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Daily Archives: Aug 31, 2012

Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov was given a life sentence for hacking Armenian Gurgen Markarian to death with an axe in 2004 in Budapest

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Armenia announces it is severing diplomatic ties with Hungary after the release of Azeri army officer Ramil Safarov convicted of murdering Armenian soldier Gurgen...
Firefighters are battling a huge wildfire raging near the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol

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Firefighters are battling a huge wildfire raging near the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. At least one person has died and...
Anne Sinclair, wife of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has indirectly confirmed that they have separated, after he was embroiled in a sex scandal

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Anne Sinclair, wife of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has indirectly confirmed that they have separated, after he was embroiled in a sex scandal. After...
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore

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A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore. The quake had a depth of 33 km...
Three people have been shot dead after a gunman walked into a New Jersey Pathmark store and killed two staff members including an 18-year-old girl

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Three people have been shot dead after a gunman walked into a New Jersey Pathmark store and killed two staff members including an 18-year-old...
Aerial view of Burning Man 2012 "Fertility 2.0" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada August 30, 2012

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Burning Man Festival is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert also known as “the playa” in northern Nevada, US, taking...
Burning Man Festival, held in the middle of the Nevada desert, is underway with more than 60,000 burners attending

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Burning Man Festival, the annual art, music, experience and everything else event held in the middle of the Nevada desert, is underway with more...
Sage Stallone, son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died from natural causes due to a heart condition, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled

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Sage Stallone, son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died from natural causes due to a heart condition, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled. Sage Stallone...
More than one hundred students at Harvard University are being investigated for allegedly helping each other cheat in an exam

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More than one hundred students at Harvard University are being investigated for allegedly helping each other cheat in an exam, officials say. Up to 125...
Eight month old Blue Ivy Carter has been seen being fussed over by her very proud father, the legendary Jay Z, as they jet into Manhattan by helicopter

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Eight month old Blue Ivy Carter has been seen being fussed over by her very proud father, the legendary Jay Z, as they jet...
Tori Spelling has welcomed baby boy Finn Davey, her fourth child with husband Dean McDermott

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Tori Spelling has welcomed baby boy Finn Davey, her fourth child with husband Dean McDermott. Tori Spelling, 39, gave birth on Thursday evening to 6lb,...
Blue Moon is a rare statistical quirk which occurs when a full moon occurs twice in a calendar month

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“Once in a blue moon” is not just a phrase we use for those occasional treats or chores, but it is also a rare...
Matt Bissonette book, No Easy Day, which was written under the pseudonym Mark Owen, is due to be released on September 11

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The Pentagon announces it may sue former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonette, who has written a first-hand account of the May 2011 raid that killed...
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been released from jail

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Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been released from jail. Wang Xiaoning...
Tokyo court has ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on patents held by Apple

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A court in Tokyo has ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on patents held by Apple, which is the first victory for the...
Mitt Romney has accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Florida

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Mitt Romney has accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Florida where he has pledged to “restore the promise” of America. Mitt Romney,...