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Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory'
Sat, 25 May 2013 18:03:43 GMT
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group promises victory in Syria where his supporters are backing President al-Assad, amid an upsurge in fighting there.
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'Maoist rebels' kill 16 in India
Sat, 25 May 2013 19:51:47 GMT
At least 16 people, including a senior leader of India's ruling Congress party, are killed after their convoy was attacked by Maoist rebels, officials say.
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Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash
Sat, 25 May 2013 19:37:54 GMT
There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in London, an inter-faith charity says.
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Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children
Sat, 25 May 2013 11:07:22 GMT
At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.
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'Black widow' bombing in Russia
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:16:48 GMT
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
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'Mafia martyr' Puglisi beatified
Sat, 25 May 2013 10:04:22 GMT
More than 50,000 people attend the beatification in Sicily of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.
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French army in major Mali pullout
Sat, 25 May 2013 11:33:03 GMT
France begins a key stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
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Mayor 'sorry' for US brothel remarks
Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:47 GMT
Osaka's outspoken mayor apologises for saying US troops in Okinawa should visit legal brothels as a way of curbing sexual crimes there.
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Deaths in Philippines militant clash
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:13:26 GMT
At least seven marines and five militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.
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Ukraine stages first gay pride march
Sat, 25 May 2013 13:46:53 GMT
About 100 activists stage Ukraine's first gay pride march in the capital Kiev, describing the event as a "historic" day.
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Police probe fatal tiger attack
Sat, 25 May 2013 16:24:58 GMT
The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical" factors, police say.
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Apple 1 from 1976 sells for $650,000
Sat, 25 May 2013 16:41:39 GMT
An original Apple 1 computer from 1976 - one of the first built in Steve Jobs' garage - sells at auction for more than 500,000 euros ($650,000).
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VIDEO: Cheese-maker warned over hill roll
Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:30 GMT
The woman who has supplied the wheel of cheese for Gloucester's famous annual cheese-rolling event has been told by police she may be liable for legal action.
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VIDEO: Police probe fatal tiger attack
Sat, 25 May 2013 20:05:01 GMT
The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical factors", police said.
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VIDEO: Will Smith surprise at City Hall
Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:09 GMT
Hollywood star Will Smith and son Jaden surprised schoolchildren gathered for an event at London's City Hall.
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