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Second body found after house blast

BBC News - 9 min 53 sec ago
A second body is found at the scene of an explosion at a Nottinghamshire house.
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Iraqi cities hit by car bomb attacks

BBC News - 25 min 57 sec ago
At least 14 people are killed by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra, police and medical officials say.
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China leader vows better India ties

BBC News - 51 min 46 sec ago
China's Premier Li Keqiang pledges to build trust with India where he is meeting his counterpart Manmohan Singh, after a recent flare-up in border tensions.
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Ryanair profits at record high

BBC News - 1 hour 5 min ago
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision.
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Gay marriage bill returns to Commons

BBC News - 1 hour 12 min ago
Conservative Party divisions over legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales are set to be exposed again when the plans return to the Commons later.
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Fierce battle for key Syrian town

BBC News - 1 hour 20 min ago
Fighting rages in Syria's town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold.
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China asks N Korea to free boat crew

BBC News - 2 hours 55 min ago
China says it has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized on 5 May, as captors reportedly demand a ransom.
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Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 11:58pm
At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.
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Peru's Fujimori health 'worsens'

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 11:04pm
A senior doctor treating Alberto Fujimori says the jailed former president of Peru has severe and worsening health problems.
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VIDEO: Ai Weiwei makes art from milk tins

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 10:56pm
Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.
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Briton held over children's deaths

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 10:34pm
A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.
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VIDEO: Tensions rise in Tunisia

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 10:22pm
One protester has died as tensions rise in Tunisia between hardline Salafists and the country's moderate Islamist government.
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PM warns overseas territories on tax

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 9:41pm
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
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Morsi rules out Sinai hostage talks

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 9:14pm
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rules out negotiating with the abductors of seven security personnel seized last week in the Sinai peninsula.
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Man killed as blast destroys house

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 8:39pm
The body of a man is recovered from the remains of a house in Nottinghamshire after it was destroyed in an explosion that injured four others.
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Keeping alive Gaza's culinary traditions

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 8:06pm
Preserving the spice of life when ingredients and power are scarce
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Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 8:01pm
Yahoo's board approves a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
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Do white South Africans have a future?

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 7:54pm
What is the future for white people in South Africa?
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Police killed in fresh Iraq attacks

BBC News - May 19, 2013 - 7:42pm
At least three police officers have been killed after gunmen attack their station in northern Iraq, local officials say.
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