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VIDEO: The new wave of Israeli filmmakers

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 0:14
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli directors are creating everything from westerns to cannibalistic fantasies as Talking Movies' Tom Brook has been finding out.
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Drama in Vienna as Iran nuclear talks go down to the wire

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 0:21
related countries: Austria Austria, Iran Iran
related places: Vienna

How drama unfolded behind the scenes at Iran nuclear talks
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Brazil sees fall in Amazon tree loss

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 0:50
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazil says deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has dropped by 18% in the past year, but campaigners dispute the figures.
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Candy Crush maker chairman resigns

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 1:13
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The chairman of King Digital, the maker of the popular mobile game Candy Crush, Melvyn Morris, has resigned and is taking a break from the UK firm.
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Anxious times for Turkey's last Christians

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 1:30
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Anxious times for Turkey's Christians as Pope visits
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Russian oil industry facing deep freeze

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 1:56
related countries: Russia Russia

Oil production in Russia is hard and getting harder
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Colombia hippo sterilisations begin

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 2:21
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Vets in Colombia begin to sterilise hippos descended from animals shipped to a private zoo which belonged to the infamous drug baron, Pablo Escobar.
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Embassy protesters condemn shooting

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 2:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States
related places: London

Hundreds demonstrate outside the US embassy in London in protest at the decision not to prosecute a police officer for killing black teenager Michael Brown in Missouri.
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Photography's history to go on show

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 3:02
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Treasures from the world's oldest photographic society will go on display at the site of one of the UK's first public exhibitions of photography.
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VIDEO: Parrots find home in Caracas

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 3:21
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Caracas

Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, is notorious for its crime and pollution, but it also, somewhat strangely for a city, has a thriving population of macaws.
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US planes 'may use British carrier'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 4:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

The Royal Navy wants to ask American squadrons to fly off its new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, because of delays to the introduction of Britain’s new F35B fighters, BBC Newsnight learns.
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VIDEO: Football club pay for woman's home

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 4:39
related countries: Spain Spain

Rayo Vallecano football club in Spain say they will help an evicted woman get a new home.
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VIDEO: Phillip Hughes dies aged 25

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 4:58
related countries: Australia Australia

BBC Sport looks back at the career of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes, who has died aged 25 after being hit on the head.
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Kim sister given senior N Korea role

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 5:03
related countries: North Korea North Korea

The younger sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is referred to as a senior official for the first time by state media.
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Philippines economy slows sharply

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 5:21
related countries: Philippines Philippines

Growth in the Philippine economy slowed sharply in the third quarter due to weaker growth in all sectors, the government announces.
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Thai elections 'could be delayed'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 5:36
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Thailand's finance minister tells the BBC that elections to end military rule might now not take place until 2016.
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Vinyl record sales hit 18-year high

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 7:55
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: More

More than one million vinyl records have been sold in the UK so far this year - the first time the milestone has been achieved since 1996.
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Williams could replace North on wing

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 7:58
related countries: South Africa South Africa, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Scarlets' Liam Williams is tipped to start on the wing for Wales against South Africa on Saturday if George North is ruled out.
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HK student leader taken to court

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 8:51
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong
related places: Mong Kok

Prominent student leader Joshua Wong and other activists appear in a Hong Kong court to face charges following their arrests in Mong Kok.
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Malaysia PM reverses sedition pledge

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 9:16
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysian PM Najib Razak goes back on a pledge to repeal a controversial sedition law, saying it will instead be strengthened.
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Hughes injury 'incredibly rare'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 10:01
related countries: Australia Australia

The injury that claimed the life of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes has been described as "incredibly rare".
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Greek services paralysed by strike

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 10:15
related countries: Greece Greece

A 24-hour general strike over austerity measures shuts schools and public offices in Greece and heavily disrupted transport.
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Israeli Arab 'second class' protest

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 10:31
related countries: Israel Israel

Hundreds of Israeli Arabs stamp their Facebook pictures with "second class citizen" to protest at a proposed law.
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Radio host charged over sexual abuse

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 10:34
related countries: Canada Canada
related places: Toronto

Former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio host Jian Ghomeshi appeared in court to face sexual assault charges.
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India match off after Hughes death

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 11:01
related countries: India India, Australia Australia

A match between a Cricket Australia XI and India is cancelled after the death of Australia Test batsman Phillip Hughes.
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Propaganda warning over Ukraine conflict

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 11:15
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

Europe's governments told to get out of news business
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Japan reporter denies S Korea libel

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 11:25
related countries: North Korea North Korea, Japan Japan

A Japanese reporter denies defaming South Korean President Park Geun-hye, at the start of a trial criticised by Japan and local journalists.
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VIDEO: Why are Thais raising three fingers?

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 11:52
related countries: Thailand Thailand

A Thai protester says the military government has reacted aggressively to their use of the salute featured in the Hunger Games films.
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Spain is not corrupt, says PM Rajoy

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 12:24
related countries: Spain Spain

Spanish leader Mariano Rajoy tells MPs that most politicians are not corrupt, a day after his health minister stepped down over a kick-back scandal.
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Yemen raid missed Western hostages

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 12:41
related countries: Yemen Yemen, United States United States
related places: Western

US and Yemeni troops who freed eight people held by al-Qaeda in a raid in eastern Yemen this week were looking for Western hostages who had been moved.
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Indian girls 'killed themselves'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 12:49
related countries: India India

Two Indian teenagers found hanged in May took their own lives, investigators say, contradicting reports they were gang-raped and murdered.
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Tanzania PM caught in corruption row

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 12:59
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania

Tanzania's prime minister is under parliamentary pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent payments worth $120m (£76m) to an energy firm.
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Israel 'foils Jerusalem attacks'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 13:47
related countries: Israel Israel, West Bank West Bank

Israel says it has uncovered a Hamas cell in the West Bank that was planning to carry out a series of attacks in Jerusalem, including one on a stadium.
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Ghana appoint Grant as new coach

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 13:48
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ghana appoint former Chelsea boss Avram Grant as their new coach six weeks before the start of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Namibia's electronic election

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 13:58
related countries: Namibia Namibia

Namibia woos young voters with electronic election
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Brandao jailed for Motta headbutt

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 14:38
related countries: France France, Botswana Botswana
related places: Bastia

A one-month jail sentence is given to Bastia's Brazilian striker Brandao for a headbutt in a French league fixture.
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UK net migration rises to 260,000

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 14:41
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The government is set to miss its immigration targets as net migration to the UK reaches its highest level since the 2010 general election.
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Libya cafe bombed over graphic video

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 15:11
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Tripoli

A fast-food restaurant in the capital Tripoli is bombed overnight after a video showing a worker defiling food in its kitchen.
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French trial over Tel Aviv car death

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 15:18
related countries: Israel Israel, France France
related places: Tel Aviv, Paris

Two Frenchmen go on trial in Paris over a hit-and-run accident in which a young Israeli woman was killed by a speeding car in Tel Aviv in 2011.
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Syrian hack attack forces pop-ups

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 15:22
related countries: Syria Syria

A number of websites have been compromised to display a message from a group identifying itself as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
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VIDEO: Greece rescues 700 migrants from ship

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 15:40
related countries: Greece Greece

Greek authorities have rescued over 700 migrants from a cargo ship which lost engine power in gale-force winds.
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Ukraine in anti-corruption pledge

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 15:41
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

Ukraine's new parliament meets for the first time, as the president says he intends to nominate a foreigner to lead the country's anti-corruption efforts.
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Rocky Horror sequel set for London

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 16:06
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Shock Treatment, the sequel to cult hit Rocky Horror Picture Show, is to be adapted for the stage in London.
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India troops in Kashmir gun battle

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 16:22
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India
related places: Kashmir, At

At least 10 people are killed in a gun battle between Indian troops and suspected Pakistani militants in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
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German jobless rate hits record low

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 16:23
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany's unemployment rate has hit a record low of 6.6%, but falling inflation has raised eurozone deflation fears.
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Scotland 'should set income tax'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Scottish Parliament should have the power to set income tax rates and bands, the body on strengthening devolution recommends.
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Brazil legend Pele in hospital

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:03
related countries: Brazil Brazil
related places: Sao Paulo

Brazil legend Pele is transferred to a special care unit in Sao Paulo following treatment for a urinary infection.
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Afghan attack hits UK embassy car

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:08
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Kabul

A suicide bomber strikes a UK embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital Kabul, with a British worker and an Afghan staff member among those killed.
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Woman wins £337m in divorce case

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:11
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States
related places: London

The American wife of London financier Sir Chris Hohn, Jamie Cooper-Hohn, is awarded £337m by a High Court judge in a divorce case.
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VIDEO: Hail storm causes chaos in Brisbane

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:15
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Brisbane

A powerful storm cut power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Brisbane, Australia, bringing "golf ball-sized" hailstones with it.
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Australia batsman Phillip Hughes dies

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:16
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Sydney

Australia cricketer Phillip Hughes dies in hospital, two days after being hit on the neck by a ball during a match in Sydney.
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SA ventriloquist beats gagging order

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 17:42
related countries: South Africa South Africa

A South African ventriloquist appears in court with his dummy to successfully challenge a gagging order.
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Explosion in Nigeria 'kills dozens'

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 21:03
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Cameroon Cameroon

At least 25 people are killed in an explosion in north-eastern Nigeria, close to the Cameroonian border, reports say.
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Pitch invaders halt Tottenham game

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 21:21
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Pitch invaders cause Tottenham's Europa League game against Partizan Belgrade at White Hart Lane to be briefly suspended.
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Italy suspends flu drug over deaths

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 22:21
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Italy Italy

Italy suspends the use of two batches of an anti-flu vaccine made by Swiss firm Novartis amid reports three deaths may be linked to the drug.
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Mexican president to overhaul police

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 22:28
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexico's president announces plans for a massive overhaul of police, in the wake of the disappearance of 43 students in September.
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VIDEO: Islamist online call for protests

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 22:28
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Online Islamists call for Cairo street protests despite ban
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Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Partizan Belgrade

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 22:41
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Tottenham reach the Europa League knockout stage by beating Partizan Belgrade in a game interrupted by pitch intruders.
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VIDEO: Poroshenko in reform pledge

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 22:51
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has promised a programme of radical reform during an address at the opening session of the country's new parliament.
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Sudan clashes kill more than 100

Thursday 27th of November 2014, 23:14
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Clashes between rival groups of the same tribe leave more than 100 people dead in Sudan's biggest oil-producing region, a tribal leader says.
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