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VIDEO: Bahrain Grand Prix protests continue

Friday 20th of April 2012, 1:17
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain

Practice sessions ahead of the Formula One Grand prix of Bahrain have gone ahead despite continuing demonstrations.
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People's Daily site raises $222m

Friday 20th of April 2012, 2:12
related countries: China China

The website of Chinese newspaper, People's Daily, raises 1.4bn yuan ($222m; £138m) via its initial public offering.
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UK terror convict 'met Bin Laden'

Friday 20th of April 2012, 2:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: New York

A British man jailed for plotting to blow up a plane says he met Osama Bin Laden, in a landmark testimony at a New York terror trial.
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India media hails missile launch

Friday 20th of April 2012, 4:04
related countries: India India

Thursday's successful launch of a long-range ballistic missile has propelled India into an "elite group" of nations,. media say.
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Syria precarious, warns UN's Ban

Friday 20th of April 2012, 4:24
related countries: Syria Syria

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the situation in Syria remains "highly precarious", as the US calls for a global arms embargo.
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VIDEO: Sarkozy trails behind Hollande

Friday 20th of April 2012, 5:57
related countries: France France

With just days until the first round of the French Presidential election, President Sarkozy is trailing behind the Socialist Party's, Francois Hollande in the latest polls.
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VIDEO: Huge fire at US oil storage depot

Friday 20th of April 2012, 6:09
related countries: United States United States
related places: Ohio, Springfield

A huge fire has broken out at an oil company in the United States. Fire crews battled the flames at an oil depot in Springfield, Ohio.
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N Korean missile vehicle in focus

Friday 20th of April 2012, 6:46
related countries: North Korea North Korea, China China

A missile vehicle seen in a North Korean military parade has become the focus of attention amid suggestions the design or technology may have come from China.
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Studios lose landmark piracy suit

Friday 20th of April 2012, 7:36
related countries: Australia Australia

An Australian High Court ruling deals a blow to major film and television studios in a landmark case over illegal video downloads.
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71

Friday 20th of April 2012, 7:48
related countries: United States United States
related places: New York

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for rock group The Band - formerly Bob Dylan's back-up group - dies aged 71.
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BOA expects defeat on drugs rule

Friday 20th of April 2012, 8:10
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The British Olympic Association believes it will lose its court battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency, BBC Sport understands.
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Mali ex-leader flees to Senegal

Friday 20th of April 2012, 8:35
related countries: Senegal Senegal, Mali Mali

Amadou Toumani Toure, ousted as Mali's leader in last month's coup, flees to Senegal, even though many of his allies are freed.
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Jewish life slowly returns to Poland

Friday 20th of April 2012, 8:35
related countries: Poland Poland

Poles embrace Jewish roots that Nazis tried to destroy
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Redknapp receives England backing

Friday 20th of April 2012, 8:46
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tottenham

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp "would make a good England coach", says Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside.
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Arrests in airport terror swoop

Friday 20th of April 2012, 9:16
related countries: Oman Oman

Three men from Birmingham are arrested by West Midlands counter-terrorism police after arriving at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Oman.
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Bakers killed by Nigeria gunmen

Friday 20th of April 2012, 9:45
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria
related places: Maiduguri

Five bakers in Nigeria have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist gunmen in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, police say.
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Cruise firm sorry over castaways

Friday 20th of April 2012, 9:47
related countries: Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean

Princess Cruises says it is sorry that one of its ships sailed past an adrift fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean, leaving two of the men to die.
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Demand for rickets death inquiry

Friday 20th of April 2012, 10:07
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

A couple acquitted of murdering their four-month-old son call for an inquiry into two London hospitals responsible for his care.
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Strauss out for second-ball duck

Friday 20th of April 2012, 10:27
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Durham

England captain Andrew Strauss is dismissed for a second-ball duck on the second morning of Middlesex's clash with Durham.
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Tibetans 'die in self-immolation'

Friday 20th of April 2012, 10:42
related countries: China China

Two Tibetan men die after setting themselves on fire in front of a monastery in Sichuan province, south-west China, rights groups say.
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Escaped bears kill women in Japan

Friday 20th of April 2012, 10:52
related countries: Japan Japan

Two women are killed after bears escape from their enclosures at a park in northern Japan - people are being told to stay indoors.
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Tube station boy killers detained

Friday 20th of April 2012, 11:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Three teenagers are detained for life for the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a central London Tube station.
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Force India miss practice session

Friday 20th of April 2012, 11:13
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain

Force India will not run their cars in the second practice session at the Bahrain GP so they can return to their hotel before dark.
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BA-owner completes BMI takeover

Friday 20th of April 2012, 11:41
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The owner of British Airways and Iberia, IAG, has completed its takeover of BMI from Lufthansa.
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EU condemns Repsol state seizure

Friday 20th of April 2012, 11:50
related countries: Argentina Argentina, Spain Spain

The European Parliament passes a resolution condemning a nationalisation that has strained relations between Spain and Argentina.
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YouTube loses music court battle

Friday 20th of April 2012, 12:18
related countries: Germany Germany

YouTube could face a huge bill for royalties after it loses a court battle in Germany over music videos.
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Breivik 'normally a nice person'

Friday 20th of April 2012, 12:29
related countries: Norway Norway

Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik tells his trial he is "normally a very nice person" but "dehumanised" himself after 2006.
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GE profits hit by one-off charges

Friday 20th of April 2012, 12:46
related countries: United States United States

US giant General Electric reports a 10% fall in first-quarter profits due to one-off charges, but says it had record orders from transport and energy projects.
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A new China-India nuclear race?

Friday 20th of April 2012, 12:47
related countries: China China

What India's missile launch means for the region
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Rosberg heads Webber in practice

Friday 20th of April 2012, 12:54
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, Bahrain Bahrain

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is fastest ahead of Mark Webber in the second practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Spain to bring back border checks

Friday 20th of April 2012, 13:13
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Barcelona

Spain will temporarily reimpose border checks for a European Central Bank meeting in Barcelona next month, fearing an influx of protesters.
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Egypt crowds fill Tahrir Square

Friday 20th of April 2012, 13:29
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Tens of thousands of protesters cram into Cairo's Tahrir Square to demonstrate against continuing military rule in Egypt.
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Miliband: Stop Bahrain Grand Prix

Friday 20th of April 2012, 13:39
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Labour leader Ed Miliband says the Grand Prix in Bahrain should not go ahead, amid continuing protests against the government.
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Burma leader in Japan to talk aid

Friday 20th of April 2012, 13:41
related countries: Burma Burma, Japan Japan

Burmese President Thein Sein is in Japan for a visit expected to focus on financial aid and debt relief, as the EU prepares to suspend sanctions.
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Security stepped up at Bahrain F1

Friday 20th of April 2012, 13:48
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain

Security is tightened in Bahrain in preparation for protests, as Formula 1 cars take to the track for practice sessions ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix.
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AUDIO: Sri Lanka chicken born before egg

Friday 20th of April 2012, 14:07
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Radio 5 live Up All Night heard how a hen in Sri Lanka gave birth to chick outside of its shell.
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Yemen militants 'die in assault'

Friday 20th of April 2012, 14:21
related countries: Yemen Yemen

At least 18 Islamist militants are killed in an army offensive aimed at capturing the capital of Abyan province, Yemen's defence ministry says.
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Profits at India's Reliance fall

Friday 20th of April 2012, 14:30
related countries: India India

Reliance Industries, India's largest private company, reports a second consecutive quarter of falling profits.
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Breivik describes island massacre

Friday 20th of April 2012, 15:39
related countries: Norway Norway

Anders Behring Breivik, who is on trial in Norway for killing 77 people last July, tells a Norwegian court he shot people who were begging for their lives.
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Racial bias saves death row man

Friday 20th of April 2012, 16:14
related countries: United States United States

Convicted US killer Marcus Robinson is ordered off death row after a judge determines that racial bias was evident during jury selection in his 1994 trial.
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VIDEO: Murky background to Heywood's death

Friday 20th of April 2012, 16:18
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Heywood

As China's communist party admit that Neil Heywood may have been murdered, there are still questions about whether the real reason for the British businessman's death will ever emerge.
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Thousands attend Bahrain protest

Friday 20th of April 2012, 16:21
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain

Opposition supporters in Bahrain attend a mass protest demanding an end to the crackdown on dissent and the cancellation of Sunday's Grand Prix.
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Prince backs Bahrain Grand Prix

Friday 20th of April 2012, 16:33
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain

Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa rules out cancelling the weekend's grand prix despite violent protests.
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Berlusconi rejects sex orgy claim

Friday 20th of April 2012, 17:46
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Milan

Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says alleged orgies at his home were "burlesque games", during his trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage girl.
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China police 'knew UK man killed'

Friday 20th of April 2012, 18:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, China China
related places: Chongqing

Chongqing police knew UK man Neil Heywood had been murdered and a cover-up began immediately, a senior Chinese journalist tells the BBC.
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Mexico volcano spews burning rock

Friday 20th of April 2012, 18:40
related countries: Mexico Mexico

People living on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City are watching with concern as the volcano spews ash and burning rocks.
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Airliner crashes near Islamabad

Friday 20th of April 2012, 19:40
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

A plane carrying 127 people crashes in a residential area near Islamabad international airport - with no reports of survivors.
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Badger cull plans to be reviewed

Friday 20th of April 2012, 20:11
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Government plans to cull badgers in England are to to be reviewed in the High Court following a legal challenge by the Badger Trust.
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Euro MPs attack oil firm seizure

Friday 20th of April 2012, 20:54
related countries: Argentina Argentina, Spain Spain

The European Parliament says it "deplores" Argentina's expropriation of the Spanish-controlled oil firm YPF.
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South Sudan 'to withdraw troops'

Friday 20th of April 2012, 20:56
related countries: Sudan Sudan

South Sudan's leader orders the withdrawal of troops from Heglig oil field in Sudan, which his Sudanese counterpart says his forces have recaptured.
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Semenya qualifies for London 2012

Friday 20th of April 2012, 21:01
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

South Africa's former 800m world champion Caster Semenya secures her place at the London Olympics.
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IMF doubles its lending firepower

Friday 20th of April 2012, 21:38
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The IMF says it has pledges for $430bn (£247bn) of the extra funds it was seeking to help economies in trouble - including just under $15bn from the UK.
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Pakistan mourns air crash victims

Friday 20th of April 2012, 22:06
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan begins mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near Islamabad airport - all 127 on board are believed to have died.
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Colombia scandal fallout rolls on

Friday 20th of April 2012, 22:06
related countries: Colombia Colombia, United States United States

Disciplinary action is expected against more agents amid the Colombian prostitution scandal rocking the Secret Service, officials tell US media.
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French rivals make final appeals

Friday 20th of April 2012, 22:36
related countries: France France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande make final campaign appeals before Sunday's first round of voting.
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'Enforced disappearances' haunt Bangladesh

Friday 20th of April 2012, 23:04
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

Spate of disappearances causes alarm in Bangladesh
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Torture claims in Bo Xilai scandal

Friday 20th of April 2012, 23:10
related countries: China China

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal
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French candidates recall glorious past

Friday 20th of April 2012, 23:40
related countries: France France

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past
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