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Argentine judge stops woman wedding twin sister's killer AFP December 23, 20121:35AM Edith Casas is guilty of a 'terrible betrayal', according to her mother Source: Supplied AN ARGENTINE judge has blocked planned nuptials between a 22-year-old woman and her twin sister's convicted killer...

Mariam Amash, possibly world's oldest person, dies age 124 December 23, 20128:11AM AN Arab-Israeli woman is reported to have died at the age of 124. If verified, it would mean she could have been the oldest documented human being ever to have lived, Israeli media reports say. Mariam Amash...

What a stinker! Man told off for workplace flatulence December 23, 20122:51AM A Baltimore man was reprimanded at work for the "continuous releasing of (his) bodily gas and the terrible smell that comes with the gas." Source: Herald Sun AN American federal employee has been formally...

South Korea sheds some Christmas light on North AFP December 23, 20124:36PM A 30-metre tree-shaped light tower stands on the hill in the town of Gimpo, near the border with North Korea. Residents complained that the lights may draw military retaliation from the North that has repeatedly...

South Korea sheds some Christmas light on North AFP December 23, 20124:36PM A 30-metre tree-shaped light tower stands on the hill in the town of Gimpo, near the border with North Korea. Residents complained that the lights may draw military retaliation from the North that has repeatedly...

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Radio prank call nurse Jacintha Saldanha 'on anti-depressants after two suicide attempts' - reports Abul Taher Daily Mail December 23, 201212:50PM Jacintha Saldanha was on family trip to India Given anti-depressants after two incidents Did not tell family about her role in royal prank...

Chile officials monitor Copahue volcano AAP December 23, 20121:44PM A family watches the Copahue volcano spewing ashes from Caviahue, Neuquen province, Argentina. Authorities in Chile and Argentina issued yellow alerts due to the eruption of the Copahue volcano, placed in the border between...

India police use water cannon, tear gas as gang-rape protests intensify MAYANK BHARDWAJ, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 05:50 AM EST | UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 06:00 AM EST Demonstrators hold candles and placards during a candlelight vigil to show solidarity...

Pope pardons former butler for 'Vatileaks' scandal PHILIP PULLELLA, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 09:32 AM EST | UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 12:49 PM EST Pope Benedict XVI (L) talks with former butler Paolo Gabriele during a private audience at the Vatican Dec...

Mad rush to buy assault rifles in U.S. DAVE WARNER KEVIN MURPHY, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 04:32 PM EST | UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 05:37 PM EST A dealer displays firearms for sale at a gun show in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 22, 2012. REUTERS/Dave Kaup...

U.S. can learn from Australia on gun control BY SIMON KENT FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 07:00 PM EST This file photo taken on Sept. 8, 1996 shows Norm Legg, a project supervisor with a local security firm, holding up an armalite rifle which is similar to the one used in the...

India police use water cannon, tear gas as gang-rape protests intensify By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI | Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:39am EST (Reuters) - Indian police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to turn back thousands of people marching on the presidential palace on Saturday in...

Syrian civil war at stalemate, Assad won't go: Russia By Dominic Evans BEIRUT | Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:24pm EST (Reuters) - Syria's civil war has reached stalemate and international efforts to persuade President Bashar al-Assad to quit will fail, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on...

Italy president dissolves parliament after Monti's resignation ROME | Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:17pm EST (Reuters) - Italy's head of state dissolved parliament on Saturday following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti, paving the way for a national election in February. "I have just...