A Swedish tabloid has reported that an arrest warrant has been issued for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on suspicion of rape, and officials said they could confirm "media reports".
Rape probe of Wikileaks founder
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US: Megrahi should return to prison
The Obama administration has condemned the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber and called for him to be sent back to a Scottish jail.
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Rivals set for Australian election
Australians are choosing between two relatively unknown, but divergent personalities in a tight election race, pitting the country's first female prime minister against her socially conservative challenger just two months after she took power.
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Pakistan thanks world for flood aid
Pakistan has thanked the world for opening its wallets and said more than 20 million flood victims now knew that nations and people around the globe were standing with them during the worst disaster the country has ever faced.
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Wyclef ruled out of Haiti race
Haiti's electoral council has ruled that hip hop artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president.
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Singer dies in festival fall
The lead singer of a British pop band has died during a music festival in Belgium, the Foreign Office confirmed.
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50,000 evacuated as rains hit China
The Yalu River that marks China's border with North Korea has breached a dyke after torrential rain soaked parts of the Chinese city of Dandong and forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people.
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Briton arrested over beach photos
A 48-year-old British tourist has been arrested in Portugal on suspicion of taking photographs of children.
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Australia poll 'too close to call'
The outcome of the Australian general election will not be known for days, the country's British-born prime minister has said.
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Assange rape suspicion unfounded
Swedish prosecutors have withdrawn an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying the rape suspicions against him are unfounded.
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Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
A British serviceman has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Fresh flooding hits Pakistan towns
About 150,000 Pakistanis have been forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said.
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Australia heads for hung parliament
Australia looked to be heading for its first hung parliament in 70 years after the closest general election for decades.
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Hunt continues for stolen van Gogh
Egypt's culture minister has confirmed that a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting said to have been recovered by airport police was still missing.
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Bystander killed in hotel shoot-out
Gunmen have been involved in a shoot-out with police took 30 people hostage at a luxury Brazilian hotel popular with foreign tourists, but within hours freed the captives and surrendered.
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Drone missiles kill six militants
Missiles fired from an unmanned US aircraft killed six militants in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
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Police swoop after bikers shoot-out
Dozens of Arizona police officers have flooded into a small Arizona community after a shoot-out involving motorcycle gang members.
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Balcony fall woman to be flown home
A woman who fractured her spine in three places while on honeymoon in Corfu was due to be flown home.
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Jolie pledges help for Bosnians
A top official in Bosnia has revealed that Angelina Jolie is interested in supporting education and other projects to help young Bosnians and people who return to homes they left during the war.
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Bear that mauled handler put down
A bear that mauled to death his handler has been put down at the request of the victim's family.
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