Israeli fire near Haifa kills dozens prison guards

About 40 people have died in a forest fire that is raging out of control in northern Israel, police have said.

BBC Persian's Mohammad Manzarpour said the area has had little rain in recent months.

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Arsenic-loving bacteria may help in hunt for alien life

The first organism able to substitute one of the six chemical elements crucial to life has been found.

The bacterium, found in a California lake, uses the usually poisonous element arsenic in place of phosphorus.

The find, described in Science, gives weight to the long-standing idea that life on other planets may have a radically different chemical makeup.

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Russia PM Vladimir Putin thanks Fifa for World Cup vote

Russian PM Vladimir Putin has thanked Fifa "from the bottom of my heart" for choosing Russia to be the host of the 2018 World Cup.

Arriving in Zurich, Mr Putin said the competition would be held to the highest standards.

He said it had been a "difficult decision" not to come for the result earlier in the day.

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Vatican to issue Pope's letter on Irish child sex abuse

The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict XVI to Irish Catholics, asking forgiveness for paedophilic abuse by priests.

The pastoral letter is the first public statement by the Vatican on the sexual abuse of children dating back decades.

It follows revelations last year of paedophilia within the Irish Catholic Church, which rocked the institution.

Scandals involving Catholic priests have been reported in other countries, including the Pope's native Germany.

The Vatican recently denounced attempts to link the Pope to a child sex scandal in Germany.

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Military Finally Admits Fault in Water Contamination Case

Paul Buckley says he's thankful today that the government finally admitted the truth. He and other soldiers, he says, were poisoned by the water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

The former Marine, now 46, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer four years ago. His doctors believe it was caused in 1985 when he was stationed at Camp Lejeune and drank water contaminated by underground fuel tanks.

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Fresh Israeli air strikes wound 11 in Gaza Strip

At least 11 people have been injured by Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza's airport, Palestinian officials say.

The Israeli military confirmed the missile strikes near Rafah, in southern Gaza, which it said targeted militants.

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Lawsuit Claim: Boy Scouts Abuse Coverup

The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years.

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Iran president Ahmadinejad accepts nuclear deal terms

Iran's president has said it is ready to send its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told state TV that Iran would have "no problem" if most of its stock was held for several months before being returned as fuel rods.

Correspondents say that such a decision would be a major shift in Tehran's position.

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US military ban on openly gay personnel 'should end'

Openly gay people should be allowed to serve in the US military, the country's top commander has said.

Adm Mike Mullen told a Senate hearing into a ban on openly gay personnel that allowing them to serve was "the right thing to do".

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Michael Jackson's doctor 'to be charged over death'

Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged soon with the singer's involuntary manslaughter, US media reports say.

Dr Conrad Murray is in Los Angeles and would be happy to surrender to authorities if asked, his lawyer said.

If Dr Murray is charged, a judge would decide if he should then go on trial.

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Concorde crash manslaughter trial begins in France

The jet took off in flames from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and crashed shortly afterwards, killing 113 people.

An official report said the plane had hit a metal strip from a Continental jet that had taken off earlier.

The presiding judge began the proceedings by reading out the names of all those who died.

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Christmas plane bomb suspect 'co-operating' with US

The Nigerian man suspected of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas Day is now cooperating and providing "useful" information, US officials say.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had stopped talking to investigators but started again "last week", officials told US media.

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