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Saadi Gaddafi warns of leading uprising against transitional Libyan government
Saadi Gaddafi, one of the surviving sons of the slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has said he plans to lead an uprising against the country's transitional government. During a phone interview with al-Arabiya television, Saadi said he wanted to return to Libya "at any minute". "First of all, it is not going to be an uprising limited to some areas. It will cover all the regions of the Jamahiriya

US says Twitter rumors claiming death of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un 'untrue'
United States officials have said that rumors claiming that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been assassinated in Beijing are not true.

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London poet to make his acting debut in Tagore's play
London-born poet and translator William Radice, who has transliterated several literary works of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, is making his acting debut in 'Raja', a play by the Bard of Bengal.

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Nine men jailed for London Stock Exchange bomb plot
A London Court has jailed nine men for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange and conducting a terror training camp.

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China sacks four officials in Tibet for endangering stability
The Chinese Communist Party chief in Tibet has sacked four officials for "endangering stability" in the region.

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Tim Vine bags funniest joke award for 'Conjunctivitis.com'
Comedian Tim Vine's gag - ''Conjunctivitis.com - that's a site for sore eyes'- has won him this year's funniest joke award at the Loaded Laftas, which was held in London.

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