Latest and Breaking World News and Top Stories - July 8
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Rolling coverage of the trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, as the court agrees to hear closing arguments on 7 and 8 August Continue reading...
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Police at an unrelated car crash in suburban Adelaide were approached by a man stating he had injured his son Continue reading...
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Australia says it will not return a group of asylum seekers to Sri Lanka without giving 72 hours notice, at an emergency high court hearing.
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Doctors attempt to fight the biggest-ever outbreak of the killer disease in Africa. ITN’s Dan Rivers reports from West Africa.
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Marks and Spencer reports a sharp fall in online sales after a move to a new website platform hits trading.
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The US warns against a power grab in Afghanistan, amid reports that a losing presidential-election candidate is planning a "parallel government".
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The Israeli army says it has launched an offensive operation against the Gaza Strip to quell rocket attacks.
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Oscar Pistorius' defence lawyers finish presenting their case and his murder trial is adjourned until 7 August for closing arguments.
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Defense for Oscar Pistorius closes case; final arguments to be held in August
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Asylum seekers win temporary reprieve against Australia in fight over return to Sri Lanka
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Channel Tunnel trains slowly return to normal after electrical fault causes delays
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Army source says 'we are entering a long operation' as country responds to sustained rocket attacks and teenagers' murder Continue reading...
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday could be the last chance for old style politicians to lead what is one of the world's biggest democracies, and one of its youngest.
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Police say gang carted off 40,000 finished products in trucks after hijacking bus bringing night shift to Campinas factory Continue reading...
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2 people injured, no gorings on 2nd bull-run of Spain's San Fermin festival in Pamplona
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Shinzo Abe addressed parliament pledging not to allow wartime "horrors" to repeat as the Abbott government is rebuffed by the High Court, delaying any further returns of Tamil refugees. Follow it live... Continue reading...
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10 civilians, four NATO soldiers and two policemen killed in suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan.
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The defense in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial closed its case today, with final arguments scheduled for Aug. 7 and 8.
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There is evidence at least 20 prominent figures - including ex-MPs and ministers - abused children for "decades", a former child protection manager claims.
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Aunt of American-Palestinian teen beaten by Israeli police tells Wolf: if he wasn't a U.S. citizen, he would have died in jail.
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Ari Shavit, senior correspondent for Ha'aretz, says escalation between Israel and Hamas may be imminent.
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Typhoon Neoguri lashed Okinawa with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday as it span near the Japanese island.
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The defense in the Oscar Pistorius murder case rested Tuesday, bringing to an end the latest phase of a trial which has lasted longer than the athlete's relationship with Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed.
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The Israeli military's Operation Protective Edge against militant group Hamas enters a "substantial phase," with strikes hitting at least 50 targets, officials say.
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Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was able to do some limited work in the offseason program this year.
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A tree branch that fell on the tracks derailed a roller coaster car at a Six Flags amusement park Monday evening, leaving it dangling precariously.
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Government gives undertaking not to return asylum seekers without 72 hours notice as hearing is adjourned until Friday. Continue reading...
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Israel carries out more air strikes on the Gaza Strip, following a volley of rockets fired on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un limped on to the stage on the anniversary of his grandfather's death, footage broadcast by state media on Tuesday showed. in a rare display of weakness in a country where leaders are port...
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New India rail minister proposes foreign investment to modernize rail network
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Who are the All-Star snubs? HBT's Craig Calcaterra details who got left off the team.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States and Israel were playing "good cop, bad cop" to intimidate his country into making concessions on the nuclear dispute with the West.
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Aid groups have issued warnings of a looming famine in South Sudan expected within weeks unless massive funding for food aid is provided.
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WTO talks begin on almost $1 trillion of environmental goods
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The Brazilian national team is two games away from winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Here's what they can focus on to grind out a win vs. Germany.
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Argentina to gamble on Aguero, Suarez move held up, Campbell set for Newcastle, Man Utd kit deal in doubt, plus more.
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In the best-case scenario, the 2014 Raiders prove engineered to win now. In the worst-case scenario, they are a collection of yesterday’s news.
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Every year, money transfer brokers help Somali-Americans send more than $200 million to family members in Somalia. But one of the few banks to support that process will soon back out.
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KABUL (Reuters) - At least four NATO servicemen were killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force said.
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Victims' nationalities not revealed after attack north of Kabul which also killed 10 civilians and two policemen Continue reading...
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A UK doctor who was found dead in prison in Syria did not not kill himself as Syrian officials claim, two of his former inmates say.
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Common man vs military man in Indonesia elections; undecided voters to determine president
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Bud and Bud Light will cost 38 cents an ounce, while Shock Top Lemon Shandy and Goose Island 312 Urban Pale Ale will cost 40 cents an ounce.
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Court temporarily blocks government from returning boatload of asylum seekers intercepted at sea to Sri Lanka.
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A court in Henan Province has sentenced a Christian pastor to 12 years in jail on charges his lawyer said were baseless, illegal and rooted in the pastor’s attempts to help local parishioners gain justice.
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The attacker struck as the service members visited a clinic they had helped build near Bagram military base.
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Repairs to overhead power lines in the Channel Tunnel, where a fault caused Eurostar cancellations on Monday, are almost complete Eurotunnel has said.
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Hundreds of thousands are urged to seek shelter as a powerful typhoon passes over Japan's Okinawa island chain.
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IDF says it hit 50 "terror" targets in Gaza including militant houses and military compounds. CNN's Diana Magnay has more.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's new parliament put off its next session for five weeks on Monday, extending the country's political paralysis amid a Sunni Islamist insurgency that claimed the life of an army general near Baghdad.
