The Australian PM has said it is "hard to see how the world would be helped by an independent Scotland" via BBC News - Scottish independence: Australian PM Tony Abbott says Yes vote 'would not help …
Brazil crash: Black box ‘did not record Campos flight’
The black box recovered from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos did not record his flight, Brazilian Air Force (FAB) says. via BBC News - …
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Isil bans philosophy, chemistry in Syria schools
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) extremist group has banned the study of philosophy and chemistry in schools in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa and established an “Islamic curriculum” …
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Russian accused of hacking detained by U.S. until trial begins
A Russian accused of hacking U.S. retailers' computer systems to steal credit card data has been ordered by a Washington State judge to be held pending his trial in October, citing risks that he could …
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At least 53 killed in Nepal floods and mudslides
Flash floods and mudslides following heavy rains have killed at least 53 people in Nepal over the past three days and cut off remote communities in the mountains, the government said on …
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China says it ‘rescues’ 82 children from Xinjiang religious schools
A sweep on illegal religious activity in the capital of China's unruly far western region of Xinjiang has resulted in 82 children being "rescued" from unlicensed Islamic schools and the seizure of …
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Iraqi Sunnis say could join new government, fight Islamic State
Tribal leaders and clerics from Iraq's Sunni heartland offered their conditional backing on Friday for a new government that hopes to contain sectarian bloodshed and an offensive by Islamic State …
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Ebola-hit states plead for more help, WHO rebuked for slow response
Two West African nations and a medical charity fighting the world's worst Ebola epidemic chided the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday for its slow response, saying more action was needed to …
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Kiev says forces destroyed Russian armour inside Ukraine
Ukraine said its artillery destroyed part of a Russian armoured column that entered its territory overnight and said its forces came under shellfire from Russia on Friday in what appeared to be a …
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Pakistan protest leaders vow no let-up until PM Sharif steps down
The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements vowed on Saturday to keep their protests alive until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns, after thousands entered the country's capital in the biggest …
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