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Alaskan volcano shooting lava

The Pavlof Volcano (AAP)

Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the ...

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Obama agenda marches on

US President Barack Obama (AAP)

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's ...

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Boston to review bombing response

Running shoes adorn a barrier surrounding the memorial site (AAP)

Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the r...

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North Korea fires missiles into sea

'Musudan' missiles shown off in a military parade (AAP)

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters....

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'Amazing' no deaths in train crash

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are expected to be on site for seven to 10 days (AAP)

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where...

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France legalises gay marriage

Two young women pose underneath a plastic rainbow (AAP)

France will see its first gay weddings within days....

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Obama's worst week yet, say critics video

US president Barack Obama (Reuters file)

A series of scandals is threatening to derail US president Barack Obama's second...

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US slams Russian missiles going to Syria video

Syrian President Bashar Assad (Reuters file)

The United States' Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing...

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Birth of anteater has zoo staff puzzled

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An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation centre, prompting offi...

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Brief panic as blanks fired at Cannes

A man is detained by police and local security (Reuters)

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly in...

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Egypt security forces clash with protesters

Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square (Reuters)

Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at ...

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Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76

People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad (Reuters)

Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killin...

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Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21

Soldiers stand during a parade in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno (Reuters)

Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremis...

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Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings

A handout image released by the New Orleans Police Department showing Akein Scott, 19, who they identify as the man they believe allegedly opened fire during a Mother's Day second line parade injuring 19 people including two children (Reuters)

New Orleans police say they have arrested a 19-year-old woman and accused her of...

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