Obama: 'We Tortured Some Folks After 9/11'

President Barack Obama has said the US "tortured some folks" in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks. He was speaking on Friday at the White House about a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into CIA interrogation procedures under...

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Hamas: Israeli Soldier 'May Have Been Killed'

Why Obama's Hands Are Tied Over Gaza Updated: 4:38am UK, Friday 01 August 2014 By Dominic Waghorn, US Correspondent On the day the White House said the Israeli military should do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza, the US confirmed...

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Factory Blast Kills 'At Least 65' In China

At least 65 people have been killed and 120 others injured after a factory explosion in eastern China, according to state media. The blast reportedly occurred at 7.30am local time at the Kunshan Zhongrong workshop, which makes car wheels for US...

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US Ebola Doctor Gives Serum To Fellow Patient

A US doctor infected with ebola has insisted the only available dose of an experimental serum go to a fellow American patient in Liberia, as one of the countries worst hit by the disease declared a state of emergency. Dr Kent Brantly and missionary...

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Athlete Tested For Ebola At Commonwealth Games

An athlete competing for Sierra Leone at the Commonwealth Games has revealed he spent four days in isolation over fears he had brought the deadly ebola disease into the UK. Moses Sesay, who came to Scotland to compete in the cycling time trial, fell...

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Mystery Gas Blasts Tear Up Streets In Taiwan

A series of underground gas blasts in Taiwan's southern city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others. The explosions sparked a huge fire that tore through the city's Chian-Chen district and were powerful enough to upturn cars and...

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Hamas Leader Defiant Over Gaza In Rare Speech

Gaza Conflict 'Like A Never-Ending Horror Film' Updated: 2:53pm UK, Tuesday 29 July 2014 By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent, in Gaza City "Stay safe," people keep telling us. "Where?" I always reply. One of the harsh realities of this...

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Top Ebola Doctor Falls Victim To Deadly Virus

A doctor who was hailed as a national hero in Sierra Leone after risking his life to treat dozens of ebola patients has himself died from the disease. Dr Sheik Humarr Khan had been hospitalised in quarantine but died on Tuesday, officials said. Health...

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Strikes Kill 43 In Gaza As UN School Hit

Gaza Conflict 'Like A Never-Ending Horror Film' Updated: 2:53pm UK, Tuesday 29 July 2014 By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent, in Gaza City "Stay safe," people keep telling us. "Where?" I always reply. One of the harsh realities of this...

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Ukraine Rebels 'Getting More Powerful Weapons'

The US has accused Russia of preparing to give "even more powerful rocket launchers" to Ukrainian separatists blamed for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane. The rebels are said to have used a BUK missile, supplied by Moscow, to hit flight MH17...

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Russia Accused As Ossetia 'Fenced Off'

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent As the crisis in Ukraine continues, Russia has been accused of attempting to exert pressure elsewhere in its former sphere of influence. Russian border guards are constructing a vast "security fence" across...

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Hamas Leader's House 'Hit By Israeli Missile'

The home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been hit by an Israeli missile, during the heaviest night of bombardment in three weeks of fighting. An Israeli aircraft struck at Mr Haniyeh's house early this morning causing damage but no casualties,...

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British Embassy Convoy Attacked In Libya

A British Embassy convoy in Libya has been fired at during an attempted carjacking, as UK nationals were urged to leave the country immediately. All staff escaped unscathed from the attack, which happened on the road between the capital Tripoli and...

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Downing Of Flight MH17 'May Be War Crime'

The shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane killing all 298 people on board may amount to a war crime, according to the UN. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned the "horrendous shooting down" of flight MH17, en route...

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UN Calls For 'Unconditional' Gaza Ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council has called for "an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza following an emergency session in New York. The council adopted a presidential statement - one step below a legally-binding resolution...

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Clegg: Russia Should Be Stripped Of World Cup

Russia should be stripped of the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. He said it was "unthinkable" at present that the tournament could go ahead in the...

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Israel Resumes Gaza Fighting After Rocket Fire

The Israeli military has resumed fighting in Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating a humanitarian truce, which had been extended by Israel. Air raid sirens sounded in southern and central Israel this morning as militants in Gaza fired a salvo of rockets...

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Video Of Armed Police Storming Passenger Plane

Video footage has emerged of the moment armed police stormed a plane to arrest a passenger who allegedly threatened to blow it up. The jet, which was bound for Panama City, had taken off from Toronto in Canada with 189 people on board. Sunwing Airlines...

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