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Actress Brittany Murphy 'dies of natural causes'
The Clueless star apparently collapsed in her Holywood bathroom.
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Healthcare reform reaches US Senate
Monday, 21 December 2009
Concessions secure 60th vote but scheme is shadow of what was promised
Blizzard-like storm slams US East Coast
Sunday, 20 December 2009
A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern US states on yesterday, crippling travel across the region and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
Freed after 35 years in jail for crime he did not commit
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Singled out at an identity parade, but DNA tests prove James Bain could not have raped nine-year-old boy.
Britons win appeal over Brazil insurance fraud
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Courts Two British law graduates held in Brazil for insurance fraud have been acquitted after an appeal. Shanti Andrews and Rebecca Turner, both 23, were arrested in July after telling police they had been robbed while backpacking.
Texas polygamist gets 33 years for child sex abuse
Friday, 18 December 2009
The Texas attorney general's office says a 57-year-old member of a polygamist group has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for the sexual assault of a child.
Top Mexico drug boss killed in gun battle
Friday, 18 December 2009
200 marines bring down feared trafficker renowned for beheading his rivals
Remembering invisible victims on 'International Migrants Day'
Friday, 18 December 2009
Few of the Central American migrants looking to escape to the United States are prepared for the horrors they will endure along the way. Entering Mexico through one of its border states (most often Chiapas or Tabasco), they face a constant threat of persecution, and, at present, lack even the most basic of human rights.
Johnny Who? Los Angeles bemused as France decamps to Hallyday's bedside
Friday, 18 December 2009
Media circus at hospital treating pop star unknown to American audiences
The Big Question: Will taking Guantanamo Bay inmates to Illinois resolve their legal status?
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Surgeons to operate on Brazilian boy with 50 needles inside him
Thursday, 17 December 2009
A boy of two is in intensive care in Brazil after up to 50 sewing needles were pushed inside his body, apparently one by one.
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