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Jet-ski and boating enthusiasts take to the Tigris, making the most of a current lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.

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If you're anywhere near a teenage girl, you can't fail to be aware of the Twilight film sequel which gets its European premiere tonight, ahead of the US opening on Friday. The film continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with a 105-year-old vampire, played by teen idol Robert Pattinson. Duration: 01:08

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The Vatican has released a new volume of books pairing Bible stories with paintings from the Sistine Chapel. (18 November 2009)

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U.S. President Barack Obama takes a stroll on the Great Wall of China on the final day of his first visit to the communist country.

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U.S. President Barack Obama attends a banquet in Beijing with President Hu Jintao and is entertained by American and Chinese students performing pop songs.

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An ice skating rink is officially inaugurated in the Chechen capital Grozny by president Ramzan Kadyrov.

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It's 10 years since France's first civil union ceremony was held, and the institution's popularity is still growing. Just under 150,000 couples signed PACS agreements in 2008, more than five times the amount agreed in the first year of their existence.  Duration: 01:57.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is visiting Israel and the West Bank as part of a larger French effort to revive the faltering Middle East peace process. Kouchner's planned visit to Jerusalem on Wednesday comes a day after Israel approved the construction of 900 new housing units in annexed east Jerusalem. Duration: 01:04.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces monumental challenges to improve security, strengthen governance, eradicate corruption and repair ties with the West when he takes office on Thursday at the helm of a nation engulfed in war. Duration: 02:25

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Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Qatar as part of efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies. Following her arrival on Tuesday, the singer and former model attended a gala dinner for an education conference patronised by the wife of Qatar's emir, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned. Duration: 00:25

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Jean-Gabriel Chelala is a man on a mission -- to vet all the way around the world without any extraneous carbon emission. That means using only his own body power -- by sea as well as land. He's already cycled across North America and crossed the Atlantic by kayak, and now he's facing the final stretch from Moscow to Paris. Duration: 01:46

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Sri Lankan refugees, holed up on an Australian customs boat in Indonesian waters, have finally disembarked as they continue their bid for asylum in Australia.

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Amnesty's top official says Australia's treatment of indigenous community amounts to "base violation of human rights."

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Demonstrators in Seoul protest for and against U.S. President Barack Obama, ahead of his visit to South Korea.

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U.S. President Barack Obama concludes his China visit with more high-level talks and a trip to the Great Wall.

Port Adelaide says it will wear its "back in black" guernsey "forever".

State weather update.

Australian doctors are looking for volunteers to trial a potentially life-saving medication, for people suffering chronic lung disease.

Mora Kelly, the woman who rescued the twin girls from a Bangladesh orphanage, speaks for the first time since their operation.

Australian Scientologists have rejected claims of murder and abuse inside the church.

US President Barack Obama has nudged China on its human rights' record.

Three men who bashed the head of Australia's peak medical body have been given long jail sentences.

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Russian cruise ship trapped in ice pack; conjoined twins separated in Australia

Western Australia's Police Commissioner has ordered the charges be dropped against a 12-year-old boy over a stolen Freddo Frog.

US President Barack Obama has convinced China to help push for global accord when it comes to action on climate change.

US President Barack Obama has convinced China to help push for global accord when it comes to climate change.

Bangladeshi twins Krishna and Trishna are sleeping in their own beds this morning thanks to the amazing efforts of Australian surgeons.

For the first time in Australia a 'catastrophic' fire warning has been issued.

Two daredevils have taken advantage of wild weather in the UK, risking their lives to jump 76 metres in a kitesurfing stunt.

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Report: U.N. in secret nuclear negotiations with Iran

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Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader. (Nov. 17)

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Report of secret nuke negotiation between IAEA chief and Iran

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'Hunt for the Samurai Submarines' uncovers unprecedented technology from World War II

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Pirates receive over $3M to free Spanish ship

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An experimental reactor that could harness nuclear fusion has yet to see the light of day, but preparations for the daring multi-billion-dollar project are well under way. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), backed by the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Russia, is expected to be fully operational in 2026. It is no less than an effort to reproduce the energy-yielded processes of the Sun and other stars -- which defenders say would be safe and c

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An impromptu neo-Nazi march mars commemorations to celebrate the Czech Republic's 1989 Velvet Revolution.

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A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica was struggling to free itself from sea ice about 5 miles from clear water on Tuesday, a shipping company said. (Nov. 17)

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After savouring their fresh victory against Algeria, Egypt fans are looking ahead to the make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off taking place in Sudan on Wednesday.