Syria army storms rebel-held town
Sun, 19 May 2013 17:22:28 GMT
Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair as state forces launch a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stronghold.
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Murdered Pakistan politician buried
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:51 GMT
Hundreds of people attend the funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, at a mosque in Karachi.
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Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:52:33 GMT
Yahoo's board approves a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
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Boko Haram militants 'in disarray'
Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:47 GMT
The Nigerian military says that Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country are "in disarray" as a result of its offensive against them.
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N Korea urged to end missile tests
Sun, 19 May 2013 10:53:03 GMT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast.
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Tunisia police clash with Islamists
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:38:09 GMT
Clashes between Tunisian police and hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia leave one person dead and others injured.
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Tories 'united' on Europe, says Hunt
Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:19 GMT
The health secretary rebuffs claims the PM is losing control of his backbenchers over Europe - as Tory activists complain of a "crisis" destroying the party.
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US spy-row diplomat 'leaves Russia'
Sun, 19 May 2013 18:22:54 GMT
US diplomat Ryan Fogle, accused by Russia accused of being a spy, has now left the country according to Russian television.
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Briton held over children's deaths
Sun, 19 May 2013 17:16:02 GMT
A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.
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'Sole winner' nets record US jackpot
Sun, 19 May 2013 07:59:48 GMT
A ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say.
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Lennon guitar sells for $408,000
Sun, 19 May 2013 10:15:30 GMT
A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York.
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VIDEO: Plane catches fire on landing in Russia
Sat, 18 May 2013 13:45:51 GMT
A Boeing 737 plane carrying about 140 people catches fire upon landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.
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VIDEO: Cuban golf courses no longer 'elitist'
Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:34 GMT
Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba's golf courses to be closed down because he considered them "elitist", the island's communist government has approved the construction of a luxury golf resort.
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VIDEO: Can jellyfish venom help humans?
Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:21 GMT
A scientist studying one of the most lethal creatures on the planet, the box jellyfish, believes its venom could be useful for medical research.
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