A long exposure picture shows people walking next to decorated domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on Sunday, as a celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9. (Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters)

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A long exposure picture shows people walking next to decorated domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on Sunday, as a celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9.

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Juvenile offenders serving life in prison

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ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo left Kenya on Saturday saying he has a 'strong case' against senior Kenyan politicians for stirring up post-election violence in 2007.


Thai royalists target stock-market analysts over rumors of king's health

In the past week, Thai authorities have arrested three people on charges of disseminating false data. The arrests have sparked complaints of a witch hunt.


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