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A boy and a group of women stand near a vehicle, believed to belong to Islamist rebels and destroyed during French air strikes, in the recently liberated town of Diabaly January 24, 2013.
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Coffins of Japanese who were killed in the hostage crisis in Algeria are transported from a government aircraft which retrieved Japanese survivors and bodies from Algeria, on its arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo, January 25, 2013
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Female supporters of Sunni Muslim Salafist leader Ahmad al-Assir engage in a snowball fight in the Faraya ski area in Mount Lebanon January 24, 2013. The Lebanese Army dispersed protesters and reopened a road leading to Faraya which protesters blocked in an attempt to prevent al-Assir and his supporters from reaching the ski area, according to local media
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U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies (C) attends a news conference at South Korea's foreign ministry after meeting with South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam in Seoul January 24, 2013. The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea's December rocket launch and expanded existing U.N. sanctions, and Pyongyang reacted with a vow to boost the North's military and nuclear capabilities
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Anti-riot policemen, splattered with paint from protesters, use batons as they disperse a demonstration calling for a pullout of U.S. troops stationed in the country and against the grounded USS Guardian minesweeper, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila January 25, 2013. Philippine President Benigno Aquino has given instructions not to allow the U.S. navy to salvage its grounded USS Guardian minesweeper without Philippine involvement, in order to minimise damage to coral reefs, a senior official said on Monday. The ship, which is stuck on a reef at the Tubbataha natural marine park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, had just completed a port call at Subic Bay in the western Philippines when the grounding occurred last Thursday
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Florence Cassez waves as she leaves after a news conference at her arrival at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, near Paris January 24, 2013. Mexico's top court on Wednesday freed Cassez, who was convicted of kidnapping, ruling that her trial was tainted and ending a seven-year imprisonment that strained ties with France. Cassez was sentenced to 60 years in prison after she was arrested in 2005 at a ranch near Mexico City with her former boyfriend, who led a kidnapping gang called the Zodiacs.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter uses a shotgun to fire a homemade grenade at Syrian Army soldiers during a fight in the Arabeen neighbourhood of Damascus January 24, 2013
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Barry George loses compensation case
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Barry George, wrongly convicted of the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost a bid for compensation.
Two High Court judges said he failed to meet the test which would entitle him to compensation.
Three other people whose convictions had been quashed also failed to win compensation.
But one man, Ian Lawless, who spent eight years in prison for murder before being freed by the Court of Appeal in 2009, was successful.
He will now have his case reconsidered.
Previously, compensation was only awarded for a miscarriage of justice if a claimant could effectively prove they were innocent.
But a Supreme Court hearing in 2011 widened this by saying that if a person could prove that no set of circumstances could possibly lead to their conviction by a jury, they could get compensation.
In effect saying that they did not have to prove they were innocent, but did have to prove that any jury which would consider their case would not convict them.
The judges at the High Court ruled that Mr George's case did not pass this second test.
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Guns and drugs smuggling soldiers jailed
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Four British soldiers who tried to smuggle guns and drugs into the UK have been jailed.
The men, along with a fifth man, were caught after firearms, ammunition and cocaine were found in a car arriving at Folkestone from Calais in January 2012.
They were convicted of firearms and drugs charges on Monday after a six-week trial.
At Woolwich Crown Court they were given prison sentences ranging from six-and-a-half years to 14 years.
Describing it as "a carefully planned enterprise" Judge Philip Shorrock said: "The guns were intended for use by serious criminals. They would be used to kill or maim."
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Things aren't always as they appear
Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko of Russia perform during the Ice Dance Free Dance competition for the ISU Figure Skating European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan 25, 2013.
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Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz of Spain perform during the ice dance free dance program at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 25.
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Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are marching through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to protest the landmark decision that legalized abortion.
Crowds held signs and chanted Friday on the National Mall and surrounding streets for the March for Life.
The demonstration this year coincides with the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional right to abortion. Earlier this week, opponents marked the anniversary with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on abortion rights.
Among the speakers was former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. He says the country responded with love to the struggles of his daughter, Bella, who was born with a serious genetic condition. He said the family is better off for having Bella in their lives.
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A pro-choice woman and pro-life man shout at one another outside the Supreme Court Jan. 25.
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Jan. 21, 2013: Krishna, 14, poses with her four-month-old baby Alok and husband Kishan Gopal, 16, inside the living room of their house in a village near Baran, Rajasthan
Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui first met Krishna and Kishan Gopal on their wedding day, May 16, 2010. The groom was 13 years old, his bride just 11.
The legal age for marriage in India is 18 but weddings like theirs are common, especially in poor, rural areas where girls in particular are married off young
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Jan. 21, 2013: Krishna sits with her four-month-old baby Alok outside her house.
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Jan. 21, 2013: Krishna breaks down after her husband came home drunk.
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July 17, 2012: Krishna, then aged 13, stands with Kishan Gopal, then 15, inside a newly constructed room at her house.
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Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.
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An Egyptian protester runs with a live tear gas canister during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
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A riot police officer gestures a during clashes with protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi throwing stones at him along Sheikh Rihan street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.
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A man holds two burned birds after a fire went off in a compound for homeless Libyan families in Benghazi January 22, 2013. No casualties were reported and the cause of the fire is still unknown.
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A group of expatriates walk along the Bund as they distribute face masks to pedestrians to raise awareness of air pollution in downtown Shanghai January 24, 2013.
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A dolphin struggles to lift its head out of the water in the headwaters of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, January 25, 2013. The sea mammal appeared to struggle in the narrow waterway that stretches 1.8 miles into Brooklyn from New York Harbor.
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Cast members Evan Rachel Wood and Shia LaBeouf from the movie "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" pose for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 22, 2013.
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An injured dolphin that became stranded in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal died Friday, a marine foundation said.
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A man reaches down to pat a dolphin as it struggles along a bulkhead in the headwaters of the Gowanus Canal as others look on.
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Egyptian football fans react to riot death sentences
In February 2012, football fans of home side Al Masry and Cairo's Al Ahly fought in Port Said, leading to 74 deaths and days of violent protests. On Friday a court sentenced 21 people to death over the riots, leading to celebrations in Cairo and more deadly protests in Port Said
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On February 1, 2012, 74 people were killed and at least 1,000 injured after a soccer pitch invasion in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football"
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Protesters and fans of al-Masry football club take part in a demonstration in January in front of the prison calling for the prisoners not to be transferred to Cairo to attend their trial
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Judges and relatives of some of the victims of the Port Said riots wait in the courthouse in Cairo just before the verdict is released
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Fans of Al Ahly football club celebrate outside the club's headquarters in Cairo after hearing the court verdict
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Al Ahly fans in Cairo light flares to celebrate the verdict
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Al Ahly fans pay tribute to those killed during the Port Said clashes
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Al Ahly fans celebrate in front of a billboard bearing pictures of the riot victims which reads: 'We will not forget you' outside the club's headquarters in Cairo
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In New Delhi, soldiers stand to attention during the ceremonial reception for Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
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In New Jersey, parking meters stand out from sand dunes at the Seaside Heights amusement park which was devastated by superstorm Sandy
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Scott Rendell's late strike stunned Premier League Norwich City as Luton Town became the first non-league team to knock a top-flight side out of the FA Cup since 1989.
The substitute's near-post effort with 10 minutes remaining capped off a monumental display from the Hatters.
Norwich missed decent chances through Grant Holt and Leon Barnett.
But Blue Square Bet Premier side Luton held firm after Rendell's goal to dramatically reach the fifth round.
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Victoria Azarenka retained her Australian Open title and kept hold of the world number one spot with victory over Li Na in the Melbourne final.
The Belarusian, 23, came back from a set down to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 on a cool and blustery evening on Rod Laver Arena.
In a scrappy match, Azarenka proved the stronger in the closing stages after Li rolled her ankle twice and hit her head in two heavy falls.
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Chris Wood wins first European Tour title with eagle
Qatar Masters final leaderboard:
- -18: C Wood (Eng)
- -17: G Coetzee (SA), S Garcia (Spa)
- -13: S Webster (Eng), A Noren (Swe)
- Selected others: -11 M Kaymer (Ger), J Dufner (USA) -10 J Rose (Eng)
England's Chris Wood clinched his first European Tour title with an eagle on the final hole at the Qatar Masters.
Wood started the last round in Doha with a three-shot lead but trailed South Africa's George Coetzee and Spain's Sergio Garcia by one after 17.
Coetzee closed with a seven-under 65, while Garcia's 66 kept the pressure on
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Jockey Peter Buchanan and Bold Sir Brian fly over a hedge during The Murphy Group Steeple Chase at Cheltenham racecourse, Jan. 26, in Cheltenham, England.
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Protesters hide from police during clashes in Alexandria, January 25, 2013
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Women scuffle with a soldier during a protest near the National Congress in Tegucigalpa January 25, 2013 - crikey, take a look at those claws :)
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People look at a 18 meter long deceased whale which was discovered on the beach early this morning in Les Sables d'Olonne, western France, January 25, 2013.
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The body of a dead Syrian Army soldier is seen during a heavy fighting in Mleha suburb of Damascus January 25, 2013
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Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov of Azerbaijan perform during the ice dance free dance program at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb January 25, 2013.
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Palestinian protesters throw rocks at an Israeli border police vehicle during clashes at a weekly protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Kdumim, in the West Bank village of Kfar Kadum, near Nablus January 25, 2013
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A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man stands amidst the debris after a fire broke out at Saket Dham in Triveni area during the ongoing "Kumbh Mela", or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 25, 2013
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Protesters help an injured protester bleeding after he was hit by a rubber bullet during clashes in Alexandria January 25, 2013
