New clashes in Brazil before match
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:45:43 GMT
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, ahead of a football match against Mexico.
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Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:39 GMT
Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
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Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:33:31 GMT
The US Secretary of State calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, an Afghan official says.
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Deadly attack on Somalia UN office
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:55 GMT
At least 12 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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FBI 'uses surveillance drones in US'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:53 GMT
The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells a US Senate panel.
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US force-feeding 'hurts detainees'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:15:14 GMT
A hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee tells of the 'ordeal' of force-feeding, as doctors call for inmates to get independent medical care.
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Protests flare over Egypt governor
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:53:49 GMT
Egypt's tourism minister quits and protests erupt as a man with links to Islamists behind the deadly 1997 attack in Luxor is named as city governor.
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Royal baby's gender to be 'surprise'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:11 GMT
Duchess of Cambridge expected to give birth at London's St Mary's Hospital where Princess Diana had her sons.
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Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:38 GMT
A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.
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Nigeria motorbike raiders 'kill 48'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:45 GMT
Gunmen on motorbikes kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.
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Cyprus leader attacks bailout terms
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:50 GMT
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades urges eurozone leaders to help his country's biggest bank and sharply criticises the bailout agreed in March.
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Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:27 GMT
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are sentenced to jail in Italy for tax evasion but have appealed the verdict.
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China's Wanda to buy UK yacht maker
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:06 GMT
Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese property developer, says it will spend £1bn ($1.6bn) to buy a British yacht maker and property in London.
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First cycling Tour de Congo begins
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:40 GMT
The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts, but cyclists will not be riding to the volatile east of the vast country.
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PlayStation update freezing consoles
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:18 GMT
A system software update has rendered some PlayStation 3 consoles unusable, manufacturer Sony confirms.
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