Dozens die in Iraqi car bomb attacks
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:24 GMT
More than 50 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Basra and Samarra, police and medical officials say.
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:43 GMT
Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
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Russia pollster 'is foreign agent'
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:18 GMT
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.
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Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:33 GMT
Two tourists are killed and more than 20 other people injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
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Fierce battle for key Syrian town
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:38 GMT
Fierce fighting is reported in the strategic Syrian town of Qusair, as rebels and government forces backed by Hezbollah militants fight for control.
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'No proof' Israel shot Gaza child
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:39 GMT
An Israeli government investigation concludes a French news report in 2000 which blamed Israeli troops for shooting dead a Palestinian child, was baseless.
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Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:33 GMT
At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.
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India and China pledge on border row
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:56:04 GMT
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says India and China must "improve mechanisms" to settle a long-running border dispute, pledging his commitment to "peace and tranquility".
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Congo clashes as UN force deploys
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:26 GMT
Heavy fighting takes place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the UN is deploying an attack force.
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Deadly Ghana 'holy water' stampede
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:03 GMT
Police say they were overwhelmed by the large crowd scrambling for "holy water", after a stampede killed four people at a church in Ghana's capital, Accra, on Sunday.
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Deadly suicide bomb in Afghanistan
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:58:25 GMT
A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Baghlan province kills at least 14 people, including a senior local politician opposed to the Taliban.
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Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:39:04 GMT
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.
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UK astro Peake given station date
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:51 GMT
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
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Star Trek tops US box office
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:10 GMT
Star Trek: Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.
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VIDEO: Iraqis 'helping fight Syrian holy war'
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:38:07 GMT
The BBC has seen evidence that the Syrian regime is getting support from Shia fighters crossing into the country from Iraq.
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