US rescuers comb tornado-hit area
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:28:23 GMT
The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.
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Ahmadinejad to contest bar on ally
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:29 GMT
Iran's President Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll.
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SAP in autism recruitment drive
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:05 GMT
German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.
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Tax and energy to dominate EU summit
Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:36 GMT
EU leaders will seek to curb tax evasion, which costs EU states 1tn euros a year, and bring down energy prices to boost competition.
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Notre-Dame suicide a 'political act'
Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:37 GMT
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to the man who killed himself in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying it was a "political act".
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N Korea leader sends envoy to China
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:36 GMT
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media announces, amid cooling relations after weeks of tension.
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Kenya leaders named in truth report
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:14:17 GMT
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy are named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses.
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US immigration bill passes hurdle
Wed, 22 May 2013 01:32:16 GMT
A sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress.
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Egyptian hostages freed in Sinai
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:24:51 GMT
Seven members of the Egyptian security forces abducted in the Sinai peninsula last week have been freed, officials say.
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Japan approves child abduction pact
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:26:13 GMT
Japan's parliament votes to adopt an international treaty on child abductions and cross-border child custody disputes, after years of pressure from Western countries.
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Afghan interpreters to get UK visas
Wed, 22 May 2013 00:47:19 GMT
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are set to be given the right to live in the UK, in an apparent climbdown by ministers.
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Bowie bassist Bolder dies aged 62
Wed, 22 May 2013 07:50:47 GMT
Trevor Bolder, the bassist in David Bowie's legendary 1970s backing band Spiders From Mars, dies from cancer at the age of 62.
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Gandhi's will and sandals auctioned
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:24:33 GMT
Mahatma Gandhi's last will and testament sells for more than £50,000 as dozens of Gandhi memorabilia is sold at auction.
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VIDEO: An orchestra walks into a bar...
Tue, 21 May 2013 23:06:36 GMT
The Cleveland Orchestra realised long ago that it needed to attract new customers in order to survive.
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10% of UK wildlife 'endangered'
Wed, 22 May 2013 07:23:06 GMT
A stocktake of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.
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