CIA Director Petraeus Quits Over Affair

CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned over an extramarital affair - which officials say was uncovered by an FBI investigation. According to his letter of resignation, General Petraeus asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign,...

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Turkey Helicopter Crash: 17 Troops Killed

Seventeen Turkish soldiers have died after their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey in bad weather, an official has said. The Sikorsky aircraft came down on Herekol mountain, in the Pervari district of Siirt province, according to Siirt governor...

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Babies To Be Vaccinated Against Stomach Bug

Babies are to be vaccinated against a highly infectious bug that is one of the most common causes of diarrhoea in children. From September 2013, infants aged between two and four months will be immunised against rotavirus, which causes diarrhoea, vomiting,...

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Syria: 'Casualties After Two Large Blasts'

Two large explosions have struck the Syrian city of Deraa, causing multiple casualties, according to the state-run news agency. The blasts were reportedly followed by clashes between regime forces and rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad....

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Massacre: Boy Testifies At Soldier's Hearing

A boy who survived a massacre that killed 16 people has given evidence against the US soldier accused of carrying out the shooting in Afghanistan. The teenager, called Sadiquallah and believed to be 13 or 14-years-old, testified by video link from Kandahar...

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BBC Boss 'Was Unaware' Of Child Abuse Slur

Lord McAlpine: Full Statement Updated: 10:45am UK, Friday 09 November 2012 Tory peer Lord McAlpine today described reports linking him to the North Wales child abuse allegations as "wholly false and seriously defamatory". Here is his full statement....

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Teen Used 'Old Man' Disguise In Armed Robbery

A schoolboy who used sophisticated prosthetics to disguise himself as a pensioner while carrying out a violent armed robbery has been jailed. Miles Alura - and the teenage robber in his disguise Brandishing two handguns and dressed up as an old man,...

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Body In Shallow Grave May Be Murder Victim

Police have found a body in the search for a man whose disappearance seven years ago resulted in his girlfriend's ex-husband being jailed for murder. David Guilfoyle, 37, vanished in May 2005 after striking up a relationship with Debbie Fitzpatrick...

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China To Step Up Space Ambitions In 2013

China is stepping up its ambitious space exploration programme with another manned space mission early next summer, according to its official news agency Xinhua. The Shenzhou-10, with three crew members, is aiming for a primary launch window in June...

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Sir Mick's Ex-Lover To Auction Off His Letters

A series of "passionate and articulate" letters sent by Mick Jagger to his secret lover in the summer of 1969 are to be auctioned next month. The letters, said to paint a picture of Jagger as a "poetic and self-aware" 25-year-old, were written to American-born...

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