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USA OJ Simpson
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04 Oct OJ Simpson found guilty of armed robbery
OJ Simpson (pictured) the former US football star has been found guilty on 12 charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and assault with a deadly weapon by a court in the US city of Las Vegas.
Simpson was accused of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers a year ago.
The armed robbery charges carry a mandatory jail sentence, and kidnapping carries a possible life term.
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USA actor dies
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26 Sept Paul Newman dies of cancer
Paul Newman (pictured) the Hollywood legend has died of cancer at the age of 83, according to his spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic.
Tomljanovic told the press that Newman, who won universal acclaim for his acting talent in films such as, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, died on Friday. She gave no further details.
Newman was nominated for an Oscar 10 times, winning a best actor trophy in 1987 for The Color Of Money.
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Norway fund
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17 Sept Norway pledges $1bn to protect Amazon forest
Norway has pledged $1bn (£500m) to a new international fund to help Brazil protect the Amazon rainforest.
The donation is the first to the fund which Brazil hopes will raise $21bn to protect Amazon nature reserves. The money will be released over seven years to promote alternatives to forest-clearing for people living in the Amazon, and support conservation and sustainable development.
Announcing the donation, Norwegian prime minist... |
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South Africa
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16 Sept Popular SA actor dies of heart attack
John Matshikiza (pictured) a well-known South African actor and newspaper columnist has died of a heart attack at the age of 54.
The SABC reported that Matshikiza collapsed in a restaurant in Melville on Monday night and could not be revived. He had apparently been feeling unwell and disorientated over the past week, and had been due to visit a doctor on Tuesday.
The son of late Drum Magazine writer, Todd Matshikiza, John was born in Johan... |
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USA Obama speaks
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29 Aug Obama pledges ‘better America’ after Bush
US presidential nominee Barack Obama (pictured) has accused the Bush administration of pursuing broken politics and said America could be a better country than it had been under the Bush administration.
In his speech in Denver where he officially accepted his nomination as the Democratic party presidential candidate Obama focused mainly on jobs and the economy. “Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less,... |
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USA Obama
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26 Aug Verdict on Michelle Obama speech
The speech delivered by Barack Obama's wife, Michelle (pictured) on the first day of the US Democratic Party convention in Denver has been welcomed by liberal US newspapers while the conservative press was less impressed.
In her speech on the convention's opening night, Michelle said her husband would be "an extraordinary president".
"Obama, Kennedy electrify crowd" ran the headline of an article in the Washington Post, which described Mrs Obama... |
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USA actor
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04 Aug Morgan Freeman in car accident
Morgan Freeman the African-American Oscar-winning actor is in serious condition hospital after being injured in a car accident in Mississippi.
Reports said the 71-year-old Dark Knight star is in a serious condition, according to staff at Memphis's Regional Medical Center. The accident happened shortly before midnight on Sunday in Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi Delta.
A Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman told the press that Freeman's car ... |
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USA Iraq
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21 July Obama meets Iraq leaders
Barack Obama, (pictured) the US Democratic presidential candidate, today met Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, for talks in Baghdad.
Obama also met Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, and US troops stationed in the country. Reports said he is also expected to hold talks with General David Petraeus, the senior US commander in Iraq.
The visit marks Obama’s second trip to Iraq, and comes less than four months before the US presidential election on ... |
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USA nomination
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05 June Clinton pledges to support Obama
Hillary Clinton, who lost the race for Democratic Party nomination for presidential candidate, to Barack Obama, (pictured) has finally agreed to bury the hatchet and support her rival in his bid to become the first black US president.
Clinton said in a letter on Thursday, that she was drawing the curtain on a gruelling 16-month nominating fight that badly split the Democratic Party.
Clinton, who polled 1,919 delegates against Obama’s 2,154 deleg... |
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China disaster
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13 May China earthquake death toll tops 12,000
The death toll from China's most devastating earthquake in three decades has jumped to at least 12,000, according to official sources who also noted that storms are hampering rescuers in the most devastated areas.
Chinese state media reports indicated that the number of dead from the 7.9 magnitude quake was likely to soar much higher.
Reports in the government controlled Xinhua news agency said 10,000 people were buried in the Mianzhu area ... |
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China earthquake
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12 May China earthquake buries 900 students
Around 900 students are reported to have been buried by collapsed buildings during an earthquake in south-western China.
Chinese state media reports say President Hu Jintao has called for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of the quake which had a magnitude of 7.8. Reports say tremors were felt as far afield as Beijing, the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi in Vietnam.
Chinese media said full details of the incident which buried 900 students ... |
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Burma
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| 11 May Burma eases restrictions on foreign access
The Burmese government has eased restrictions on foreign access to areas hit by the cyclone Nargis and the amount of aid getting through has increased according, to aid sources.
The World Food Programme which has distributed 38 tonnes of previously held-up aid, has however warned that much more needs to get through. In a major setback for the aid effort, a Red Cross boat carrying aid sank in the Irrawaddy Delta.
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Burma
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| 06 May Burma cyclone death toll hits 22,500
Burma’s ruling military junta has raised the death toll from Cyclone Nargis on to nearly 22,500 with a further 41,000 missing, nearly all of them from a massive storm surge that swept into the Irrawaddy delta.
As the United Nations' World Food Programme began sending out emergency rice in Yangon and the first batch of more than $10 million (5 million pounds) worth of foreign aid arrived from Thailand, Burma’s Minister for Relief and Resettleme... |
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Burma
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05 May Burma cyclone kills 4,000 people
Around 4,000 people have been killed after a devastating cyclone hit western Burma on Saturday, according to state television.
Reports said all those deaths were recorded in Rangoon and Irrawaddy, the two of five regions so far declared disaster zones. Many more are feared dead in the outlying regions not yet reached by authorities or aid agencies.
A spokesman for the Burmese of ruling junta told the press in Rangoon that the final toll could re... |
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Brazil
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30 Apr Ronaldo caught up in sex scandal
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (pictured) the Brazilian football star known simply as, Ronaldo, has been caught up in a sex scandal with three cross-dressing prostitutes.
According to Rio police, Ronaldo picked up three prostitutes after dropping off his girlfriend at her house in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night. When they all booked into a motel, the AC Milan striker who is in his home country to recover from an injury, discovered that the prostitutes w... |
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US currency
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18 Mar US economy facing sharp decline
US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has admitted that the US economy is facing a "sharp decline."
Addressing the press today, Paulson said: "We know we're in a sharp down-climb and there's no doubt that the American people know that the economy has turned down."
The news comes amidst reports that small currency outlets in Amsterdam are turning away tourists seeking to sell their dollars for local money while on vacation in the Netherlands.
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UK
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17 Mar Till £24m in my account ‘do-us-part’
Sir Paul McCartney’s (pictured) ex-wife Heather Mills was today awarded £24.3m by London's High Court in a divorce settlement.
Former Beatle McCartney left the court without speaking to the press. But Mills told the press outside the court that she was "glad it's over" and "it was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future".
As part of the deal, Mills will receive £14 million for herself and £2.5m to buy a house in London. ... |
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Iraq
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11 Mar Eight US soldiers killed in Iraq
EIGHT US soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Iraq yesterday, according to the US military reports.
Three soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb, along with their interpreter in Iraq's Diyala province, while a suicide bomber killed five in the capital Baghdad.
Analysts said the bombing in Baghdad, which the U.S. military had confirmed on Monday, was the worst single attack on U.S. forces in the capital in nearly nine months.
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Gaza
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06 Mar Gaza on the brink of disaster - report
Gaza's humanitarian situation is at its worst since Israel occupied the territory in 1967, according to UK-based human rights and development groups.
In a report titled: Gaza Strip: A Humanitarian Implosion, the agencies, which include Amnesty International, Save the Children, Cafod, Care International and Christian Aid, say the blockade has dramatically worsened levels of poverty and unemployment, and has led to deterioration in education a... |
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France
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28 Feb Sarkozy on new deal with Africa
President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) of France, has said his country will renegotiate its defence deals with African countries.
Currently, France has military deals with Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Central African Republic and Senegal, as well as Chad. It also has several military bases on the continent.
It has military accords with several of its former colonies and recently helped the Chad government repulse rebels.
Sarkozy said the changes would ... |
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USA politics
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27 Feb CNN poll gives Obama lead in Texas and Ohio
Several polls suggest that Barack Obama (pictured) is gaining ground in both Texas and Ohio over Mrs Hilary Clinton, his Democratic rival for the nomination of presidential candidate.
One such poll conducted by CNN suggests the Illinois senator is leading in Texas for the first time, with 50% compared to 46% for Mrs Clinton.
On Tuesday, Obama won endorsement from Senator Christopher Dodd, a former rival for the Democratic nomination. ... |
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Nigeria
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25 Feb Nigerian soccer star faces 10 years for rape
Godwin Okpara (pictured) the former Nigerian international soccer star faces 10 years in a French jail for the rape, torture and enslavement of his adopted daughter.
Okpara’s wife, Linda, was sentenced to 15 years. The couple are expected to appeal against the sentences after denying all the charges against them.
Okpara (35) played for French sides Strasbourg and Paris St Germain and at international level for his country. He admitted... |
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Argentina
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| 22 Feb Teenage girl has triplets – for second time
A 16-year-old Argentine girl has given birth to female triplets - for the second time – beating the odds which say the chances of a woman giving birth to triplets more than once, are 8,000 to 1.
Reports in Argentine said the teenager, known only as Pamela, turns 17 on Monday. She lives in the remote town of Leones in the central Argentine province of Cordoba.
Pamela, had her first set of female triplets aged just 15, having first given... |
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UK citizenship
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20 Feb Abbot opposes UK citizenship proposal
Diane Abbott, (pictured) the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, has ridiculed proposals for tougher rules for non-EU immigrants in the UK.
Speaking this afternoon, after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith had unveiled the proposals saying that future migrants would need to "earn" citizenship, Abbot said the policy would force non-European migrants to pay fees that would benefit European migrants.
She said: "How can it be fair for no... |
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OBAMA
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20 Feb Obama in 10th victory over Clinton
Barack Obama (pictured) has extended his lead over his Democratic party rival, Hillary Clinton, for the nomination to run for US president.
Obama registered his 10th straight win over Clinton by winning the primary in Wisconsin and Hawaii where he was born. He now has the support of 1,319 candidates in 24 states, while Mrs Clinton has 1,245 candidates in 13 states. It will take 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination at the party's n... |
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Mandela
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19 Feb Spice Girls gig in honour of Mandela
The Spice Girls have offered to perform at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations in June at London’s Hyde Park.
An all-star concert, including Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor, is being organised to mark Mandela’s birthday on 27 June.
The Spice Girls, UK's most successful all-women group, recently reformed and are currently on tour until 26 February. They met Mandela during a visit to Johannesburg in November 1997, when he famous... |
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Cuba
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19 Feb Castro steps down as president
Fidel Castro (pictured), the Cuban President has announced he is stepping down as head of state and commander in chief of the country's armed forces.
Revered as one of the left wing political icons of the 20th Century, Castro (81) swept to power in an armed revolution in 1959. But of late he has suffered declining health.
Yesterday he announced in a statement published on the website of the Communist Party's Gran ma newspaper that he would not "as... |
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Darfur crisis
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18 Feb Oxfam urges urgent action in Chad
Oxfam, the UK-based charity, today called on EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels not to repeat the mistakes of Darfur in Chad, and to vigorously pursue all diplomatic channels to help secure a lasting ceasefire and a durable peace.
Urging Europe to go beyond responding to the urgent protection needs of civilians in Darfur, Oxfam's Regional Director Nick Roseveare said: "We have all the elements for a huge humanitarian crisis rapidly developi... |
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Afghanistan
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17 Feb 80 killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber has today killed at least 80 people in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Afghanistan authorities said the bomber targeted a crowd of people watching a dog-fighting competition.
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai (pictured) recently requested more help from western coalition forces in the country to wrestle control of areas under the Talebans.
Kandahar Governor Assadullah Khalid, who survived an attempt on his life last week,... |
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China
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14 Feb Reporters Without Borders berates China
China’s lack of interest in the violation of human rights by African states it gives aid to, is partly to blame for the increase in the arrest and imprisonment of journalists on the continent this year, according to the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders.
In an interview with the BBC, Leonard Vincent, the media watchdog’s spokesman said: "The influence of China in African affairs has been very toxic for democracy. Jailing journalist... |
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Australia
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13 Feb Aussie PM apologises to Aborigines
Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (pictured) today apologized to the Aborigine community for a policy of forcibly removing children from their parents which was practised by the previous administrations until the late 1960’s.Rudd said "Sorry" three times in a speech broadcast on big screens set-up all over the country.
Rudd said it was proper to offer a formal apology to members of the Stolen Generation and other Indigenous Australians who s... |
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OBAMA
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13 Feb Obama edges Clinton in primaries
Barack Obama (pictured) looks set to overtake his rival, Senator Hillary Clinton, in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after clinching Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia in the latest round of primaries.
Obama has now secured 1,223 delegates from 22 states while Mrs Clinton has 1,198 delegates in her favour. However, neither candidate has secured enough party delegates to be certain of the nomination to contest Novemb... |
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