Sumatra volcano kills 14, spews lava
Ahmad Pathon 7:30am At least 14 have died after a volcano spewed lava and hot gas.
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Amanda Knox's judge stands by guilty verdict
Nicole Winfield 12:36am Judge says he suffered over Amanda Knox's second murder conviction but he and the jury reached agreement that she was guilty in the death of British student Meredith Kercher.
Thai election day tensions at boiling point
LINDSAY MURDOCH 6:33am Bangkok: Even before polls opened in Thailand's contentious election on Sunday explosions and gunfire rang out across a busy Bangkok intersection, sending tensions soaring across the capital.
Syria peace talks end with little headway
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Aides to Afghan presidential candidate killed as campaign begins
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Ambush kills four in Thai deep south
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Conflicted Thais go to the polls
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Thousands march in Madrid against planned abortion limits
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New gay rights party to stand in South Africa
3:14pm A new party that will defend gays and lesbians against violence and persecution will stand in South Africa's elections this year.
Toronto mayor ticketed for jaywalking
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Mexican castaway begins long journey home
2:28pm A Mexican castaway who says he drifted for months across the Pacific Ocean before washing up on a remote Marshall Islands atoll is on his way to the capital, hoping to begin his long journey home.
Komodo dragon dies at Indonesian 'death zoo'
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1:09pm A three-year-old komodo dragon has died at an Indonesian zoo infamous for scores of animal deaths, zoo officials say.
Family fights to save £100,000 'Chagall' from the furnace
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Bangkok gunmen appeared to be military trained
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Red wave set to swamp Bangkok
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Thailand's gathering storm
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Castaway's 16 months adrift on Pacific
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Hollande rebuffs Britain's shift on EU
Alice Ritchie The French President has dealt a blow to David Cameron's hopes of renegotiating Britain's EU membership.
Judge compels caesarean for mentally ill woman
A British judge has allowed doctors to perform an urgent Caesarean section on a mentally ill woman with diabetes.
French teenagers charged over Syria jihad
An anti-terrorism judge says the two French high school students ran away to Syria to fight the Assad regime.
J. K. Rowling sues Daily Mail for libel
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The Harry Potter author is going to court over a report last year about her past as a struggling single mother.
Bloomberg named UN climate envoy
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new global platform to press for action against climate change.
Boulder nearly wipes out Italian farmhouse
A huge boulder unleashed by a landslide in northern Italy narrowly missed a farmhouse, but destroyed a barn and came to a stop in vineyards.
US man buried astride beloved Harley-Davidson
A motorcycle-loving American's family has fulfilled his dying wish - to be buried on his beloved motorcycle.
US man buried astride Harley
A motorcycle enthusiast in the US state of Ohio has been buried astride his beloved Harley-Davidson in a transparent casket.
'Gratuitously dangerous': Indian budget cars fail crash tests
The Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, and a host of other top-selling small models from India have failed their first independent crash tests, a global safety group said Friday.
Governor Chris Christie knew about lane closings, ex-Port Authority official says
The former Port Authority official who personally oversaw the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge in the scandal now swirling around Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey said Friday that the governor knew about the lane closings when they were happening, and that he had the evidence to prove it.
