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Robert Levinson has been missing since March 2007

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The White House spokesman Jay Carney has said ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to have been held in Iran for the last...
Jang Sung-taek’s execution in North Korea has rekindled fears of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed state

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Jang Sung-taek’s execution in North Korea has rekindled fears of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed state. South Korean defense chief Kim Kawn-jin promised "heightened readiness"...
Hundreds of people pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state

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Hundreds of people pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state in South Africa’s capital Pretoria. They were...
The Arapahoe High School shooting occurred the day before the anniversary of the shooting in Newtown

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A student at Arapahoe High School in Colorado shot and wounded another student before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police have said. The...
Khloe Kardashian is reportedly filing for divorce from Lamar Odom after four years of marriage

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Khloe Kardashian is reportedly filing for divorce from Lamar Odom after four years of marriage. According to TMZ, Khloe Kardashian, 29, will be citing irreconcilable...
Nigella Lawson’s former PA Elisabetta Grillo has accused the TV cook and her husband Charles Saatchi of lying in court

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Nigella Lawson’s former PA Elisabetta Grillo has accused the TV cook and her husband Charles Saatchi of lying in court. Elisabetta Grillo, 41, told Isleworth...
Prince Harry successfully reached the South Pole after more than two weeks of travelling

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Prince Harry successfully reached the South Pole after more than two weeks of travelling. The royal joined members of Walking With the Wounded (WWTW) charity...
Justin Bieber wiping out on his skateboard as he attempts to perform a move

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Justin Bieber, who has capped off a benevolent visit to typhoon victims in the Philippines, proved that he is all too human. Justin Bieber, 19,...
Paul Walker’s relatives watched his final film, Hours, at a private screening in La Canada Flintridge

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Paul Walker’s relatives watched his final film, Hours, at a private screening in La Canada Flintridge, California. "His family was very stoic," a rep for...
Thamsanqa Jantjie failed to communicate a single word of a speech made by President Jacob Zuma in 2012

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Sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who claimed to suffer an on-stage schizophrenic episode during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, failed to communicate a single word...
Friday the 13th didn't occur more than usual in 2013

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Despite this year being 2013, Friday the 13th didn't occur more than usual, happening twice (in September and December). In 2012, there were three Fridays...
Mega Millions lottery game is sporting its second-largest jackpot ever

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Mega Millions lottery game is sporting its second-largest jackpot ever, an estimated $400 million, for Friday’s drawing. Today’s multi-state Mega Millions drawing is the fifth...
South African government has warned people not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in Pretoria, unless they are already in the queue

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South African government has warned people not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already...
Earl Dennison Woods Jr. is accused of making a false bomb threat at the government building where he work

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Tiger Woods’ half-brother, Earl Dennison Woods Jr., was arrested Thursday in Phoenix. He is accused of making a false bomb threat at the government building...
Beyonce has surprised her fans by unexpectedly releasing her fifth album on iTunes overnight

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Beyonce has surprised her fans by unexpectedly releasing her fifth album on iTunes overnight, with 14 new songs and 17 music videos. The self-titled record...
Robert Levinson went missing during a business trip to the Iranian island of Kish in March 2007

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Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to have been held in Iran for the last seven years, was working for the CIA on...
A rare snowstorm has hit Jerusalem area and parts of the occupied West Bank

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A rare snowstorm has hit Jerusalem area and parts of the occupied West Bank, choking off the city and stranding hundreds in vehicles on...
Jang Sung-taek has been executed after being purged for acts of treachery

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Sung-taek, has been executed after being purged for "acts of treachery", state media say. Jang Sung-taek was dramatically...
Abdul Kader Mullah was convicted of atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan

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Bangladeshi Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah, who was convicted of atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan, has been executed in...