Obama: Budget Impasse 'Damaged' US Credibility

President Barack Obama has said the budget stand-off "damaged" US credibility and "Americans are fed-up with Washington". Mr Obama spoke from the White House hours after signing legislation that reopened the government following a 16-day partial shutdown...

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Syria Peace Talks Possible In November

A long-delayed Syrian peace conference could take place at the end of November, according to the country's deputy prime minister. Qadri Jamil said the talks - which Russia and the US have been trying to organise since May - were to be held in Geneva...

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Would-Be Bank Robber Wrestled By Customer

A Good Samaritan has been hailed a hero after tackling a suspected bank robber in California with his bare hands. Herb Pearce was queuing at Chase Bank in Fullerton when a man walked into the branch and claimed to have a gun. "(He said), 'This is a...

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Up To 30m People 'Live As Modern-Day Slaves'

Some 30 million people around the world are living as so-called modern-day slaves, according to an inaugural report by the Walk Free Foundation. The Global Slavery Index 2013 reveals African and Asian countries have the highest numbers of slaves and...

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Madeleine McCann: 500 Calls From Germany

German broadcaster ZDF has received 500 phone calls and emails after airing a programme on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine's parents launched an appeal for information to help them find their daughter on the television show "Aktenzeichen...

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Air Pollution 'Leading Cause of Cancer'

Outdoor air pollution is the leading cause of cancer, a World Health Organisation agency has revealed. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, also...

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Outrage Over China's Plans For Mao's Birthday

More than $2.5bn (£1.6bn) is being spent on events to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, to the fury of many Chinese citizens. The money is being directed towards Mao's birthplace of Shaoshan, where a tourist information centre will...

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Central Park Rapist Jailed Over Pensioner Attack

A 73-year-old woman who was raped twice in New York's Central Park has faced her attacker in court and accused him of being an "evil infestation". David Albert Mitchell pounced on his victim from behind in September 2012 as she was birdwatching in a...

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Australia: Wildfires Rage In New South Wales

More than 100 wildfires are raging in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, with about 18 of them reported to be out of control. Up to 30 properties are believed to have been destroyed in the Blue Mountains town of Springwood, although the...

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Goa: British Man Held Over Record Drugs Haul

A British man has been arrested in the holiday resort state of Goa in what the Indian authorities have said is their biggest ever drugs seizure. Gary Baird, 45, was arrested on Wednesday accused of illegally possessing more than four kilos of amphetamines...

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