, seismic activity continues at the subglacial...

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Ukraine Rebels Show Off Captives In Parade

Pro-Russian separatists marched Ukrainian prisoners through Donetsk in mockery of the country's Independence Day celebrations. The rebels also displayed wreckage of Ukrainian military vehicles on a day the country had hoped to send a defiant message...

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Iran Military 'Shoots Down Israeli Drone'

Iran's military says it has shot down an Israeli drone as it approached one of the country's nuclear sites. Forces fired a missile at the drone as it neared a uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, according to a statement on the Revolutionary Guards' website....

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UK Close To Identifying James Foley's Killer

The British ambassador to the US says the UK is close to identifying the Islamic State (IS) militant who murdered an American journalist. The extremist, believed to be British, beheaded James Foley in a video released last week. Ambassador Peter Westmacott...

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