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 BBC News Wed 5 Feb 2014
Female genital mutilation: Hospitals to log victims
Doctors and nurses in the UK are to be told to log details of the injuries suffered by victims of female genital mutilation (FGM). | The move is designed to gather more information on the practice, wh... (photo: UN / Tobin Jones)
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 BBC News Wed 5 Feb 2014
Military spending: Balance tipping towards China
It is tempting to see statistics for overall defence spending as providing an image of sorts of the ranking of the major military players around the world. | So this year's edition of the annual ... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
China Military Photos Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army World |
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 BBC News Wed 5 Feb 2014
Four arrested 'over Philip Seymour Hoffman death'
Four people have reportedly been arrested as part of an investigation into the suspected heroin overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. | Some 350 bags of heroin ... (photo: Creative Commons / Justin Hoch/Hudson Union Society)
Drug Addiction Philip Seymour Hoffman Photos US Crime Wikipedia: Philip Seymour Hoffman |
 Reuters Wed 5 Feb 2014
Special Report: Areva and Niger's uranium fight
ARLIT, Niger/PARIS (Reuters) - When France began mining uranium ore in the desert of northern Niger in the early 1970s, Arlit was a cluster of miners' huts stranded betwe... (photo: Creative Commons / Celuca)
Areva Niger Uranium Nuclear Photos Wikipedia: Areva |
 The Times Of India Wed 5 Feb 2014
Morgan Stanley to pay $1.25 bn in mortgage settlement
NEW YORK: US banking giant Morgan Stanley said it agreed to pay USD 1.25 billion to settle charges that it misled investors on the sale of mortgage-backed securities ahea... (photo: Creative Commons / Alex Proimos)
Banking Morgan Stanley Photos USA Wikipedia: Subprime mortgage crisis |
 Canberra Times Wed 5 Feb 2014
Six killed in Rio as police move in before World Cup
Rio de Janeiro: Police launched a major operation in Rio's favelas, leaving six people dead and four wounded with the World Cup just four months away. | Police moved into... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana)
2014 FIFA World Cup Favela Photos Rio de Janeiro Wikipedia : 2014 FIFA World Cup |
 Taipei Times Wed 5 Feb 2014
Mandela left money to wife, staff, schools and ANC
Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s estate, worth about US$4.1 million, will be shared between his family, members of his staff, schools that he attended an... (photo: AP / SABC TV)
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 The Times Of India Tue 4 Feb 2014
Tendulkar most deserving recipient of Bharat Ratna: Shukla
NEW DELHI: BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said Sachin Tendulkar is the "most deserving person" to win the Bharat Ratna award and thanked the UPA government ... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi)
Bharat Ratna Award Celebrity Photos Sachin Tendulkar Wikipedia: Bharat Ratna |
 The Times Of India Tue 4 Feb 2014
Indian-American doctors pitch for Dr Vivek Murthy's confirmation
WASHINGTON: An influential group of Indian-American doctors has campaigned at the Capitol Hill for Dr Vivek Murthy, who has been nominated by President Barack Obama for t... (photo: AP / Meredith Nierman)
Barack Obama Dr Vivek Murthy Photos Washington Wikipedia: Vivek Murthy |
 BBC News Sat 1 Feb 2014
Ukraine unrest: Kerry to meet opposition at summit
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet top Ukrainian opposition leaders on the sidelines of a security summit in Munich, amid continuing unrest in the country. |... (photo: US DoS)
Human Rights John Kerry Photos Ukraine Wikipedia: 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots |
![Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia. The lighthouse is painted white with three red bands and has a light characteristic of Fl(3)30s (3 white flashes, repeated every 30secs) at a height of 135 ft (41.1 m) with a range of 14 miles (22.5 km).[1]](http://web.archive.org./web/20140208142331im_/http://cdn6.wn.com/vp/i/99/84341f0a060099.jpg "Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia. The lighthouse is painted white with three red bands and has a light characteristic of Fl(3)30s (3 white flashes, repeated every 30secs) at a height of 135 ft (41.1 m) with a range of 14 miles (22.5 km).[1]")
