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The US Congress approves funds to pay for President Barack Obama’s plan to increase US troops in Afghanistan, by a 308 to 114 vote.

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The government should scale back the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent to make “significant financial savings”, a think tank says.

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Fidel Castro unveils plans to release a volume of memoirs, telling how his revolutionaries defeated the Cuban army.

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Having good friends and neighbours appears to boost survival chances by 50%, say researchers.

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Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett accuses President Robert Mugabe of being the front for by a military junta.

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Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found

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Eight human heads are found outside the northern Mexican city of Durango after anonymous tip-offs to police.

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Why US Gulf Coast residents want to return to drilling

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But many rich people still pay to move to the West

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Obesity levels among pregnant women have reached epidemic levels, putting the health of their babies at risk, experts say.

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US Senate hearings on the release of the Lockerbie bomber are postponed because key witnesses have declined to take part.

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The characteristic koalas, kangaroos and wombats of Australia share a common American ancestor, according to genetic research.

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British number one Andy Murray sacks Miles Maclagan, his coach of two-and-a-half years.

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Coverage from London as General Sir Mike Jackson appears before the inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.

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Civil servants have been accused of ignoring advice to double check data on school building projects.

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