Former US Vice President Dick Cheney is in hospital in Washington after experiencing chest pains, his office says.

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Ex-US Vice-President Cheney ill

The chief of staff for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is denying allegations that he used the power of his office to extract sex from a female job seeker.

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Abbas chief of staff denies sex charges

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton underwent a procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries, his office said.

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Bill Clinton hospitalized with chest ‘discomfort,’ gets stents

Rep. John Murtha died after gallbladder surgery complications, his office said. An ex-Marine who became an Iraq war critic, he was known as one of the “kings of pork.”

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U.S. politician John Murtha dead at 77

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown planned a third day of talks Wednesday aimed at preventing the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly, his office said.

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N.Ireland talks attempt to avert collapse

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been placed under investigation for allegations stemming from his time as mayor of Paris, his office said Friday.

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Judge questions Chirac over corruption

Influential US Senator Max Baucus nominated his girlfriend for a key post earlier this year, his office says.

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Senator ‘nominated girlfriend’

A couple who gatecrashed a state dinner at the White House met President Barack Obama, his office confirms.

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Gatecrashers met Obama at banquet

Nigeria’s president will not resign despite currently undergoing treatment in Saudi Arabia for a heart condition, his office said Friday.

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Hospitalized Nigeria leader not quitting