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Warning on 'too many' A&E admissions

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:02
related countries: United Kingdom

There are too many emergency admissions to hospitals in England, according to the government spending watchdog.
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Australia's small farmers struggling with low prices

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:26
related countries: Australia

Australia's small farmers struggling with low prices
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A rare glimpse at the drone of the future

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:37
related countries: United States

Rare glimpse of one of the most sophisticated US spy planes
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VIDEO: Babies welcome in 'Mum's Cinema'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:40
related countries: Brazil

A group of mothers in Brazil has set up an initiative called ''Mum's Cinema'' which allows them to take their babies along with them as they watch the latest film releases.
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VIDEO: Is Hong Kong haunted?

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:41
related countries: Hong Kong

Mak Tak-ching runs ''ghost tours'' of Hong Kong's old Wanchai district.
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Ghostly journey through old Hong Kong

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:43
related countries: Hong Kong

Spooky journey through old Hong Kong's 'haunted quarter'
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VIDEO: Pakistani widows rebuild their lives

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:46
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani widows are learning to rebuild their lives financially and psychologically after bomb attacks leave their families in ruins.
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VIDEO: Inside Greece's new asylum service

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 0:49
related countries: Greece

Greece has now created a fully-functioning asylum service, and Mark Lowen went to take a look inside.
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How technology is changing Indian weddings

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 1:06
related countries: India

How technology is changing Indian weddings
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Greek island on frontline of Europe's migration war

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 1:16
related countries: Greece

The Greek island at the sharp end of Europe's immigration battle
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Land victory for Amazon farming community

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 1:30
related countries: Botswana

How a Brazilian farming community won rights to its land
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US criticises Germany growth model

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 2:31
related countries: Germany, United States

The US criticises Germany's economic policies, saying that its export-led growth model is hurting the eurozone and the wider global economy.
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Three killed in north India violence

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 3:42
related countries: India
related places: Muzaffarnagar

Three people die in fresh violence in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which was hit by religious riots last month.
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NZ balloon crash pilot 'used drugs'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 4:34
related countries: New Zealand

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in New Zealand, killing 11, is likely to have smoked cannabis shortly before the flight, investigators say.
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VIDEO: Winston Churchill bust unveiled in US

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 5:52
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Washington

A bust of Winston Churchill has been unveiled at the US Capitol in Washington before a crowd that included US Secretary of State John Kerry and the former UK prime minister's grandson.
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VIDEO: Google outrage at 'NSA hacking'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 6:08
related countries: United States

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been hacking data links connecting Yahoo and Google's data centres, according to leaks by Edward Snowden.
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Federer through to ATP Tour Finals

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 6:44
related countries: France

Roger Federer qualifies for the season-ending World Tour Finals with victory over Kevin Anderson at the Paris Masters.
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Indonesia sees nationwide pay strike

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 6:51
related countries: Indonesia

Workers across Indonesia begin a two-day strike demanding higher salaries, the latest industrial action to hit the South East Asian economy.
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NSA leaks helping India become 'Big Brother' state?

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 6:55
related countries: India

India takes to mass-surveillance, writes the BBC's Andrew North
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Dominican Republic denies racism claim

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 7:46
related countries: Dominican Republic, Dominica

The Dominican Republic tries to allay immigrants' fears after a constitutional court ruling tightened citizenship rules in the Caribbean country.
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Syrians 'denied entry into Jordan'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 8:00
related countries: Jordan, Syria

Hundreds of people fleeing the civil war in Syria are being turned back at the border with Jordan and other countries, says Amnesty International.
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VIDEO: Explosives destroyed in Australia park

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 8:29
related countries: Aruba, Australia
related places: Perth

Australian police say they cannot rule out a possible terrorist link after finding highly volatile explosives in a Perth park.
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Bale display delights boss Ancelotti

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:01
related countries: Spain
related places: Sevilla

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praises Gareth Bale for his performance in his side's 7-3 win in La Liga over Sevilla
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VIDEO: Dark reality of idyllic Greek island

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:16
related countries: Greece

In the midst of an economic crisis Greece struggles with the influx of migrants who use lesvos as a gateway to Europe.
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'Titanic man' Palmer wins seat

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:19
related countries: Aruba, Australia
related places: Palmer

Australian tycoon Clive Palmer narrowly wins a seat in the Australia's Lower House after a recount.
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Batista oil firm in bankruptcy

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:21
related countries: Botswana

OGX, the Brazilian oil and gas company controlled by the billionaire former speedboat racer Eike Batista, files for bankruptcy protection in Rio de Janeiro.
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London 'bias' in culture funding

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:35
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Government funding for English museums, galleries and theatres is heavily skewed towards London, according to a report.
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Royal Dutch Shell profits slide

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:42
related countries: Netherlands

Royal Dutch Shell sees its third-quarter earnings fall to $4.2bn (£2.6bn) from $6.2bn due to higher costs across much of its business.
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Mowen takes over Australia captaincy

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 9:46
related countries: United Kingdom, Australia
related places: Twickenham

Ben Mowen replaces James Horwill as captain of Australia for Saturday's autumn international against England at Twickenham.
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Billionaire Eike Batista's dreams crumble

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 10:06
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's dreams crumble
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Palestinian 'killed in W Bank clash'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 10:14
related countries: Israel, West Bank

A Palestinian has been shot dead in clashes after Israeli forces mounted an arrest raid in the northern West Bank, Palestinian sources say.
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Mercury Prize won by James Blake

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 10:17
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

James Blake wins this year's prestigious Mercury Prize for best British or Irish album of the year with Overgrown.
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Xinjiang security tight after crash

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 10:32
related countries: China

Security appears to have been increased in China's Xinjiang region, a day after police said they had detained five suspects over the Tiananmen crash, the BBC's Celia Hatton reports.
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Sony slashes profit forecast by 40%

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 10:37
related countries: Japan

Japanese electronic giant Sony slashes its full-year profit forecast by 40% as it continues to struggle.
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Tomkins & Dickson to start for England

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 10:46
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

Joel Tomkins will make his England debut while Lee Dickson starts at scrum-half in Saturday's Test against Australia.
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England toil in Ashes warm-up game

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 11:15
related countries: United Kingdom

England endure a chastening first day of their Ashes tour as a Western Australia Chairman's XI make 369-4.
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Khmer Rouge trial ends in Phnom Penh

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 11:28
related countries: Cambodia
related places: Phnom Penh

The trial of the last two surviving leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge ends with the defendants denying charges of crimes against humanity.
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Polish hostage escapes from Syria

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 11:47
related countries: Syria, Poland

A Polish photojournalist has escaped from kidnappers in Syria three months after his capture
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'Jewish grave' for head of Gestapo

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 11:59
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

The head of the Nazi secret police, Heinrich Mueller, was buried in a Jewish cemetery in Berlin, Germany's Bild newspaper reports.
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VIDEO: 'Towerfying' zombies surround landmark

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 12:32
related countries: Japan

Over 1,000 people in Japan dress up as zombies and surround Tokyo Tower as part of Halloween celebrations.
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Google outrage at 'NSA hacking'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 12:41
related countries: United States

Google expresses outrage that documents leaked by Edward Snowden suggest that the US National Security Agency (NSA) hacked its data links.
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VIDEO: March after 'rapists' told to cut grass

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 13:06
related countries: Kenya

A petition has been handed to Kenyan police after three men accused of gang-raping a teenager were ordered to cut grass as a punishment.
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Kenyans march for gang-rape justice

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 13:33
related countries: Kenya

Protesters in Kenya hand over a petition demanding justice for a gang-raped teenager whose alleged attackers were made to cut grass as a punishment.
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Russia job for whistleblower Snowden

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 14:14
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Snowden

The former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden will begin work soon with a Russian website, his lawyer says.
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'Mercedes can win without Brawn'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 14:26
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes still have a "fighting chance" of winning the world title despite Ross Brawn's decision to quit.
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Scores of dead Sahara migrants found

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 14:31
related countries: Niger

Rescue workers find the bodies of 92 people, some of whom appear to have been partly eaten by jackals, in the Sahara desert in Niger.
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Four Turkish MPs sport headscarves

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 14:38
related countries: Turkey

Four Turkish female lawmakers appear in parliament in headscarves, following a recent reversal of the decades-long ban on Islamic headgear.
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VIDEO: Surfer on riding 'biggest' wave

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 14:52
related countries: Portugal, United Kingdom

British surfer Andrew Cotton tells Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman about his experience of riding a huge, possibly record-breaking, wave in Portugal.
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Japan sea species 'face extinction'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 14:57
related countries: Japan

Japanese hunting of dolphins, smaller whales and porpoises is threatening some species with extinction, an environmental group says.
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Zimbabwe Mugabe 'insult law' invalid

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 15:05
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's highest court declares unconstitutional a law which makes it a crime to insult the president.
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SA arrests over 'ARV drug scam'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 15:16
related countries: South Africa

Two health department officials in South Africa are arrested for selling anti-Aids drugs to patients in a sting operation, police say.
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ICC delays Kenyan leader's case

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 15:30
related countries: Kenya
related places: Nairobi

The International Criminal Court delays the trial of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta following last month's terror attack in Nairobi.
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Jamaica vows to improve drug testing

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 15:33
related countries: Jamaica

Jamaica vows to improve its drug testing after a visit from the World Anti-Doping Agency this week.
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Murray targets Australian Open return

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 15:41
related countries: Aruba

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray only wants to play in January's Australian Open if he is fit enough to win it.
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Making sense of drone death reports

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 16:03
related countries: Pakistan

Argument rages over Pakistan civilian casualty figures
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FAA expands electronic device use

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 16:23
related countries: United States

Use of portable electronic devices will soon be allowed on US aeroplanes during all phases of flight, the US aviation authority announces.
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Pakistan-Taliban dialogue 'started'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 16:31
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif claims dialogue with the Taliban "has started" - but militants say there has been no direct approach from Islamabad.
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Grimes defends playing Russia show

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 16:52
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Grimes has defended performing at a private show in Moscow this week after being criticised by some fans.
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US clears gadgets for take-off use

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 16:54
related countries: United States

Passengers on US airlines will be able to use tablets and smartphones, watch videos, read ebooks, and play games for entire flights, regulators have said
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VIDEO: Cheering and jeering on Turkey's Republic Day

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 17:54
related countries: Turkey
related places: Istanbul

BBC cameraman Christian Parkinson shows what it is like to film and report from inside a protest, in Istanbul.
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Elysee chef dishes up leaders' likes

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 19:11
related countries: France

The retiring head chef of the Elysee Palace spills the beans on the eating habits of French presidents.
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Niger aims to prevent Sahara deaths

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 19:34
related countries: Niger

A minister in Niger says women and children may be banned from travelling north out of Niger after 92 migrants died of thirst in the Sahara.
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Trial reveals Brooks-Coulson affair

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 19:37
related countries: United Kingdom

Former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson had an affair for at least six years from the late 1990s, the phone-hacking trial hears.
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Italy busts 'child kidnapping ring'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 19:44
related countries: Italy

Italian police say they have dismantled an international ring that conspired to kidnap children caught up in custody battles.
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Hollande resists football tax threat

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 19:49
related countries: France

France's President Hollande says he will stick to a 75% tax on high-earners, despite pressure from football clubs to drop it.
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Kenya's Liz: Will her alleged rapists be charged?

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 20:06
related countries: Kenya

Mother of Kenya gang-rape victim demands arrests
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Fannie Mae sues banks over Libor

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 20:06
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

US mortgage giant Fannie Mae is suing nine banks including Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over losses relating to the Libor scandal.
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Tunnel linking US and Mexico found

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 21:16
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: California

A drug-smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity, ventilation and a rail system is found connecting California and Mexico.
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Row over Le Pen hostage comments

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 21:44
related countries: Niger, France

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen sparks criticism over comments on the appearance of the four French hostages freed in Niger.
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Lancaster set for 'defining year'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 22:02
related countries: United Kingdom

England coach Stuart Lancaster says England face a "defining year" as the countdown begins to the 2015 World Cup.
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VIDEO: BBC allowed onto Damascus front line

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 22:48
related countries: Syria

Syria's declared chemical weapons facilities have been destroyed, according to international inspectors.
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VIDEO: Mother's anger as 'rapists' cut grass

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 22:57
related countries: Kenya

The mother of a Kenyan teenager who was gang-raped and then thrown in a pit latrine breaking her back has told the BBC that she wants the suspects arrested and for "justice to be done".
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VIDEO: Thorium - fuel of the future?

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 23:00
related countries: Norway

The BBC's Roger Harrabin reports from a thorium test-site in southern Norway, where experiments could lead to the radioactive element being developed as a safer alternative in the production of nuclear power.
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RBS traders suspended in forex probe

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 23:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Royal Bank of Scotland suspends two traders in connection with a growing investigation into the possible manipulation of foreign exchange rates.
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Nadal & Djokovic through in Paris

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 23:02
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Top seed Rafael Nadal, second seed Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters.
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VIDEO: US clears gadgets for take-off use

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 23:04
related countries: United States

Aviation regulators have cleared the safe use of mobile devices during take-off and landing for US airlines.
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Israel 'conducts Syria air strike'

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 23:28
related countries: Israel, Syria, Russia, United States
related places: Latakia

Israeli aircraft have carried out a strike near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, apparently targeting Russian-made missiles, a US official says.
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Syria chemical equipment destroyed

Thursday 31st of October 2013, 23:42
related countries: Syria

Syria's declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, the international watchdog OPCW says.
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