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Kabul suicide bomber kills 17 outside Afghanistan's Supreme Court

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the killings of 'ruthless prosecutors'

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Hundreds attend Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe's funeral

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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez escapes jail sentence after admitting motoring offences

Argentina international admitted to driving while disqualified and without insurance

Shain Gandee, who starred in the MTV reality series

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Carl Pistorius, right, and Henke Pistorius, the brother and father of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl pleads not guilty in female motorcyclist road death trial

Carl Pistorius, the sharp suited brother of Paralympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide for the death of a female motorcyclist in a 2008 road collision.

Swallows in certain areas are evolving to adapt to avoid road traffic

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Collisions with road vehicles are driving a population of swallows to evolve into faster, more agile fliers with shortened wings.

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Family of slain gay candidate say it was hate crime

Marco McMillian was campaigning to be first openly homosexual Mississippi mayor

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Three killed and several injured after car crash following 'rolling gun battle' on Las Vegas strip

Shots fired between a Maserati and SUV before sports car crashed into a taxi

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