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Brazilian police take up position in the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, 14 October Police surge into Rio drug slums

Hundreds of Brazilian police officers backed by armoured cars and helicopters push into two Rio de Janeiro slums notorious for drug-trafficking.

A tree blocks a wing of the Endeavour space shuttle in Los Angeles, 13 October LA trees hold up shuttle journey

The final journey of the retired US space shuttle Endeavour through Los Angeles is delayed when the giant spaceship encounters trees along the route.

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Romney criticises Biden over Libya

Mitt Romney says Vice-President Joe Biden made misleading remarks in Thursday's debate about last month's Libya consulate attack.

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Sebastian Vettel takes a dominant victory in the Korean GP to lead the world championship from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

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Fifteen people have now been killed and nearly 200 others have fallen ill in an outbreak of fungal meningitis in 13 US states, say health officials.

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US soldiers in Iraq US readies first-strike cyber-forces

The US is preparing military forces skilled at conducting operations via computer networks to counter imminent cyber-attacks, says US secretary of defense.

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Soyuz launch 'Europe's GPS' reaches key phase

Europe's own version of the US Global Positioning System reaches a key milestone with the launch of a second pair of satellites.

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La Crisis de los Misiles duró más de lo que se cree

Documentos revelados en el 50º aniversario del conflicto muestran cómo la URSS le dejó, sin conocimiento de EE.UU., armas nucleares estratégicas a Cuba y cómo luego Fidel Castro le rogó a su aliado que no se las quitara.

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معارك شرسة بين القوات الحكومية ومسلحي المعارضة في معرة النعمان

أفادت الأنباء الواردة من سوريا باستمرار المعارك الشرسة بين القوات الحكومية ومسلحي المعارضة في بلدة معرة النعمان بغرض السيطرة على طريق سريع يربط العاصمة دمشق بمدينة حلب.

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پنج سرباز بریتانیایی رسما به قتل در افغانستان متهم شدند

وزارت دفاع بریتانیا تائید کرده‌ که ۵ سرباز این کشور، در رابطه با یک حادثه در افغانستان در ۲۰۱۱، رسما به قتل متهم شده‌اند. ۹ تفنگدار دریایی بریتانیا در ارتباط با این حادثه بازداشت شده بودند، اما چهار تن آنها بدون روبرو شدن با اتهام رسمی آزاد شدند.

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В России проходит единый день голосования

На территории России проходит единый день голосования. Выборы разного уровня затрагивают 77 российских регионов. В пяти областях пройдут выборы губернаторов. Это первые прямые выборы глав регионов с 2005-го года.

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Mombasa is Kenya's second-largest city, a major port, and home to a unique cultural mix with echoes from its complicated colonial past.

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