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Yemen's ex-leader denounces rebels
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 0:03related countries:
Yemenrelated places: Sanaa
Yemen's ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has accused the Houthi militia that seized power last month of staging a coup.
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Ukraine prisoner swap boosts truce
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 0:05related countries:
Ukraine, 
Belarusrelated places: Minsk
Ukrainian government and rebel forces exchange dozens of prisoners, in the first step successfully carried out under the Minsk agreements.
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Why homeless Britons are turning to the Sikh community for food
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 0:11related countries:
United KingdomWhy the UK's homeless are turning to Sikhs for food
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Brave Murray stopped by Golovkin
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 0:36related countries:
Monacorelated places: Monte-Carlo
Britain's Martin Murray suffers an 11th-round defeat by WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in Monte Carlo.
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Japanese-Peruvians recall US internment
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 1:10related countries:
Japan, 
United StatesThe fate of Japanese-Latin Americans during World War Two
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VIDEO: More severe winter weather hits US
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 2:12related countries:
United StatesSevere winter storms are affecting large parts of the east coast of the United States.
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Sri Lanka avoid Afghanistan shock
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 5:56related countries:
Afghanistan, 
Sri LankaMahela Jayawardene's century helps Sri Lanka avoid a shock defeat by Afghanistan in Pool A of the World Cup.
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'No warning of attack' on Sydney cafe
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 8:11related countries:
Australiarelated places: Sydney
Australia's security hotline had 18 calls about the gunman before his attack on a Sydney cafe, but none suggested an imminent attack, a report says.
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Ex-UKIP councillor has 'no regrets'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 10:06related countries:
United KingdomA Kent councillor, expelled from UKIP over what its leader has described as "deeply racist comments", says she does not regret what she said.
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Warehouse fire treated as arson
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 10:14related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
A fire which destroyed a storage warehouse in south-east London is being treated as arson, police say
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VIDEO: Man survives fall off 'World's End'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 10:25related countries:
Netherlands, Sri LankaDutch honeymooner Mamitho Lendas becomes the first person to survive a fall from Sri Lanka's 4,000ft so-called World's End cliff.
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Polished India see off South Africa
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 11:15related countries:
South Africa, 
IndiaShikhar Dhawan hits 137 as India maintain their unbeaten start to the World Cup with a 130-run win over South Africa.
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VIDEO: Turkish army vehicles evacuate tomb
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 11:17related countries:
Turkey, 
SyriaTurkish troops cross into Syria to evacuate and destroy Suleyman Shah's mausoleum - an enclave where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.
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Do more to tackle racism - Ferdinand
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 11:37related countries:
FranceQPR's Rio Ferdinand says Tuesday's incident on the Paris Metro shows football cannot be complacent about tackling racism.
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HSBC 'open to criminal charges'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 11:41related countries:
Switzerland, United KingdomHSBC left itself open to criminal charges in the UK over its Swiss tax-dodging scandal, says former director of public prosecutions Lord Ken Macdonald.
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Ukraine weapons withdrawal agreed
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 12:07related countries:
Ukraine, 
RussiaThe government and rebels in eastern Ukraine agree to pull back heavy weapons from the frontline, to be completed in two weeks.
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Authorities 'failed' over Syria girls
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 12:57related countries:
Syria, United Kingdomrelated places: London
The family of a Glasgow woman who may have encouraged three London girls to join militants in Syria say security services "failed" to stop them leaving.
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VIDEO: 'Hard lessons' from Sydney cafe siege
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 13:12related countries:
Australiarelated places: Sydney
Australia's security hotline had 18 calls about the gunman before his attack on a Sydney cafe, but none suggested an imminent attack, a report says.
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Fans identified after Chelsea appeal
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 13:30related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Officers probing allegations of racism by Chelsea fans in Paris say they have identified three men at the centre of the Metropolitan Police appeal.
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VIDEO: Syria girls 'enticed' on social media
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 13:48related countries:
SyriaThere is still no news of the three schoolgirls who are thought to be trying to cross the border in Syria to join IS.
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Trott takes omnium silver at Worlds
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 14:00related countries:
United KingdomLaura Trott takes silver in the omnium as Britain look set to finish without a gold at the Track World Championships.
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Deadly ferry collision in Bangladesh
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 14:07related countries:
BangladeshA ferry with about 100 passengers on board capsizes following a collision with a trawler in central Bangladesh, killing at least 33 people.
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VIDEO: Ukraine prisoners released in darkness
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 14:19related countries:
Ukraine, Belarusrelated places: Minsk
Ukrainian government and rebel forces exchange dozens of prisoners, in the first step successfully carried out under the Minsk agreements.
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Maldives ex-leader Nasheed arrested
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 15:11related countries:
MaldivesPolice in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives arrest opposition leader and former President Mohamed Nasheed on terror charges.
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VIDEO: Moment deadly blast hits Ukraine march
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 15:53related countries:
Ukrainerelated places: Kharkiv
A bomb has killed at least two people, including a police officer, and injured 10 other people at a rally in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv.
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Turkey enters Syria to remove tomb
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 15:54related countries:
Turkey, SyriaTurkish forces enter war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains elsewhere.
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Egypt charges 215 Muslim 'militants'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 15:56related countries:
Egyptrelated places: Cairo
Egyptian prosecutors charge 215 Muslim Brotherhood supporters with forming a terror group blamed for the killing of six policemen in Cairo.
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VIDEO: 'Syria' girl's sister: She's our baby
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 18:16related countries:
SyriaRenu Begum, the sister of one of the three girls who are believed to have fled to Syria to join Islamic State,, urges her to come home, saying she is "our baby".
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Greek reforms 'focus on tax evasion'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 19:52related countries:
GreeceGreece suggests its list of reforms aimed at securing a bailout extension will include fighting tax evasion and streamlining the civil service.
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Syria families 'cannot stop crying'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 20:17related countries:
Syria, United Kingdomrelated places: London
Relatives of three missing London girls say there were no signs the teenagers were planning to go to Syria, in emotional interviews appealing for their return.
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Bomb explodes at rally in Ukraine
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 20:38related countries:
Ukrainerelated places: Kharkiv
A bomb kills at least two people and injures at least 10 at a march in Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, as the ceasefire in the east takes hold.
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Shopping mall terror threat 'serious'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 21:16related countries:
Somalia, United StatesThe head of US homeland security urges vigilance after Somali-based militants call for attacks on shopping centres in the US, Canada and Britain.
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VIDEO: Dozens die as Bangladesh ferry capsizes
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 21:45related countries:
Bangladeshrelated places: Dhaka
More than 40 people have died in a ferry accident in Bangladesh when the boat capsized on the Padma river, north-west of the capital, Dhaka, after it was hit by a cargo vessel.
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Abbott to unveil anti-terror reforms
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 22:04related countries:
ArubaAustralian PM Tony Abbott is due to unveil a new anti-terrorism strategy and appoint a security tsar to tackle what he says are rising threats.
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Chelsea fan sorry over Paris incident
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 22:21related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
An ex-police officer and Chelsea fan apologises for his part in an alleged racist incident on the Paris Metro - but denies he is a racist.
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Hungary's PM loses 'super-majority'
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 22:54related countries:
Hong KongHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban loses the two-thirds majority that allowed him to pass a new constitution without opposition support.,
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Egypt's top cleric calls for reform
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 23:12related countries:
EgyptThe Grand Sheikh of Egypt's al-Azhar University calls for overhaul of Islamic religious teaching to tackle spread of extremism.
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Elche 0-2 Real Madrid
Sunday 22nd of February 2015, 23:42related countries:
Spainrelated places: Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo is now Real Madrid's third all-time leading scorer after helping the Spanish leaders move clear of Barcelona.
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