Jackson Trial: Mum 'Seeks £25bn' From AEG

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent Michael Jackson's family is taking the promoter of his ill-fated comeback tour to court, reportedly claiming tens of billions of dollars from AEG Live. The civil proceedings in downtown Los Angeles will focus on...

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China: Drunk Man Dangles From Power Cables

A drunk man found himself dangling nine metres (30ft) above the ground from high-tension cables after climbing up a utility pole in China. The man moved along the cables for 15 minutes - unaware of the danger - while one firefighter climbed up the pole...

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North Korea To Restart Nuclear Reactor

North Korea will restart all nuclear facilities including its shuttered Yongbyon reactor, the official KCNA news service has said. It will rebuild and resume its mothballed uranium enrichment facility and the 5 MW Yongbyon reactor, which was closed...

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Brazil: CCTV Catches Police 'Ignoring' Murders

Eight Brazilian police officers have been arrested after security camera footage showed two teenagers being murdered as officers in a police car parked metres away apparently did nothing. The footage, which was shown on Brazilian television, showed...

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Burma Fire: Boys Killed In Mosque Dormitory

At least 13 boys have been killed after a fire ripped through their makeshift home at an Islamic school in Burma. Officials said the blaze in Rangoon was started by an electric fault "and not due to any criminal activity". "The fire, caused by the...

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Cyprus: Finance Minister Quits Amid Bank Probe

Cyprus has appointed a new Finance Minister, just hours after the incumbent resigned amid the launch of an investigation into its dramatic banking sector bailout. The Greek Cypriot government named Harris Georgiades as the new minister to replace Michael...

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Survivor Doctor Kills Himself After Show Death

A doctor working on France's version of the reality TV show Survivor has committed suicide following the death of a contestant last month. Thierry Costa killed himself on Monday in Cambodia, where the new season of Koh Lanta: The Revenge Of The Heroes...

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Ukraine: Anti-Government Protests Rock Kiev

Thousands of protesters rallied outside Ukraine's parliament to press for early mayoral elections in Kiev - in the biggest such action against the president this year. Protesters hold a rally outside parliament The crowd, led by the country's main...

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China: Four More Cases Of New Bird Flu Strain

China has confirmed that four more people in one province are seriously ill with a bird flu virus new to humans that has already killed two people. The health bureau of eastern Jiangsu province said on its website that three women, aged 45, 48 and 32,...

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Goal-Line Technology: Fifa Picks German Firm

Fifa will use the GoalControl goal-line technology system for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil - after it has been trialled at the Confederations Cup in June. The German company's camera-based, ball-tracking system GoalControl-4D uses 14 high-speed cameras...

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