Many injured in opening Pamplona bull run
Thousands of daredevils fled half-tonne bulls thundering through Pamplona's streets on Saturday in the first bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival, resulting in six injuries.
6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan: USGS
A 6.4-magnitude undersea earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.
The US Geological Su
Britain axes hundreds of Gurkhas in new round of cuts
Hundreds of Britain's Nepalese Gurkha fighters are to lose their jobs in a second round of cuts announced on Tuesday, which will see almost 3,000 posts slashed from the army.
The British Embassy in t
Fourteen bodies found in eastern Mexico: Officials
The dismembered bodies of at least 14 people were found in an abandoned pickup truck in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, the scene of a violent drug turf war, authorities said.
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They want to kill me in prison: Hosni Mubarak
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak, now serving a life sentence over protester killings, said the authorities ‘want to kill’ him in jail as his health deteriorated, his lawyer said on Monday.
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ICC fines Denesh Ramdin over Richards protest
West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for celebrating his hundred in the third Test against England here at Edgbaston with a protest against Caribbean cri
Nigerian footballer Obodo abducted, says family
Nigeria international Christian Obodo has been abducted in Warri, southern Nigeria, his family confirmed on Saturday.
The player's family said Obodo, who last season played for Lecce in Italy's Seri
Jerusalem doggie DNA database to trace poo offenders
The Jerusalem municipality is planning to compile a DNA database for dogs in the Holy City in a bid to combat the problem of dog poo by tracing droppings back to the offending pooch.
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US arrests 190, rescues 18 kids in child porn crackdown
Police have arrested 190 individuals, and identified and rescued 18 children, in a major crackdown on child pornography last month, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Friday.
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Hosni Mubarak suffers 'emotional breakdown' in prison
Ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak suffered an 'emotional breakdown' in prison on Tuesday, days after he was sentenced to life over the death of protesters last year, a senior interior ministry offic