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VIDEO: The Iranian and Israeli who make chamber music
Friday 27th of February 2015, 0:10related countries:
Israel, 
IranHow an Israeli and an Iranian bonded over chamber music
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Kidnapped by North Korea - and forced to make films
Friday 27th of February 2015, 0:13related countries:
North KoreaThe film stars abducted by North Korea and forced to make movies
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Historic objects return to Australia
Friday 27th of February 2015, 0:27related countries:
AustraliaA collection of rare objects, including a shield thought to have been picked up by Captain Cook in 1770, are set to return to Australia for the first time.
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Will Narendra Modi be India's Thatcher?
Friday 27th of February 2015, 0:35related countries:
IndiaWill Narendra Modi be India's Thatcher?
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Cyber attacks top US threat list
Friday 27th of February 2015, 1:07related countries:
United StatesA US intelligence assessment of security threats faced by the country highlights cyber attacks from foreign governments and criminals.
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Parents in march for Mexico students
Friday 27th of February 2015, 1:18related countries:
Mexicorelated places: Iguala
The parents of 43 Mexican students who went missing five months ago in the town of Iguala lead a march in Mexico City to demand justice.
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Are the Afghan Taliban ready to talk?
Friday 27th of February 2015, 2:08related countries:
AfghanistanAre the Afghan Taliban ready to talk?
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The authors hoping for a new Colombia
Friday 27th of February 2015, 2:38related countries:
ColombiaWhy 2015 may be the year for Colombia authors
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Racism still rife in Russian football
Friday 27th of February 2015, 2:40related countries:
RussiaBBC reporter witnesses racism in Russian football first-hand
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Call for a 'heterosexual pride' day mocked in Brazil
Friday 27th of February 2015, 2:44related countries:
Brazil, 
BotswanaHow a Brazilian politician was mocked online
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Australian wine firm back to profit
Friday 27th of February 2015, 2:59related countries:
Aruba, AustraliaOne of the world's biggest listed winemakers, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has returned to profit in the six months to December.
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VIDEO: Cuba 'keen to update poor internet'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 3:23related countries:
Cuba, United StatesAs the US tweaks its web regulations, Cuba is looking to radically update its internet infrastructure.
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Gunman kills three in South Korea
Friday 27th of February 2015, 4:34related countries:
South Korea, North KoreaA gunman kills three people and then himself at an apartment in the South Korean city of Hwaseong, reports say.
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Virginia eugenics victims win payout
Friday 27th of February 2015, 5:50related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Virginia
Virginia becomes the second US state to agree compensation for people who were forcibly sterilised under eugenics programmes until the 1970s.
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HK woman jailed for abusing maid
Friday 27th of February 2015, 5:55related countries:
Indonesia, 
Hong KongA Hong Kong woman is jailed for six years for severely abusing her Indonesian maid, in a case that sparked international concern.
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VIDEO: 'Llama drama' broadcast live in US
Friday 27th of February 2015, 6:09related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Arizona
A white llama and a smaller black one escaped during a visit to a former llama rancher in Arizona.
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VIDEO: Russia's football racism 'too common'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 6:15related countries:
RussiaRussia will host the next football World Cup, and with three years to go before the finals, FIFA has called the level of racism in the Russian game "completely unacceptable".
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Migrants missing after Macau capsize
Friday 27th of February 2015, 7:23related countries:
MacauAt least 15 people are missing after a boat believed to be carrying would-be migrants capsizes off Macau.
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Cook could quit Britain for Moldova
Friday 27th of February 2015, 7:28related countries:
Moldova, 
United KingdomBritish world number one taekwondo fighter Aaron Cook wants to represent Moldova at Rio Olympics.
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Six acquitted over UK tourist deaths
Friday 27th of February 2015, 8:04related countries:
India, United KingdomSix people accused of burning to death three British tourists in 2002 riots in the India state of Gujarat are acquitted.
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'Car park pimping' in Botswana
Friday 27th of February 2015, 8:44related countries:
BotswanaThe growing craze among Botswana's youth
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Clarke 'sick' of injury speculation
Friday 27th of February 2015, 9:02related countries:
New Zealand, AustraliaAustralia captain Michael Clarke hopes talk of his injury worries will stop when he returns to action against New Zealand.
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Japan's shares edge up to a new high
Friday 27th of February 2015, 9:09related countries:
Japan, United Statesrelated places: Friday
Japan's benchmark Nikkei index edged up to a new 15-year high as the yen weakened, with investors shrugging off a raft of mostly disappointing economic figures.
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Iraq minorities 'wipeout threat'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 9:22related countries:
IraqIraqi minority groups are subject to a "systematic strategy" by IS to drive them out of the country, human rights groups warn.
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VIDEO: Are Greeks happy with government?
Friday 27th of February 2015, 10:09related countries:
Greecerelated places: Athens
Mark Lowen speaks to business owners in Athens about the government's anti-austerity stance.
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De Villiers sets record in SA win
Friday 27th of February 2015, 10:43related countries:
South Africarelated places: Sydney, Villiers
AB de Villiers hits the fastest 150 in ODIs as South Africa condemn West Indies to a World Cup record-equalling 257-run defeat.
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England starts for Nowell and Goode
Friday 27th of February 2015, 10:46related countries:
Ireland, United KingdomJack Nowell and Alex Goode are named in England's starting XV to face Ireland in the Six Nations on Sunday.
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Widow wants 'Jihadi John' alive
Friday 27th of February 2015, 10:49related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
The widow of a man killed by "Jihadi John", the masked Islamic State militant identified on Thursday as a man from London, says she wants him caught alive.
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Ugandan police 'abuse gay people'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 11:21related countries:
UgandaUgandan police harass and physically abuse gay people in custody, including subjecting them to intrusive examinations, a rights report says.
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Airbus reports big rise in profits
Friday 27th of February 2015, 11:31related countries:
FranceFrench aviation firm Airbus reports a big jump in full-year profits despite setting aside €551m (£401m) for delays on its A400M military aircraft.
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Stolen Picasso returned to France
Friday 27th of February 2015, 11:38related countries:
France, United Statesrelated places: Christmas
A Picasso painting smuggled into the US last December, disguised as a Christmas parcel, is being returned to its home in France.
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Everton face Dynamo Kiev in last 16
Friday 27th of February 2015, 12:24related countries:
UkraineEverton face a trip to conflict-torn Ukraine after being drawn against Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Europa League.
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German MPs back Greek loan extension
Friday 27th of February 2015, 12:28related countries:
Greece, 
Germanyrelated places: Athens
German MPs vote overwhelmingly to extend financial aid to Greece by another four months, despite public scepticism.
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VIDEO: Why is IS smashing statues in Iraq?
Friday 27th of February 2015, 12:29related countries:
IraqThe Islamic State (IS) group has released a video appearing to show the destruction of statues in Iraq. Why is it doing this?
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Pakistan climbers' 'killers' escape
Friday 27th of February 2015, 12:44related countries:
PakistanTwo militants on trial for killing a group of mountaineers in Pakistan in 2013 have broken out of prison, police say.
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Third arrest in Copenhagen shootings
Friday 27th of February 2015, 12:56related countries:
Denmarkrelated places: Copenhagen
Danish police arrest a third man suspected of aiding a gunman who killed two people in attacks in Copenhagen earlier this month.
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Parents of Thai ex-princess arrested
Friday 27th of February 2015, 13:11related countries:
ThailandThe parents of a former Thai princess are detained under the lese majeste law, after admitting that they misused their royal connections.
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Argentine president case dismissed
Friday 27th of February 2015, 13:14related countries:
Argentina, IranA federal judge in Argentina dismisses accusations that President Cristina Fernandez had covered up alleged Iranian involvement in 1994 a bomb attack.
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VIDEO: Ukraine's most-feared volunteers
Friday 27th of February 2015, 13:22related countries:
Ukrainerelated places: Mariupol'
The strategically important city of Mariupol is being defended not only by regular Ukrainian army troops but also by fighters who swear allegiance to the Azov Battalion.
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BA owner reports soaring profits
Friday 27th of February 2015, 13:27related countries:
United KingdomInternational Airlines Group (IAG) reports a big jump in annual profits and raises its forecast for 2015 after a "remarkable" turnaround at Spanish airline Iberia.
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Threat to east Ukraine 'to persist'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 14:16related countries:
Ukraine, RussiaUkraine's president says a "military threat from the east" will remain even if a truce with rebels holds, a warning seen as a reference to Russia.
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VIDEO: Prince and Emperor meet in Japan
Friday 27th of February 2015, 14:26related countries:
JapanPrince William continues his visit to Japan, lunching with the Japanese Emperor Akihito, as Peter Hunt reports from Tokyo.
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Mugabe admits land reform flaws
Friday 27th of February 2015, 14:29related countries:
ZimbabweZimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe admits failures in the country's controversial land reform programme, saying some farms were "too big".
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Husband fined for 'not loving wife'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 14:42related countries:
TurkeyTurkish court fines a man for "emotional violence" for telling his wife he doesn't love her.
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GDP revision sends Wall Street lower
Friday 27th of February 2015, 15:10related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Wall Street, Friday
US markets open lower on Friday after GDP is revised down to an annualised 2.2% for the last three months of 2014.
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US-Bangladesh writer hacked to death
Friday 27th of February 2015, 15:16related countries:
Bangladesh, United StatesA US-Bangladeshi blogger whose campaigning for a secular society in Bangladesh angered Islamists is hacked to death on a street in the capital Dhaka.
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Snatched baby found after 17 years
Friday 27th of February 2015, 15:21related countries:
South Africarelated places: Cape Town
A South African girl has been found 17 years after she was stolen from her mother shortly after being born in a Cape Town hospital.
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Knights Templar drug lord captured
Friday 27th of February 2015, 15:35related countries:
MexicoMexican security forces confirm the arrest of the country's most wanted drug lord - Knights Templar chief Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez.
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VIDEO: Inside village shattered by shelling
Friday 27th of February 2015, 15:41related countries:
Ukrainerelated places: Peski
The Ukrainian army is using the current truce to "rearm and re-group", says the BBC's Paul Wood from the village of Peski, near Donetsk airport.
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PM defends spies over 'Jihadi John'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 16:03related countries:
SyriaThe prime minister defends the security services amid criticisms they failed to stop the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" from travelling to Syria.
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Ukraine crisis: Mariupol asks, are we next?
Friday 27th of February 2015, 16:42related countries:
Russiarelated places: Mariupol'
Anxious times as Mariupol awaits the arrival of pro-Russian rebels
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Spaniards 'joined Ukraine rebels'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 16:58related countries:
Ukraine, Russia, 
SpainAuthorities in Spain arrest eight people accused of travelling to eastern Ukraine to fight alongside pro-Russian rebels.
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Putin cuts staff's salaries by 10%
Friday 27th of February 2015, 17:01related countries:
RussiaRussia's president says he is cutting the salaries of his staff by 10%, as Russia's finances are hit by low oil prices and Western sanctions.
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Labour pledges £6,000 tuition fees
Friday 27th of February 2015, 17:06related countries:
United KingdomEd Miliband says £9,000 tuition fees in England have been a "disaster" and promises Labour would fund a reduction by cutting tax relief on high earners' pensions.
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Rwanda singer planned to kill Kagame
Friday 27th of February 2015, 17:15related countries:
RwandaA popular Rwandan singer is jailed for 10 years after being convicted of planning to kill President Kagame and inciting hatred against the government.
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VIDEO: Flowers at blogger killing scene
Friday 27th of February 2015, 17:34related countries:
United States, Bangladeshrelated places: Dhaka
Akbar Hossain reports from the site in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, where attackers hacked to death a US-Bangladeshi blogger, Avijit Roy.
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VIDEO: Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy dies
Friday 27th of February 2015, 17:39related countries:
United StatesLeonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr Spock in the US science fiction series Star Trek, has died at the age of 83.
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Duelling bills as US shutdown looms
Friday 27th of February 2015, 17:46related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Senate, House
The Senate has passed full funding for homeland security shortly after the House passed its own short-term version as a shutdown deadline looms.
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US state considers 'baby boxes'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 18:31related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Indiana
Indiana could be the first US state to introduce baby boxes - anonymous drop-off points designed to prevent the deaths of abandoned infants.
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Somali pirates free Thai fishermen
Friday 27th of February 2015, 18:49related countries:
Somalia, ThailandFour Thai fishermen thought to have been held by Somali pirates longer than any other captives have been freed, officials say.
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UN laments IS statue 'war crimes'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 19:16related countries:
IraqThe reported destruction of historic artefacts in Iraq by Islamic State militants is a war crime, the head of the UN agency for culture says.
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Qatar 2022 final by 18 Dec - Blatter
Friday 27th of February 2015, 19:24related countries:
QatarFifa president Sepp Blatter says the Qatar 2022 World Cup final should be played no later than 18 December.
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VIDEO: Mexico catches most wanted drug lord
Friday 27th of February 2015, 19:39related countries:
MexicoKaty Watson describes how the net closed in on Mexico's most wanted drug lord Servando "La Tuta" Gomez who was captured on Friday morning.
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Nepalese officer 'ordered torture'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 20:18related countries:
Nepal, United KingdomA Nepalese army officer ordered the torture of two suspected rebels during the country's civil war, a British court hears.
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Eight die in series of US shootings
Friday 27th of February 2015, 20:51related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Local
Eight people have been killed and one person injured in a series of shootings in the US state of Missouri, police say.
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VIDEO: The men fighting with bullets from 1943
Friday 27th of February 2015, 21:13related countries:
UkrainePaul Wood and cameraman Moose Campbell report from the frontline near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
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Greek PM vows 'no third bailout'
Friday 27th of February 2015, 21:37related countries:
GreeceGreek PM Alexis Tsipras denies his country will need a third international bailout, and vows to "start working hard" to change the country.
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US growth revised down to 2.2%
Friday 27th of February 2015, 21:43related countries:
United StatesThe slowdown in the US economy at the end of last year was more pronounced than previously thought, official figures show.
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Russian politician Nemtsov shot dead
Friday 27th of February 2015, 21:49related countries:
Russiarelated places: Moscow
A leading Russian opposition politician, former deputy PM Boris Nemtsov, has been shot dead in Moscow, Russian media report.
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VIDEO: Chinese community faces painful past
Friday 27th of February 2015, 22:19related countries:
United States, 
ChinaOne US city comes to terms with its legacy of Chinese exclusion
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Is the samba over for Brazil's middle class?
Friday 27th of February 2015, 22:26related countries:
BrazilHas the music died for Brazil's middle class?
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Fugitive fights may delay Cuba talks
Friday 27th of February 2015, 22:31related countries:
Cuba, United StatesWanted men and women could hinder improved US-Cuba ties
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'Progress' in US-Cuba diplomatic talks
Friday 27th of February 2015, 23:19related countries:
Cuba, United Statesrelated places: Washington
Cuban and US diplomats are optimistic about progress at talks in Washington on restoring full relations between the two countries.
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