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Korean tensions pull FTSE 100 down

The London market was braced for another difficult session as tensions on the Korean peninsula continued to test the nerves of investors. And with no...

John Travolta celebrates baby boy

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have had a baby boy, naming their new arrival Benjamin. A publicist said the couple's son was born on Tuesday...

Groups hail landmine deaths fall

At least 3,956 people died last year because they stepped on a landmine or other unexploded devices left behind in war, advocacy groups have...

Catholics question condom comments

The Vatican's new ruling on condom use is being questioned by conservative elements of the Catholic church. Prominent Catholics in the US are rejecting its...

Portugal hit by nationwide strike

Public sector workers in Portugal have started a nationwide strike that is expected to cause the biggest disruption in more than 20 years. The day-long...

Swaying bridge blamed for stampede

An investigation into a stampede that killed hundreds of revellers at a festival in the Cambodian capital has concluded that it was set off...

'No survivors' at New Zealand mine

A massive explosion deep inside a New Zealand coal mine has erased hopes of rescuing 29 miners, including two Scots, caught underground by a...

£2.2m bottle of tequila on sale

A Mexican distiller has produced what it hopes will become the world's most expensive tequila in a platinum and diamond-studded bottle. Hacienda La Capilla's 1.3-litre...

Single women face mobile phone ban

Unmarried women have been banned from using mobile phones in an Indian village - to stop them arranging forbidden marriages that are often punishable...

'Big society' is Word of the Year

The Government's call to hand power to the people through the Big Society has become so prominent that the phrase has been named as...

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