Double Arm Transplant For Injured US Soldier

An American soldier who lost all four limbs in a roadside blast in Iraq has received a double-arm transplant. Brendan Marrocco, who is from New York City, was injured in 2009. The 26-year-old had the operation last month at Johns Hopkins Hospital in...

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Bill Gates: Eradicating Polio Is Possible

Bill Gates, whose foundation has donated billions of dollars to improving global health and fighting polio, has said the disease can be defeated within six years. The billionaire philanthropist said investment must be kept up if polio is to be eradicated...

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Kazakhstan: 20 Feared Dead In Plane Crash

A plane reported to be carrying 20 passengers and crew has crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan. All 20 people - 15 passengers and five crew - on board were killed, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, quoting SCAT airlines. The accident reportedly happened...

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Iraqis Seek UK Troop Abuse Public Inquiry

Scores of lawyers representing Iraqis are going to the High Court seeking an "independent" public inquiry into allegations that British interrogators were guilty of the systemic abuse of civilians in Iraq. Lawyers for the Iraqis allege there were a...

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Egypt Crisis 'Could Lead To State's Collapse'

The political crisis in Egypt could lead to the state's collapse, the head of the country's armed forces has warned.  Failure to resolve the situation "could lead to grave repercussions if the political forces do not act" to tackle it, General...

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French Jogger Murder: British Man Is Arrested

A British man has been arrested in France over the murder of a mother who was killed while out jogging. The woman's body was discovered on a track in Nimes last week. The man, who has not yet been named, is being questioned by police. According to...

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Mali Conflict: British Troops To Train Forces

Up to 200 British military personnel could be deployed to West Africa to help train a regional intervention force for Mali, the Government has said, in a further deepening of the UK's involvement in the conflict to drive out Islamist militants. Downing...

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Missile Launcher Shows Up At Gun Buyback

A surface-to-air missile launcher was among hundreds of weapons brought to a gun amnesty organised by authorities in Seattle. Police witnessed numerous private cash exchanges on the sidelines of the buyback event, as gun collectors turned up to tempt...

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ArcelorMittal Steelworkers Protest In Belgium

ArcelorMittal workers in Belgium have clashed with police during a protest at plans to close steel plants in the province of Liege. Six officers were injured in the demonstration of around 2,000 steel workers, who gathered outside regional government...

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Syrian Group: 65 People Shot Dead In Aleppo

A Syrian opposition group says 65 people have been found shot dead, with their hands bound, in Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll could rise as high as 80, calling the killings a "new massacre". Photos...

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