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Prosecutors ordered 75 people to stand trial for causing Egypt's worst soccer stadium disaster, including the head of security in Port Said city where lax policing w...
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U.S. soldier Bradley Manning aided al-Qaida by leaking troves of classified information to the secret-spilling website Wikileaks, military prosecutors said Thursday....
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French spies to stage labour protest
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Trial fails to end ‘brother’ of Jesus burial mystery
The authenticity of a burial box purported to have been for the "brother" of Jesus Christ remained shrouded in mystery on Wednesday after a Jerusalem court acquitted...
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A small tsunami hit Japan's northeastern coastline on Wednesday, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region almost exactly a year on from the countr...
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