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Middle East peace talks under way in Washington
Obama and Kerry praising Israeli-Palestinian summit but warning of big challenges -
Judge to read verdict in Manning trial
Army private faces sentence of life in military custody with no chance of parole if convicted on 'aiding the enemy' charge -
Taliban prison attack frees hundreds
Police say known terrorists are among hundreds set loose in daring raid by 70 militants on Dera Ismail Khan jail -
Egypt restores feared secret police
Government seems to have no intent of reforming practices that characterised Mubarak and Morsi eras -
BP's Deepwater fund running dry
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Pope: I won't judge gay priests
'If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?' says pontiff during plane conference -
Explosions at Florida propane plant
Seven people injured amid huge blasts at Blue Rhino cylinder exchange depot in town of Tavares, authorities say -
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A significant number of people in 1,700 American cities are at greater risk of living below sea level than previously thought -
Weiner faces more woe in new poll
Popularity plummets in wake of fresh revelations as new poll finds 53% of New York voters think he should drop out -
Woman arrested in DC vandalism
Police look for connections between paint on cathedral and Smithsonian statue days after Lincoln Memorial vandalism -
Cannes heist one of largest ever
Diamonds, jewellery and watches stolen from exhibition in Riviera resort's Carlton hotel by a man armed with a handgun -
New claims of Apple mistreatment
Conditions for 70,000 workers at Pegatron plants allegedly worse than those in Foxconn scandal -
Fast food workers protest low wages
New York City-based campaign spreads around the country as workers unite to demand minimum $15 per hour wage -
Bulger defence calls Ex-FBI agent
Former assistant special agent Robert Fitzpatrick says he tried to terminate Bulger as an FBI informant in 1980s -
Inquiry opened into Italy bus crash
Inquiry follows Italy's worst road accident in years, with 38 dead after coach swerves off motorway and falls into ravine -
Spain train crash memorial mass held
Spain's crown prince and PM attend service at Santiago de Compostela's cathedral for 79 victims -
Stolen £1.2m Stradivarius found
Korean-born violinist Min-Jin Kym is 'on cloud nine' after hearing that her stolen violin and two bows have been found -
Senator: Fisa court is 'anachronistic'
Wyden and Durbin voice growing outcry among senators to rein in power of secretive court meant to serve as a check on NSA
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Bale wants talks with Spurs this week
Football: Gareth Bale's representatives hope to meet Tottenham chairman to emphasise his desire to move to Real Madrid -
USA's Gold Cup win: what we learned
Graham Parker: USA extend win streak to beat Panama, with Landon Donovan among USMNT's biggest winners -
Australia may look to Lyon
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Jeter homers on Yankees return
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'Edward Snowden's not the story'
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NSA allowed to extend Verizon trawl
Secret court that oversees surveillance gives agency permission to continue its dragnet of customers' phone records
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Sounding Sand desert in China
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Beware the courier scam
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The mystery of monogamy
Study says some species have become monogamous through evolution and, for primates, infanticide is at its root
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America's Cup challenger trials
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A country abandoned to its fate
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