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Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....
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Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Sister 'saw Shafilea suffocated'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
The sister of schoolgirl Shafilea Ahmed saw her mother and father force a bag into her mouth and suffocate her, a court hears.
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Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
One trafficked girl's escape from sex slavery
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IMF tells UK to consider rate cut

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
The Bank of England should consider new boosts to the UK economy says the IMF as it backs the government's deficit-cutting strategy.
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Best replaces Gabriel for Windies

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
Injured West Indies seamer Shannon Gabriel will miss the rest of the Test series against England and be replaced by Tino Best.
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Flood chaos in French north-east

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
A violent rainstorm causes flooding and power cuts in and around Nancy in north-eastern France, with one person found dead in their home.
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'Obscene' Zuma painting attacked

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
A painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out, angering the ANC, is vandalised in a Johannesburg gallery.
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Arrest after bombs found in flat

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
Army bomb experts make safe a number of bombs in Londonderry.
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VIDEO: The risks and appeal of drug trials

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
The number of people willing to participate in medical trials appears to be on the increase.
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Euro 'threat' to global outlook

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
A weak eurozone is the single biggest threat to the global economy, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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UK inflation rate in fall to 3%

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
The UK inflation rate fell to 3% last month, its lowest since February 2010, owing to a slowdown in transport price rises.
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VIDEO: Tom Jones on his changing voice

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
Tom Jones has revealed he has lost some range in his vocal abilities since he began his singing career.
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PRUDEN: When factoids are better than facts in Obama's birther story

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Who would have guessed that Barack Obama was the original birther, peddling the story that he was born in Kenya long before Donald Trump, Sheriff Joe and assorted nut jobs took it up as a crusade in fantasy and futility.

Mr. Obama's literary agent put together a little booklet ...

Life term for model's murderer

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
The boyfriend of an aspiring model from New Zealand is ordered to serve a minimum of 16 years for her murder.
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Ban extended at radioactive bay

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:31
The Scottish Parliament has extended emergency restrictions preventing fishing in Dalgety Bay.
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What if Zimmerman walks free?

The campaign to convict George Zimmerman of racist murder in the public mind, before he ever got to trial, proceeds on.
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