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Roland Letriro, left, and Ramel Vela, centre, in hospital after their release Two Philippines hostages released

Islamist militants release two Filipino hostages, believed to have been kidnapped last June while working for Jordanian TV, in the southern Philippines.

President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Maryland, in this White House handout photo taken 4 August 2012 Obama shooting picture released

The White House tweets a picture of Barack Obama skeet-shooting - seemingly to settle a row about whether the president had fired a gun before.

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Market Data Fri, 1 Feb 2013 23:59 GMT

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Market Name Current Value Movement Change Percentage Change
Dow Jones 14009.79 + 149.21 1.08%
Nasdaq 3179.10 + 36.97 1.18%
FTSE 100 6347.24 + 70.36 1.12%
Dax 7833.39 + 57.34 0.74%
Cac 40 3773.53 + 40.93 1.10%

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Tearful Minami Minegishi in YouTube video posted on AKB48 website on 31/1/13 'Sorry' Japan starlet shaves head

Japanese pop star Minami Minegishi shaves her head and films an apology after breaking her band's rules by spending a night with her boyfriend.

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Emotional behaviour in childhood may be linked with heart disease in middle age, especially in women, research suggests.

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Twitter logo on tablet screen Twitter account hack affects 250,000

A quarter of a million Twitter users have had their accounts hacked in the latest of a string of high-profile internet security breaches.

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V-moth (Image: Roy Leverton/Butterfly Conservation) Habitat loss hits UK moth numbers

Two-thirds of Britain's 337 species of common and widespread larger moths have experienced a significant decline over the past four decade, a survey shows.

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¿Son las protestas enemigas de la democracia en Egipto?

Los egipcios han perdido el miedo a las fuerzas de seguridad y desde hace meses muestran su descontento en las calles. Las manifestaciones también han llevado a la parálisis política en el país. ¿Podrá arraigar la democracia?

Chinese

白宫发布奥巴马在戴维营射击照片

美国白宫发布总统奥巴马正在射击的照片,似乎旨在平息外界对奥巴马是否曾开枪的议论纷纷。

Arabic

معاذ الخطيب زعيم الائتلاف السوري المعارض "يتلقى دعوة لزيارة موسكو"

روسيا تقول إنها ستبقى على اتصال مستمر مع المعارضة السورية، ورئيس الائتلاف الوطني المعارض معاذ الخطيب يقول إن وزير الخارجية الروسي لافروف دعاه لزيارة موسكو لبحث تطورات الأزمة السورية.

Persian

رهبر مخالفان دولت سوریه به روسیه دعوت شد

دولت روسیه از احمد معاذ خطیب، رئیس ائتلاف ملی سوریه برای سفر به مسکو و گفت‌و‌گو در باره بحران سوریه دعوت کرده است. رهبر مخالفان دولت سوریه گفته است که در حاشیه کنفرانس امنیتی مونیخ با علی اکبر صالحی، وزیر امور خارجه ایران دیدار خواهد کرد.

Prashant Bajaj and his new bride Risha use tablet computers in a car Tourism with a tech twist

South Africa's Shaheed Ebrahim has outsmarted the competition by bringing the latest gadgets and innovations to the country's booming travel market.

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