MI5 'approached Woolwich suspect'
Sat, 25 May 2013 00:48:52 GMT
UK security service MI5 asked London street attack suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them half a year ago, a childhood friend claims.
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French army to begin Mali pullout
Sat, 25 May 2013 04:14:50 GMT
France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.
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Swedish riots spread beyond capital
Sat, 25 May 2013 05:37:41 GMT
Cars and buildings are torched for a sixth night in Stockholm despite extra police being deployed, as rioting spreads to at least two other towns.
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Pakistan bus gas blast kills 17
Sat, 25 May 2013 05:43:38 GMT
At least 17 children have been burned to death after a gas cylinder exploded on their school bus in Pakistan, police say.
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Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed'
Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:31 GMT
The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.
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Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case
Fri, 24 May 2013 19:38:55 GMT
A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.
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Syria opposition ready to negotiate
Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:43 GMT
Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.
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Afghan Taliban attack central Kabul
Fri, 24 May 2013 19:48:03 GMT
Afghan security forces battle Taliban insurgents for hours in central Kabul, following an explosion that shook the capital.
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Author investigated for 'clown' gibe
Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28:54 GMT
Portuguese author and journalist Miguel Sousa Tavares is being investigated for calling President Anibal Cavaco Silva "a clown" in an interview.
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Toronto's Ford denies 'crack video'
Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:35 GMT
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations from a major Canadian newspaper he was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine.
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IMF chief Lagarde made key witness
Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:18 GMT
A French court does not place IMF head Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made when she was finance minister, making her a key witness instead.
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Arizona sheriff 'profiled' Hispanics
Sat, 25 May 2013 02:04:02 GMT
The office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, improperly targeted Hispanics in patrols for undocumented immigrants, a judge finds.
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China in first Swiss free-trade deal
Fri, 24 May 2013 21:56:37 GMT
China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy.
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Lesbian drama is Cannes favourite
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:30 GMT
An intimate love story between two young women receives rave reviews in Cannes days before the winner of the Palme d'Or is announced.
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Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad
Thu, 23 May 2013 23:26:57 GMT
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles.
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