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The Hobbit to be extended to three films
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson will add a third film to turn the Tolkien novel into a trilogy, with the first set for release in December.
Cops kill naked man caught chewing off victim’s face
Police in Miami have shot a naked man whom they found biting the face of another man. But even then he didn’t stop chewing. So they shot him again.
Stage set for violent death
Did public opinion turn on murdered director Juliano Mer-Khamis for performing plays that went against conservative Islamic values?
Israel’s Iron Dome defence in its infancy
The initial success of Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defence system has been hailed as an example of "Jewish genius".
UN compilers split over Gaza report rebuttal
The UN has roundly rebuffed remarks by South African judge Richard Goldstone that cast doubt on the report into the Gaza war.