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Retrieve semantically similar text.Car bomb at Swedish consulate in Libya's Benghazi, no casualties | Car Bomb Hits Swedish Consulate in Benghazi, None Hurt | Explosion Hits Hezbollah Area South of Beirut |
Retrieve semantically similar text.North Korea conducts third nuclear test | North Korea Confirms Third Nuclear Test | State radio said it was the last test before the missile was delivered to the armed forces. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Macau Gambling Revenue Hits Record $38 bn in 2012 | Macau gambling revenue hits record US$38b in 2012 | Previously, it had reported a small profit of $12 million, or break-even on a per-share basis, for the period. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Tokyo to host 2020 Olympic Games | Tokyo wins race to host 2020 Olympics | Saudi Women Allowed To Compete At Olympics |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Malaysia detains Australian senator at airport | Malaysia detains Australian lawmaker at airport | Malaysia Airlines plane vanishes on flight to Beijing |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Preston and England legend Tom Finney dies at 91 | Former England great Tom Finney dies at 91 | World's oldest ever man dies aged 116 |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Chairman of easyJet to step down | Chairman of British no-frills airline easyJet to step down | Yahoo names Google exec Mayer as CEO |
Retrieve semantically similar text.UN presses need for major boost in Syrian aid | UN chief presses for major boost in Syrian aid | Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town |
Retrieve semantically similar text.N Korea says it may delay controversial rocket launch | N. Korea looks set to delay controversial rocket launch | North Korea Confirms Third Nuclear Test |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Critical Gates memoir rocks Obama administration | Gates blast rocks Obama administration | Purge of Kim uncle sends chilling message to North Korea’s elite |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Purge sends chilling message to North Korea's elite | Purge of Kim uncle sends chilling message to North Korea’s elite | North Korea's Kim seen behind sacking of powerful uncle |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Thai political protests paralyse more ministries | Thai protesters besiege more ministries | Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests heat up |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Exclusive-UPDATE 2-Egypt pro-Mursi alliance signals flexibility in talks | EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 1-Egypt pro-Mursi alliance signals flexibility in talks | elbaradei was quoted as saying that a peace deal between israel and its arab neighbors must be reached in parallel with a security agreement based on eradicating all weapons of mass destruction from the region. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Blizzard brings US northeast to a halt | Blizzard wallops US Northeast, closes roads | A person skiing down a snowy hill. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Egypt interior minister survives bomb | Egypt's interior minister survives bomb attack | Syrian prime minister survives assassination attempt |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Track fault disrupts train service between Raffles Place, Marina Bay | Train service disrupted between Raffles Place and Marina Bay | A train on the train tracks. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Lance Armstrong confesses all to Oprah | Lance Armstrong confesses to doping in Oprah interview | You could sign Lance Berkman at the end of the year I guess? |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Andy Murray deserves knighthood, David Cameron says | David Cameron: Andy Murray deserves a knighthood | World No.2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused his professional peers of long-standing malice, including an attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Vinnie Jones reveals cancer battle new | Vinnie Jones reveals he has skin cancer | Science fiction legend Ray Bradbury dead at 91 |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Dozens killed in air strike on bakery in central Syria | 'Dozens killed' in Syrian air strike on bakery | Damascus 'suicide bombing' kills 10 |
Retrieve semantically similar text.UN says US drones violate Pakistan's sovereignty | UN: US drone strikes violate Pakistan's sovereignty | US designates Haqqani network as terrorists |
Retrieve semantically similar text.The e-mails - Oil firm asked trader about meeting with minister | Oil firm asked rogue trader about meeting with minister | mohammed elbarade is the international atomic energy agency's director general. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Asian markets hit 3-wk high on hopes of US debt deal | Asian stocks hit three-week highs on hopes of U.S. debt deal | Chinese stocks higher at midday Friday |
Retrieve semantically similar text.US stocks tumble on third day of shutdown | Stocks fall on third day of government shutdown | China stocks close lower on Thursday |
Retrieve semantically similar text.13 children die in fire Myanmar mosque fire | Myanmar police say 13 children die in electrical fire at mosque | 6 killed in Philippines restaurant blast |
Retrieve semantically similar text.19 hurt in New Orleans shooting | Police: 19 hurt in NOLA Mother's Day shooting | Gunman among 7 dead after Fla. apartment shootout |
Retrieve semantically similar text.U.S. bans carry-on liquids, gels on flights to Russia | US bans carry-on liquids on direct flights to Russia | Under the program, US officials work with foreign port authorities to seek out high-risk cargo before it can reach the United States. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Judge enters not guilty plea for James Holmes | Not guilty plea for James Holmes – but insanity option still on table | there is no chance at a fair trial. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Allen responds to Farrow's abuse claims in letter | Allen defends self against Farrow's abuse claims | Said Mr. Burke: "It was a textbook landing considering the circumstances." |
Retrieve semantically similar text.More than 1,000 inmates escape from Libya's al-Kweifiya prison | 1000 prisoners escape from Libyan jail | As many as 30 people were believed to be trapped inside initially, the state police said. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Rogers, Videotron extend reach with network-sharing deal | Rogers, Videotron reach network-sharing, spectrum deal | UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Maldives holds fresh election for president | Maldives holds fresh presidential election | Egyptians go to polls in historic election |
Retrieve semantically similar text.New World Trade Center declared tallest building in U.S. | One World Trade Center Named Tallest US Building | A woman stands in front of a building in the snow. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Mumbai photojournalist gangrape case cracked, five accused arrested | Mumbai journalist gang-rape case: All five accused arrested | Swiss tourist gang raped in India, say police |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Egypt Crackdown Draws Condemnation | Egypt: Egypt crackdown sparks global outrage | Egypt freezes Muslim Brotherhood funds |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Driver in Spanish train crash faces questions from judge | Train driver in Spain crash questioned by judge | Zimmerman pulled over in Texas for speeding, given warning |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Philippines, rebels reach wealth-sharing deal | Philippines and rebels reach 'wealth deal' | the global community must cooperate to end illicit trade of small arms and light weapons. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Imran to contest from four NA seats | Imran Khan to contest elections from four NA seats | Waqar Younis back as Pakistan coach |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Trailblazing Israeli electric car company Better Place to fold | Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to fold | Israel Launches Ground Offensive In Gaza |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Pro-Pak Taliban warlord killed in US drone strike | Taliban commander killed in US drone strike | Pakistani Mob Kills Man 'for Burning Koran' |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Five foreigners sentenced to death for drug smuggling in Egypt | Egypt sentences Pakistani amid 5 to death for drug smuggling | Sixteen killed in Venezuela prison |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Former spokesman for U.S. President Ronald Reagan dies | Former Reagan spokesman Larry Speakes dies at 74 | Former first lady Barbara Bush leaves hospital |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Three feared dead after helicopter crashes into pub | Three feared dead after helicopter pub crash | US Air Force helicopter crew killed in British crash |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Tropical Storm Andrea zipping up the East Coast | Tropical Storm Andrea to slide up East Coast | 'Life-Threatening' Storms Feared for Midwest |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Miss New York wins Miss America crown | Miss New York is crowned Miss America | Baftas 2013: Olivia Colman picks up two awards |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Austrian found hoarding 56 stolen skulls in home museum | Austrian man charged after 56 human skulls are found at his home | Remains in Winchester could be King Alfred the Great |
Retrieve semantically similar text.US Capitol Hill on lockdown after shots fired | Watch live: US Capitol on lockdown after reports of shots fired | Shots fired at German ambassador's residence in Athens |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Chinese court upholds death penalties for Mekong murderers | Court upholds death sentences for Mekong murderers | East Timor Bans Martial Arts Schools Amid Killings |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Obama travels to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma | Obama visits tornado hit Oklahoma | Obama puts Syria strike on hold |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bomb explodes at Greek shopping mall, two people injured | Bomb explodes at Athens shopping mall, 2 wounded | Two blasts near Iranian embassy in Beirut |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Three dead, including gunman, in Maryland mall shooting | 3 dead in Maryland mall shooting | Alleged cop killer died from gunshot |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bollywood cuts costs by a third as rupee collapse bites | Bollywood cuts costs as rupee crisis bites | India voters kick off world’s biggest election |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Women to face higher car insurance premiums | Women drivers to face insurance premium rise | A girl is jumping onto a car. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Iran, atomic agency in first talks since Rowhani election | IAEA, Iran to hold first nuclear talks since Rohani election | Iran Nuclear Talks in Geneva Spur High Hopes |
Retrieve semantically similar text.China's new PM rejects US hacking claims | China Premier Li rejects 'groundless' US hacking accusations | Japan, S Korean military planes defy China's new defence zone |
Retrieve semantically similar text.East Timor bans martial arts clubs amid killings | East Timor Bans Martial Arts Schools Amid Killings | Court upholds death sentences for Mekong murderers |
Retrieve semantically similar text.In Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the other Taliban | Pak army adamant on fighting the other Taleban | Avalanche buries over 100 Pakistani soldiers |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Israeli Minister Slams Kerry's Boycott Warning | Israeli minister slams Kerry’s boycott warning | Jordan biased over Palestinians from Syria |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges party unity amid squabbles | Suu Kyi urges party unity amid squabbles | myanmar was formerly called burma. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.White House, defense contractors discuss harm of automatic spending cuts | White House, defense firms discuss automatic spending cuts | China's defence spending to rise 11.2% |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Former Zambian president arrested | Zambia's ex-President Rupiah Banda arrested | Mali's Interim President Sworn Into Office |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Asian shares rally after string of upbeat data | Asian Markets up on Strong US Jobs Data | Tokyo shares open higher following strong U.S. performance |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Officer injured in India anti-rape protests dies | Indian policeman injured in gang-rape protest dies | Alleged cop killer died from gunshot |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Faction Names Bianca Ojukwu APGA National Leader | Bianca Ojukwu becomes APGA national leader | Dolores E. Mahoy, 68, of Colorado Springs is just the type of person who might be helped by the legislation pending in Congress. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.two found dead in swimming pool at essex hotel | Man and woman found dead in Essex hotel swimming pool | Three dogs swim in the water. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Iran's Ahmadinejad may face charges over election appearance with aide | Ahmadinejad may face charges over election appearance | Rouhani leads in initial Iran count |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Obama cancels Moscow meeting with Putin | Obama canceled meeting with Putin | Putin 'wins' Russia's presidential election |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Hollande 'threatens legal action' after affair allegations | François Hollande threatens legal action over affair claims | Malaysia detains Australian lawmaker at airport |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Japanese planes flew into China's new defense zone | Japan, S Korean military planes defy China's new defence zone | Malaysia Airlines plane vanishes on flight to Beijing |
Retrieve semantically similar text.France Hails Breakthrough after U.S.-Russia Deal on Syria Weapons | France Welcomes US-Russia Deal on Syria | Syria's Assad vows to comply with U.N. resolution |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Thieves snatch English Channel swimmer's custom-made wheelchair | Thieves steal Channel swimmer's wheelchair | British stuntman dies in wingsuit mishap in Alps |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Three die after car crash at Tian'anmen | Three Killed In Crash At Tiananmen Square | during the clash 7 seven police officers were killed and 4 seriously wounded. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Kenyan forces caused mall collapse | Official says Kenyan forces caused mall collapse | Powerful new earthquake hits shattered Pakistan region |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Chicago Shooting Shows Gap in Stepped-up Policing | Chicago shooting shows gap in stepped-up policing | Watch live: US Capitol on lockdown after reports of shots fired |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Prince Charles 'compares Putin to Hitler' | Prince Charles 'compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler' | Putin 'wins' Russia's presidential election |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Stocks to watch at close on Monday | Stocks to watch on Monday | Stocks fall on third day of government shutdown |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Egyptian police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo | Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo | Egypt: Egypt crackdown sparks global outrage |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Renowned Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco De Lucia dies | Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66 | francisco santos stated that colombian police found the evidence on two computers discovered with raul reyes. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.3 Suspects Taken Into Custody in Boston Bombing Case | Boston police say 3 taken into custody in Marathon bombing | Five People Charged With Terror Offences |
Retrieve semantically similar text.NYPD Twitter Outreach Backfires Badly | NYPD's twitter campaign backfires | Police: 19 hurt in NOLA Mother's Day shooting |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Turkish search ends as last missing miners found | Turkish Search Ends as Last Missing Miners Found | Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Olivia Colman wins second BAFTA Award | Baftas 2013: Olivia Colman picks up two awards | Easy Rider Actress Karen Black Dies Of Cancer |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Ankeet Chavan granted conditional bail for marriage | Ankeet Chavan granted bail to get married | Hovan "did not wake up that day" intending to hurt anyone, defense attorney John Speranza said. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Lebanon's PM forms 'unity cabinet' Lebanon's prime minister has formed a cabinet more than 10 months after taking office, taking in a wide range of political groups after bridging serious divisions am | BEIRUT: Lebanon's prime minister formed a cabinet more than 10 months after taking office yesterday, including a wide range of political groups after bridging serious divisions among them mostly over | Syrian prime minister survives assassination attempt |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Greek far-right leader imprisoned pending trial | Greek Far-Right Leader Imprisoned Pending Trial | Egypt court orders Mubarak freed |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Nelson Mandela dies aged 95 | Nelson Mandela Dies at Age 95 | South Africa's Nelson Mandela Hospitalized |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Belgian King Albert II to step down in favor of son | Belgium King Albert II 'to abdicate' | Prince Charles 'compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler' |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Nazi Gestapo chief 'buried in Jewish cemetery' | Nazi chief buried in Jewish cemetary | Originally Posted by Odins eye .Nazi is a slang term for the NSWP. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Swiss vote on highest minimum wage | Swiss cast ballots on world's highest minimum wage | Swiss tourist gang raped in India, say police |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Easy Rider star Karen Black dies aged 74 | Easy Rider Actress Karen Black Dies Of Cancer | Woman dies riding roller coaster at Texas amusement park |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Tehelka editor embroiled in sex assault scam | Tehelka editor steps down after allegations of sexual misconduct | The mother also contended that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards during the 1998 confrontation. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.U.N. condemns ethnic killings in South Sudan oil town | UN Condemns Ethnic Killings in South Sudan | Suspected Boko Haram attacks kill dozens in Nigeria |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Protesters topple Lenin statue in Kiev | Ukraine protesters topple Lenin statue in Kiev | Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Queen visits London soldier attack scene | Queen Elizabeth II visits barracks of UK soldier slain last week | US soldier ‘doesn’t recall massacre’ |
Retrieve semantically similar text.India and China troops retreat to de facto border in face-off deal | India says China agrees retreat to de facto border in faceoff deal | china will resolutely oppose the means of the delivery of mass destructive weapons. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Syrian army retakes Crusader castle from rebels | Syrian army retakes historic Crusader castle | Syrian Regime Bids To Retake City Of Aleppo |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Saudi to give Lebanese army $3 billion | Saudi Arabia to grant Lebanese army $3 billion | The bulk of the bill - $64.7 billion - goes for military operations primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Queen to name biggest ever carrier | Queen names giant aircraft carrier | Chairman of British no-frills airline easyJet to step down |
Retrieve semantically similar text.U.S. retailers agree to Bangladesh plant safety pact | 70 retailers agree to new Bangladesh factory safety pact | saferworld team leader on transfer controls and small arms roy isbister stated that -- the eu embargo explicitly states that no military equipment should be supplied either directly or indirectly for use in myanmar. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Teenage girl killed in east London Shereka Marsh was shot in the neck, police say | Hackney shooting: Teenager Shereka Marsh 'bled to death after being shot in neck' | Sixteen killed in Venezuela prison |
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