Iran Claims 'MI6 Spy' On Trial After Capture

Iran says it has arrested a "spy" accused of working for the British secret intelligence service. A court official said the man had confessed to his alleged crimes and was on trial. He was detained in the town of Kerman in southeast Iran after authorities...

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Banana Trade In Costa Rica Hit By Bug Plagues

Authorities in Costa Rica have declared a "national emergency" as a double plague of insects threatens banana exports from the Central American nation. An outbreak of mealybugs and scale insects has quickly infected swathes of banana plantations across...

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Egypt Sees First Snow Storm In Years

A winter storm has brought snow to Cairo for the first time in decades and has blanketed parts of the Middle East. Bad weather closed two of the country's Mediterranean ports and two ports on the Red Sea as "several" in inches fell in the Sinai Desert...

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Shooting At Denver School Near Columbine

A gunman has killed himself after opening fire at a Denver high school near to the site of the Columbine High School massacre. One 15-year-old student was injured at the Arapahoe High School in Centennial and is in a critical condition, according to...

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Geminid Meteor Shower: Treat For Stargazers

Dozens of shooting stars have been burning up in the Earth's atmosphere in the annual Geminid meteor shower. Stargazers say the display - which peaked overnight - is one of the best this year and will continue until Monday. Some people on Twitter reported...

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Space Monkey: Iran Claims Second Success

Iran claims a second monkey it has sent into space has survived - nearly a year after questions were asked over an earlier attempt. State TV said the monkey had travelled in a rocket dubbed Pajohesh, or Research in Farsi, which was the country's first...

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Mandela Funeral: Tutu 'Heartbroken At Snub'

Desmond Tutu is said to be "heartbroken" after he was apparently left off the guest list for the funeral of his close friend Nelson Mandela. The 82-year-old retired archbishop said he received "no indication" he had been invited to the burial service....

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Obama Marks Newtown Shooting Anniversary

President Barack Obama has marked the anniversary of the Newtown school shootings by calling for tighter gun control and expanded mental health care. His comments come a year after the massacre in which 20 children and six school workers were murdered...

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Mandela Funeral: Mourners Angry At Procession

Tribal Traditions At Mandela Burial Updated: 11:05am UK, Saturday 14 December 2013 By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in Qunu He is Qunu's most famous son and the return of Nelson Mandela's body to his ancestral homeland is not just for...

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China's Moon Rover 'Jade Rabbit' Lands Safely

An unmanned spacecraft carrying China's first lunar rover called "Jade Rabbit' has safely landed on the surface of the Moon, according to state television. It is the first "soft landing" of a probe there for 37 years and China is only the third country...

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