North Korea: Kim Jong-Un Official Speaks

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent A senior North Korean diplomat has told Sky News that the United States is to blame for the tense situation on the Korean peninsula but relations between the two countries could be "normalised" if Washington...

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Madonna And Pussy Riot Pair To Share Stage

Madonna will introduce two formerly jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot when they appear at an Amnesty International concert next week. The pop queen will hail Maria Alyokhina, 25, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 24, as "fellow freedom fighters"...

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Michael Schumacher 'Responding' - Sky Sources

Michael Schumacher is being brought out of his coma and is "responding to instructions", according to Sky News sources. The seven-time Formula One champion has been in a Grenoble hospital with severe injuries since the accident on December 29....

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Super Bowl Security Tightens Ahead Of NFL Finale

By Hannah Thomas-Peter, New York Correspondent Security officials responsible for public safety at the Super Bowl in New Jersey have planned for a range of possible incidents, from a lone-wolf assault to a nuclear or biological attack. In a briefing,...

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Missouri Man Executed After Appeals Denied

Missouri has executed a man convicted of killing a jewellery store owner during a 1991 robbery, after last-minute appeals were rejected. Herbert Smulls, 54, was put to death with a lethal dose of pentobarbital, a fast-acting barbiturate. He was pronounced...

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Market Shockwaves Spread Over Fed Tapering

Global markets have reacted quickly to news that the US Federal Reserve would taper its monthly quantitative easing by another $10bn (£6bn). Equities hit a 10-week low on fears of more emerging markets weakness, as investors headed towards the safer...

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Ukraine's President Yanukovich On Sick Leave

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich, who has faced protests calling for his resignation, has taken sick leave. The embattled leader, who has an acute respiratory illness and high fever, has already lost his prime minister Mykola Azarov,...

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Knox Says 'Heart In Mouth' Ahead Of Verdict

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter Amanda Knox has said her "heart will be in her mouth" as she awaits a new verdict expected in the Meredith Kercher murder case. Knox told Italian television via Skype that she would be at home in Seattle with her...

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Hundreds Of Snakes Found In 'House Of Horrors'

Hundreds of snakes - many of them dead - have been removed from a "house of horrors" in California after neighbours complained of a strong stench of decay. "The smell alone - I feel like I need to take a shower for a week," said officer Anthony Bertagna....

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Scarlett Johansson Quits As Oxfam Ambassador

Scarlett Johansson has ended her relationship with Oxfam after receiving criticism for her support of SodaStream, which has a factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. The actress's spokesman said the 29-year-old, who was an ambassador for...

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