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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cameraman defects to US Iran has suffered an embarrassing security setback after a cameraman who came to New York as part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's official United Nations entourage defected and applied for asylum. Mr Ahmadinejad's chief press advisor was taken...

Thieves make off with $2 million from gold museum Thieves have made off with an estimated $2 million (£1.24 million) in precious gems and gold from a museum in California during a brazen daytime robbery. The Fricot Nugget, still safe in the California Mining and Minerals Museum Photo: ALAMY...

Ikea criticised for airbrushing women out of Saudi catalogue Ikea, the Swedish furniture retailer, has been criticised for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its catalogue. Pages from the Swedish (left) and the Saudi Arabian edition of next year's Ikea catalogue Photo: EPA...

Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in 27 years The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in less than three decades, according to a new study which blames the killer Crown of Thorns starfish for its demise. The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in less than three...

Gridlock as China begins its 'Golden Week' holidays A decision to grant free road travel meant hundreds of thousands of Chinese drivers spent the first day of the mid-autumn festival in gridlock. People stand next to their cars during a traffic jam in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province Photo...

World faces ageing population time bomb says UN The world needs to take urgent action to cope with the impact of a rapidly ageing population, according to a new report, which forecast that the number of people older than 60 would surpass one billion within a decade. Japan is currently the...

Leftist rival says Germany has lost direction under Merkel By Noah Barkin BERLIN | Mon Oct 1, 2012 1:27pm EDT (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's main challenger in next year's German election said on Monday the chancellor had failed to set out a clear vision for Europe and likened her to a plane...

Eight dead, dozen missing after Hong Kong ferry sinks HONG KONG | Mon Oct 1, 2012 2:20pm EDT (Reuters) - At least eight people died and more than a dozen are missing after a ferry packed with more than 120 passengers collided with a tugboat and sank south of Hong Kong on Monday night. More...

Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS | Mon Oct 1, 2012 4:02pm EDT (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to get what they hoped for at the annual U.N. General Assembly...

Anti-austerity demonstrators gesture over a barrier at police outside the the Spanish parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hanna

A protester holds a poster during a demonstration outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. The poster reads "This certainly is Madrid without hope". REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Protesters gather in front of policemen as they attend a demonstration close to Spain's Parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

A demonstrator struggles with Spanish National Police riot officers outside the the Spanish parliament in Madrid September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

A protester cries out as she is dragged away by riot police outside Spain's parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Riot police stand guard with police dogs as demonstrators protest outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A protester gestures in front of policemen while attending a demonstration close to Spain's Parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

Demonstrators chant "These are our weapons" as they hold up their hands after riot police charged them outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Spanish riot police charge at demonstrators outside parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Demonstrators react as riot police charge at them outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera