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Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani's extradition appeal begins in London on Tuesday, amid new claims that police have failed to investigate the case properly. Lawyers fighting Dewani's extradition are likely to point to police shortcomings to

There was no news on a South African kidnapped 11 days ago in Mali, the international relations department said on Monday. "We have no update," spokesman Clayson Monyela said. A family member, who did not want to be named, said they

After more than a decade of unwavering popularity, Vladimir Putin's United Russia party on Monday appeared increasingly likely to lose its majority in Parliament, as voters used a national election to register concern at authoritarianism and

 Two giant pandas have arrived in Edinburgh, after a nine-hour journey from China. The specially-chartered flight for Edinburgh Zoo's new residents, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, touched down just after 13:00. The pair are the first giant

 London - British scientists believe microscopic worms which are biologically very similar to humans may be the key to helping humans colonise other planets like Mars by giving clues on coping with long-term space living. A team of

Berlin - Officials in Germany's western city of Koblenz say some 45 000 residents have to be evacuated as officials try to defuse a World War II era bomb discovered in the Rhine river. City officials said on Saturday the massive British 1.8 ton

Dubai - A small explosion took place in a bus parked near the British embassy in the Bahraini capital on Sunday, without causing casualties, the interior ministry said in the Gulf state swept by unrest earlier this year. "A blast from the

 Tokyo - Scientists from Japan and Russia believe it may be possible to clone a mammoth after finding well-preserved bone marrow in a thigh bone recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia, a report said on Saturday. Teams from the Sakha