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Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 0:26
related countries: Egypt

Egypt's economic crisis sets major task for country's next leader
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Al-Qaeda's hidden war in Yemen

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 0:38
related countries: Yemen

Yemeni forces strike at al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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US baby boomers in Hep C warning

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 2:02
related countries: United States

US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.
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Quebec in emergency protest law

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 2:18
related countries: Canada
related places: Quebec

The government of Quebec passes an emergency bill in an effort to quell the most sustained student protests in Canadian history.
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Cameron joins talks over eurozone

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 3:42
related countries: France, United Kingdom

UK PM David Cameron joins other world leaders at the G8 summit for talks set to focus on the eurozone crisis, amid signs a deal is unlikely to be reached.
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Sri Lanka marks war anniversary

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 4:06
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as critics say more should be done to remember civilian deaths.
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VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 9:03
related countries: India

LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.
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Eurozone set to dominate G8 talks

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 9:22
related countries: Greece, Germany, United States

Europe's debt crisis is to top the agenda at the G8 summit in the US, amid fears that trouble in the eurozone could have global consequences.
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VIDEO: Couples in mass Nigeria wedding

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 10:19
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Kano

One hundred couples have been married in a mass wedding in Nigeria's second city, Kano.
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Somali expat 'thanked' for being rich

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 10:39
related countries: Somalia

Expat millionaire 'thanked' by poor Somalis for being rich
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VIDEO: Bomb explosion at Italy school

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 10:42
related countries: Italy
related places: Brindisi

A bomb explodes in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing at least one girl and injuring six others.
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The Chinese who actually like cheese

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 10:50
related countries: China

The Chinese who actually like cheese... stir-fried of course!
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SpaceX aborts launch at lift-off

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 10:58
related countries: United States
related places: Falcon, Dragon

The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
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Serena Williams in injury scare

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 11:10
related countries: Italy, France

Serena Williams says she will be fit for the French Open after withdrawing from the Italian Open with a sore back.
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China tunnel explosion 'kills 20'

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 12:44
related countries: China
related places: Hunan

An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.
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Pedrosa seals French MotoGP pole

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 13:10
related countries: France

Dani Pedrosa clinches pole position after topping the qualifying session for Sunday's French MotoGP.
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Deadly blast at Afghan checkpoint

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 13:24
related countries: Afghanistan

A suicide bomber kills at least 10 people, a number of them children, at a checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say.
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Live - Scottish Cup final

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 13:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Hibernian and Hearts meet at Hampden in the first all-Edinburgh Scottish Cup final since 1896.
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Beirut divisions over Syria emerge in graffiti

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 13:43
related countries: Syria, Lebanon
related places: Beirut

Divisions over Syria spray painted across Beirut
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VIDEO: Powerful car bomb hits Syrian city

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 13:44
related countries: Syria

At least seven people are killed and dozens injured after a car bomb explodes in eastern Syria.
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Powerful car bomb hits Syria city

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 14:01
related countries: Syria

At least nine people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka parade marks anniversary

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 15:03
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Colombo

Sri Lanka marks the three-year anniversary of the end of its 26-year civil war with a large military parade in the capital, Colombo.
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Live - Heineken Cup final

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 15:16
related countries: Ireland

Leinster start as favourites against fellow Irish side Ulster as they seek to win the Heineken Cup for the third time in four years.
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VIDEO: Dominican Republic's child politicians challenge corruption

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 16:24
related countries: Dominican Republic, Dominica

Child politicians in Dominican Republic challenge corruption
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G8 targets 'growth and stability'

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 16:31
related countries: United States

G8 leaders begin talks in the US, with President Obama saying they are "absolutely committed" to growth and fiscal consolidation.
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England v West Indies - day three as it happened

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 17:06
related countries: United Kingdom

West Indies close day three on 120-4, still 35 runs behind England in the first Test at Lord's.
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PM: 'Good progress' on eurozone

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 17:36
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

UK PM David Cameron says "progress" is being made in the G8 summit before world leaders says they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.
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England closing in on Lord's win

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 17:40
related countries: United Kingdom

England are closing in on victory at Lord's after dominating the third day, which ended with West Indies 120-4 and trailing by 35.
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School bomb kills girl in Italy

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 17:54
related countries: Italy
related places: Brindisi

A bomb outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi kills a teenage girl and injures five other people as children gather for classes.
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China activist Chen heads for US

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 17:56
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy caused a diplomatic crisis, leaves China on a plane heading for the US.
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VIDEO: Deadly bomb blast at Italy school

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 18:02
related countries: Italy
related places: Brindisi

A bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing at least one girl and injuring six others.
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VIDEO: 'I would repeat Olympic fist protest'

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 18:15
related countries: Mexico

At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 two black medal winners made a significant political statement by raising their fists on the winners' podium.
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Fourth Mexican officer detained

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 18:18
related countries: Mexico

A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.
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England target Chanderpaul wicket

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 18:24
related countries: United Kingdom

Ian Bell feels the wicket of Shivnarine Chanderpaul holds the key to England's chances on the fourth day of the first Test.
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French rally car crash kills two

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 18:33
related countries: France

A rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17.
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Bombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 18:37
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters.
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Torch takes in South Devon coast

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 19:34
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Exeter, Plymouth

The Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.
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Thousands greet Olympic torch

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 20:51
related countries: United Kingdom

About 100,000 people thronged the streets to see the first day of the torch relay.
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G8 backs Greek euro membership

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 21:18
related countries: Greece

The leaders of the G8 group of major economies say they want Greece to remain in the eurozone, and commit to promoting growth.
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Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens)

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 21:32
related countries: Germany

Chelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.
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Benghazi votes in local elections

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 21:48
related countries: Libya

Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s.
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China activist Chen lands in US

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 22:33
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing, Newark, New York

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng lands at Newark airport near New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing sparked a diplomatic crisis.
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Call to challenge booze pricing

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 23:12
related countries: United Kingdom

The EU is urged to contest Scotland's plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
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'Cursing stone' found on island

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 23:13
related countries: United Kingdom

A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts reveal.
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VIDEO: Maldives' 'apocalyptic' waste island

Saturday 19th of May 2012, 23:14
related countries: Maldives

Although the Maldives are known as an unspoilt tourist paradise, the islands struggle with managing their waste, as the BBC discovered on a visit to an 'apocalyptic' island waste dump.
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