Dozens die in Iraqi car bomb attacks
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:57 GMT
More than 60 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Basra and Samarra, police and medical officials say.
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:43 GMT
Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
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Russia pollster 'is foreign agent'
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:18 GMT
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.
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Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:00 GMT
Two Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
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Chen issues plea for relatives
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:03 GMT
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng tells the BBC he thinks Washington should do more to protect his relatives, a year after he fled China for the US.
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Man kills four in Israeli bank
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:14 GMT
A man shoots four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, reportedly after a dispute over an overdraft.
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Fierce battle for key Syrian town
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:38 GMT
Fierce fighting is reported in the strategic Syrian town of Qusair, as rebels and government forces backed by Hezbollah militants fight for control.
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Moscow 'terrorist attack' prevented
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:09 GMT
Russian counter-terrorism agents have raided a group planning an attack in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.
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Obama to host Burmese president
Mon, 20 May 2013 06:53:23 GMT
President Thein Sein is set to meet President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday - in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966.
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Egypt sends extra troops to Sinai
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:29:41 GMT
Egypt deploys extra troops to the Sinai peninsula after seven members of the security forces were abducted there.
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Congo clashes as UN force deploys
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:26 GMT
Heavy fighting takes place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the UN is deploying an attack force.
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Pistorius will not compete in 2013
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:02 GMT
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder.
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Azerbaijan starts Eurovision inquiry
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:38:01 GMT
The president of Azerbaijan orders an investigation into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.
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Star Trek tops US box office
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:10 GMT
Star Trek Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.
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VIDEO: Iraqis 'helping fight Syrian holy war'
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:38:07 GMT
The BBC has seen evidence that the Syrian regime is getting support from Shia fighters crossing into the country from Iraq.
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