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Taliban victim Malala Yousafzai starts school in UK

Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan while advocating girls' education, attended her first day of school in the UK, weeks after being released from hospital.

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Obama sends holiday message to Iran

President Obama has sent a message to "the people and leaders of Iran" for the Persian new year Nowruz, saying the US prefers to resolve the current crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme "peacefully" and "diplomatically" if the Islamic republic shows commitment.

Baath Party Founder Michel Aflaq with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 1988

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Baghdad, Iraq: 10 Years After Saddam

Qaislaz Zubaidi is eating lunch with his family in a pleasant park on the banks of the Tigris.

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Pope Francis: the quiet man of Buenos Aires known for his humble tastes

Before he became Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was known in Buenos Aires for keeping an extremely low profile.

Baath Party Founder Michel Aflaq with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 1988

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Saddam's Statue: The Bitter Regrets of Iraq's Sledgehammer Man

Ten years ago, Kadom al-Jabouri became the face of the fall of Baghdad. Pictured with a sledgehammer while attempting to demolish the huge statue of Saddam Hussein in the city's Firdos Square, Jabouri's jubilant act of destruction made front pages around the world.

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Bin Laden son-in-law detained in US intelligence operation in Jordan

Suleiman Abu Ghaith, one of the most high-profile al-Qaida militants sought by US intelligence services, was in US custody on Thursday following a secret operation involving Jordanian intelligence services, the CIA and the FBI.

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Hugo Chávez's body to go on permanent display in Caracas

Venezuela's acting president, Nicolás Maduro, has said that Hugo Chávez's embalmed body will be permanently displayed in a glass crystal casket so "his people will always have him".

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America Threatened With Nuclear Attack, Washington To Be 'Engulfed in a Sea of Fire'

This is all the Prez needs - North Korea threatening America with a nuclear attack.

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Venezuelans take to Miami streets to celebrate Hugo Chávez's death

Thousands of jubilant Venezuelans took the streets of Miami to celebrate their president's demise, and to express their hopes for the country's future.

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Tributes to Hugo Chávez flow from South American leaders

Tributes and condolences after the death of Hugo Chávez have flowed in from South America, where many saw the Venezuelan president as the inspiration behind increased regional intergration and the remarkable political gains of leftwing parties since the Venezuelan president began his "Bolivarian revolution".

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