100 protesters surrounded by police at Hong Kong university
About 100 anti-government protesters remain holed up at a Hong Kong university as a police siege of the campus entered its third day.

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US backs Israeli right to build in West Bank
The US last night effectively backed Israel's right to build settlements on the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade position that they were "inconsistent with international law."

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Andrew's secretary to blame for interview, says Ferguson
Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson is blaming her ex-husband's private secretary for "pushing" him into the BBC interview, which even she believes was a "car crash".

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Russian mercenaries 'decapitate deserter'
A video has emerged purporting to show Russian mercenaries torturing and beheading a Syrian army deserter, in what is thought to be rare footage of Moscow's shadowy paramilitary outfit operating in Syria.

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Hong Kong protesters in daring escape as police seal off university
Protesters in Hong Kong staged a daring breakout from a university besieged by police last night as parents pleaded with authorities to spare the young activists, some of them high-school students, who remained inside.

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Drinks giant 'pressurised its staff to drink while on the job'
Pernod Ricard, the French drinks company, is facing court action accused of piling "constant pressure" on staff to consume alcohol on the job.

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