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Chilean 'anti-Israel' shirt banned

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:01
related countries: Israel, Chile

The Chilean football federation bans top division club Palestino from using controversial "anti-Israel" shirts.
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VIDEO: Dushanbe under the watchful eye of CCTV

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:07
related countries: Tajikistan
related places: Dushanbe

The poorest country in central Asia, Tajikistan, is having CCTV cameras installed in its capital Dushanbe in a project the city's traffic controllers say is designed to make the streets safer for pedestrians and drivers.
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VIDEO: Claudio Abbado dies at age of 80

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:07
related countries: Italy
related places: La Scala

Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, former musical director of La Scala, has died at the age of 80, after a long illness.
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VIDEO: Employer of 'tortured maid' arrested

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:08
related countries: Indonesia, Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong have arrested a woman suspected of torturing her Indonesian maid, in a case which has sparked protests.
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VIDEO: Fishermen jailed for straying at sea

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:09
related countries: Pakistan, India

Hundreds of fishermen from India and Pakistan are in jails after accidentally crossing sea borders.
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Iran invite to Syria talks withdrawn

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:23
related countries: Syria, Iran
related places: Tehran

The UN withdraws its invitation to Iran to join Syria peace talks, after Tehran refuses to back the process to form a Syrian transitional government.
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The aftermath of war in S Sudan town

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 0:36
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bor

Aftermath of war in South Sudanese town of Bor
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Serbia moving from pariah to partner

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 1:07
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

How far has Serbia come since the 1990s?
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The Brazilian ranch where Nazis kept slaves

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 1:10
related countries: Brazil, Botswana

The farm in Brazil where fascists held black orphans as slaves
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Colombian army kills 14 Farc rebels

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 1:24
related countries: Colombia
related places: Arauca

The Colombian army says it has killed 14 rebels involved in sabotage against oil installations in the north-eastern province of Arauca.
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Analysis: Will asylum policy cost Abbott dear?

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 1:41
related countries: Indonesia

Will asylum cost Tony Abbott his ties with Indonesia?
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VIDEO: Villages under water in Philippines

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 3:48
related countries: Philippines

The Philippines has been facing another tropical storm only two months after the deadliest typhoon ever to hit the country.
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Family 'devastated' by US killings

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 3:49
related countries: United States
related places: Northampton

The family of two Northampton women who were found dead in the US along with two children and a man say they are "devastated".
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China injects fresh cash into banks

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 4:42
related countries: China

China's central bank injects fresh liquidity into the country's large commercial banks ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday later this month.
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Nebraska factory explosion kills two

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 4:43
related countries: United States
related places: Nebraska, Omaha

An explosion and partial building collapse at an animal feed processing plant in Omaha, Nebraska, kills two people and injures 10, officials say
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Australia state in 'one-punch' laws

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 4:54
related countries: Australia

Australia's New South Wales announces new laws toughening sentences against drunken violence including one-punch assaults.
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Minister's wife 'overdosed on drugs'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 5:12
related countries: India

The death of the wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor may have been caused by an overdose of drugs, doctors who carried out the autopsy say.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees facing eviction

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 6:15
related countries: Syria

As the number of Syrians displaced by the conflict grows, a lack of aid means those taking in refugees are finding it difficult to support the refugees.
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Lenovo shares up on IBM deal reports

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 7:12
related countries: China

Shares in China's Lenovo - the world's biggest PC maker - rise after reports say it is in talks to buy IBM's low-end server business.
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Pakistan polio workers shot dead

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 7:50
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi

Three polio workers are shot dead in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, a day after officials began new efforts to vaccinate millions of children.
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Burma embassy bomb leader jailed

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 7:52
related countries: Burma, Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

An Indonesian court jails a man who plotted a bomb attack on the Burmese embassy in Jakarta to avenge the deaths of Rohingya Muslims.
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US general warns of Afghan civil war

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 8:11
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

An American general who led Nato troops in Afghanistan warns that the greatest danger facing the country when foreign troops leave is civil war.
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India commutes 15 death sentences

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 8:30
related countries: India

India's Supreme Court commutes the sentences of 15 death row prisoners to life in jail on the grounds of delay.
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Teenager Bouchard reaches semi-finals

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 9:23
related countries: Aruba

Eugenie Bouchard continues her impressive run at the Australian Open as she beats Ana Ivanovic to set up a semi-final with Li Na.
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Evans left out of GB Davis Cup team

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 10:02
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

British number two Dan Evans is not included in the Davis Cup squad to face the United States later this month.
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Netflix grows subscriptions in US

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 10:51
related countries: United States

The number of US households signing up to online TV subscriptions such as Netflix grows by 4%, while more subscriptions to premium pay-TV channels like HBO have been cancelled.
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Serbia begins EU membership talks

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 10:56
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro, Belgium
related places: Brussels

Serbia starts formal EU membership talks in Brussels, following a breakthrough deal with Kosovo.
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Alstom's profit hit as orders fall

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 10:57
related countries: France

French engineering firm Alstom warns that its full year profit margin will miss targets, sending its shares plunging 14%.
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Brazil has to be ready - Valcke

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:02
related countries: Brazil

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke says the pressure is on Brazil to be ready to host this summer's World Cup.
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Kenyan author comes out as gay

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:07
related countries: Kenya

Leading Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina comes out to say he is gay, making him one of the most high-profile Africans to do so.
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Cutty Sark to become theatre venue

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:16
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London, Greenwich

The Cutty Sark in Greenwich is set to become London's newest theatre venue.
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VIDEO: Photos reveal Syrian torture horror

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:27
related countries: Syria

A report be ex-war crimes prosecutors say there is evidence that Syria has tortured and executed 11,000 detainees since the uprising began.
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Ransom drive for S African hostage

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:42
related countries: South Africa, Yemen

Supporters of South African teacher Pierre Korkie held hostage in Yemen launch a campaign to raise the ransom his al-Qaeda kidnappers are demanding.
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Fans help fund Jamaica bobsleigh bid

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:47
related countries: Jamaica

Jamaica's bobsleigh team raises more than $110,000 (£67,000) as donations come pouring in from fans supporting their Winter Olympics bid.
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VIDEO: Raids target illegal Malaysia workers

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 11:53
related countries: Malaysia

A major operation to deport hundreds of thousands of illegal workers has begun in Malaysia.
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Millions of German passwords stolen

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 12:13
related countries: Germany

The passwords and other details of sixteen million email users in Germany have been stolen, according to the country's security agency.
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VIDEO: Aftermath of clashes in Ukraine

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 12:14
related countries: Ukraine

Protesters are still demonstrating on a road leading to the Ukrainian parliament, following a protest on Sunday which led to two nights of clashes with police.
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Deadly bomb strikes Beirut suburb

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 12:21
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Beirut

A bomb blast blamed on a suspected suicide attacker hits a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, reportedly killing four people.
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Brokeback Mountain opera to premiere

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 12:36
related countries: Spain
related places: Madrid

An operatic version of the novella Brokeback Mountain is to premiere at the Teatro Real in Madrid later this month.
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Wawrinka beats Djokovic in thriller

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 12:41
related countries: Aruba

Stanislas Wawrinka ends the three-year reign of Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic with a stunning quarter-final victory.
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China executes man over 'sex slaves'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 13:01
related countries: China

China executes a man who kept six women as "sex slaves" and forced three of them to kill two of their fellow captives, state media report.
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Bosses 'complacent' over power cuts

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 13:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Bosses of UK energy distribution firms have been accused of "utter complacency" as they defended their response to the Christmas power cuts.
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VIDEO: Serbia begins EU talks

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 13:28
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia starts accession talks with the European Union meaning it may become a member by 2020, but is its industry ready?
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Twitter storm over Sochi twin toilet

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 14:30
related countries: Russia
related places: Sochi

A BBC photo of a men's cubicle featuring twin toilets at a venue for the Sochi Olympics causes a Twitter storm in Russia.
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Wolf of Wall Street tops box office

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 14:37
related countries: United Kingdom

Oscar contender The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, crowns the UK box office in its first week of release.
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Thailand imposes state of emergency

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 14:54
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

The Thai government imposes a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces, from Wednesday, to cope with unrest.
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US east coast braces for more snow

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:03
related countries: United States

The US east coast braces for the second major winter storm of the year, with up to 12in (30cm) of snow, blowing wind and bitter cold forecast.
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Parrot in Belarus election bid

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:04
related countries: Belarus

An activist registered his parrot as a candidate in a local election - to poke fun at the political process.
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New CAR leader appeals for troops

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:16
related countries: Central African Republic

New Central African Republic leader Catherine Samba-Panza asks both European and African countries to send more troops to help restore order.
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UAE jails 30 over 'Brotherhood ties'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:37
related countries: United Arab Emirates, Egypt

A court in the UAE sentences 20 Egyptian and 10 Emirati Islamists to up to five years in prison after convicting them on national security charges.
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Lagos state passes smoking ban

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:53
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Lagos

MPs in Lagos state, Nigeria's economic hub, pass a bill banning smoking in public places, including restaurants and on public transport.
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Iraq executes 26 for 'terrorism'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:54
related countries: Iraq

Iraq executes 26 people convicted of "terrorism", despite international criticism of the country's increasing use of the death penalty.
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‘Russia role' in spy death suggested

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 15:55
related countries: Russia

The coroner investigating the murder of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko said there was a prima facie case that the Russian state was involved, it emerges.
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Barack Obama to meet Pope Francis

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 16:00
related countries: Belgium, Italy, United States
related places: March

US President Barack Obama will visit Pope Francis and Italian, Belgian, EU and Nato leaders on a three-country European tour in March, officials say.
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Pakistan bomb kills Shia pilgrims

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 16:07
related countries: Pakistan, Iran

A bomb strikes a bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing at least 22 Shia pilgrims returning from a trip to Iran, officials say.
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Islamists quit Libya government

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 16:22
related countries: Libya

Libya's Islamist Justice and Construction Party, the second largest party in the interim administration, says it is quitting the government.
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VIDEO: Bollywood star launches music career

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 16:25
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is in London to launch her debut single
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EU halts investment talks with US

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 16:27
related countries: United States

The European Commission partially suspends EU-US talks on free trade amid fears that hard-won social protections in Europe might be at risk.
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Yachtsman 'bludgeoned and drowned'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 16:46
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man, who was murdered on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, died from "asphyxia secondary to blunt force trauma", post mortem results show.
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Pakistan jets bomb Taliban positions

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:13
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

Pakistani military aircraft bomb suspected Taliban positions in North Waziristan, following a wave of attacks against security forces.
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Ardiles in car accident in Falklands

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:26
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Ex-Tottenham midfielder Ossie Ardiles has "20 odd stitches" after he is involved in a car accident in the Falkland Islands.
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Probation for ex-Halliburton manager

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:41
related countries: Mexico

A former Halliburton manager who admitted destroying evidence in the inquiry into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is given a year's probation.
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Abramovich's partner in race row

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:44
related countries: Russia

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's partner, Dasha Zhukova, apologises for a photo showing her perched on a chair in the form of a half-naked black woman.
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UK bosses 'most confident' in world

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:49
related countries: United Kingdom

Chief executives in the UK are among the most confident in the world, a survey by business services group PwC finds.
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Vatican cleric 'laundered millions'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:56
related countries: Italy

A senior Italian cleric, already on trial over fraud claims, has also been charged with laundering millions through the Vatican bank, police say.
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IMF raises UK growth forecast

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:56
related countries: United Kingdom

The International Monetary Fund raises its growth forecast for the global economy, and the UK economy in particular.
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Breast implant damages ruling upheld

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 17:57
related countries: France, Germany

A French court upholds a landmark ruling ordering a German company to pay compensation to some 1,700 women fitted with defective breast implants.
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Syria accused of systematic torture

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 18:02
related countries: Syria

Images from Syria are evidence the government has tortured and executed 11,000 detainees, a report by ex-war-crimes prosecutors says.
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Agreement at Yemen's dialogue talks

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 18:15
related countries: Yemen
related places: Sanaa

Yemen's National Dialogue Conference agree a document on which the new constitution will be based, hours after a delegate is shot dead in Sanaa.
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German region aims to be bilingual

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 18:22
related countries: France, Germany

The German state of Saarland, bordering France, says it wants the next generation to be bilingual as it moves to attract more French business.
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EU chiefs press Turkey PM on reforms

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 18:28
related countries: Turkey, Belgium
related places: Brussels

EU leaders urge Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to continue democratic reforms required under the terms of its EU membership bid.
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Russia: Ukraine 'out of control'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 18:36
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Kiev

Russia's foreign minister says violent clashes in Ukraine are "getting out of control" and accuses Western politicians of stirring up protests.
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VIDEO: Hong Kong arrest over maid abuse

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 18:54
related countries: Indonesia, Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong arrest a woman suspected of torturing her Indonesian maid, in a case which sparked protests.
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New trial sought for executed US boy

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 19:30
related countries: United States

A South Carolina judge hears arguments over whether to grant a new trial to a 14-year-old black boy executed for the murder of two girls in 1944.
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US and UN 'horror' at Syria report

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 19:49
related countries: Syria, United States

The US and UN express horror at allegations in a new report that Syria has systematically tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees.
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One shot dead at Indiana university

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 20:05
related countries: United States
related places: Indiana

A suspected gunman is in custody after at least one person was shot dead at Purdue University in the US state of Indiana, a university official says.
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Fifa threat to World Cup host city

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 20:34
related countries: Brazil
related places: Curitiba

Fifa warns Brazil's World Cup 2014 host city of Curitiba that it could be excluded from the competition unless preparations speed up.
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Pussy Riot to appear in NYC concert

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 21:03
related countries: Russia

Two members of Russian protest punk rock act Pussy Riot will appear at a concert promoting human rights in New York City, its organiser says.
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Teenager dies 'after taking ecstasy'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 21:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A London teenager, who died after it is believed he took ecstasy, is remembered as a "bright and talented" pupil by his head teacher.
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Ex-US governor 'took improper gifts'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 21:39
related countries: United States

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife are charged with illegally accepting lavish gifts from a businessman while he was in office.
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Two more held over St Lucia murder

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 21:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Two more men are arrested in connection with the murder of a British man on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, police say.
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Russia expands border zone for Games

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 22:33
related countries: Georgia, Russia
related places: Sochi

Georgia protests as Russia temporarily expands its security zone into the breakaway Georgian territory of Abkhazia for the Sochi games.
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VIDEO: Trials begin against China activists

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 22:59
related countries: China

In China, the trials have begun in the case of several activists who have campaigned against corruption and called for officials to publish their assets.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees with 'nowhere to go'

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 23:06
related countries: Syria, Lebanon

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached one million .The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Lebanon's northern border with Syria.
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Blue Diamond found in South Africa

Tuesday 21st of January 2014, 23:36
related countries: South Africa
related places: Cullinan

A 29.6-carat blue diamond is discovered in Cullinan mine in South Africa, which is famed for its production of the rare stones.
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