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US seeks Nigeria massacre trial

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Hillary Clinton urges Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killing hundreds of people near the city of Jos.

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‘Scores killed’ in Nigeria riots

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Scores of people are reported killed in suspected communal violence near the city of Jos in central Nigeria.

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‘Scores killed’ in Nigeria riots

Police quizzed Purcell at council

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

The former leader of Glasgow City Council was interviewed by police inside the city chambers last year, it is confirmed.

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Dozens injured in Jerusalem clashes

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Dozens of people were injured during clashes Friday between Israeli police and Palestinian youths in east Jerusalem at one of the city’s holiest sites.

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Pilots killed as military plane crashes at India air show

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

An Indian naval plane taking part in an aerobatics display in the city of Hyderabad crashes into a residential area, killing both pilots and destroying a house.

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Chile troops tackle quake looters

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Chilean soldiers try to restore order in the city of Concepcion, amid looting after Saturday’s devastating earthquake.

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Five held after clashes at holy site

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Five men were arrested Sunday as Palestinians clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem at one of the city’s holiest sites.

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Massive earthquake strikes Chile

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

A massive earthquake of 8.8 magnitude strikes central Chile, north-east of the city of Concepcion.

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Massive earthquake strikes Chile

Pair given life for Devlin murder

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Two Belfast men are given life sentences for murdering teenager Thomas Devlin in the north of the city in August 2005.

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Haiti rubble collapse traps at least one

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Teams of rescuers in Haiti’s capital rushed to the city’s Caribbean Market on Tuesday after a machine used to clear rubble caused a secondary collapse, trapping at least one Haitian in the rubble.

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Haiti rubble collapse traps at least one

Haitian may have lasted month in rubble

Monday, February 8th, 2010

A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti’s capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

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Six new schools ‘to replace 13′

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Six new primary schools could be built in Swansea to replace 13 under plans being considered by the city council.

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Army controls Nigeria riot city

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Nigeria’s army takes control of the city of Jos, the scene of deadly Muslim-Christian religious riots in recent days.

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New York marks fewest murders ever

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Calling a sharp drop in overall violence throughout America’s most populous city “one for the record books,” New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week that 2009 saw historic crime-rate declines across the city’s five boroughs.

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‘Dozens dead’ in Pakistan blasts

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Two explosions rip through a busy market in the city of Lahore, killing at least 36 people and injuring 100 others.

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