House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
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Vietnam bus crash leaves 34 dead
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NZ police charge driver in Boston U crash
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Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison amid standoff
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Peru's famed hostage raid investigated
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6.2-magnitude quake strikes far off Chile's coast
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3rd Mexico army general probed for cartel ties
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Kelly Cogswell: The Dyke March Hits 20!
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Ed Felker: Dogged: How Perseverance (and Facebook) Saved 11 Puppies
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Aitan Goelman: Peter Beinart Is Wrong About American Jews
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Rob Asghar: From Home Runs to Bunts: The Real Reason Managers Get Nothing Done
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Andy Gipson, Mississippi GOP Lawmaker, Blasts Gays, Cites Bible Passage Calling For Their Death
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Marcia G. Yerman: Sen. James Inhofe Seeks to Destroy Landmark EPA Ruling
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Elisa Castillo Gets Life In Prison For First-Time Drug Offense
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Dave Johnson: Will Conservatives Support American Companies ... Or Chinese?
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Cristina Fernandez insisted in Angola on the South Atlantic as “an area of peace”
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Latam Nobel Prize blames Peronism for Argentina’s “self destruction” addiction
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CFK highlights “magnificent opportunity” for Angola/Argentina trade
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EC and ECB making contingency plans for possible Greek exit from the Euro
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JPMorgan admits billions of losses from flawed trading strategy with derivatives
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UN independent experts call on EU to adopt a global financial transaction tax
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“Let’s face it: the old (economic) model is broken: we need to create a new one”
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Argentine former central bank chief anticipates “de facto devaluation”
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Brazil closely following events in Venezuela because of Chavez condition
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Billionaire Buffet now believes in print media and buys 63 newspapers
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Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'
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Father wants 'donation' lessons
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GCSE overhaul may cut grade range
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Merkel 'suggests Greek euro vote'
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Olympic relay flame lands in UK
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World royals mark Diamond Jubilee
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Facebook shares see modest debut
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Five dissident suspects charged
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Man's body found in sea search
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Parent classes 'not nanny state'
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Contamination at Kinloss probed
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Syria protests 'grip Aleppo city'
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Sex abuse Pakistani issue - Warsi
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Bomb squad alert on town streets
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Ceefax founding editor dies at 85
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Inside world's ‘priciest house’
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Ship is 'floated' on sea of jelly
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Strauss ton gives England control
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Norwich reject Holt transfer plea
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Lampard hails di Matteo at helm
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Amlin Cup despair for Wilkinson
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Market jitters over eurozone woes
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Yahoo jumps on Alibaba deal talk
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PM warns Hollande over tax plan
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Hunt adviser to appear at Leveson
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Kids' cardiac service criticised
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£9k fees 'to push debt up £100bn'
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Silicon trick for next-gen memory
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Japan urges cuts in power usage
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Wild spring weather baffles bugs
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Obama leads Donna Summer tributes
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Chan movie is 'last action role'
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Quiz of the week's news
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'Two wives' Tory chief given tag
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Facebook child sex abuser jailed
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Ticketus deal 'being terminated'
Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are (...)

Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
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DPP challenges child sex sentence
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Doctor denial over child's injury
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Headteacher receives one year ban
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Police in stations shake-up plan
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Malawi 'to overturn ban on gays'
President Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on (...)

Obama unveils US Africa food plan
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India charges prompt Italy row
Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian (...)

China jails smuggler Lai for life
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Baritone Fischer-Dieskau dies
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Argentine gas exports cancelled
Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, (...)

Cuban offshore oil attempt fails
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Third Mexican general detained
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Protesters angered by Gulf union
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Quebec in 'emergency' protest law
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Week in pictures: 12-18 May 2012
News photos from around the world

Day in pictures: 18 May 2012
24 hours of news photos: 18 May

In pictures: Monarchs at Windsor
The world's monarchs gather at Windsor Castle

Hackney's 'beauty and ugliness'
A photographer's view of Hackney

VIDEO: G8 leaders gather in the US
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VIDEO: Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq bell
In one of the largest and most high-profile share floatations of recent (...)

VIDEO: Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen
Thieves have stolen a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys who (...)

VIDEO: Beckham: 2012 a special year
David Beckham attends a ceremony in Athens where the Olympic flame is (...)

VIDEO: Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
Jeanette Maitland has told the BBC that her husband, who had dementia, was (...)

VIDEO: Tension over Spanish bank debts
The Spanish government has announced that the level of bad loans held by (...)

VIDEO: France confirms early Afghan exit
France has confirmed it plans to withdraw its combat forces from (...)

VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular
Some 2,500 troops and six massed bands will march past the Queen on (...)

SpaceX readies historic mission
First privately operated delivery to space station opens new (...)

Rolf Harris unveils retrospective
The Australian entertainer looks back over his career

How do you host a military spectacular?
How to plan a military extravaganza for the Queen

Euro fears on the streets of Spain
Euro woes turn mood in Madrid fearful

How do you insult someone legally?
How do you insult someone legally?

What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?
What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?

Which parts of a pig are eaten in China?
How the Chinese eat every part of the pig