Eastern Ukraine Independence Vote 'Chaotic'

Voting is taking place in eastern Ukraine in a disputed independence referendum amid reports of chaotic scenes. A severe shortage of polling booths, ballot papers being printed off unsupervised, and confusion over what people are actually being asked...

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'Drunk' Man Rescued From Sydney Opera House

A man who climbed on to the roof of Sydney's iconic Opera House has been rescued by police. Some reports said he had been holding a protest at the Australian tourist attraction. But the Sydney Daily Telegraph reported a police officer said it was not...

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British Troops Close Final Afghanistan Outpost

British troops have closed their last remaining forward operating base (FOB) in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. At the peak of combat operations, Observation Post Sterga was one of more than 130 such bases. It was designed to provide a safe location...

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UK Soldier 'Posed With Dead Taliban Fighter'

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent The RAF has launched a probe after photographs surfaced appearing to show a serviceman posing with a dead Taliban fighter. The pictures were apparently taken in the wake of an attack by 15 insurgents...

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Protest As 9/11 Remains Return To Ground Zero

Remains of unidentified 9/11 victims have returned to the World Trade Center site in a solemn procession, despite the protests of some of the victims' families. The remains were moved from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Manhattan's East...

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Austria's 'Bearded Lady' Wins Eurovision

Austria's Conchita Wurst - the so-called bearded lady - has won the Eurovision Song Contest in the host city of Copenhagen. The 25-year-old drag queen, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, took the crown with the Bond-like anthem Rise Like A Phoenix. Conchita...

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'Sixth Of Indian Election Candidates On Charges'

By Neville Lazarus, India Producer More than a sixth of candidates in the Indian elections have criminal cases pending against them, according to a think tank. The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said some candidates are facing allegations...

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Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Tell Of Escape

Nigerian Kidnap Tactic 'Standard Procedure' Updated: 4:26pm UK, Saturday 10 May 2014 Splitting the captured Nigerian schoolgirls into groups by their kidnappers is "standard operating procedure", a hostage negotiator has told Sky News. Dr James Alvarez...

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Ukraine Referendum Will Add Fuel To The Fire

The polling stations are ready and we're told three million ballot papers have been printed, enough for every eligible voter in the region of Donetsk. But what is still far from clear is what they are being asked to vote for. The question seems to...

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Nigerian Govt 'In Contact With Boko Haram'

Nigerian authorities have reportedly made indirect contact with the Islamist group behind the abduction of more than 250 schoolgirls. Intelligence sources told Sky News that Nigeria's neighbours - Chad, Cameroon and Niger - are also providing satellite...

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