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Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.

Taliban chief says victory close
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".

Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.

Google unveils 'instant' searches
Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries.

Obama defiant on tax cut stance
President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.

Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'
A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.

Rig firms hit back at BP report
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Colorado fire destroys 136 homes
A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, officials say.

Koran bonfire 'still going ahead'
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international condemnation.

EU ruling opens up German gambling market
German gambling restrictions breach European Union law, the EU's highest court rules

'One in four' has given fake net names
A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest.

Residents of 'Lustful' street seek less sinful name
Residents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.

Morgan to replace host Larry King
Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.

Australia, NZ top 'giving' index
Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.

Castro criticises Iranian leader
Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.

Thousands caught in Mexico floods
Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.

UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader
The UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide.

Nigeria replaces security leaders
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military and police chiefs ahead of planned January presidential election.

Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.

Two missing in China rig accident
At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.


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