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A Somali man seized abroad appears in court in New York, charged with assisting al-Qaeda and militants from Somalia's al-Shabab group.

Amnesty calls for an international investigation into the Syrian violence, accusing the regime of crimes against humanity against protesters.

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Famed American painter Cy Twombly, widely known for his repetitive lines and scribbles on canvas, dies at the age of 83.

Fertility doctors say they have found a new, non-invasive way to screen IVF embryos for genetic abnormalities.

The US blog-led news site The Huffington Post is launching its UK edition on Wednesday, which will be its first site outside North America.

Japan is to conduct stress tests on all its nuclear plants after the earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima, reports say.

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