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Kim Han-sol talking to Elisabeth Rehn in a hand-out video grab taken on 28 May 2012 Kim Jong-un's nephew in rare interview

The North Korean leader's nephew talks of reunification, his childhood and his family in a rare interview in Bosnia, where he is studying.

Image of Mohamed Merah next to a car, waving his hand in the air French 'stopped tracking Islamist'

French security services stopped tracking Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, despite links to jihadists including in the UK, leaked documents suggest.

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US rivals back in battlegrounds

US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney return to the campaign trail, a day after their heated TV debate.

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FTSE 100 5896.15 - -20.90 -0.35%
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Claire Danes in Homeland Beirut angered by Homeland episode

Lebanon's tourism minister threatens to sue the makers of hit US TV series Homeland for misrepresenting Beirut in a recent episode of the show.

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Public sector workers protest in Lima. 20 Sept 2012 Peru hospital managers 'resign'

About 90% of hospital managers in Peru have resigned in support of doctors who are striking over pay, union officials say.

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Poster for Haunts: The Manse Macabre Developers quit Kickstarted game

A horror-based video game funded via the crowdsourced funding site Kickstarter has been mothballed as all its developers quit.

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Rain showers in Portsmouth UK experiences 'weirdest' weather

The UK has just experienced its "strangest" weather on record, scientists have confirmed.

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Estados Unidos: los mitos en torno al voto latino

La inmigración no es el tema que más preocupa a los latinos. No todos se apegan a los valores culturales conservadores, pero tampoco son automáticamente demócratas. Son muchos los mitos que giran en torno al voto de los hispanos.

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中国一建筑工人尼日利亚遭枪击身亡

中国一建筑工人在尼日利亚东北部城市迈杜古里(Maiduguri)遭枪击身亡。

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لبنان: الحريري وجنبلاط يتهمان النظام السوري باغتيال رئيس فرع المعلومات في قوى الامن الداخلي

اتهم رئيس الوزراء اللبناني السابق سعد الحريري والزعيم الدرزي وليد جنبلاط الرئيس السوري بشار الاسد باغتيال رئيس فرع المعلومات في قوى الامن الداخلي العميد وسام الحسن في تفجير وقع الجمعة في شرق بيروت.

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کشته شدن رئیس بخش اطلاعات نیروهای امنیت ملی لبنان در انفجار بیروت

در پی وقوع یک انفجار مرگبار در بیروت، منابعی در لبنان به بی‌بی‌سی عربی گفته اند که سرهنگ وسام الحسن، رئیس بخش اطلاعات نیروهای امنیت ملی لبنان، کشته شده است.

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