Islamic police in the Indonesian province of Aceh have forced two women to have their marriage annulled and sign an agreement to separate.
The women had been legally married for a few months after one of them passed as a man in front of an Islamic cleric, who presided over their ...
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An oil refinery just outside of Zawiya, 30 miles west of the Libyan capital Tripoli, has been claimed by opposition forces, according to correspondents in the area.
A crew from the BBC was taken around it by the rebels that have captured the complex. With dozens of groups of rebels milling ...
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Three siblings wanted by the authorities for bank robbery and attempting to murder a police officer were arrested in Colorado yesterday, ending a nationwide manhunt.
Colorado State Police said that the two brothers and their sister, branded the Dougherty Gang, finally fell into the hands of the law after a 100mph ...
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A man from Salisbury will be the first pilot for tourists flying into space.
David Mackay, aged 53, is Virgin Galactic's chief pilot. His employer, part of Richard Branson's expansive Virgin Group, aims to run the first-ever set of sub-orbital space flights for tourists within two years.
Mr Mackay, who gave 16 ...
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