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VIDEO: Millions displaced after floods in India
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 0:06related countries:
IndiaFloods in north-eastern Indian state of Assam have displaced nearly two million people, many of whom blame the government for failing to strengthen embankments.
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VIDEO: Music piracy: Google under fire
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 0:50related countries:
United KingdomThe British music trade body, BPI has requested the deletion of more illegal online music files in the six months of this year so far than in the whole of 2011.
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Team tackling contraception myths
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 1:19related countries:
NigeriaSpreading the word about contraception in southern Nigeria
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Texas debuts one-drug execution
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 1:38related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Texas
The US state of Texas executes its first death row inmate with a single dose of the sedative pentobarbital, after switching from a three-drug cocktail.
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VIDEO: Iceberg breaks off from glacier
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 1:57related countries:
GreenlandThe Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland has calved an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan, scientists say.
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Crews battle Tenerife wildfire
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 2:19related countries:
SpainFirefighters try to put out forest fires on the Spanish island of Tenerife which have caused hundreds of people to be evacuated from a nearby town.
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VIDEO: America's fascination with the apocalypse
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 2:39related countries:
United StatesThe BBC spoke to the co-author of The Last Myth to find out what a rise in apocalyptic thinking says about the US today.
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Five charged with terror offences
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 2:41related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
Five people from London who were arrested earlier this month have been charged with terrorism offences.
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VIDEO: Tanzania ferry sinks off Zanzibar
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 3:56related countries:
Tanzaniarelated places: Zanzibar
A ferry carrying at least 250 people has sunk off the coast of Tanzania near the island of Zanzibar.
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Viewpoints: Is it time to intervene in Syria?
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 3:59related countries:
SyriaAnalysts debate the case for intervention in Syria
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UK and Pakistan PMs meet in Kabul
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 4:39related countries:
Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United Kingdomrelated places: Kabul
Afghan President Karzai is holding meetings with the prime ministers of Britain and Pakistan, hoping to secure support for efforts to bring peace.
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Yum Brands dented by China costs
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 4:42related countries:
ChinaYum Brands, which runs the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurant chains, sees its profit growth capped by higher costs in China.
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VIDEO: 'Celebrations' after Syria officials killed
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 6:08related countries:
SyriaThere have been clashes throughout the night in many parts of Syria, after the deaths on Wednesday of three top regime figures in a suspected suicide attack.
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US sees Assad 'losing control'
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 6:16related countries:
Syria, United Statesrelated places: White House
The killing of three top figures at the heart of Syria's defence establishment shows President Bashar al-Assad is losing control, the White House says.
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Mizuho pays $128m to end CDO case
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 6:31related countries:
Japan, United StatesJapanese bank Mizuho Financial will pay $128m (£82m) to settle claims that a US subsidiary inflated the value of financial instruments.
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Central banks to discuss Libor
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 6:42related countries:
United KingdomBank of England head Sir Mervyn King has proposed to central bank counterparts that they discuss alternatives to Libor at a meeting in September.
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Mexico arrests over camp attack
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 7:50related countries:
MexicoMexican authorities detain 17 people on suspicion of involvement in last week's attack on a Christian youth camp, during which five girls were raped.
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Burma TV airs Aung San memorial
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 8:15related countries:
BurmaBurmese state television shows live footage of a ceremony honouring the father of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in another sign of change.
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Campbell cancels Antipodean tour
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 8:17related countries:
New Zealand, 
Australia, United Statesrelated places: Glen Campbell, August
US country music star Glen Campbell cancels scheduled visits to Australia and New Zealand in August, citing health reasons.
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Batman finale premieres in London
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 8:38related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
Christian Bale joins co-stars Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway at a double premiere for Batman sequel The Dark Knight Rises in London.
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VIDEO: Missing boy rescued from sewer
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 9:20related countries:
ColombiaA three-year-old boy has been rescued after falling into a sewer shaft in Colombia.
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'Money laundered' in Mexico poll
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 9:22related countries:
MexicoMexico's presidential runner-up Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says laundered money funded the campaign of winner Enrique Pena Nieto, a charge he rejects.
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Can a Gabonese director cure the Albert Schweitzer hospital?
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 9:34related countries:
GabonGabon's famous Schweitzer hospital needs help to reach 100
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US Gulf build-up 'signal to Iran'
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 9:43related countries:
Iran, United Statesrelated places: Gulf
Bolstering of US forces in Gulf sending a message to Iran
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Russian Muslim leaders attacked
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 9:47related countries:
RussiaTwo leading Muslim clerics, seen as moderates, are attacked separately in Russia's Tatarstan region, with one killed and the other injured.
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Spain's borrowing costs increase
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 9:59related countries:
SpainDebt-laden Spain raises 2.98bn euros (£2.3bn) on the financial markets, but is forced to pay higher interest rates.
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Stolen Matisse 'recovered in US'
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 10:03related countries:
Venezuela, United Statesrelated places: Miami
A Matisse painting stolen from a Venezuelan museum around 10 years ago may have been recovered in a police operation in Miami, it is reported.
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Iceberg breaks off from Greenland
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 10:35related countries:
GreenlandAn iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken away from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland, scientists say.
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AUDIO: China's social media revolution
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 10:43related countries:
ChinaMore than 300m people in China are now signed up to Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, and the service is heralding a new wave of self expression. Duncan Hewitt travelled around China to meet the people using social media.
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Fans pay last respects to Khanna
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 10:51related countries:
Indiarelated places: Khanna, Mumbai
Relatives and thousands of fans say farewell to India's "first superstar" Rajesh Khanna, who has been cremated a day after he died at the age of 69.
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VIDEO: Simpson returns to Tiananmen Square
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 10:59related countries:
Chinarelated places: Beijing
The BBC's World Affairs editor John Simpson returned to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to reflect on how China has changed in the last 10 years.
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India voting for new president
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 10:59related countries:
IndiaVoting is under way in India to elect a new president, with Pranab Mukherjee widely tipped to win the poll.
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Swansea close in on Michu signing
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:02related countries:
SpainSwansea City have bid for midfielder Michu accepted by Spanish club Rayo Vallecano as Michael Laudrup hopes to seal his third signing.
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Co-op to buy Lloyds bank branches
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:02related countries:
United KingdomThe Co-op agrees terms to buy 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group, in a deal that could create a new force in UK High Street banking.
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Nokia loss deepens to 1.4bn euros
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:03related countries:
Finlandrelated places: Nokia
Nokia posts losses of 1.41bn euros in the last three months as the Finnish mobile phone continues to lose market share to Samsung and Apple.
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VIDEO: CCTV released of suspected bomber
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:16related countries:
Israel, 
BulgariaThe Bulgarian government has released CCTV images of a man suspected of targeting Israeli tourists in a bus bomb attack.
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Germany faulted in suicide case
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:18related countries:
GermanyEuropean Court judges rule against Germany in an assisted suicide case, saying a widower's rights were infringed.
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Homicide rate down to 30-year low
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:19related countries:
United KingdomThe number of homicides in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level since 1983, crime data from the Office for National Statistics shows.
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'Suicide bomber' killed Israelis
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:40related countries:
Israel, Bulgaria, United StatesThe bombing of an Israeli tourist bus in eastern Bulgaria was probably carried out by a male suicide bomber with fake US documents, officials say.
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VIDEO: Arrests after car factory riot
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 11:52related countries:
Indiarelated places: At, Delhi
At least 80 people have been arrested after violent clashes between workers and managers at a Maruti Suzuki factory near the Indian capital, Delhi.
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VIDEO: Meet China's booming middle class
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 12:03related countries:
ChinaChina has become the driving force of the world's economy, creating a middle class now estimated at 300 million people.
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Looted art back in Afghan museum
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 12:10related countries:
Afghanistan, United KingdomThe British Museum assists in the return of 843 artefacts to Afghanistan, almost 20 years after they were stolen or smuggled abroad.
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Syria: Hunting for President Assad's assets
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 12:23related countries:
SyriaThe complexities of trying to find and freeze Syrian leader's fortune
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Aid groups warn of Yemen 'catastrophe'
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 13:02related countries:
YemenYemen's hunger crisis at catastrophic levels, agencies warn
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Ease Zimbabwe sanctions, says UK
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 13:43related countries:
Zimbabwe, United KingdomThe UK backs EU moves to lift more sanctions on Zimbabwe to encourage "free and fair" elections, a Foreign Office minister tells BBC News.
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Former Egyptian spy chief dies
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 14:04related countries:
Egypt, United StatesOmar Suleiman, Egypt's former intelligence chief and a close ally of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, dies in hospital in the United States.
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Mobile overtakes desktop in China
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 14:05related countries:
ChinaChina's rural population flocks to the web as mobile becomes the most popular way to get online in the country, a report says.
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India arrests after factory riot
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 14:12related countries:
Indiarelated places: At, Delhi
At least 90 people are arrested after one person dies in violent clashes between workers and managers at a Maruti car plant near the Indian capital, Delhi.
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Morgan Stanley's revenues tumble
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 14:16related countries:
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Morgan Stanley's revenues in the three months to the end of June fall 24%, hit hard by a decline in investment banking activity.
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Wimbledon date to move from 2015
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 14:25related countries:
FranceWimbledon will start a week later from 2015 to allow players a three-week rest period after the French Open.
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VIDEO: Charities warn over Yemen's food crisis
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 14:41related countries:
YemenYemen is suffering from a food crisis so severe that over a quarter of a million children could die.
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Jewry mourn major Israeli rabbi
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 15:10related countries:
IsraelIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pays tribute to a highly respected rabbinical scholar, Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, who died in Israel aged 102.
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Wiggins closes in on Tour victory
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 15:16related countries:
FranceBradley Wiggins strikes a decisive blow in his quest to win the Tour de France as he retains the overall lead after Stage 17.
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Troops go in for Damascus battle
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 15:22related countries:
SyriaSyrian troops mobilise for a new offensive around Damascus, after the deaths of three top regime figures in a suspected suicide attack.
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Muslims allowed to use US mosque
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:02related countries:
United StatesA US judge rules that a Muslim congregation has the right to occupy their newly built mosque, overturning a lower court order.
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Somalia: 10 things we've learnt this week
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:08related countries:
SomaliaAnd nine other things we have learnt about the chaos of Somalia
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Hopes fade after Zanzibar sinking
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:08related countries:
Tanzaniarelated places: Zanzibar
Hopes are fading for more than 80 people still missing after a Tanzanian ferry sank near Zanzibar's main island, officials say.
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German MPs back Spanish bailout
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:14related countries:
Germany, SpainGerman lawmakers approve by a large majority a eurozone bailout of up to 100bn euros (£78bn; $122bn) for Spanish banks.
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VIDEO: Google tours the Antarctic
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:32related countries:
AntarcticaGoogle adds new 360-degree images of Antarctica to Street View, Microsoft redesigns its Office suite and other tech news.
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The dangers of the mob in India
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:40related countries:
IndiaWhy India needs more than headline-grabbing histrionics
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Cook ton puts England in control
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 17:52related countries:
South Africa, United KingdomAlastair Cook's 20th Test hundred helps England dominate the opening day of the series against South Africa at The Oval.
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Nadal withdraws from London 2012
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 18:11related countries:
United KingdomDefending Olympic champion Rafael Nadal pulls out of London 2012, saying he is "not in condition" to compete.
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Vienna monument yields Nazi text
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 18:28related countries:
Austriarelated places: Vienna
A pro-Nazi text is found under a statue at a war memorial in the Austrian capital Vienna, officials say.
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VIDEO: Can Italy recover from Bunga Bunga slur?
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 18:51related countries:
ItalyNick Higham meets former editor of The Economist, Bill Emmott, who has written a book all about Italy, Good Italy Bad Italy.
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Australian Scott sets Open pace
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 19:32related countries:
ArubaAdam Scott equals the Royal Lytham & St Annes course record for the Open as he shoots 64 to lead after Thursday's first round.
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Germany MPs defend circumcision
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 19:56related countries:
GermanyGerman lawmakers pass a motion to protect religious circumcision, after a court ruled it amounted to bodily harm.
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West 'appalled' by UN Syria veto
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 19:59related countries:
Syria, Russia, Chinarelated places: Damascus
Russia and China reject a UN resolution proposing sanctions on Syria, as President Assad appears in public for the first time after a Damascus bomb.
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Bulgaria releases 'bomber' video
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 20:46related countries:
Israel, Bulgariarelated places: Burgas
Bulgaria releases CCTV footage of a man suspected of carrying out a deadly suicide bombing against a bus carrying Israeli tourists at Burgas airport.
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Guyana probes fatal protest clash
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 20:53related countries:
Guyanarelated places: Linden
At least three people are killed during protests against rising electricity prices in Guyana's second town, Linden.
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GB lose to US in Olympic warm-up
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 21:59related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesGreat Britain's men's basketball team endure a 118-78 defeat against a star-studded US side in their London 2012 warm-up.
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Mali hostage release 'was swap'
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 22:08related countries:
MaliA prisoner exchange enabled Wednesday's release of three European aid workers held hostage in Mali, negotiators reveal.
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Republicans attack Bachmann claim
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 22:10related countries:
United StatesSenior US Republicans strongly condemn former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann for attacks on a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin.
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Arrests in Brazil tribal murder
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 22:39related countries:
BrazilEight months after indigenous leader Nisio Gomes was shot in Brazil, police arrest 18 people in connection with his murder.
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Successes and failures: Hu Jintao's legacy
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 23:27related countries:
ChinaHighs and lows of Chinese leader's decade in power
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US army allows gay march uniforms
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 23:39related countries:
United StatesUS service personnel can wear uniform at a gay pride march for the first time, after last year's ending of a ban on openly gay people in the military.
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The French view of Bradley Wiggins
Thursday 19th of July 2012, 23:47related countries:
France, United KingdomFrance learns to love British cycling hero
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