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What Johnny Cash did for prison reform

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 0:06
related countries: United States

Did music star Johnny Cash improve life in US prisons?
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Latin America enjoys the good times

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 0:10
related countries: United States

Latin American economies march to a different beat these days
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VIDEO: Jakarta governor on first 100 days

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 0:19
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

What has Jakarta's new governor Joko Widodo been able to achieve in his first 100 days in the job?
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The truth about Indian farmers and suicide

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 0:24
related countries: India

The truth about Indian farmers and suicide
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How football is changing lives of Indian slum girls

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 0:29
related countries: India

Football helps Indian slum girls out of poverty
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Flooding tests 'Jakarta's Obama'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 1:51
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

Can popular city governor meet high expectations?
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VIDEO: Singapore's plan for a baby boom

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 1:59
related countries: Singapore

The government in Singapore is to spend S$2bn ($1.6bn; £1bn) in a bid to reverse the country's declining birth rate.
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Chile capital sees water shortage

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 2:17
related countries: Chile
related places: Santiago

The drinking water in Chile's capital, Santiago, is being restored after contamination left millions without supplies, officials say.
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Netanyahu's tough task after poll

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 2:25
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM faces tough coaliton-building task, says Kevin Connolly
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Campaign to 'end hunger for ever'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 2:30
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: More

More than 100 aid organisations come together to campaign against hunger, to coincide with the UK's role heading the G8 this year.
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Russians flee Syria via Beirut

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 2:59
related countries: Lebanon, Syria, Russia
related places: Beirut

Scores of Russians are flown home after fleeing the violence in Syria - but Russia insists it is not the start of a mass evacuation.
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N Korea nuclear vow after UN acts

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 3:22
related countries: North Korea

North Korea reacts angrily to a UN resolution condemning its rocket launch and expanding sanctions, pledging to strengthen nuclear capabilities.
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Most parents 'lie to children'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 4:13
related countries: China, United States

Most parents tells lies to their children as a tactic to change their behaviour, suggests a study of families in the United States and China.
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Court clears goat of flower crime

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 4:44
related countries: Australia
related places: Sydney

A magistrate in Australia dismisses charges against a man fined for letting his goat eat flowers and grass outside a museum in Sydney.
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Stephens beats injury-hit Serena

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 4:51
related countries: Aruba

Title favourite Serena Williams is knocked out of the Australian Open by Sloane Stephens in a huge quarter-final upset.
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VIDEO: Jordanian voters head to polls

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 5:01
related countries: Jordan

Polls open in Jordan for the first election since mass protests in the wake of the Arab Spring, but the main opposition group is boycotting the vote.
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S Lanka lawyers in boycott pledge

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 5:22
related countries: Sri Lanka

The main association of Sri Lanka lawyers says it will boycott the inauguration of the new chief justice in a row over his predecessor's impeachment.
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Netanyahu pledge after narrow win

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 5:55
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to form "as broad a government as possible" after his bloc narrowly wins general elections.
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VIDEO: 'Le pong' gas smell crosses Channel

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 6:53
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Rouen

A chemical plant on the outskirts of Rouen is leaking a foul-smelling gas which has spread over hundreds of square miles - across France and into south-east England.
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Thai court jails magazine editor

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 6:53
related countries: Thailand

A Thai court jails a magazine editor for 10 years for publishing two articles that were deemed to insult the monarchy.
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France in the firing line of 'new jihad'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 7:02
related countries: France

Top French judge fears 'new jihad' from North Africa
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Ruthless Murray powers into semis

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 7:03
related countries: Aruba

Andy Murray beats Jeremy Chardy to set up a meeting with Roger Federer in the Australian Open semi-finals.
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India opposition BJP's new chief

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 7:05
related countries: India

India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) elects veteran politician Rajnath Singh as the new party president.
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VIDEO: UN 'should not intervene in Mali'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 7:17
related countries: Mali

The United Nations Secretary General has said the organisation should not provide direct support for the ongoing military campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali.
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Thomas storms into Australia lead

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 7:26
related countries: Australia

Geraint Thomas out-sprints his rivals to win stage two of the Tour Down Under and take the outright lead.
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Siemens' quarterly profits drop

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 7:53
related countries: Germany

German industrial giant Siemens reports a fall in quarterly profits, adding it expects no help this year from the weak global economy.
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Irish nanny denies baby assault

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 8:03
related countries: Ireland, United States
related places: Boston

An Irish nanny in Boston is charged with violently assaulting a baby who later died, US authorities said.
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Star becomes Dickens' fund patron

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 9:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Actress Gillian Anderson is made patron of the fund behind the UK's first statue of Charles Dickens, which is due to be unveiled in June.
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VIDEO: Haiti dancer's inspiring comeback

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 9:36
related countries: Haiti

Three years after the massive earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti, one survivor has made a remarkable comeback.
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Parker to receive Bafta fellowship

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 9:36
related countries: United Kingdom

Director Sir Alan Parker is to be awarded the British Academy fellowship at next month's Bafta Film Awards
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Unilever's turnover reaches high

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 10:10
related countries: Netherlands

Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever says it has exceeded 50bn euros (£42bn) in annual turnover for the first time, helped by growth in emerging markets.
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VIDEO: Gary the Goat walks free from court

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 10:49
related countries: Australia
related places: Sydney

A magistrate in Australia has dismissed charges against a man who was fined after his goat ate flowers outside the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.
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New director after Bolshoi attack

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 11:29
related countries: Russia

Russia's Bolshoi Theatre appoints a former prima ballerina as a temporary replacement for its artistic director who is recovering from an acid attack.
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'End in sight' for freezing weather

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 11:56
related countries: United Kingdom

Snow continues to disrupt travel and schools in parts of the UK but an end to the cold spell is in sight, forecasters say.
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IMF says fixing banking too slow

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:16
related countries: Switzerland

The financial industry still has a long way to go to fix itself, the IMF's deputy director general tells the annual meeting of the world's elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland.
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'Value-seekers' boost Ikea profit

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:26
related countries: Sweden

Swedish flat-pack furniture giant Ikea has reported record profits thanks to "more value conscious" consumers in the economic downturn.
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China anger at Philippine UN move

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:41
related countries: Philippines, China
related places: Beijing

China reiterates its claims to territory in the South China Sea, after the Philippines said it would take Beijing to a UN tribunal to settle the dispute.
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UK jobless total falls to 2.49m

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:45
related countries: United Kingdom

The number of people out of work fell by 37,000 between September and November to 2.49 million, official figures show.
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Very different ideas about Europe

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:47
related countries: United Kingdom

EU politicians wary about UK vision, says Gavin Hewitt
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Vietnam to make execution poison

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:47
related countries: Vietnam

Vietnam is to begin producing home-grown poison for use in executions, after overseas producers refused to export drugs for use in lethal injections.
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Crash pilot told 'don't take off'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:47
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A passenger due to be collected by a helicopter which crashed in central London had suggested the pilot delay taking off, it is revealed.
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Federer beats Tsonga in five sets

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:54
related countries: Aruba, Seychelles

Roger Federer will face Britain's Andy Murray in the semi-final of the Australian Open after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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Russia calms Syria exodus talk

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:55
related countries: Syria, Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia is not beginning a mass evacuation of its citizens from Syria, the foreign minister says, hours after planes carrying 80 Russians arrived in Moscow.
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Heads challenge A-level changes

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:56
related countries: United Kingdom

A-levels will return to exams taken at the end of two-year courses, with more involvement from universities, says the education secretary.
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Nations join to form 'tea cartel'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:57
related countries: Sri Lanka

The world's biggest producers of tea agree to join forces in Sri Lanka, raising the prospect of a cartel controlling the price of the popular drink.
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Israel coalition talks begin

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 12:58
related countries: Israel

Coalition talks begin in Israel after general election results showed right-wing and centre-left blocs tied on 60 seats each.
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'Beheadings' in Nigerian city

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 13:56
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Maiduguri

Suspected militant Islamists behead five people overnight in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a resident and journalist tell the BBC.
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Wife 'so proud' of killed UK hostage

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 14:00
related countries: Algeria, United Kingdom

The wife of a British man killed in the Algeria hostage crisis says his family "will always love him" and he will be "eternally missed".
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Kenya tech city building begins

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 14:05
related countries: Kenya

Kenya's president launches a $14.5bn (£9.1bn) project to build a new city intended as an IT business hub, dubbed "Africa's Silicon Savannah".
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VIDEO: Netanyahu wins narrow victory

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 14:11
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to form "as broad a government as possible" after his alliance wins a narrow election victory.
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VIDEO: Campaign to 'end hunger for ever'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 14:12
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: More

More than 100 aid organisations have come together to launch a campaign against hunger to coincide with the UK's role heading the G8 this year.
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Texas college 'gunman' charged

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 14:56
related countries: United States
related places: Texas

A suspect is charged in a shooting that left three people wounded, including the alleged gunman, at a college in the US state of Texas.
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French 'red carpet' for UK firms

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 14:56
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Eu

France says it will welcome any firms that leave the UK if it decides to exit the EU, as British business leaders react to plans for an in/out referendum.
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Mexico to move Azeri ruler statue

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 15:29
related countries: Mexico

The mayor of Mexico City says that a controversial statue of the former Azeri leader Heydar Aliyev will be moved from the city's main avenue.
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Pakistan corruption death inquiry

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 15:31
related countries: Pakistan

The Pakistani Supreme Court sets up its own inquiry into the death of an official investigating a corruption case against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
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India seal England ODI series win

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 15:34
related countries: India, United Kingdom
related places: Mohali

Suresh Raina hits 89 not out as India take a 3-1 lead in the one-day series with a five-wicket win over England.
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Bahrain death penalty upheld

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 16:01
related countries: Bahrain

An appeals court in Bahrain upholds the death sentence against a protester convicted of killing a police officer in March 2011.
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Federer ready for Murray showdown

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 16:04
related countries: Aruba

Roger Federer says he is ready to face a more aggressive Andy Murray in the Australian Open semi-final on Friday.
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Morocco plan to change rape law

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 16:18
related countries: Morocco

Women's rights activists in Morocco have welcomed plans to change a law allowing rapists of minors to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims.
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Discovery spurs Egypt polio drive

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 16:47
related countries: Egypt, Pakistan
related places: Cairo

An emergency polio vaccination programme is to be carried out in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after samples of the virus, traced back to Pakistan, were found in sewage.
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PM pledges in/out referendum on EU

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 16:50
related countries: United Kingdom

David Cameron says the British people must "have their say" as he promises a vote on the country's future in the EU if the Conservatives win the election.
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Hyde Park gigs 'will be louder'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 17:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Rock, Hyde Park, London

Rock group Bon Jovi will play London's Hyde Park this summer, and promoter AEG promises higher noise levels after criticisms of last year's "quiet" shows.
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South Africa 2-0 Angola

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 17:08
related countries: Angola

South Africa get their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on track as they secure victory against Angola in Group A.
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Top US general cleared over emails

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 17:29
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The Pentagon clears the top US general in Afghanistan, John Allen, of misconduct in an emails case that led CIA director David Petraeus to resign.
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VIDEO: Discovery triggers Egypt polio drive

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 17:40
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

An emergency polio vaccination programme is to be carried out in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after samples of the virus were found in sewage.
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Many dead in Iraqi mosque bomb

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 17:56
related countries: Iraq

At least 23 people are killed by a suicide bomber targeting a funeral being held at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi village of Tuz Khurmato, police say.
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US alarm bells over Cameron's EU speech

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:12
related countries: United States
related places: Cameron, White House

EU referendum plan worries the White House
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India urged to reform rape trials

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:24
related countries: India

A commission set up to suggest reforms to India's rape laws after last month's gang rape of a student calls for faster trials.
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Japan confirms new hostage deaths

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:34
related countries: Algeria, Japan

Japan confirms two more deaths in the Algerian hostage crisis, bringing the number of Japanese victims to nine.
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EU leaders warn Cameron over poll

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:41
related countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom
related places: Eu, Cameron

Germany and France warn that Britain cannot pick and choose the terms of its EU membership after Prime Minister David Cameron announces a referendum.
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Bahrain princess on torture charge

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:43
related countries: Bahrain

A Bahraini princess is facing charges of torturing three pro-democracy activists in the Gulf island kingdom.
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Cameron rebuffs referendum critics

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:53
related countries: United Kingdom

David Cameron defends his commitment to hold a referendum on the UK's future in Europe - as UK rivals and European leaders criticise the plan.
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US sport star admits role in hoax

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 18:54
related countries: United States
related places: Notre Dame

Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o has admitted he lied about his deceased girlfriend after learning she did not in fact exist.
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Mali's army accused of executions

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 19:25
related countries: Mali, France

Malian troops have carried out "summary executions" as they fight to recapture the Islamist-controlled north, a France-based rights group says.
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Slovenian government in crisis

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 19:43
related countries: Slovenia

A junior partner in Slovenia's ruling coalition leaves, depriving it of its majority, as tens of thousands of public sector employees join a strike.
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Mourinho wants to manage Portugal

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 19:47
related countries: Portugal, United Kingdom

Jose Mourinho says he would love to coach Portugal in the future - and also refuses to rule out taking on the England job.
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US House passes debt-ceiling rise

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 19:56
related countries: United States
related places: May, White House

The US House passes a bill to extend the country's debt limit until May, deferring a budget debate with the White House.
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Frenchwoman to be freed in Mexico

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 20:05
related countries: Mexico

Mexico's Supreme Court decides that Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman jailed for 60 years for kidnapping, is to be released immediately.
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Venezuelans in democracy rallies

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 20:09
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas

Venezuela's government and opposition mark the 55th anniversary of the end of the military dictatorship with rallies in the capital, Caracas.
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Prince Harry 'longs for family time'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 20:13
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Prince Harry says he is "longing" to spend some time with his family after arriving back in Britain following his 20-week deployment in Afghanistan.
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Voting ends in Jordanian election

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 20:25
related countries: Jordan

Polls close in Jordan's parliamentary elections, hailed by the government as a move to greater democracy but boycotted by the opposition.
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Businesses fear EU 'uncertainty'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 20:52
related countries: United Kingdom

Business figures have warned that the planned referendum on UK membership of the EU will create uncertainty for businesses and investors.
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US 'to end' women-in-combat ban

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 21:06
related countries: United States

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta removes the military's ban on women serving in combat, a senior Pentagon official has said.
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Lapid snubs 'anti-Netanyahu bloc'

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 21:51
related countries: Israel

Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party came second in the Israeli election, says he will not try to block a new coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Clinton defends Benghazi handling

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 22:15
related countries: Libya, United States
related places: Congress

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defends her handling of the September raid on a US consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.
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Antarctic search for missing plane

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 22:44
related countries: Antarctica

A search is under way for a plane with three Canadians that has gone missing in a mountainous region of Antarctica, officials say.
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VIDEO: Clinton defends Benghazi handling

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 22:51
related countries: Libya, United States
related places: Capitol Hill

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has defended her handling of the raid on a US consulate in Libya, in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill.
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Poland's Cardinal Glemp dies at 83

Wednesday 23rd of January 2013, 22:59
related countries: Poland

Cardinal Jozef Glemp, head of Poland's influential Catholic Church during most of John Paul II's papacy, has died, aged 83.
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