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- N Korea urged on 'path of peace'
- The US calls on North Korea to pursue a "path of peace" following the death of leader Kim Jong-il, as it holds urgent talks with regional powers.
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- Football 'not key' to 2012 legacy
- West Ham are warned that the Olympic Stadium does not need a football club playing there in order to survive after the Games.
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- The world's best spas
- Unique, regional treatments offer top-notch relaxation, from Maori rituals in New Zealand and healing mineral waters in Pennsylvania to Turkish baths in Rome.
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- What next for the N Korean economy?
- The new collective leadership faces several tasks: first is how to feed all of the people all of the time, writes Tony Michell, from Euro-Asian Business Consultancy Ltd.
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- A Christmas to forget in Mindanao
- As food, shelter and water start to run low there are signs that the Philippines may be struggling to cope with the sheer scale of the flooding disaster.
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- Indians divided on death penalty
- Capital punishment is still legal in India, but it is rarely carried out and can take years to pass through the maze-like judicial system.
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- The cinephile dictator
- Kim Jong-il reportedly owned more than 20,000 films and Elizabeth Taylor was his favourite actress - but did Die Another Day's North Korean sequence end his love affair with Bond?
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Syria army deserters 'shot dead'
Dozens of army deserters are shot dead by Syrian troops as they tried to flee their bases and join anti-government protests, activists say.
AT&T ends bid to buy T-Mobile USA
US telecoms giant AT&T has said it will not pursue its $39bn bid to buy T-Mobile USA after running into government objections.
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AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani will hold talks with Manchester City on Thursday over the possible transfer of Carlos Tevez.
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Glastonbury founder to get honour
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis will receive a lifetime achievement prize at the European Festival Awards in the Netherlands in January.
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Sun 'stops chickenpox spreading'
Exposure to sunlight may help impede the spread of chickenpox, claim researchers.
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Dog tease beats Royals on YouTube
YouTube reveals its most watched videos in the UK over 2011 including a talking dog, a singing drug abuser and babbling babies.
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Thames water quality re-analysed
Scientists assemble a remarkable 140-year record of water quality in the River Thames that details the inexorable rise of nitrate pollution.
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- Corsica, by beautiful, bumpy train
- The French island’s beaches and mountains are best explored by a narrow gauge railway built in the 1850s.
- A guide to South African safaris
- Eight tips to get the most out of your wildlife-spotting adventure, whether you are after a remote bush camp escape or a luxurious private reserve.
- The flu is a frequent traveller
- As winter rolls in across the northern hemisphere and the holiday travel season forces us into close quarters with others, here are some tips for keeping the bugs at bay.
- Baguettes from an ATM in Paris
- Parisians can now get their freshly baked daily bread from a vending machine.
- Free art in Shanghai
- In step with China’s ongoing cultural rejuvenation, many of the city’s top art museums do not charge admission.
- Possibly the world’s smallest truck
- The newest concept from Smart, the compact electric car company, is a tiny, pick-up truck that is only about three-and-a-half metres long.
- Skiing green trails
- Resorts around the world are making efforts to offset the environmental impact of downhill skiing.
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Lo más importante para Washington es saber quién está en control del país comunista y, si se desestabiliza, cómo responder y proteger sus intereses en la región.
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中国国家主席胡锦涛星期二（12月20日）到朝鲜驻中国大使馆吊唁金正日。
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اصدرت الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة قرارا يدين انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في سوريا، بينما أعلن المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان أن ما بين 60 إلى 70 من الجنود المنشقين عن الجيش قتلوا في محافظة أدلب شمال غربي البلاد.
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دولت آمریکا روز دوشنبه ایران را ترغیب کرد "بدون معطلی" یک شهروند آمریکایی ایرانی تبار را که به اتهام جاسوسی در آن کشور دستگیر شده آزاد کند.
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