David Beckham's ruptured Achilles may mean the 'end of the world' for him but it is by no means the end of England's dreams of World Cup triumph in South Africa later this year.

Beckham injury not World Cup blow-out for England

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Fiji authorities have received reports of "a few" deaths in the devastating cyclone, National Disaster Management Office director Pajiliai Dobui said Tuesday.

Reports of 'a few' cyclone deaths in Fiji

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From the moment teenager Egan Torrecampo and his fellow prisoners step out of their crowded cells, the maximum-security Philippine jailhouse rocks.

Jailhouse rocks for Philippine Internet dance sensations

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A dissident Vietnamese Catholic priest with a brain tumour said Tuesday that his prison sentence has been suspended for one year while he undergoes medical treatment.

Dissident Vietnam priest to return to jail after treatment

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European finance ministers will on Tuesday be given the fine-print of a eurozone plan to rescue Greece with billions of euros in crisis loans if budget surgery hits complications.

Euro nations pursue Greek rescue planning

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc looked likely to form parliament's single largest grouping Tuesday, after results showed the incumbent had strengthened his hold on key Baghdad province.

Iraq PM's bloc gaining strength: early results

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A 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck off Chile's coast Monday, some 86 kilometers (54 miles) from the town Concepcion, among the cities hardest hit by last month's 8.8-magnitude quake, US seismologists said.

6.7-magnitude aftershock hits off Chile coast: USGS

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The administrator for failed Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers has filed plans to end the largest bankruptcy in US history, opening the way for the creation of a new company.

Lehman administrator files record bankruptcy plan

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US agents joined a probe into the brazen weekend killings at an American consulate in Mexico's bloodiest city, highlighting rampant violence that prompted expressions of concern from both governments.

FBI arrives for Mexico probe in consulate slayings

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Fiji declared a state of disaster in the cyclone-hit north and east Tuesday as damage reports from the storm rose sharply, authorities said.

Fiji declares disaster in cyclone-hit north and east

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Twenty-five people have been killed in a coal mine fire in central China, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest deadly incident in the country's hazardous mining industry.

25 dead in China coal mine fire

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Twenty-five people have been confirmed dead in a coal mine fire in central China, state media reported Tuesday, citing local authorities.

25 dead in China coal mine fire: Xinhua

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<p>TOKYO - JAPANESE share prices were 0.23 per cent higher in quiet Tuesday morning trade as investors awaited the outcome of policy meetings of the Japanese and US central banks, analysts said.</p><p>The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 24.54 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 10,776.52 by the break. The broader Topix index of all first section shares rose 3.42 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 942.33.</p>

Asian shares mixed at midday

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<p>SINGAPORE shares were higher at midday on Tuesday.</p><p>The benchmark Straits Times Index was at 2,879.74, up 5.41 points or 0.19 per cent.</p>

STI higher at midday

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<p>SANDAKAN - A SECONDARY school Malaysian student was allegedly gang-raped after she was dragged into a car while waiting at a bus stop.</p> <p>Sandakan deputy police chief Supt Fadzil Mohd Ali said that a Proton Saga with six men inside stopped at the bus stop at 9pm on Saturday, and forced the 19 year-old student into their car.</p>

Student gang-raped by 5

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States.

Israel vows more settlement building despite crisis with US

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<p>A BOOK containing early photographs of Singapore fetched a hefty price of S$91,000 (43,000 pounds) in Britain.</p> <p>One of the drawings in the unbound album, Views of the China Seas and Macao taken during Capt. D. Ross' Surveys by M. Houghton, features a drawing of Singapore from the 17th century.</p>

'S'pore' book sells for $91k

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<p> BANGKOK - ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters started donating their own blood on Tuesday as part of a plan to splatter the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections. <p>Hundreds of red-shirted demonstrators formed long lines to have their blood drawn by nurses, a day after their leaders vowed to collect 1 million cubic centimetres of blood - the equivalent of 1,000 standard soft drink bottles - to spill at Government House by Tuesday evening. </p>

Blood protest

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR - A MALAYSIAN man, who had erectile problem, forced his wife have sex with over 50 foreigners while he directed and filmed them.</p> <p>The 61-year-old woman said her husband would recruit the men from nearby rubber estates and supervise her on the various moves and positions while he recorded it on video. He would also assault her if she refused to consent to the acts.</p>

Wife forced into sex with 50

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<p>A YOUTH who has been placed on probation before for molestation was sentenced to reformative training on Tuesday for a similar offence.</p> <p>The 19-year-old, diagnosed to be suffering from paedophilia, had earlier admitted to holding the hand and touching the chest and private parts of a nine-year-old girl at a religious organisation on Jan 18 last year.</p>

Youth molested girl, 9

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