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Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time ...

2:59 PM | It seemed like a brilliant idea to inspire Europeans to drive a chic little car on a road trip across the continent, under pristine blue skies and sunshine.

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Wave of terror feared for Syrians

3:00 AM | Violence feared after second UN resolution against Syria's regime fails to pass.

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Challengers look beyond Nevada as Romney romps

3:00 AM | Mitt Romney's easy win in Nevada had some of his competitors looking elsewhere for hope.

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First ferry disaster bodies recovered

05 Feb 12 | The bodies of four victims of the MV Rabaul Queen ferry sinking off Papua New Guinea have been found.

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Baby conceived using 22-year-old sperm

05 Feb 12 | LONDON: Sperm saved for a ''rainy day'' has given a British cancer survivor a daughter 22 years later, in a double first for IVF.

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A week for radiators, not gladiators

05 Feb 12 | ROME: Thick snowflakes have been falling on Rome, forcing the closure of the Colosseum after fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills.

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Look who's listening in to FBI

05 Feb 12 | LONDON: They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called ''Project Mayhem''.

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Khamenei vows to fight 'cancerous tumour' Israel

05 Feb 12 | LONDON: Iran's supreme leader has pledged to confront and defeat the ''cancerous tumour'' of Israel as international concern grows of a pre-emptive Israeli strike on the Islamic regime's nuclear installations as early as April.

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British flag burned in Buenos Aires

04 Feb 12 | Prince William's arrival sparks protests in Buenos Aires.

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Pakistan PM's term on line with contempt of court charge

03 Feb 12 | PAKISTAN'S Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, faces being disqualified from office, or even jailed, after the Supreme Court ruled it would charge him with contempt of court.

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Police to investigate hacking at The Times

03 Feb 12 | LONDON: The Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations of email hacking at The Times, it has been revealed.

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Settlements block the road to peace in latest Israel-Palestine talks

03 Feb 12 | Five more sessions of talks between Israel and the Palestinians have ended without progress.

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Pakistan's PM on contempt charges

02 Feb 12 | Yousaf Raza Gilani could be disqualified from office, or even jailed, after court ruled it will charge him with contempt of court.

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Lawyers use ancient code in Assange's last stand

02 Feb 12 | For more than four hours in the UK Supreme Court yesterday, there were references to complex European law, citations from 14th and 15th-century texts, and a quote from the Codex Iustinianus, dated 376 AD, all of which lawyers used in an effort save Julian Assange from extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of rape and sexual assault involving two women.

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Legal twist: boyfriend adopts his girlfriend

02 Feb 12 | A Florida polo club founder has adopted his long-term adult girlfriend in a bizarre measure to protect his finances in a court case.

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Julian Assange makes final bid to fight extradition to Sweden

02 Feb 12 | For more than four hours in the UK Supreme Court yesterday there were references to complex European law, citations from 14th and 15th century texts, and a quote from the Codex lustinianus, dated 376 AD, all of which lawyers used in an effort save Julian Assange from extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of rape and sexual assault involving two women.

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