Doctor's daughter who wed 'bomber'

THE wife of one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects is a doctor's daughter who apparently led the life of a typical American high school student before she converted to Islam. Katherine Russell Tsarnaev is said to have enjoyed a comfortable middle-class...

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EU ends Myanmar sanctions

EU foreign ministers have agreed to lift the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar (Burma), hailing "a new chapter" with the once pariah state. "In response to the changes that have taken place and in the...

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BBC urged to remove Gill sculpture

THE BBC has been urged to remove a figure of a naked boy, sculpted by a British man who sexually abused two of his daughters, from the front of its headquarters Broadcasting House. The carvings of a man and a naked child were the creation of Eric...

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Spanish minister sees deeper contraction

SPAIN'S economy will shrink by between 1.0 per cent and 1.5 per cent this year, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has revealed in an interview in the Wall Street Journal. The prediction revises the government's official forecast of a 0.5 per...

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French Polynesia votes for veteran

GASTON Flosse, the 81-year-old veteran of French Polynesian politics, topped the polls in the first round of a vote that will determine who next governs the Pacific paradise. The French territory, which enjoys a high degree of autonomy, has...

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More funding for Somme remembrance trail

AUSTRALIA will help fund new memorial facilities and walking trails in Somme to highlight one of the nation's greatest military achievements in World War I. Veterans Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon announced in Paris on Monday an initial 200,000...

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US airport delays as budget cuts hit

SOME US airports are experiencing significant flight delays in the wake of US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs due to budget cuts that are forcing staffing cutbacks. In addition to some wind-related delays, New York's La Guardia...

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