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US partners in battle against militants in Iraq and Syria have previously failed to stand up when tested
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Putin defiant as Russian companies are barred from western capital in dramatic sanctions over Ukraine
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Vikings' Adrian Peterson indicted in Texas after allegedly beating four-year-old with branch as punishment
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Innocent people under military rule exposed to surveillance by Israel, say 43 ex-members of Unit 8200, including reservists
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Deal comes three weeks before trial was due to begin, where HSBC could have faced $1.6bn in damages over mis-selling suit
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Toronto mayor was still in hospital on Friday, being treated for a mass in his abdomen just hours before the deadline
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Lawyers in class-action suit against NFL say ex-players are at high risk of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other problems
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'This verdict is not justice for Reeva,' says mother of Reeva Steenkamp, who died after being shot by athlete
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Conservative court to decide on appeal of ruling that temporarily prevented closure of more than half of the state's facilities
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Prison officials describe capture of Lane after city of Chardon spends hours fearing what killer of three could do as a fugitive
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Scottish referendum still too close to call, as ICM poll finds the yes vote just two percentage points behind no campaign
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Union firebrand who led opposition to compromise with IRA in Northern Ireland before entering government had been ill for some time
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Dutch prosecutor says shooting-down explanation is getting most attention in criminal investigation
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Illinois affiliate of NRA brands Catholic clergyman an Isis-style 'terrorist' following protest calling for tighter gun restrictions
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Police confirm 'verbal and physical altercation' took place outside house party in Anchorage, where former governor was
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Ten men accused of trying to kill teenage education campaigner detained in operation by army, police and intelligence agencies
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Diane Foley sharply criticised the US government for failing to rescue her son, murdered by Isis militants in August
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Company releases documents from failed suit against NSA over user data requests with details of $250,000 a day threat
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Assailants hacked at bystanders with knives and machetes, killing 29 people and injuring 141 in attack in Yunan province
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Congress approves 'historic' legislation to sidestep US court ruling that pushed country into default
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'Space weather' experts say double event unlikely to cause problems but alert issued to power and communication networks
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Inspectors check 52 criteria to evaluate taxis but drivers protest that some checks spring from prejudice and discrimination
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Gramercy residents squabble over 1,600ft well: 'When the drilling starts you'd think you were in an oilfield in Oklahoma'
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US strategy of 'strategic patience' tested in case of three Americans detained in DPRK, as no statesmen step forward to intervene
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Navy says one pilot rescued after fighter jets crash into ocean, but search continues for a second pilot