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Parts of the eastern United States remain largely paralysed for a third day after some of the heaviest snowfalls in decades.
Four disgruntled German pensioners have appeared in court accused of tying up, kidnapping and holding hostage their financial adviser.
Michael Jackson's former doctor has appeared in court in Los Angeles to deny a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.
Iran has told the UN's nuclear watchdog it will step up its nuclear programme from Tuesday.
The US space shuttle has made its final night launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Ukraine is in political turmoil. The man whose side was accused of rigging the vote which triggered the 2004 Orange Revolution, Viktor Yanukovych, is claiming victory in the presidential election.