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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...

Three killed as Russia jet explodes

Three people have died after a passenger plane caught fire and then exploded on a runway at a Siberian airport, Russian officials said.Forty-three people...

Engineers working to restore water

Around 5,200 homes in Northern Ireland remain without water as engineers continued to repair the leaks that crippled the region's water system.But while 500...

Two killed in hot air balloon crash

A hot air balloon on a high-altitude flight lost control and plummeted to the ground, killing both occupants, emergency services have said.The accident occurred...

Open prison on fire after rampage

An open prison is on fire after a New Year's Day rampage by inmates thought to have been sparked by attempts to breathalyse them...

One killed as Russian jet explodes

A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport - killing one person and injuring 10, officials...

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