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- Qantas flight lands in Singapore after mid-air emergency
- Kamala Harris ahead in California attorney general race
- Dog survives being shot in the head twice
- YouTube withdraws cleric’s videos on jihad
- Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport
- US elections: Obama takes responsibility for voter frustration
- Dramatic rescue at sea in China
- Octopus Paul 2: The successor makes his debut
- 10-year-old has baby, father also a minor
- Asia's response to Obama's drubbing at polls
- Florida: Bears in tree delight, dismay neighbours
- Phrase coined for Berlusconi's sex romps
- Nikki Haley: On brink of political superstardom?
- Official sorry for forcing villagers to paint houses
- Grab a crab from a vending machine
- US mid-term polls: The big picture
- Pakistani Hindu woman moves court over temple
- US results: What Obama's likely to say in address
- Valentine's Day leads to break-ups, suggests Facebook
- White House clarification on Golden Temple visit
| Qantas flight lands in Singapore after mid-air emergency Posted: A Qantas jetliner made an emergency landing on Thursday in Singapore with 459 people aboard, after one of its four engines shut down over western Indonesia and following witness reports of a blast that sent debris hurtling to the ground.
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| Kamala Harris ahead in California attorney general race Posted: After a dramatic turn around, Indian-American Kamala Harris is clinging to a razor-thin majority in the race to be attorney general of California. But the race is still not over. And it won't be for weeks to come.
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| Dog survives being shot in the head twice Posted: Usually it's cats that have nine lives - but a Virginia dog can be included in that saying now. Wrinkles was shot in the head not once but twice. The dog was then dumped into a ditch where it was left to die.
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| YouTube withdraws cleric’s videos on jihad Posted: Under pressure from American and British officials, YouTube on Wednesday removed from its site some of the hundreds of videos featuring calls to jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born, Yemen-based cleric who has played an increasingly public role in inspiring violence directed at the West.
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| Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport Posted: A part of the Glasgow Airport in Scotland had to be evacuated after a suspicious package was found there, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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| US elections: Obama takes responsibility for voter frustration Posted: The US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that voters frustrated by the pace of economic recovery dictated a Republican takeover of the House in midterm elections, adding, "As president I take responsibility" for a failure to restore job growth more quickly.
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| Dramatic rescue at sea in China Posted: A sand mining barge capsized in the rough seas off China's Northeastern coast on Wednesday morning.
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| Octopus Paul 2: The successor makes his debut Posted: Paul the Octopus' successor has made his public debut — but his keepers aren't yet promising deep football insight from the youngster.
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| 10-year-old has baby, father also a minor Posted: A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said on Tuesday.
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| Asia's response to Obama's drubbing at polls Posted: Reaction across Asia to the U.S. elections on Wednesday was muted as attention focused on the planned tour by President Obama to the region, scheduled to begin Friday in India. Political observers across the region said they did not expect much change in foreign policy.
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| Florida: Bears in tree delight, dismay neighbours Posted: A mother bear and three cubs are back in their usual habitat after surprising a Florida neighborhood by hanging out in a big pine tree. Residents found the black bears on Monday morning. They had climbed a pine tree in a subdivision in Navarre in the Florida Panhandle.
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| Phrase coined for Berlusconi's sex romps Posted: A newly coined phrase, "bunga bunga", used to describe Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's alleged sex romps, has now entered the country's lexicon. Since a teenage runaway-turned-belly dancer, Karima Keyek, claimed to have witnessed the so-called "bunga bunga" sex sessions, the phrase has been dominating news bulletins, appearing in newspaper cartoons, rap songs and parodies on TV television shows.
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| Nikki Haley: On brink of political superstardom? Posted: From a state legislature to governor of South Carolina in just a short span of six years in politics, Nikki Randhawa Haley, is being hailed as a new rising star on the American political horizon.
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| Official sorry for forcing villagers to paint houses Posted: A top official of a Chinese province has apologised to inmates of a poverty stricken village for forcing them to spend large amounts of money to paint exteriors of their houses to make them look nice for outsiders.
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| Grab a crab from a vending machine Posted: Commuters walking through the subway station in the Xinjiekou area of Nanjing can pick up a rather unusual snack from the vending machine. There's no chocolate, fizzy drinks or crisps here - this vending machine sells the popular local delicacy, crab - and what's more to ensure it's as fresh as possible - it's also sold alive. The idea is the brainchild of Shi Tuanjie Shi from the Twin Lakes Crab Company.
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| US mid-term polls: The big picture Posted: Less than two years after Barack Obama strode into the White House on a promise of change, the Republicans have wrested control of the House of Representatives from his Democrats on Tuesday, riding a wave of voter discontent. The Democrats have retained control of the Senate, but by a slimmer margin.
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| Pakistani Hindu woman moves court over temple Posted: A Hindu woman in this northwestern Pakistani city has moved the high court to stake claim over an old temple. The court Tuesday directed the archaeology and revenue departments to present the temple records.
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| US results: What Obama's likely to say in address Posted: US President Barack Obama will address the election results with a news conference on Wednesday afternoon at the White House, where he is expected to call for both parties to put aside the vitriol of the last several months and work together to restore the nation's economy.
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| Valentine's Day leads to break-ups, suggests Facebook Posted: Days following Valentine's day and two weeks before Christmas are the peak times in a year when people break up, according to an analysis of data on social networking site Facebook. British journalist and graphic designer David McCandless, who specialises in showcasing data in visual ways, has compiled a chart that shows what time of the year people split up the most.
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| White House clarification on Golden Temple visit Posted: President Barack Obama's tight schedule in Mumbai and New Delhi has prevented him to put Golden Temple and other places in India out of his itinerary when he visits the country later this week, the White House has said.
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