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Argentine president returns to work
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 0:12related countries:
ArgentinaArgentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner returns to work following brain surgery to remove a blood clot and thanks well-wishers for their support.
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US zoo shock as lion kills lioness
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 1:35related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Sunday, Texas
A zoo in the US state of Texas is investigating why a male lion suddenly attacked and killed a lioness in full view of visitors on Sunday.
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The 'dissenting' clerics killed in Afghanistan
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 2:03related countries:
AfghanistanMilitants silence hundreds of Afghan religious scholars
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Chess fever in India over world championship
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 2:05related countries:
IndiaWhy young Indian players believe they are budding champions
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Controversial comeback of 'France's Jim Morrison'
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 2:08related countries:
FranceFrench controversy over rock star and murderer Bertrand Cantat
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CAR attacks 'spiralling out control'
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 2:49related countries:
Central African RepublicViolence in the Central African Republic risks spiralling out of control, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns, backing the deployment of a UN force.
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Dhaka urged to reform garment sector
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 6:03related countries:
BangladeshBangladesh must reform its garment industry, plagued by deadly incidents, to maintain economic growth, the UN's International Labour Organization says.
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Marcos aide guilty of Monet sale
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 6:31related countries:
Philippinesrelated places: Monet, Marcos
Imelda Marcos' ex-aide is convicted of selling a Monet that disappeared after Marcos' husband Ferdinand was ousted as Philippine president.
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Indonesia anger at Australia spy row
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 7:25related countries:
Indonesia, 
AustraliaIndonesia's president says ties with Australia have been "damaged" by spying reports and accuses PM Tony Abbott of belittling the row.
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Independence to 'transform' economy
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 8:20related countries:
United KingdomScottish ministers launch a paper on the economic opportunities of independence, with a cut in corporation tax expected to be among options.
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VIDEO: Poland's efforts for 'clean coal'
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 9:22related countries:
PolandAs the UN calls for countries to stop burning coal because of environmental damage, Poland believes it has developed new technology to provide a cleaner future for the fuel.
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Chinese tourist bus crashes in Bali
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 9:31related countries:
Indonesia, 
Chinarelated places: Bali
At least six people, including four Chinese tourists, die after their bus plunges into a ravine in Indonesia's Bali island.
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VIDEO: Inside a typhoon field hospital
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 9:39related countries:
Belgium, 
GermanyThe BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani visits a field hospital set up by German and Belgian medics in Palo, near Tacloban.
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Last UK Guantanamo inmate speaks out
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 10:25related countries:
United KingdomShaker Aamer, the last British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay, is broadcast speaking from his prison cell for the first time.
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India PM Singh opens bank for women
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 11:02related countries:
Indiarelated places: Mumbai
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurates India's first ever state-owned bank for women in the western city for Mumbai.
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Hundreds of Paris police hunt gunman
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 11:23related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Hundreds of French police hunt for a man who attacked a newspaper and a bank, shooting and critically wounding a photographer.
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VIDEO: Insects on menu at Paris bistro
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 11:27related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Chef Elie Daviron of Parisian bistro Le Festin Nu on why he wants to get more people eating insects.
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Pietersen wants to play until 2016
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 12:16related countries:
South AfricaEngland batsman Kevin Pietersen says he wants to play for his country until at least the 2015-16 tour of South Africa.
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Do Somalis in Kenya's Dadaab camp want to go home?
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 12:40related countries:
KenyaSomalis in world's largest refugee camp in Kenya fear repatriation
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G4S offers to pay £24m over tagging
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 12:54related countries:
United KingdomSecurity firm G4S offers to pay back £24m to the UK government after admitting it overcharged for the electronic tagging of offenders.
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Amos in Wales team to face Tonga
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 12:59related countries:
Argentina, 
Tonga, United KingdomTeenage winger Hallam Amos will make his Wales debut against Tonga in a team showing 11 changes to the side that beat Argentina.
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Bomber attacks Somali AU police base
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 13:16related countries:
Ethiopia, 
Somaliarelated places: Beledweyne
At least 19 people are killed in an al-Shabab attack on an African Union base in the strategic Somali town Beledweyne, officials say.
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Be open on staffing levels, NHS told
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 13:26related countries:
United KingdomHospitals in England will be made to publish monthly details of whether they have enough nurses working on their wards, from next April.
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US watchdog probes Tesla after fires
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 13:56related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Tesla
Car battery fires in Tesla Model S electric cars prompt an investigation by the US government's auto safety agency.
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Polls close in Nepal assembly vote
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 14:24related countries:
NepalVoting ends in Nepal, which is electing a new assembly to write a long-delayed constitution, seven years after the end of the Maoist insurgency.
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Australia issue stringent alcohol ban
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 14:32related countries:
ArubaAustralian athletes risk being sent home from next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi if caught "having rambling conversations".
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Westgate attackers 'drove to Kenya'
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 14:34related countries:
Kenya, SomaliaThe four militants in the Westgate attack travelled to Kenya overland from Somalia, where they probably trained together, a Western official says.
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Egypt defends pro-Morsi athlete bans
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 15:06related countries:
EgyptEgypt's sports minister defends the punishment of two athletes who have openly expressed their support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
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Egypt unrest on clashes anniversary
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 15:38related countries:
EgyptOpponents and supporters of Egypt's military-backed administration clash on the second anniversary of bloody anti-government protests.
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VIDEO: Hunt for Paris gunman continues
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 16:01related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Hundreds of police officers are continuing to search for a gunman who attacked the Paris head offices of a newspaper, critically wounding a photographer, and fired shots outside a bank.
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Russia crash: Pilot error suspected
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 17:44related countries:
Russiarelated places: Kazan'
Russian aviation experts say the pilots of a Boeing 737 jet that crashed in Kazan killing 50 carried out a manoeuvre that put the plane into a dive.
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Nokia Microsoft deal gets approval
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:02related countries:
Finlandrelated places: Nokia
Shareholders of Finnish phonemaker Nokia approve the sale of their mobile phone business to technology giant Microsoft.
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Russia bails nine in Greenpeace case
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:07related countries:
RussiaA Russian court grants bail to nine foreigners who were among 30 people arrested in an Arctic protest by Greenpeace.
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Hopes rise for Afghan-US accord
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:10related countries:
Afghanistan, United StatesThe US makes a last-minute intervention to try to seal a security deal that will allow American forces to remain in Afghanistan after next year.
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Leftward reshuffle in Argentina
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:12related countries:
ArgentinaArgentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner reshuffles her economic team, in what is seen as a further move towards interventionism.
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Ghana book place at 2014 World Cup
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:13related countries:
Egypt, 
BrazilGhana lose 2-1 to Egypt in the second leg of their World Cup play-off but make it to Brazil 7-3 on aggregate.
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Srebrenica convicts win release
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:16related countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovinarelated places: Srebrenica
Ten Bosnian Serb war crimes convicts, including six who took part in the Srebrenica massacre, are freed from a Bosnian jail over procedural errors.
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Bahrain opposition heads 'targeted'
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:40related countries:
BahrainThe head of the main Shia political society in Bahrain tells the BBC that the opposition leadership is being systematically targeted by the state.
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Syrian army captures town of Qara
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 18:52related countries:
Syria, 
LebanonThe Syrian army takes control of the strategically important town of Qara near the Lebanese border, officials and rebels say.
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Beirut braces for reaction to Iran embassy bombing
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 19:14related countries:
Lebanon, 
Iranrelated places: Beirut
Beirut waits nervously for reaction to bombings
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Twin blasts hit Iran Beirut embassy
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 19:23related countries:
Lebanon, Iranrelated places: Beirut
At least 22 people are killed in explosions that hit the Iranian embassy in Beirut, in a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement.
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Norway 0-1 Scotland
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 19:51related countries:
NorwayScotland emerge from their final match of the year with a narrow and somewhat ill-deserved 1-0 victory over Norway.
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UK summons Spanish ambassador
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 20:48related countries:
Gibraltar, United Kingdom, 
SpainUK Foreign Office officials meet the Spanish ambassador to raise "serious concerns" about a Spanish ship off Gibraltar.
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Legendary Lincoln speech remembered
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 20:56related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Gettysburg
The US marks the 150th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches in its history, President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
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Romania 1-1 Greece (agg 2-4)
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 21:12related countries:
RomaniaGreece book their place at the 2014 World Cup after holding Romania to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their play-off.
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US state senator stabbed as son dies
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 21:25related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Virginia
Police in the US state of Virginia say they suspect the son of a state senator stabbed his father before shooting himself to death.
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Banned Kuridrani out of Scots Test
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 21:28related countries:
United Kingdom, AustraliaTevita Kuridrani will miss Australia's autumn Tests against Scotland and Wales after being banned until mid-February.
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Sardinia swept by deadly cyclone
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 21:41related countries:
ItalyAt least 18 people are killed in flooding after a cyclone lashes the island of Sardinia, prompting Italy to declare a state of emergency.
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Report warned of Obamacare glitches
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 21:57related countries:
United Statesrelated places: March
US President Barack Obama and senior administration officials were briefed on impending Obamacare website problems in March.
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Dozens trapped in SA mall collapse
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 22:02related countries:
South Africarelated places: Durban
One person has died and about 50 workers are feared trapped after a roof collapses at the construction site of a South African mall.
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Sweden 2-3 Portugal
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 22:11related countries:
Portugal, 
SwedenCristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick ensures Portugal qualify for a fourth straight World Cup with a play-off win against Sweden.
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England 0-1 Germany
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 22:13related countries:
Germany, United KingdomEngland suffer their second friendly defeat at Wembley in five days as Per Mertesacker gives Germany victory.
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Venezuela leader gets special powers
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 22:23related countries:
VenezuelaVenezuela's National Assembly gives final approval to legislation allowing President Nicolas Maduro to govern by decrees for a period of 12 months.
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France 3-0 Ukraine (agg 3-2)
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 22:30related countries:
Ukraine, Francerelated places: Paris
France are the first European team to overturn a 2-0 deficit to reach the World Cup by beating 10-man Ukraine in Paris.
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US congressman faces cocaine charge
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 22:54related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Florida, Washington
A first-term Florida congressman in the House of Representatives is charged with possession of cocaine in Washington.
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Hodgson upbeat despite second defeat
Tuesday 19th of November 2013, 23:48related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Wembley
England manager Roy Hodgson sees 2013 as a successful year despite ending it with back-to-back Wembley defeats.
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