China Billionaires: Sharp Rise In Richest

There has been a big rise in the number of billionaires in China, with a developer who bought one of the biggest US cinema chains being named the country's wealthiest tycoon. The number of Chinese people worth at least $1bn (£633m) has risen by...

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Will US Climb Down Russia's Ladder On Syria?

Much now depends on what happens when Sergei Lavrov meets John Kerry in Geneva on Thursday. The Russian Foreign Minister can be expected to outline vague details of how Moscow's plan to disarm Syria of chemical weapons will work. The US Secretary of...

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Papua New Guinea: Deadly Ambush On Tourists

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent Bandits in Papua New Guinea have attacked a group of hikers from Australia and New Zealand, hacking two of their guides to death. Six men armed with guns, a spear and bush knives ambushed the group as...

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Libya: Car Bomb Blast Shakes Benghazi

A powerful explosion has caused serious damage to a foreign ministry building in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, according to witnesses. The blast - on the 12th anniversary of the bombing of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York...

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Philippines: Hostages Used As Human Shield

Rebel fighters have used hostages as a human shield during a stand-off with security forces in the Philippines. Dozens of citizens were tied together and positioned between the rebels and government soldiers in the port city of Zamboanga, as fighting...

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Israel Pays $1.2m For Australian 'Spy' Death

Israel has agreed to pay $1.2m (£760,000) compensation to the family of an Australian-Israeli found dead in a prison cell after allegedly working as a spy for the country's intelligence service, Mossad. Ben Zygier was 34 years old when he hanged himself...

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9/11 Attacks: Americans Mark Anniversary

Americans have marked the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with bell-tolling, the reading of victims' names and moments of silence. At the World Trade Center, hundreds gathered for a sombre ceremony marking 12 years since the attacks....

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Syria: UN Accuses Assad As Obama Backtracks

Russia has given the United States its plan for placing Syria's chemical weapons under international control, after President Barack Obama delayed a vote on air strikes. Russia's Interfax news agency reported that the proposals had been handed over...

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Philadelphia Girl Found Starved To Death

The parents of a three-year-old girl who starved to death in Philadelphia have been charged with murder. Nathalyz Rivera, a girl with special needs, weighed only 11 pounds (5kg) when she was found in a filthy home. That is the average weight of a three-month-old....

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Turkey Shooting: British Family 'Shocked'

The family of three British people shot, including one fatally, in Turkey have said they were "lovely people who would never harm anybody". Catherine Anne Bury, who was known as Anne, died after she was attacked at the family villa allegedly by her...

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