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Protests on Haiti Independence Day

More than 100 protesters angered by a dysfunctional election commemorated Haiti's Independence Day by burning tyres and demanding that President Rene Preval be arrested.The...

'Force' call over Ivory Coast row

A leading ally of the man widely recognised as Ivory Coast's new president has said that incumbent Laurent Gbagbo is using stalling tactics to...

Tornado death toll rises to seven

A Missouri woman has died of the injuries she suffered in a New Year's Eve storm which spawned tornadoes and killed six other people...

Two charged over teenager's murder

Police have charged two teenagers over the murder of a teenager shot dead in the stairwell of a housing estate.Sylvester Akapalara, 17, was killed...

Family share grief at Joanna murder

The family of murdered Joanna Yeates have expressed their grief over her death and said they were certain her killer would be brought to...

Inquiry after riot at open prison

An open prison is the subject of an inquiry after balaclava-clad inmates went on the rampage and torched buildings in a New Year's Day...

PM Putin steps in over power cuts

Difficulties and delays in restoring electricity to hundreds of Russian villages after freezing rain broke power lines has caused a political scandal in Moscow.Russia's...

Brazil gets first woman president

Dilma Rousseff has been sworn in as Brazil's first female president, capping a rapid political trajectory for the career technocrat and former Marxist rebel...

Extremists blamed for bomb attack

Muslim extremists may have planted a bomb which struck an army barracks in Nigeria's capital, the country's president has said, highlighting the dangers and...

10 die in South Africa bar stampede

Ten people have been killed in a stampede during the early hours of New Year's Day at a tavern in a South African township.Police...

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