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Help for Heroes to hit £100m mark

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 1:30
related countries: France
related places: Paris

A fundraising bike ride from Portsmuoth to Paris is set to help forces charity Help for Heroes reach £100m in public donations.
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Indian police end yogi's protest

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 2:05
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Around 30 people are injured as Delhi police break up an anti-corruption protest led by controversial yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
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Germany's E. coli cases 'slowing'

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 3:01
related countries: Germany

Health officials say there are signs that the cases of E. coli in Germany are stabilising, but warn the outbreak is not over yet.
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VIDEO: Senior Farc leader killed in Colombia

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 3:04
related countries: Colombia

A senior guerrilla from the Marxist Colombian rebel group, the Farc, who was in charge of protecting the group's supreme leader, has been killed by government troops.
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Deadly bomb strikes near Peshawar

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 5:26
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Peshawar

A bomb left at a bus stop near a market kills at least six people near the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.
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Macedonians vote in snap election

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 7:16
related countries: Macedonia

Voters in the small Balkan state of Macedonia are voting in early elections, called after an opposition boycott of parliament.
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'Perfect' Highland soldier named

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 8:45
related countries: Afghanistan

A father-of-two from Aberdeenshire was killed while on a security patrol in Helmand province in Afghanistan.
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Live - England v Sri Lanka

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 9:30
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom

Rain and bad light disrupt play with Sri Lanka at 372-3 in their first innings after Tillakaratne Dilshan is out for 193.
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VIDEO: Peru prepares for presidential poll

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 9:45
related countries: Peru

Voters in Peru are set to cast their ballots on Sunday in a closely fought presidential second-round run-off.
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VIDEO: Chilean volcanoes spew ash and smoke

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 9:48
related countries: Chile

A chain of volcanoes has erupted in southern Chile, sending a column of smoke and ash high into the air.
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VIDEO: German help for WWI French cathedral

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 9:56
related countries: France, Germany
related places: Paris

Reims Cathedral was almost destroyed during World War I as German troops tried to reach Paris.
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Kissinger open to new Fifa role

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 10:24
related countries: United States

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger tells BBC Radio 5 live he is interested in joining Fifa president Sepp Blatter's committee of 'wise men'.
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Jai McDowall wins ITV's Talent

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 10:31
related countries: United Kingdom

More than 12m viewers watch Jai McDowall win ITV's Britain's Got Talent, beating 12-year-old Ronan Parke.
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Government economic plan attacked

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 11:01
related countries: United Kingdom

There have been fresh calls for an alternative economic plan ahead of the IMF's latest assessment of the state of the UK economy.
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Adele cancels North America tour

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 11:22
related countries: United States
related places: Adele

Adele cancels the rest of her North American tour because of laryngitis.
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VIDEO: Israeli troops open fire in Golan

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 11:23
related countries: Israel, Syria

Israeli solders have opened fire on pro-Palestinian protesters approaching the border fence on the Golan Heights from Syria.
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French Open final as it happened

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 11:59
related countries: Switzerland, France

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-1 to win the French Open and equal Bjorn Borg's record of six Roland Garros titles.
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UK marine killed in Afghanistan

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 13:37
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

A Royal Marine serving with 42 Commando has been killed while on a security patrol in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province in Afghanistan.
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On the run

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 13:51
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's militants are reeling after the death of Ilyas Kashmiri
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IMF agrees finance deal for Egypt

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 14:25
related countries: Egypt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agrees a $3bn (£1.8bn) loan deal with the interim government in Egypt.
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Vietnam protests over S China Sea

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 14:53
related countries: Vietnam, China
related places: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi

Hundreds of Vietnamese turn out in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to protest against Chinese naval operations in the disputed South China Sea.
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Chile volcano range spews ash

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 15:10
related countries: Chile
related places: Puyehue

The Puyehue volcano range in southern Chile has begun erupting, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people living in the nearby area.
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VIDEO: Chile volcanoes 'turned sky dark'

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 15:13
related countries: Argentina, Chile
related places: Puyehue

Hugh Sinclair describes the impact of the volcano eruptions from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range, on nearby Bariloche in Argentina, where he is staying.
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New adult care safeguards pledged

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 15:40
related countries: United Kingdom

Vulnerable adults in care in England are to be given more protection from abuse, a health minister says.
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VIDEO: Pope celebrates Mass in Croatia

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 16:03
related countries: Croatia
related places: Zagreb

Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated Mass, focusing on family values, before tens of thousands of people in the Croatian capital, Zagreb.
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Rain disrupts Sri Lanka progress

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 16:38
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom

Tillakaratne Dilshan scores a record-breaking 193 before being dismissed as rain and bad light halt Sri Lanka as they close on England's first innings total of 486 in the second Test.
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Pope celebrates Mass in Croatia

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 16:55
related countries: Croatia

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass with tens of thousands in Croatia before praying at the tomb of a controversial wartime cardinal.
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In pictures

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 16:56
related countries: Croatia

Crowds turn out to welcome Pope on first trip to Croatia
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VIDEO: Yemenis rejoice as Saleh leaves

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 17:03
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Thousands of people in Yemen are celebrating the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Saudi Arabia.
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Nadal secures sixth French crown

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 17:11
related countries: France

Rafael Nadal overcomes Roger Federer in four dramatic sets to equal Bjorn Borg's record of six French Open crowns and retain his number one world ranking.
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'Deadly clashes' in Syrian town

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 17:46
related countries: Syria

At least 35 people are reported to have been killed in the north-western Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour as troops and tanks try to restore control.
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Cowell 'in talks on Cole return'

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 17:58
related countries: United States
related places: Cole

Simon Cowell is in talks with US X Factor producers to get Cheryl Cole re-instated as a judge on the show, his publicist says.
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Yemenis rejoice as Saleh leaves

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 18:40
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Thousands celebrate in Yemen as President Saleh leaves for treatment in Saudi Arabia, amid uncertainty over whether he will return.
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Israeli troops open fire in Golan

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 19:42
related countries: Israel, Syria

Israeli troops fire on pro-Palestinian protesters on Syria's border in the occupied Golan Heights, with Syrian TV saying 20 are killed.
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Pakistan bakery attack kills 18

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 20:50
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nowshera

At least 18 people are killed in a bomb explosion at a bakery in north-western Pakistan, hours after an earlier deadly attack, officials say.
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VIDEO: Thousands attend Pope's Croatian Mass

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 20:53
related countries: Croatia
related places: Zagreb

Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated Mass, focusing on family values, before tens of thousands of people in the Croatian capital, Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Two views on Golan confrontation

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 21:04
related countries: Israel, Syria

An Israeli government spokesman and a Palestinian Fatah official offer their views on the confrontation between the Israeli military and Syrian protesters at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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VIDEO: Is Yemen's security a risk to the UK?

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 21:21
related countries: United Kingdom

As Yemen's political landscape remains unstable, will the unrest pose a greater threat to the region's and the UK's security?
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Oxfam launches flood funds probe

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 21:31
related countries: Pakistan

Oxfam launches an investigation into "financial irregularities" in its flood relief programme in Pakistan.
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Beansprouts new E. coli suspect

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 21:39
related countries: Germany

Beansprouts grown in Germany are suspected as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak that has left at least 22 people dead, German officials say.
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Matching Borg is special - Nadal

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 21:40
related countries: France

Rafael Nadal says he is honoured to be compared to Bjorn Borg after equalling the Swede's record of six French Open titles with victory over Roger Federer.
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Libyan 'rape victim' heads to US

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 21:57
related countries: Libya, United States

Libyan Eman al-Obeidi, who said she was raped by Col Gaddafi's supporters, has left eastern Libya for the US, according to her sister.
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Paid a bribe?

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 23:02
related countries: India

People power and the web shame India's corrupt officials
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Fallen comrades

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 23:04
related countries: Russia

Dead Russian soldiers tell tales of brutality on a social networking site
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Venezuela prisoner abuse probe

Sunday 5th of June 2011, 23:47
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders an investigation into the deaths of three prisoners in police custody, urging officers to "clean up their act".
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