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Rockets fired in Spanish protests

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Spanish miners on strike fire homemade rockets at police as austerity protests escalate into violence.
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UN body to enter golf course row

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Unesco, the UN body in charge of heritage, has entered the row over the controversial golf course at Runkerry near the Giants Causeway.
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Aung San Suu Kyi 'wants to lead'

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Burma's opposition leader tells the BBC she would like to lead the Burmese people - but that her struggle for democracy has been worthwhile in itself.
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China's 'Twitter' introduces fees

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Sina Weibo, China's biggest Twitter-like microblogging platform, introduces a fee for premium features after posting a financial loss.
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Unbeaten Frankel wins at Ascot

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Unbeaten Frankel wins for the 11th time to triumph in the Queen Anne Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot.
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Rwandan queen killer convicted

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
A UN court sentences a Rwandan ex-military officer to life in prison after he is found guilty of ordering the killing of the former Tutsi queen, Rosalie Gicanda, during the genocide.
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BBC 'must learn Jubilee lessons'

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
BBC Director General Mark Thompson tells MPs the corporation has "lessons to learn" from its widely-criticised coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Question over Weston's police job

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
The home secretary says a law on police commissioners' criminal past is not aimed at people like Simon Weston, convicted for being in a stolen car at 14.
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US teen survives spear in brain

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
A teenager in the US state of Florida is recovering after his "miracle" survival of a spear being shot through his head, doctors say.
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Suu Kyi 'comes home' to BBC Burmese

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
BBC Burmese editor on Aung San Suu Kyi's World Service visit
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Protester's Games Asbo extended

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
A man barred from protesting at the site of an Olympic basketball training facility has his banning order extended.
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VIDEO: House of Commons

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Reforms that will contribute to total job losses in the civil service of about 24% by 2015 are backed by civil servants themselves, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said.
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Canadian denies gruesome murder

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
A Canadian porn actor accused of murdering and dismembering his Chinese student lover pleads not guilty to charges at a court hearing in Montreal.
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UN team in Syria 'was targeted'

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
The head of the UN observer mission in Syria tells the Security Council his staff was repeatedly targeted by gunfire before halting operations.
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Brotherhood calls Egypt protests

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
The Muslim Brotherhood calls for mass protests across Egypt to demonstrate against sweeping new powers taken by the ruling military council.
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Top seeds suffer Eastbourne exits

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, top seed Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki lose at Eastbourne but Laura Robson wins.
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Secret courts may be 'tolerable'

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
The terrorism laws watchdog says plans for more secrecy in British courts can be made to work providing the final say is in the hands of judges
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Crews tackle primary school fire

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
Firefighters are tackling a blaze which has broken out at a primary school near Bridgend.
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IPPC ends Maynard death inquiry

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) refers the case surrounding Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard's death back to Scotland Yard.
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Cameron will miss England game

Tue, 2024-11-26 13:33
David Cameron is likely to miss England's Euro 2012 clash with Ukraine later due to commitments at the G20 summit in Mexico, Downing Street has said.
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