UN considers lifting Eritrea sanctions next week

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The UN Security Council is considering lifting sanctions on Eritrea next week after a rapprochement with Ethiopia.

New York police evict protesters

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More than 100 people were arrested as New York police evicted Occupy Wall Street protesters from a city park.

Strauss-Kahn moaned about handcuffs

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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn told police he had diplomatic immunity shortly after he was detained at a New York airport on accusations he tried to rape ...

Maid didn’t know IMF chief - lawyer

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The hotel maid who IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of trying to rape has gone into hiding.

Gates’ philanthropy costs him Forbes title

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Bill Gates did not lose his title as the world's richest man last year - he gave it away by ploughing billions into his charitable foundation.