British police have arrested two people who allegedly held three women as slaves in their London home for decades, one for more than 30 years.
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ROME - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, found guilty in June of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, falsified evidence and corrupted dozens of witnesses in a bid to escape jail, a court report says.
BAGHDAD - An al-Qaeda front group fighting in Iraq and Syria has called for jihadist groups to join forces under its banner, according to an audio message posted on the internet while the world's chemical watchdog has solicited private companies to help with the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
RIYADH - Saudi religious police have arrested two young men offering a "free hug" to passers-by in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom's capital, local media reported on Thursday.
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GENEVA - Iran and world powers have locked horns in intense and difficult talks on a preliminary, but landmark nuclear accord, with Tehran warning that "serious issues" still had to be resolved.
BAQUBA - A bombing at a market north of Baghdad was the deadliest in violence that killed 41 people Thursday, as the year's death toll topped 5,800 amid a surge in unrest.
MUMBAI - A major fire has ripped through a tightly-packed slum in the Indian city of Mumbai on Thursday, destroying dozens of shanties as residents desperately tried to douse the flames.
