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Huckabee opts out of US 2012 bid

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 3:23
related countries: United States

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee says he will not run for US president in elections in 2012.
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VIDEO: Fox supports call to widen Libya targets

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 6:38
related countries: Libya, United Kingdom

The Defence Secretary Liam Fox has indicated he agrees with the head of the armed forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.
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Local Italy polls test Berlusconi

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 7:35
related countries: Italy

Local elections in Italy are seen as a test of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as he faces corruption trials and sex scandals.
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Police plans 'won't save money'

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 7:48
related countries: United Kingdom

Labour has claimed that government plans to forcibly retire hundreds of police officers in England and Wales will not achieve substantial cost savings.
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Key Mississippi floodgates opened

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 7:56
related countries: United States
related places: Louisiana

US army engineers open floodgates in Louisiana that will inundate up to 3,000 sq miles to try to protect major cities from Mississippi river floodwater.
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Egypt Christian protest attacked

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 8:33
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

At least seven people are injured after Christian protesters in central Cairo are attacked, amid an increase in sectarian violence in Egypt.
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Swiss vote on 'suicide tourism'

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 8:47
related countries: Switzerland
related places: Zurich

The Zurich area of Switzerland is voting on whether to change laws to bar foreigners from seeking assisted suicide there.
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Police probe Tel Aviv lorry crash

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 10:29
related countries: Israel
related places: Tel Aviv

An Israeli Arab driver is arrested in Tel Aviv after his lorry ploughs into cars and pedestrians, killing one person.
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Queen's visit 'start of new era'

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 10:33
related countries: Ireland

The Irish prime minister says the Queen's state visit to the Irish Republic this week marks a new chapter in relations between the UK and the Republic.
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Israeli forces 'fire on Gazans'

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 10:53
related countries: Israel

Israeli forces open fire on a crowd of Palestinians approaching the border with Israel in northern Gaza, wounding at least 15, reports say.
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Canada's TMX gets rival LSE bid

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 10:53
related countries: Canada, United Kingdom

Canada's TMX Group receives a domestic takeover bid to rival the group's proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange.
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Live - Scottish Premier League

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 10:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Motherwell, Kilmarnock

Rangers brush aside Kilmarnock at Rugby Park to secure their 54th Scottish league title, while Celtic, who beat Motherwell 4-0, are left to rue a recent slip-up at Inverness.
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Japan halts nuclear cooling plan

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 12:46
related countries: Japan
related places: Fukushima

Japanese engineers abandon their latest plan to cool a reactor at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, after a hole is discovered in the containment chamber.
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Rampant Rangers romp to SPL title

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 13:27
related countries: United Kingdom

Rangers wrap up their third consecutive Scottish Premier League title with a convincing victory at Rugby Park.
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VIDEO: Azerbaijan celebrates Eurovision win

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 14:51
related countries: Azerbaijan, Germany

Azerbaijan has celebrated winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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VIDEO: Israel anniversary sparks violence

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 14:55
related countries: Israel, Syria, Lebanon

Israeli forces have fired on groups of protesters at borders with the Palestinian territories, Syria and Lebanon.
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UK marine killed in Afghanistan

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 14:57
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

A Royal Marine from 42 Commando has been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence.
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Australian dies after 'planking'

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 15:33
related countries: Aruba

Australian police say a man who plunged seven floors to his death from an apartment balcony was participating in the internet craze of "planking".
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Endeavour fixed and ready to go

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 16:12
related countries: United States
related places: Monday

The American shuttle Endeavour will try again on Monday to launch to the International Space Station on what will be the orbiter's final mission.
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Fox supports Libya mission call

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 17:31
related countries: Libya, United Kingdom

Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he agrees with the head of the Armed Forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.
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VIDEO: France shocked by IMF chief charges

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 18:07
related countries: France

The IMF has announced it has appointed Dominique Strauss-Kahn's deputy to manage the institution after he was charged with the attempted rape of a hotel chamber maid.
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VIDEO: Recruitment drive for French spies

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 18:25
related countries: France

The French overseas intelligence agency, the DGSE, has been given a boost in funding and is now on a recruitment drive.
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Swiss vote backs assisted suicide

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 18:34
related countries: Switzerland
related places: Zurich

Voters in Zurich, Switzerland, overwhelmingly reject proposed bans on assisted suicide and "suicide tourism" in a local referendum.
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Behind the clashes

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 19:07
related countries: Israel

Is Syria stirring the pot to distract from its own problems?
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VIDEO: Cars swept away by Colombia floods

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 19:22
related countries: Colombia
related places: Barranquilla

Flood waters swept away cars and buses in a busy street in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia.
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Djokovic powers to Rome title

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 19:56
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

Novak Djokovic stretches his unbeaten run to 39 matches with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters.
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Seven killed in Syria crackdown

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 21:10
related countries: Syria

Seven people died in the Syria border town of Talkalakh on Sunday after shelling by security forces, human rights activists say.
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US envoy Kerry in Pakistan talks

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 21:15
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Kerry

US Senator John Kerry arrives in Pakistan for talks with President Asif Ali Zardari, amid strained ties following the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
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Beheading suspect held in custody

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 21:23
related countries: United Kingdom, Spain

The Bulgarian man accused of stabbing and beheading a UK woman in a shop on the Spanish island of Tenerife is detained in prison by a judge.
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Three charged with boy's murder

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 22:08
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A 17-year-old girl and two 18-year-olds are charged with the murder a boy aged 15 who was stabbed in south London.
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Guatemala 'drugs gang' kills 27

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 22:52
related countries: Guatemala, Mexico

The decapitated bodies of 25 men and two women - believed to be victims of a drugs feud - are found at a ranch close to Guatemala's Mexico border.
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Colombian 'gang hitman' arrested

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 23:13
related countries: Colombia

A man accused of killing more than 50 people during his time as a hitman for a criminal gang in Colombia is captured by police.
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Choi wins after Sawgrass play-off

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 23:39
related countries: South Korea, United States
related places: Sawgrass

South Korea's KJ Choi beats American David Toms in a play-off to win the Players Championship at Sawgrass.
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World's policeman?

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 23:45
related countries: Libya, Syria

Why UN acted in Libya and Ivory Coast but not Syria
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MPs: UK subsidising nuclear power

Sunday 15th of May 2011, 23:51
related countries: United Kingdom

MPs urge ministers to admit they are tacitly subsidising nuclear power despite promising that the industry would not receive such support.
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