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Deaf Pakistani girl raped and forced to work for 10 years in Brit home
A deaf, Pakistani girl was trafficked to the UK and kept as a virtual slave in a cellar for almost 10 years by an elderly couple, a court was told. Locked in a cellar each night, the ten-year-old was repeatedly raped and forced to carry out chores including cooking, cleaning, sewing and washing. Ilyas Ashar, 83, and wife Tallat, 66, regularly beat the girl - dragging her by the hair if she was too

Stocks trade mixed as Greek debt talks drag on

Stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as investors waited for news about whether Greece would hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt.

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Stocks fall as Greek talks drag on
Stocks are down as frustrations mount over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt.

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BREAKINGVIEWS - Iranian oil-for-rupees poses diplomatic dilemma

India and Iran share close historical links - or so argued India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Now economic interests are pulling the two countries closer again. India has struck a clever

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Stock futures edge higher on euro optimism
U.S. stock futures are advancing on hope that a long-awaited deal to allow Greece to claim its second bailout is near despite another delay in discussions between the country's political leaders.

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News Corp profit up but hacking costs uncertain
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp beat Wall Street profit forecasts on Wednesday on the performance of its cable and movie units but warned the cost of the high-profile phone hacking scandal remains an

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