Prince Harry appoints private secretary

PRINCE Harry has appointed a former army officer to be his first dedicated private secretary. Edward Lane Fox, who served in the prince's regiment, the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, before moving into public relations, will take up the...

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Clinton to pen 'ultimate book' on world

HILLARY Clinton, whose every move is being scrutinised for signs she might make a 2016 presidential run, has announced she's penning a book outlining her views on the United States' role in the world. The ex-secretary of state's first book since...

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Londoners bemused by snow in April

DO snow showers bring May flowers? Londoners had to wonder on Thursday after looking at the calendar and looking out the window. Snow flurries swirled through the British capital, failing to stick but giving residents the sense that winter...

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Pakistan acquits Christian on death row

A PAKISTANI court has acquitted a Christian man who was sentenced to death for blasphemy six years ago in the country's second largest city, lawyers say. Younis Masih, 34, a labourer, was arrested in September 2005 in the low-income Qenchi Amar...

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Four million displaced inside Syria: UN

THE UN is hiking its estimates of people trapped in Syria after fleeing their homes, saying some four million are now displaced inside the country and in dire need of international help. The figure, due to be officially released in the coming...

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China reports fifth H7N9 bird flu death

A NEW strain of bird flu has claimed two more lives in China's business capital of Shanghai, taking the total number of human deaths attributed to the H7N9 virus to five, state media says. Four of the deaths have occurred in the commercial hub,...

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Indon admits special forces shot prisoners

THE Indonesian army has admitted its special forces stormed a jail and shot dead four prisoners awaiting trial accused of killing their superior officer. Nine members of the Special Forces Command confessed to carrying out the revenge killings...

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