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Actor-singer Jamie Foxx helps pull a driver from a burning truck but declines to call himself a "hero". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Actor-singer Jamie Foxx helps pull a driver from a burning truck but declines to call himself a "hero". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Actor-singer Jamie Foxx helps pull a driver from a burning truck but declines to call himself a "hero". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Actor-singer Jamie Foxx helps pull a driver from a burning truck but declines to call himself a "hero". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday thanked the Revolutionary Guards for briefly detaining U.S. sailors last week, but condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran as an action that damaged the country.

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ferrari sporting director Massimo Rivola is stepping down to take on a new role at the helm of the team's young driver academy, media reported on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has challenged his players to rediscover their "big-game mentality", which helped secure vital Premier League wins against Aston Villa and Swansea City, when they host 15th-placed Bournemouth on Saturday.

PARIS (Reuters) - The Islamic State group published pictures of nine militants it says carried out Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people in Paris including two, identified as Iraqis, who were previously unknown, according to the SITE monitoring organisation.

LONDON (Reuters) - The board of Electra Private Equity is not independent enough after the recent election of activist investor Edward Bramson as a non-executive director, an influential shareholder advisory firm said.

LONDON (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Muslim boy has been questioned by British police in the north of England after mistakenly writing in an English lesson that he lived in a "terrorist house", the BBC reported on Wednesday.

CHARSADDA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens a little more than a year after the massacre of 134 students at a school in the area, officials said.

CHARSADDA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens a little more than a year after the massacre of 134 students at a school in the area, officials said.

A natural alternative to the controversial production of palm oil is being developed by researchers at the universities of York and Bath, which could mean saving the habitats of endangered species like the orangutan. Joel Flynn reports.

A natural alternative to the controversial production of palm oil is being developed by researchers at the universities of York and Bath, which could mean saving the habitats of endangered species like the orangutan. Joel Flynn reports.

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran this month, saying it was "really bad".

Militants attack a university in northwestern Pakistan killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 20 others. Julie Noce reports.

Militants attack a university in northwestern Pakistan killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 20 others. Julie Noce reports.

Militants attack a university in northwestern Pakistan killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 20 others. Julie Noce reports.

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The fire which engulfed one of Dubai's most prominent skyscrapers ahead of New Year fireworks was caused by an electrical short, Dubai's police chief said on Wednesday.

BANGKOK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets fell in line with global equities on Wednesday, with Singapore posting its worst drop in nearly five months and the Philippines sliding to a near two-year closing low, as energy shares faced pressure due to a relentless slide in oil prices. Singapore's key Straits Times Index ended down 3 percent, its biggest single-day percentage decline since Aug. 24. The Philippine composite index lost 1.5 percent to close at its lowest level sinc

BANGKOK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets fell in line with global equities on Wednesday, with Singapore posting its worst drop in nearly five months and the Philippines sliding to a near two-year closing low, as energy shares faced pressure due to a relentless slide in oil prices. Singapore's key Straits Times Index ended down 3 percent, its biggest single-day percentage decline since Aug. 24. The Philippine composite index lost 1.5 percent to close at its lowest level sinc

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran this month, saying it was "really bad".

DAVOS/LONDON (Reuters) - The Gavi global alliance for vaccines and immunization group signed a $5 million advance purchase commitment on Wednesday to buy a vaccine being developed by Merck to protect against future outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus.

(Reuters) - The "big" teams in the Premier League have not turned on the turbochargers yet, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri said, as his side sit level on points with leaders Arsenal after a surprise transformation from regulation strugglers.