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Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year
UK police use adorable Lego video to warn of Christmas burglars
€3.4m funding from Gorta gives new hope to disabled youth in India
Japanese diplomat stabbed five times in Yemen
Milan orders removal of naughty Christmas tree
Syria rebel commander freezes to death in bitter cold - report
Lockdown at Mandela's boyhood village for funeral
Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeral after all
Gerry Adams picked for guard of honour for Mandela
The Week in Photos: Breaking through
Ukraine suspends mayor after brutal police crackdown on protesters
7 weird things that happened this week
Japanese man stole $185k to feed his cats a luxury diet of fresh fish and chicken
One year on, Sandy Hook marks the anniversary of school massacre
New US school shooting on eve of Newtown anniversary
Explosion forces evacuation of busy Belfast retail district
European leaders 'should hang their heads' over Syrian refugee crisis
Giant statue of Nelson Mandela goes up in Pretoria
Two men arrested for Hitler gas chamber tweets after football game
Iceland jails bank officials for Kaupthing fraud
Block function on Twitter reinstated after outcry from users
'Clear and convincing evidence' that chemical weapons used in Syria
German authorities use 'Nazi Shazam' in crackdown on far-right radio stations
North Korea confirms execution of 'traitor' uncle of Kim Jong-Un
Spain vows to block vote as Catalan leaders announce date for independence poll
Fox News presenter says it's a "verifiable fact" that Santa is white
VIDEO: Topless protesters disrupt Trap's reunion with Strunz
'Fake' deaf interpreter at Mandela memorial says he had 'schizophrenic episode'
Number of rape cases reported in Delhi doubles this year
Archbishop Tutu's house was burgled during the Mandela service
Unhappy campers: VW announces the end of the line for iconic 'Bus'
Deaf interpreter at Mandela's memorial was a fake
Australia shocked by extreme case of incest, sex abuse and child neglect
Ukrainian security forces fail to retake Kiev city hall after clashes
Mandela's body lying in state after solemn journey through Pretoria
Uruguay world's first country to legalise marijuana trade
IKEA warns of lamp 'strangulation hazard' after toddler death
Another shutdown averted as US lawmakers announce two-year budget deal
One year after Sandy Hook, US to give $100m to mental health services
Miley Cyrus, Pope Francis or Snowden? TIME magazine to reveal Person of the Year