LOST IN THE DARK RIDE

US bank Citigroup announces plans for about 52,000 new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year.

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Pirates have seized a giant Saudi oil tanker off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy says.

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A French appeal court overrules the decision to annul a Muslim marriage because the bride had lied about being a virgin.

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Rebels go on the offensive in eastern DR Congo, despite declaring a ceasefire, the UN says.

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Spain hails a “severe blow” to Basque separatist group Eta after its suspected military chief is arrested in France.

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Calmer winds in southern California help firefighters battling wildfires, but officials warn of tough days ahead.

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Three men go on trial in Russia over the murder of prominent reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya.

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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will cost almost £14m ($21m) to repair and hopefully be back up and running for June 2009.

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The King of Bahrain’s son planned to revive Michael Jackson’s career with songs he had written himself, the High Court hears.

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Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose was sunk by a French cannonball and this was covered up by political spin, a new study suggests.

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