Two German children aged six and five are stopped by police on their way to Africa for a secret “wedding” in the sun.
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A number of firms owned by Waterford Wedgwood enter administration, as the parent firm appoints a receiver.
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Greek police say a weapon that left a shot policeman in critical condition is linked to an anti-US militant group.
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The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened Iraq’s capital.
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Russia’s President Putin tells Gazprom to reduce gas sent via Ukraine to Europe over allegations Kiev is siphoning some off.
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Sri Lankan troops are at the southern outskirts of a key rebel-held pass to the northern Jaffna peninsula, the military says.
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Senior commanders in the main rebel movement in the eastern DR Congo say they have ousted Gen Laurent Nkunda.
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Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance.
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US President-elect Barack Obama is seeing Congressional leaders to discuss his stimulus plan, which reports say could total $800bn.
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Casualties have been pouring into overcrowded hospitals in Gaza as Israel continues its offensive against militant groups.
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