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Accused Pakistan Cricketers Suspended

Accused Pakistan Cricketers Suspended

The International Cricket Council has "provisionally suspended" the three Pakistan players accused of taking part in a betting scam.

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Middle East Peace Talks 'Every Two Weeks'

Middle East Peace Talks 'Every Two Weeks'

The Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet again every two weeks during initial Middle East peace talks that have been described as "productive".

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Gulf Of Mexico: Fire Blazes On Oil Platform

Gulf Of Mexico: Fire Blazes On Oil Platform

Fears of another fuel spill in the Gulf of Mexico following a fire on a second oil platform have been ruled out after the coatguard said there was no evidence of an oil sheen.

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Fuel Tanker Runs Aground In Arctic

Fuel Tanker Runs Aground In Arctic

A fuel tanker carrying around nine million litres of diesel has run aground in the far north of Canada and is at risk of spilling its cargo into the Arctic.

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Accused Pakistan Cricketers Suspended

Middle East Peace Talks 'Every Two Weeks'

Gulf Of Mexico: Fire Blazes On Oil Platform

Fuel Tanker Runs Aground In Arctic

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Bags Worth Thousands Snatched In Moped Raid

Bags Worth Thousands Snatched In Moped Raid

Vivienne Westwood handbags worth thousands of pounds have been stolen in a smash-and-grab raid on a London...

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Man 'lost masterpiece after drinking session'

Man 'lost masterpiece after drinking session'

A New York man is being sued for apparently losing a £900,000 painting after a drinking session.

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Bay's offer for puppy-thrower info

Bay's offer for puppy-thrower info

Transformers director Michael Bay has offered a £33,333 reward for information leading to the arrest of a girl...

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Pakistan trio dropped

Pakistan's suspected 'spot-fixing' trio dropped for T20 and ODI series but protest their innocence

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RBS Axing 3,500 More Jobs 'Is A Horror Story'

RBS Axing 3,500 More Jobs 'Is A Horror Story'

Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting a further 3,500 British jobs in a move a major trade union has described as...

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An uprooted lies on top of a bus after Typhoon Kompasu lashed Incheon. The typhoon struck South Korea on Thursday, killing at least four people and toppling trees, streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years. (AP)

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Unicef is appealing for emergency help for millions of children hit by flooding in Pakistan

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