Thousands of people are being evacuated as tropical storm Mitag gains strength as a typhoon as it nears the eastern Philippines. ....

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A French official has suggested after the crash that killed Princess Diana that she could have received discreet surveillance in Paris if authorities had known she was there. ....

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A Pakistani supreme court stacked with judges loyal to President General Pervez Musharraf has cleared the way for him to rule as a civilian president. ....

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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 6.7 has rocked eastern Papua New Guinea, the Hong Kong Observatory says. ....

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American sheriff deputies in Wakefield, Ohio, could not believe their ears when they received an emergency call that a lion was attacking cars on a highway. ....

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American police officers launched a search and even questioned a man after a four-year-old girl reported an attempted abduction - only later admitting that she had made the story up. ....

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President George W Bush is spending Thanksgiving with his family and getting a little quality time with his future son-in-law. ....

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Thousands of President Hugo Chavez's supporters are backing his proposed constitutional changes, while anti-government student leaders are marching on the palace. ....

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The United Nation's Children's fund says it has set up dozens of camps to care for children orphaned by a deadly Bangladesh cyclone. ....

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Cocaine use in Europe has risen sharply, along with supplies of the drug, and more people are seeking treatment for abuse, according to a report. ....

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