Those who ...
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There is clear evidence that Syria has systematically tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees since the start of the uprising, ...
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The Thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, and the surrounding provinces, from Wednesday, ...
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40 foreign ministers are due to meet to discuss Syria as Imogen Foulkes reports:A major conference aimed at finding apolitical ...
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Four-time champion Roger Federer ended Andy Murray\'s Australian Open hopes with a dramatic win in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The ...
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At least 22 Shia pilgrims have been killed after a bomb struck a bus in Mastung district in Pakistan\'s restive ...
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China\'s Li Na won her second Grand Slam title with victory over Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova at the Australian Open on ...
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French President Francois Hollande is to formally announce his separation from his official partner, Valerie Trierweiler, say French media reports.It ...
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Syria\'s opposition and government have met briefly face to face in what is being hailed a small but significant step ...
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Switzerland\'s Stanislas Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam title with victory over an injury-hit Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open ...
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Syrian peace talks have resume in Geneva, after the warring sides hit an impasse over the formation of a transitional ...
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Australia beat England by 13 runs in Hobart in the first of the three-match Twenty20 international series on Wednesday.
Openers ...
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At least five people have suffered serious gunshot wounds in the Thai capital, Bangkok, amid anti-government clashes ahead of Sunday\'s ...
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Al-Qaeda has insisted it has no links with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), which has been ...
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Thai election officials have warned that it could take several weeks to re-stage voting in areas where Sunday\'s election was ...
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China and Taiwan have begun the highest-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Wang Yu-chi and ...
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Officials from North and South Korea are to hold rare high-level talks on Wednesday, Seoul has announced, ahead of family ...
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Aid organisations in Syria are hoping to evacuate more civilians from Homs after a ceasefire in the Old City was ...
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A ban on India\'s Olympic Association (IOA) has been lifted, allowing the country to return to the Olympic fold, officials ...
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An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of the country, killing 103 passengers and crew, Algerian media ...
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Yorkshire have signed Australia\'s limited-overs opener Aaron Finch.
The 27-year-old Melbourne Renegades Twenty20 captain will join up with the Headingley ...
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Syrian government forces have resumed their bombardment of Yabroud, the last rebel stronghold in the Qalamoun mountains, activists say.
Warplanes have ...
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Turkish MPs have approved controversial plans to reform ...
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Italy has recalled its ambassador to India in a continuing dispute with Delhi over two Italian marines accused of killing ...
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Fighting has broken out in South Sudan\'s Upper Nile state, local officials say, the first major clashes since the government ...
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India\'s Supreme Court has put on hold the release of three of the seven people convicted of involvement in the ...
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At least five people have been killed in renewed clashes between police and protesters in central Kiev after a truce ...
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Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has invited US President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems ...
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Ukrainian protesters have been able to enter the president\'s official and residential buildings in Kiev, after they were abandoned by ...
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A new Italian government led by centre-left politician Matteo Renzi has been sworn in.Renzi, 39, will be the youngest prime ...
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The last surviving member of the Trapp Family Singers, the group whose story inspired The Sound of Music, has died ...
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Gunmen have opened fire on an anti-government rally in eastern Thailand, killing a five-year-old girl and wounding dozens of other ...
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The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on access to humanitarian aid in Syria - the first time ...
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Manchester United manager David Moyes says he is to blame for his side\'s 2-0 loss to Champions League opponents Olympiakos ...
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Syrian government forces have ambushed and killed a large number of Islamist rebel fighters in the eastern outskirts of the ...
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Ukrainian interim President Olexander Turchynov has warned Russia against any \"military aggression\" in Crimea.
He said Russia\'s troops from Russia\'s Black ...
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The new pro-Moscow leader of Ukraine\'s autonomous Crimea region has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help to ensure peace.
A ...
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US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops ...
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At least 11 people have been killed in an attack at a court in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials say.Gunmen ...
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Russia has vowed its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens until the political situation has ...
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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Venezuelan authorities to \"listen carefully to the aspirations\" of protesters and ...
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Singapore has topped 131 cities globally to become the world\'s most expensive city to live in 2014, according to the ...
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Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asked Russia to send troops across the border to protect civilians, Moscow\'s UN envoy has ...
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Eating too many sugary drinks, desserts and sweets could increase your risk of having a heart attack, the findings of ...
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MPs in Crimea have asked Moscow to allow the southern Ukrainian region to become part of the Russian Federation.
Parliament said ...
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Russia\'s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the US not to take \"hasty and reckless steps\" in response to the ...
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Planes and ships from south-east Asian states have joined forces to search the South China Sea for a Malaysia Airlines ...
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Britain\'s Richard Kilty produced a stunning run to win 60m gold at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot.
The 24-year-old ...
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Radar signals show a Malaysia Airlines plane that has been missing for more than 24 hours may have turned back, ...
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China has urged Malaysia to \"step up its efforts\" in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared ...
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Starvation tactics against civilians are being used as a weapon of war by the Syrian government, the human rights group ...
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Russia has condemned "lawlessness" in eastern Ukraine, blaming far-right militants for "conniving" with the new authorities in Kiev.In a statement, ...
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Authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have widened their search, amid increasing frustration from passengers\' families.
Search teams had ...
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Israel\'s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the international community of \"hypocrisy\" over Iran.
Mr Netanyahu spoke as the Israeli military ...
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The US secretary of state has rejected a talks offer with Russian President Vladimir Putin until Moscow engages with US ...
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Leaders of the G7 group of nations have called on Russia to stop all efforts to \"annex\" Ukraine\'s Crimea region.
They ...
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New York City emergency crews are responding to an explosion and building collapse that has reportedly injured 11 people.
Smoke ...
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Russia has vetoed a draft UN resolution criticising Sunday's secession referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region - the only Security Council ...
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Crimea is voting on whether to rejoin Russia or stay with Ukraine but with more autonomy.
The referendum has been condemned ...
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Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a toe infection.
The left-armer will ...
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The EU and US have announced travel bans and asset freezes against a number of officials from Russia and Ukraine.The ...
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One of India's best known authors and journalists, Khushwant Singh, has died aged 99, his family says.A prolific writer, he ...
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England all-rounder Luke Wright has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a right side strain, and will be ...
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Moscow has described further EU sanctions against prominent Russians over its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine as \"detached from reality\".
The ...
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Malaysia says it has received new satellite images from France showing potential debris from missing flight MH370 in the southern ...
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England captain Stuart Broad has been fined 15% of his match fee for criticising the umpires\' decision to play on ...
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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo says \"unbelievable decisions\" cost them in the 4-3 home defeat by Barcelona.
Lionel Messi scored ...
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A court in Egypt has sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Mursi.
They were convicted of charges ...
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A bus crash in northern Thailand has killed at least 30 people and injured 22 others, Thai authorities say.
The fatal ...
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A Thai satellite has detected some 300 objects in an area of the southern Indian Ocean being searched for missing ...
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Manchester United fans showed support for David Moyes despite a fly-past protest during the Premier League match against Aston Villa ...
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Ashley Giles says he is not frightened to make tough decisions if he is appointed as England\'s head coach.
Test ...
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Novak Djokovic took his winning run against world number one Rafael Nadal to three matches with a superb victory in ...
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A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with treason, the first army chief to face such ...
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India\'s main opposition BJP has chosen actor-turned politician Smriti Irani to stand against Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in the ...
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The CIA repeatedly misled the US government over the severity and effectiveness of its interrogation methods, the Washington Post reports.
A ...
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African and EU leaders are holding a summit in Brussels where the conflict in the Central African Republic features prominently.
The ...
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A Chinese ship searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in the southern Indian Ocean has picked up a pulse ...
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Italy\'s Fabio Fognini played superbly to beat Andy Murray and take the Davis Cup quarter-final against Great Britain to a ...
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Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody has ruled himself out as a contender for the England coaching job.
The ex-Sri Lanka ...
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho again played down his side\'s Premier League title chances despite returning to top spot with a ...
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Indians are voting in the first phase of a general election which pits the governing Congress party against the Hindu ...
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A man accused of arranging his wife\'s killing on their honeymoon will appear in a South African court later.
Shrien Dewani, ...
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The first official state visit to the UK by an Irish head of state is due to get under way.President ...
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Double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah has set his sights on breaking Steve Jones\'s 29-year-old British record at the ...
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Indians have voted in four north-eastern states in the second phase of the general election which pits the governing Congress ...
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A play-off system that will give Ireland and Scotland the chance to play Test cricket has been approved by the ...
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £8,000 and warned about his future conduct after being sent off in last ...
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A judge at a mass trial in Egypt has recommended the death penalty for 683 people - including Muslim Brotherhood ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record jointly held by Lionel Messi for the most goals in a Champions League season as ...
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Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has been released from hospital after recovering from a shoulder infection. The 31-year-old contracted the ...
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The abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls by Boko Haram could be a turning point in the battle against ...
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Thai police have fired water cannons and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok, two days after a court ousted Prime ...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry says a specialist team is set to start work in Nigeria to help find ...
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President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Crimea, his first visit to the peninsula since Russia annexed it from Ukraine in ...
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A court in Israel has sentenced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for bribery and fined ...
By BBC Online
The US has warned China that moving a drilling rig into seas disputed with Vietnam was \"provocative\".
In a telephone call, ...
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The first Cybathlon, an Olympics for bionic athletes, will take place in Switzerland in October 2016.
The event will include a ...
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Rescuers are hunting desperately for scores of Turkish coal miners still missing after an explosion caused a pit to collapse, ...
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has dismissed speculation linking him with a move away from Anfield this summer.
The 27-year-old Uruguay international ...
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Three people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in an attack on an anti-government protest camp in ...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has insisted that reaching a final nuclear deal with world powers is still within ...
By BBC Online
The worst floods in the Balkans for decades are threatening Serbia\'s main power plant, officials say.
The River Sava has burst ...
By BBC Online
India's Prime Minister-elect, Narendra Modi, has been performing religious rituals in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi after his election ...
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World number one Serena Williams overpowered home favourite Sara Errani to retain her Italian Open title on Sunday.
The American, 32, ...
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Great Britain\'s Rebecca Downie won gold in the uneven bars at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The 22-year-old ...
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The Thai military has imposed martial law amid a political crisis "to preserve law and order", but says the surprise ...
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Wayne Rooney has said there will be no excuses if he fails to perform for England at the 2014 World ...
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Thailand's military on Thursday announced it is taking control of the government and has suspended the constitution.In a TV statement, ...
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Thailand's military has ordered 35 more people, including prominent academics, to report to them by Saturday afternoon as the post-coup ...
By BBC Online
A gunman has killed six people in drive-by shootings in the Californian city of Santa Barbara, US police say.The shootings ...
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World number one Adam Scott produced a bogey-free third round 66 to move two shots off the lead at the ...
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A suicide bomber has killed two Pakistani soldiers and three civilians near Islamabad, the army says.
The two officers were on ...
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Pakistan\'s Electronic Media Regularity Authority has suspended the licence of the country\'s largest and most influential TV station for 15 ...
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Six-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has delayed his return to competition after falling behind in training because of a ...
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Fifteen South Korean crew members have gone on trial over the deaths of at least 202 people, meet of them ...
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Five Nato soldiers have been killed in the southern Afghan province of YAW, with local officials saying they were mistakenly ...
By BBC Online
Uzbek militants fighting with the Pakistani Taliban say they carried out Sunday\'s deadly assault on Karachi\'s international airport.
The Islamic Movement ...
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Pro-Russian rebels have shot down a military transport plane in eastern Ukraine, killing all 49 Ukrainian service personnel on board.Ukraine's ...
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Olympic fencer James Davis secured Britain\'s first-ever European foil gold by defeating Alexey Cheremisinov of Russia in Strasbourg, France.
Davis, 22, ...
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Croatia\'s players are refusing to talk to World Cup media after photos of them were published bathing nude in their ...
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Afghan presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded an immediate halt to vote-counting over allegations of widespread fraud. Dr Abdullah ...
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Ukraine\'s president has proposed a unilateral ceasefire by his troops to allow pro-Russian separatists to lay down their weapons.
Petro Poroshenko ...
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Heather Watson is into the semi-finals at Eastbourne after Petra Kvitova pulled out with a hamstring injury.
The British number one ...
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A South Korean soldier who killed five members of his unit has been captured after a failed suicide attempt, defence ...
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Police in Pakistan have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of a prominent anti-government cleric in the capital, ...
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Israel says it has carried out air strikes on military targets in Syria.
The military said it had attacked nine targets ...
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Luis Suarez could face a lengthy ban that would force him to miss the rest of the World Cup if ...
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The England football team have returned to the UK after being knocked out of the World Cup at the group ...
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Second seed Li Na reached the third round of Wimbledon after a 6-2 6-2 win over world number 38 Yvonne ...
By BBC Online
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has been suspended from all football-related activity for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
The ...
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Top seed Serena Williams needed just 49 minutes to reach the women\'s singles third round after overwhelming South African Chanelle ...
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Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has denied Luis Suarez is guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Fifa, world football\'s governing body, ...
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Defending champion Andy Murray swept past Spain\'s Roberto Bautista Agut on Centre Court to reach the second week of Wimbledon ...
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Canadian 13th seed Eugenie Bouchard continued her impressive Grand Slam run by beating France's Alize Cornet 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to ...
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Oscar Pistorius did not have a mental disorder when he killed his girlfriend, a psychological report said as his murder ...
By BBC Online
Japan\'s cabinet has approved a landmark change in security policy, paving the way for its military to fight overseas.
Under its ...
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India\'s Supreme Court has granted bail to Tarun Tejpal, the former editor of a news magazine who is charged with ...
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French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling.Sarkozy is being held at Nanterre, near Paris, ...
By BBC Online
Tens of thousands of protesters are taking part in what organisers say could be Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy rally in ...
By BBC Online
There is growing outrage in India after an MP threatened to kill opposition workers and have their women raped.
Trinamool Congress ...
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Five people have been injured in clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar\'s second city of Mandalay.
The incident was apparently ...
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A curfew has been imposed in Myanmar's second city, Mandalay, following two nights of violence in which local police say ...
By BBC Online
Petra Kvitova swept past Canada\'s Eugenie Bouchard with a stunning performance of controlled power to win her second Wimbledon title.
The ...
By BBC Online
Brazil press officer Rodrigo Paiva has been suspended for the rest of the World Cup by Fifa after an incident ...
By BBC Online
Nine Palestinian militants have been killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza following rocket attacks on Israel.Hamas said six members ...
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More than 60 women and girls are reported to have escaped from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, security sources ...
By BBC Online
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced concern about an alleged US spy in German intelligence, in her first comments on ...
By BBC Online
Australia has confirmed it has returned 41 asylum seekers to the Sri Lankan authorities at sea.
The transfer took place on ...
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Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has claimed victory in last month\'s poll, despite results giving a lead to his rival, ...
By BBC Online
The US has vowed to work with Germany to resolve the row over a German reportedly arrested for being a ...
By BBC Online
Iraq has warned the UN that Sunni militants have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research at a university in ...
By BBC Online
Education Secretary Michael Gove is to become the new chief whip in the most wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle of David Cameron\'s ...
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At least 89 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide attack at a busy market in eastern ...
By BBC Online
Mo Farah\'s chances of running at the Commonwealth Games will become clearer on Wednesday.
Farah, 31, pulled out of last weekend\'s ...
By BBC Online
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is now \"100%\" a Barcelona player, the Spanish club has said.
A £75m deal was agreed last ...
By BBC Online
Electricity and water supplies have been knocked out in much of the rebel-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine and ...
By BBC Online
Israel is prepared to \"significantly widen\" its ground offensive against militants in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ...
By BBC Online
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are to give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet.
The ...
By BBC Online
Indian parents have begun a boycott of a Bangalore school after claims emerged that a six-year-old student had been raped ...
By BBC Online
Alastair Cook must trust his instincts and stop \"captaining for the commentators\", according to former Australia captain Steve Waugh.
Cook\'s position ...
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Sir Chris Hoy says Glasgow will deliver \"the biggest and best Commonwealth Games we\'ve ever seen\", ahead of Wednesday\'s opening ...
By BBC Online
UN Human Rights boss Navi Pillay says Israel's military actions in Gaza "could amount to war crimes"The UN's top human ...
By BBC Online
England\'s Jodie Stimpson claimed the first gold of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after winning the women\'s triathlon.
Stimpson, 25, ...
By BBC Online
Welsh rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones has secured her country\'s first gold of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
She won the ...
By BBC Online
Manchester United\'s record signing Juan Mata has revealed new manager Louis van Gaal has told his players they must communicate ...
By BBC Online
Serena Williams returned to action for the first time since pulling out of Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Karolina ...
By BBC Online
Max Whitlock and Claudia Fragapane both won their second Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow as England dominated the all-around gymnastics ...
By BBC Online
Hopes of finding any more survivors from a landslide that buried a village in western India on Wednesday are fading, ...
By BBC Online
Multiple world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt says he will make the 200m his focus after the Commonwealth Games.
The 27-year-old ...
By BBC Online
Ex-England striker Gary Lineker says corruption allegations around Fifa are \"nauseating\", and has also criticised the role of its president ...
By BBC Online
A group of more than 40 Indian nurses who were trapped in the fighting engulfing parts of Libya have returned ...
By BBC Online
Palestinian and Israeli officials are continuing indirect talks in Cairo on a long-term truce in Gaza as the three-day ceasefire ...
By BBC Online
Campaigning in Turkey\'s first direct presidential election is entering its final day ahead of Sunday\'s vote.
Candidate and current Prime Minister ...
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The mayor of Kiev has taken the lead in work to dismantle the final barriers and tents on the Ukrainian ...
By BBC Online
Iraqi state TV says a top court has ruled that PM Nouri Maliki\'s bloc is the largest in parliament, in ...
By BBC Online
Indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators aimed at finding a long-term solution to the conflict in Gaza have begun ...
By BBC Online
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted he was wrong to say Alastair Cook should be replaced as skipper of ...
By BBC Online
President Barack Obama has led tributes to US actor and comedian Robin Williams (63) was found dead, in an apparent ...
By BBC Online
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Pakistan's capital Islamabad after arriving in big convoys from Lahore.Rally leaders Imran Khan and ...
By BBC Online
World number one Serena Williams won her first Cincinnati title with a straight-sets victory over Ana Ivanovic at the Western ...
By BBC Online
World number three Roger Federer won his sixth Cincinnati title with a hard-fought three-sets victory over David Ferrer at the ...
By BBC Online
Heavily armed men have attacked a convoy of cars belonging to a Saudi prince, looting 250,000 euros (£200,000; $330,000), police ...
By BBC Online
The US state of Missouri is sending the National Guard to the town of Ferguson as protests escalate over the ...
By BBC Online
The United Nations agency for refugees is launching a major aid operation to reach more than half a million people ...
By BBC Online
US police say they have arrested 31 people during another night of angry protests in the town of Ferguson in ...
By BBC Online
Six newlywed women in a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have returned to their parents because their ...
By BBC Online
Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse has died after being hit by an object thrown by fans at a game in Algeria.
Ebosse, ...
By BBC Online
Flash floods brought on by heavy rain in southern South Korea have killed at least five people, officials say.
One person ...
By BBC Online
Hundreds of people have attended the funeral for the black teenager killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Mourners at the Friendly ...
By BBC Online
US officials say Egypt and the UAE were behind air strikes in Libya last week that targeted Islamist militia.
A senior ...
By BBC Online
Egypt has brokered an agreement on a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, senior Palestinian officials have ...
By BBC Online
A nine year-old girl in the US has killed her shooting instructor by accident while being shown how to use ...
By BBC Online
All schools in Nigeria have been ordered to remain shut until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the ...
By BBC Online
The United Nations has accused the Syrian government of using chemical agents in eight separate incidents in a new report ...
By BBC Online
A woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala is set to win a court battle to keep a cow ...
By BBC Online
At least six people have died and 21 others are missing after a landslide struck a village in south-west China.
China\'s ...
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A Thai court has dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva linked to a bloody crackdown on protesters ...
By BBC Online
A coalition of Nato allies is ready to join the United States in military action against Islamic State (IS), US ...
By BBC Online
Russia has vowed to respond if the European Union imposes new sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.The EU says the sanctions, ...
By BBC Online
Sierra Leone - one of the countries worst hit by West Africa\'s Ebola outbreak - has announced a four-day lockdown ...
By BBC Online
Campaigners in the battle for Scotland\'s future say the referendum result is too close to call with less than two ...
By BBC Online
There has been fresh shelling near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, raising fears that a 36-hour-old ceasefire is near to ...
By BBC Online
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is recovering from prostate surgery, reports from Iran say.The operation, which took place on ...
By BBC Online
The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child.Kensington Palace said the Queen and members of both families were ...
By BBC Online
Russia has warned that it could block international flights through its airspace if the EU goes ahead with new sanctions ...
By BBC Online
A surge in atmospheric CO2 saw levels of greenhouse gases reach record levels in 2013, according to new figures.
Concentrations of ...
By BBC Online
Ireland\'s Craig Young took five wickets on his one-day international debut as Ireland beat Scotland by seven wickets in the ...
By BBC Online
Emergency teams in the Pakistani city of Lahore say they have now recovered 24 bodies from rubble at a mosque ...
By BBC Online
British Sailing manager Stephen Park wants his team to seize as many Rio Olympics places as possible at the upcoming ...
By BBC Online
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet key Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, as he tries to build ...
By BBC Online
Thailand\'s military government has engaged in \"widespread\" human rights violations since the May coup, Amnesty International says.
In a report, the ...
By BBC Online
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he would not have signed striker Danny Welbeck on transfer deadline day had he been ...
By BBC Online
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says it is not too late to drop Alastair Cook as one-day captain.England were beaten ...
By BBC Online
Technology to monitor bowling actions could be trialled in a match in 2015, says the International Cricket Council.
A project to ...
By BBC Online
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has ruled out all murder charges, but says he may still be guilty ...
By BBC Online
Paraguay\'s Fabrizio Zanotti was taken to hospital after being hit on the forehead by a wayward tee shot from Alexandre ...
By BBC Online
Two policemen are to be suspended for charging a one-year-old child with \"coercion\" ahead of a by-election in the Indian ...
By BBC Online
The Burmese beauty queen who was stripped of her title last week is refusing to give back her crown to ...
By BBC Online
The family of a British-Iranian woman being held in Iran after going to a men's volleyball match have appealed for ...
By BBC Online
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Egypt in his campaign to form a broad coalition to tackle Islamic ...
By BBC Online
A row over the intervention of business leaders and banks in the Scottish independence debate has intensified on the final ...
By BBC Online
British welterweight Jerome Wilson is in hospital after suffering a \"severe head injury\" in his defeat by Serge Ambomo in ...
By BBC Online
Celtic survived a spirited Aberdeen fight-back to gain their first win in five games.
Jason Denayer put Celtic into an early ...
By BBC Online
Al-Ahly maintained their dominance over bitterest rivals Zamalek, beating them 5-4 on penalties on Sunday in Cairo to win the ...
By BBC Online
US warplanes have carried out new air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, hitting vehicles and ...
By BBC Online
A police officer has been shot in the strife-torn US town of Ferguson, Missouri, but the officer\'s condition is unclear, ...
By BBC Online
Pro-democracy protesters have been clashing with riot police Hong Kong, defying calls by the authorities to halt their "illegal" action.Demonstrators ...
By BBC Online
Wales fought out a goalless draw with Bosnia-Hercegovina to maintain their unbeaten start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
Neither team ...
By BBC Online
Pakistani activist has Malala Yousafzai urged children to \"stand up for their rights\" after becoming the youngest person to win ...
By BBC Online
Bahrain\'s Shia-led opposition says it will boycott parliamentary elections planned for November.
Five opposition groups, including the Al-Wefaq movement, said in ...
By BBC Online
Around 3,000 samples have been taken from Russian athletes by officials investigating claims of widespread doping in the country.
The World ...
By BBC Online
Laura Trott has announced her engagement to fellow British Olympic cycling star Jason Kenny.
She wrote on Twitter: \"Merry Christmas everyone. ...
By BBC Online
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first Test completed Monday, with Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson ...
By BBC Online
The Asian Football Confederation will support incumbent Sepp Blatter in the Fifa presidential election despite their vice-president Prince Ali\'s decision ...
By BBC Online
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has called atwo-day hartal for Wednesday and Thursday in capital Dhakaand Khulna divisions.The hartal will begin ...
By BBC Online
Portuguese great Luis Figo has become the latest shock candidate for the role of FIFA president.
The former Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, ...
By BBC Online
Novak Djokovic proved too strong for Andy Murray as he won a fifth Australian Open title in a punishing final ...
By BBC Online
An anti-corruption party has won a stunning victory in the Delhi state elections in a huge setback for India's Prime ...
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Virat Kohli compiled a composed hundred to help defending champions India begin the World Cup with a 76-run victory over ...
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Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, the ...
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Moeen Ali\'s century led England to a 119-run victory over Scotland and a first win of the World Cup.
Moeen scored ...
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Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Becky Watts say they have found body parts at a house in Bristol.Four men ...
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Bowler Stuart Broad says claims England are \"playing with fear\" are wide of the mark, despite a poor start to ...
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Michael Phelps, the 18-time Olympic gold medallist, may be allowed to compete at the World Championships in Russia after originally ...
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Australia posted a World Cup record total of 417-6 as they beat Afghanistan by 275 runs - the biggest winning ...
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New Zealand have appointed Dimitri Mascarenhas as bowling coach for their tour of England in May and June.
The former England ...
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Liverpool\'s form has given them a chance to finish second in the Premier League, says manager Brendan Rodgers.
His side won ...
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Police in India have charged a man who took his eight-year-old daughter to school roped to his motorcycle.
The 40-year-old was ...
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World number one Serena Williams thrashed Spain\'s Carla Suarez Navarro to win her eighth Miami Open title on Saturday.
The 33-year-old ...
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Gabon have been chosen to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals.
The 2012 co-hosts won a vote by the ...
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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has set out for a tour of key states, at the start of ...
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Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has signed a new five-year deal, worth £100,000-a-week.
It ends months of talks between the parties, with ...
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At least 2300 people are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped ...
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Nepal is \"on a war footing\" as it tries to help survivors following Saturday\'s earthquake, its prime minister says.
Sushil Koirala ...
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Saudi Arabia says it will consult allies for temporary halt as UN urges coalition to stop targeting Sanaa airport.
Saudi Arabia ...
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England captain Alastair Cook believes he is \"untouchable\", according to former Test skipper Geoffrey Boycott.
Boycott was angered by Cook\'s comments ...
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Mexican light-middleweight Saul Alvarez recorded the 45th win of his career as he knocked out American James Kirkland in the ...
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New Zealand wrapped up a 66-run victory over Somerset in their opening tour match despite an entertaining final-day hundred from ...
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Migrants rescued from a sinking boat off Indonesia have told the BBC that about 100 people died after a fight ...
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Rafael Nadal began his quest for a 10th French Open title with a straight-sets victory over teenager Quentin Halys on ...
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A fire at a care home for elderly people in China's Henan province has killed 38 people, state media report.Another ...
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Malaysia has detained 12 policemen suspected of human trafficking, two of whom are said to be connected to recently discovered ...
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South Africa has denied paying a $10m bribe to secure the 2010 World Cup, in the wake of a US ...
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An \"emotionally and physically drained\" Mo Farah has withdrawn from Sunday\'s Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.
The double Olympic champion wants ...
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English cricket has made its biggest ever investment in the women\'s game by pledging £3m for a new six-team Super ...
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Nine people have been shot dead at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, and a hunt is under ...
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Andy Murray joined the likes of John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time Queen\'s Club champion with an impressive ...
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Andre Ward returned after 19 months out with a convincing win over Britain\'s Paul Smith in a non-title catchweight bout ...
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Briton Geraint Thomas finished second in the Tour de Suisse as Simon Spilak took victory by five seconds.
Welshman Thomas started ...
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Pakistan\'s prime minister called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province reached nearly ...
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British number two Johanna Konta\'s impressive run at the Aegon International came to an end against Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic ...
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This summer\'s Ashes series could be decided by the performance of Australia\'s batting line-up, says former England spinner Graeme Swann.
Australia ...
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A family of 12 from Luton who went missing on a trip to Bangladesh have contacted UK relatives saying they ...
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Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell ran the second fastest 100m of the year to win the Diamond League meeting in Paris.
Powell ...
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Greece\'s default stand off is taking the Eurozone on the brink risking the country to break apart from the single ...
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Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has not returned to the club for pre-season having been granted compassionate leave after a family ...
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Serena Williams beat Spain\'s Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon for the sixth time and complete the \'Serena Slam\' as the ...
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Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the Islamic State group in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, has been killed in a ...
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Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is set to miss this week\'s second Ashes Test against England at Lord\'s for personal reasons.
Haddin, ...
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Former Real Madrid and Manchester City striker Robinho has joined Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande.
The Brazil international, who played at the ...
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Eurozone ministers have agreed to give Greece a €7bn (£5b) \"bridge\" loan from an EU-wide fund to keep its finances ...
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Prime Minister David Cameron has set out the government's strategy to defeat the "poison" of Islamist extremism in Britain.He pledged ...
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Four Chelsea fans accused of refusing to allow a black man on to the Paris Metro have been banned from ...
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Taliban fighters have seized the headquarters of a northern district in Afghanistan, officials say.
The militants captured the Kohistanat district in ...
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Crystal Palace have signed Connor Wickham from Sunderland on a five-year deal for an initial fee of £7m.
Wickham, an ...
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Floyd Mayweather will face Andre Berto on 12 September as he attempts to match Rocky Marciano\'s record of 49 successive ...
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Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
All Japan\'s nuclear plants were ...
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China\'s central bank has devalued the national currency, the yuan, to its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost ...
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Everton manager Roberto Martinez has insisted defender John Stones will not be sold to Chelsea.
The Premier League champions are ...
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World Championship swimming gold medallist Calum Jarvis says he is confident of making the British team for next summer\'s Olympics ...
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Brazil expects another round of big anti-government demonstrations on Sunday.There is growing anger against the government, hit by a worsening ...
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Stock markets in New York, London, Paris and Frankfurt have fallen sharply as fears of a Chinese economic slowdown continue ...
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Hundreds of migrants have protested for a second day at Hungary's decision to prevent them from travelling on towards Germany ...
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Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck is expected to be out until Christmas after having knee surgery.
Welbeck, 24, sustained the injury ...
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A Tamil MP has become leader of the opposition in Sri Lanka's parliament - the first member of the ethnic minority ...
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Captain Wayne Rooney has promised to always make himself available for England as the striker stands on the verge of ...
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has signed to play for the Dolphins in the South African Ram Slam T20.
The ...
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has announced plans that he says will offer a "swift, determined and comprehensive" response to ...
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A gunman who shot dead a professor as he worked in his university office in Mississippi has died after apparently ...
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Russia\'s recent movements near Syria\'s city of Latakia suggest that Moscow plans to establish a \"forward air operating base\" there, ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged continued military support for Syria\'s Bashar al-Assad despite growing concerns over Moscow\'s role in ...
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Manchester United saw revenues fall by £38m in the year to June, mainly due to failure to qualify for the ...
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Brazil coach Dunga has called on his players to take on a boxer\'s mentality as they prepare to begin their ...
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Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father should stand trial on tax fraud charges, a court in Spain ...
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Two Chinese diplomats have been killed and a third wounded after a woman opened fire at a restaurant in the ...
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The White House has strongly condemned a visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A spokesman criticised Russia for putting ...
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Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep won the opening Red Group matches as the WTA Finals got under way in Singapore. ...
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The first talks bringing together all foreign powers backing rival sides in Syria\'s civil war have opened.
The meeting in Vienna ...
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Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic will meet Poland\'s Agnieszka Radwanska in the final of the WTA Finals in Singapore ...
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Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has inspired Boca Juniors to the Argentine Primera Division championship, his eighth league title in four ...
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Wales manager Chris Coleman has left Gareth Bale out of his squad for the friendly against Netherlands following \"correspondence\" with ...
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Pakistan grabbed two early wickets to hit England hard in their chase of a 284-run target as the third and ...
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Egypt has seen \"very positive change\" since the 2011 protests in Tahrir Square, the country\'s leader has said.
Speaking in Cairo, ...
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Myanmar's military chief has pledged to work with the country's new government, following landmark elections on Sunday.Min Aung Hlaing said ...
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Several Kalashnikovs have been found in an abandoned car believed to have been used by some of the Paris attackers, ...
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Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad has said a political process to end the country\'s bloody civil war cannot begin while it ...
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French President Francois Hollande has said his country will intensify air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and ...
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The so-called Islamic State (IS) group is weak and Australia has no plans to send combat troops to fight it, ...
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A female Pakistani fighter pilot has died after her aircraft crashed in Punjab province.
Marium Mukhtiar was on a routine training ...
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Former heavyweight world champion David Haye will make his return to boxing against Australian Mark de Mori at London\'s O2 ...
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A boy who was arrested for taking a homemade clock to class is seeking $15m (£10m) from his city and ...
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A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the body on Facebook has been found guilty ...
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Canada's Miss World contender has said she was barred from boarding a plane from Hong Kong to the Chinese city ...
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Greece has admitted it has come under intense pressure over migration, but denies any official attempt has been made to ...
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Pakistan has hanged four men linked to last December\'s massacre at an army school which killed more than 150 people, ...
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Russia's defence ministry has accused the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the trade ...
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Britain won a silver and bronze on the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Cambridge, New ...
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US President Barack Obama has made a rare Oval Office address after the San Bernardino shootings that left 14 dead.
He ...
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Syrian rebels have begun evacuating the last district they control in the city of Homs under a ceasefire deal reached ...
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A new gene therapy technique is able to modify prostate cancer cells so that a patient\'s body attacks and kills ...
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The climate deal reached in Paris is "the best chance we have to save the one planet we have", US ...
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A woman has won a seat on a municipal council for the first time in Saudi Arabia, after the kingdom ...
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International agreements are really an exercise in applied etymology - the meaning of words.
Behind the closed doors of the negotiating ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has used crude language in a furious new attack on Turkey over the shooting down of ...
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When the University of Birmingham revealed that it had fragments from one of the world\'s oldest Qurans, it made headlines ...
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The pull of gravity on a distant star can now be measured more accurately, shedding light on other worlds, say ...
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Saudi Arabia will face \"divine revenge\" for its execution of a prominent Shia cleric, Iran\'s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
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England could play their first day-night Test in the Ashes series against Australia during the winter of 2017-18.
Cricket Australia (CA) ...
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Gemologists in Sri Lanka claim that the largest blue star sapphire yet has been discovered in a mine in the ...
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Liverpool have signed Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic for £5.1m on a four-year contract.
The 19-year-old will return to ...
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International scepticism and condemnation have greeted North Korea's claim to have successfully carried out an underground hydrogen bomb test.If confirmed, ...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New ...
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Spain's Princess Cristina has become the first member of the country's royal family to be put on trial.She is charged ...
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A scientist has been making her case to be the first in the UK to be allowed to genetically modify ...
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China\'s economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter ...
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New figures from Brazil show a further rise in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads to mothers ...
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US President Barack Obama has said he will ban solitary confinement as a form of punishment for juvenile and low-level ...
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The UK is to accept more unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and other conflict zones - but the government has ...
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Veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77, after a short illness, his family has confirmed.
In a statement, ...
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The first freely elected parliament in Myanmar for 50 years has held its opening session. Hundreds of new MPs, mostly ...
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Republicans and Democrats vying for their party's ticket for November's US presidential election have been arriving in New Hampshire ahead ...
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The Argentine government has made an official proposal to foreign investors holding $9bn (£6.25bn) in bonds the country defaulted on.
After ...
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Rescuers are searching the rubble of a high-rise residential building in southern Taiwan after an earthquake that killed at least ...
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England took a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day series with a five-wicket victory at Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
AB de ...
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Two boats on their way to Greece have capsized near Turkey, killing at least 35 migrants, Turkish media say.
Both the ...
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A Japanese MP who sparked a national debate about paternity leave has quit after admitting to having an affair as ...
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The UN says it hopes to start delivering aid to some besieged areas in Syria within the next 24 hours.The ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to retake "the whole country", in an interview published hours after a pause in ...
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A 94-year former Nazi SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp has gone on trial in Germany over the murder ...
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Four British nationals have died in a car crash in Sweden, the Foreign Office has said. It is understood members ...
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A therapy that retrains the body\'s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ...
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In a relatively short time, Dubai's skyscrapers have become icons - distinct markers of a futuristic air-conditioned metropolis in the ...
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The White House has revealed its plans for closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility, one of the president's long-standing ...
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A small passenger plane has crashed in mountainous western Nepal, killing all 23 people on board.
The Twin Otter aircraft, operated ...
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England may consider a bid to host the 2030 World Cup with Gianni Infantino now elected Fifa president, Football Association ...
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