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The US House of Representatives has passed Barack Obama's controversail health bill

US House passes Obama health bill

The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives has passed historic health care legislation to provide medical coverage to millions more Americans. More

Climate change protesters bury their heads in the sand  in St Andrewsplay

Climate activists condemn G20 talks

Finance ministers "failed"… More

Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan was shot during the gun rampage (AP)

US shooting suspect off ventilator

US Army officials say the man… More


Israeli president Mahmoud Peres called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to not stand down

Peres tells Abbas to not stand down

Israel's president has called… More

Eight people killed in suicide bomb attack in north-west Pakistan

Eight die in Pakistan bomb attack

A suicide bomber has struck a… More


Giant dominoes will be toppled to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall anniversary remembered

Massive colourful dominoes were… More

Briton Thomas Reeve, who was shot dead in a bar in Texas

Father shot dead on US road trip

A British father shot dead on… More


Lord Smith played down hopes for climate talks in Copenhagan

Climate talks 'unlikely' to deliver

The Copenhagen summit is unlikely… More

The Duchess of Cornwall has been hailed as a Queen by an admirer

Admirer steals a kiss from Camilla

The Duchess of Cornwall has been… More


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Shock and tragedy: Twelve people died and dozens were injured when an Army psychiatrist went on the rampage at Fort Hood in Texas

Deadly gun rampage at US Army base

A US officer who killed 13 soldiers in a gun rampage at a Texas army base shouted a triumphant Islamic proclamation before opening fire, it has been claimed.