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"Sopranos" star James Gandolfini dead at 51
James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series "The Sopranos," has died while vacationing in Rome, Italy, the network said. Gandolfini, 51, who began his career in live theater in New York, died of a possible heart attack, HBO spokeswoman Mara...
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Rebel brigades checking loyalist advances in Aleppo
Rebel brigades fought Hizbollah-backed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in and around Syria’s commercial hub of Aleppo yesterday, trying to claw back territory lost to an assault that threatens the opposition’s grip on the city, activists...
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Car bombs, shootings kill 30 in Iraq
Attacks across Iraq targeting mainly Shi’ite Muslims killed at least 30 people yesterday, police and medics said, intensifying fears of a descent into an all-out sectarian war. Ten years after the US-led invasion that toppled Sunni leader Saddam...
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North Korea calls for talks with US
North Korea yesterday offered high-level talks with the US to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, but the White House said that any talks must involve Pyongyang taking action to show it is moving toward scrapping its nuclear weapons. The offer...
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British senior peer quizzed over harassment claims
The senior Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard has been interviewed by police under caution over allegations he sexually harassed women party activists. A Scotland Yard spokesman said a 52-year-old man had voluntarily attended a south London police...
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Bible-burning cleric jailed for 11 years
A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years imprisonment for blasphemy yesterday for burning a Bible during a protest held last year outside the US embassy in the same city. Convictions for insulting Islam are common in Egypt –...
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British police officer stabbed in mosque
A police officer stabbed in a mosque by a man brandishing a large combat knife has been praised for his “heroic” actions as he helped arrest the knifeman despite his injuries. The unnamed West Midlands Police officer is being treated in hospital...
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Judge killed in Libya
A judge was shot dead outside a court in the eastern Libyan city of Derna yesterday, an official said, just weeks after courts resumed work there following the 2011 war. Assailants killed Mohammed Houidi yesterday morning as he came out of a court...
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Iranians counting on cleric Rohani
Thousands of Iranians celebrated on the streets into yesterday’s early hours, counting on moderate president-elect Hassan Rohani to follow through on promises of better relations abroad and more freedom at home after routing hardliners at the polls.
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Israel’s PM urges no let-up in world pressure
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called yestereday for no relaxation of international pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear efforts after the election of a new president widely hailed as a moderate. Netanyahu said it was Iran’s supreme...
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Men blamed for early menopause
Men who behave like Michael Douglas, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood are to blame for women ending their reproductive life early, according to a new theory. All three celebrities are famous for wooing partners much younger than themselves. And it is the...
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DNA of leprosy analysed from bones
DNA from the bones of medieval leprosy victims is helping scientists improve their understanding of the disease. The samples, extracted from skeletons buried at the St Mary Magdalen Hill leprosy hospital in Winchester, Hampshire, the UK,were used...
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World briefs
People were rescued or had to swim to safety when an amphibious tour bus sank in Liverpool’s Albert Dock. A number of people were taken to hospital after the Yellow Duckmarine vessel went under before 4pm on Saturday. A rescue operation – involving...
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Migrant baby rescued hours after birth
The Italian coast guard has rescued over 150 migrants - including a new-born baby - after they spent a week at sea. The coastguard rescued the migrants yesterday after their vessel became stranded in the waters off Calabria. Officials believe the...
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N.Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.
North Korea has offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, only days after it cancelled planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years. Planned high-level talks between...
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Iran's new president hails "victory of moderation"
Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran's presidential election yesterday with a resounding defeat of conservative hardliners, calling it a victory of moderation over extremism and pledging a new tone of respect in international affairs. Though...
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Militants bomb bus and attack hospital
Militants in western Pakistan bombed a bus carrying women students yesterday and then seized part of the hospital where survivors of the attack were taken, killing at least 22 people, officials said. At least 27 were injured. The gunmen in Quetta,...
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Moderate Rohani wins Iran election landslide
Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran’s presidential election yesterday, the Interior Ministry said, scoring a surprising landslide victory over conservative hardliners without the need for a second round run-off. The outcome will not soon...
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Six killed in Libya
Six soldiers were killed and five injured in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed protesters outside a special forces base in the eastern city of Benghazi yesterday, military officials said. Residents said heavy gunfire and explosions...
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Erdogan issues an ultimatum
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned anti-government protesters yesterday that security forces would clear Istanbul’s Taksim Square if they did not withdraw before a ruling party rally today. After two weeks of protests against his...
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Moderate Rohani wins Iran presidential election in landslide
Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran's presidential election today, the interior ministry said, scoring a surprising landslide victory over conservative hardliners without the need for a second round run-off. The outcome will not soon transform...
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