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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, second left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third right, attend talks in Geneva Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks

US State Secretary John Kerry will join European foreign ministers in Geneva to help negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, officials say.

Collapsed Maxima supermarket. Photo: 22 November 2013 Race to find Riga collapse survivors

Rescuers in the Latvian capital, Riga, spend a second night searching through the rubble of a supermarket that collapsed, killing more than 50 people.

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China 'flies first stealth drone' Chinese stealth drone courtesy of lt.cjdby.net

China successfully flies a stealth drone for the first time on Thursday, state media say, citing eyewitness reports.

Deadly bomb blasts hit Karachi Pakistani rescue workers carry an injured victim of bomb explosion to a hospital in Karachi.

At least seven people are reported to have been killed in two bomb explosions in a predominantly Shia area of Pakistan's southern city of Karachi.

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Jamaica anti-doping board resigns doping testing kit

The Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission board resigns after six athletes test positive for banned substances in 2013.

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Ashes ground guide: Brisbane The Gabba, Brisbane

Steve Harmison's wide to second slip, the pitch so bad that both teams declared, and England's miserable record in Brisbane

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