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Presidents of the two Sudans meet

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 0:16
related countries: Sudan

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan hold their first private talks since their countries came to the brink of war earlier this year.
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Brazil Christians hold huge rally

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 0:35
related countries: Botswana

More than a million Brazilian evangelical Christians join a "March for Jesus" in Sao Paulo.
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Powerboat racer killed in crash

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 3:11
related countries: Gabon

A powerboat racer from Gloucestershire is killed in a high speed crash in the Gabon Grand Prix in west Africa.
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VIDEO: Swamp football grips Finland

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 3:43
related countries: Finland

In 2012's crowded sports calendar, which includes football's European Championships and the Olympics, one contest could be overlooked: The World Swamp Football Championship in Finland.
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Namibia's seal hunt set to begin

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 3:50
related countries: Namibia

Namibia's annual seal hunt is set to begin, amid criticism from conservation groups that the hunt is more about money than managing marine ecology.
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VIDEO: Apartment collapse in Alexandria

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 4:29
related countries: Egypt
related places: Alexandria

A number of people are feared dead after an apartment block collapsed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. At least 16 people have been pulled, injured, from the rubble.
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Soyuz heading to space station

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 5:06
related countries: Russia

Russian successfully launches a Soyuz rocket taking a three-man crew on the latest mission to the International Space Station.
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China rescues stranded frigate

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 6:01
related countries: Philippines, China

A Chinese navy frigate stranded in disputed waters near the Philippines frees itself and is heading home, officials say, averting a potential stand-off.
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VIDEO: Russia's Soyuz rocket takes off

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 6:30
related countries: Kazakhstan, Russia
related places: Soyuz

A Russian-made Soyuz rocket has blasted off from Kazakhstan with three crew members, heading to the International Space Station.
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Khan stunned in fourth by Garcia

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 6:36
related countries: United States
related places: Las Vegas, Garcia

Amir Khan suffers a second successive defeat as he is stopped in round four by undefeated American Danny Garcia in Las Vegas.
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UN to resume Syria killings probe

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 7:28
related countries: Syria

UN observers plan to return to the Syrian village of Tremseh to continue investigations into an attack on Thursday that killed up to 200.
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Clinton to meet Egypt army leader

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 8:00
related countries: Egypt, United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to urge Egypt's return to full civilian rule in talks with army leader Mohamad Hussein Tantawi.
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Lopez joins American Idol exodus

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 10:06
related countries: United States

Following the departure of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, singer Jennifer Lopez announces that she too is giving up her role as American Idol judge.
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GM crop scientists win $10m grant

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 10:22
related countries: United Kingdom

A team of British plant scientists wins a $10m (£6.4m) grant from the Gates Foundation to develop GM cereal crops.
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Syria rejects UN attack criticism

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 10:24
related countries: Syria

Syria denies UN claims it used heavy weapons in an attack on the village of Tremseh, saying only 37 people, including two civilians, died.
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VIDEO: Tornadoes cause chaos in Poland

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 11:45
related countries: Poland

One person died and 10 were wounded as heavy storms swept through the north-western part of Poland on Saturday evening.
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Jersey welcomes the Olympic flame

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 12:55
related countries: Jersey

Thousands of people welcome the Olympic flame to Jersey, the most southerly point of the torch relay.
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Respite as flood warnings remain

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 12:56
related countries: United Kingdom

Most parts of the UK are experiencing the driest weather for days after a long spell of heavy showers, while flood warnings remain in place.
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Springsteen silenced at long gig

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 13:35
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Rock, Hyde Park, London

Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney have the plug pulled on them after over-running at a concert in London's Hyde Park.
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Two climbers dead on Mont Blanc

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 13:43
related countries: Poland, Spain

A Spanish man and a Polish woman are found frozen to death on Mont Blanc, days after an avalanche killed nine climbers on a nearby mountain.
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Madonna faces swastika lawsuit

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 13:46
related countries: France

France's National Front is to sue Madonna after an image at her concert showed a swastika on party leader Marine Le Pen's face.
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Deaths in Egypt building collapse

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 14:18
related countries: Egypt
related places: Alexandria

Officials say at least 10 people died when a newly built block of flats collapsed in Egypt's second city, Alexandria, crushing three other buildings.
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Race to help Japan flood victims

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 14:28
related countries: Japan

Japanese troops airlift supplies to thousands trapped in mountainous districts cut off by floods on the southern island of Kyushu.
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US man reunited with stolen car

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 14:50
related countries: United States

A US man recovers a 1967 Austin-Healy he spotted being sold on eBay 42 years after thieves stole the car from him.
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Pilgrims die in Nepal bus crash

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 14:59
related countries: Nepal

At least 39 people die as a bus transporting Hindu pilgrims from India swerves off a road in south-western Nepal, officials say.
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VIDEO: Human dominoes record set in China

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 15:39
related countries: China

A team in China has broken the world record for the longest chain of human mattress dominoes.
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Paper publishes Michaela photos

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 16:00
related countries: Mauritius

The family of Michaela McAreavey labels the actions of a Mauritian newspaper "reprehensible and repugnant" after it publishes crime scene photos.
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UAE opens new oil pipeline route

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 16:11
related countries: United Arab Emirates, Iran

The United Arab Emirates opens and begins operating a key overland pipeline which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, controlled by Iran.
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VIDEO: Soyuz rocket heads for space station

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 16:38
related countries: Russia

A Russian rocket carrying a three-man crew has blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS).
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Channel Islands visit for flame

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 18:05
related countries: Jersey, Guernsey

The Olympic flame is flown to Guernsey and Jersey as the relay travels from Southampton to Portsmouth.
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Games security 'not compromised'

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 19:11
related countries: United Kingdom

Security for the Olympics has not been compromised by the failure of G4S to recruit enough security staff, London 2012 chairman Lord Coe says.
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VIDEO: War of words amid Syria bloodshed

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 19:39
related countries: Syria

Violence in Syria has become so widespread that the country is engaged in an internal armed conflict, in effect a civil war, the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.
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Rwanda and DRC 'in border deal'

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 20:00
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to allow a neutral international force to tackle militias on their borders, reports say.
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Poland hit by series of tornadoes

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 22:09
related countries: Poland

One person is killed and at least 10 others are injured during a series of freak tornadoes in northern and western Poland.
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All medallists to be drugs tested

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 22:56
related countries: United Kingdom

London 2012 is expected to see the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the Olympics.
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Mau Mau damages case in UK court

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 23:39
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Three Kenyans who allege they were tortured by British colonial authorities during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising are to start their case for damages in London later.
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Heavy Damascus fighting reported

Sunday 15th of July 2012, 23:46
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Heavy fighting is reported around the Syrian capital Damascus, as the Red Cross says the conflict is now in effect a civil war.
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