Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Myanmar appeals for international assistance for flood relief

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- Ekantipur Report MYANMAR, AUG 04 - Myanmar said on Tuesday it had appealed for international assistance to help provide food, temporary...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Can couples really get stuck together during sex?

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By William Kremer BBC World Service It sounds like a scene from a trashy sex comedy. But stories of getting stuck during sex have be...
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Jonny Byrne's family appeal after 'drinking game' death

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BBC News The family of a teenager whose body was found in a river in the Republic of Ireland has appealed to people not to take part i...

Election officials: Thailand voting to take time

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BBC News Thai election officials have warned that it could take several weeks to re-stage voting in areas where Sunday's election ...

Moscow shooting: School gunman held after killing two

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BBC News A student who entered a Moscow secondary school and took more than 20 fellow pupils hostage has been arrested, Moscow police ...

Corruption across EU 'breathtaking' - EU Commission

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BBC News The extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy about 120bn euros (£99bn) annually...
Friday, January 17, 2014

India police arrest third suspect in Danish woman rape case

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BBC News Police in the Indian capital say they have arrested a third man in connection with the gang rape of a Danish woman. Two m...

South Sudan conflict: UN says atrocities on both sides

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BBC News Both sides in South Sudan's conflict have carried out atrocities, a UN human rights chief has said. In a BBC intervie...

How Syria sank into all-out civil war

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By James Robbins Diplomatic correspondent, BBC News A major diplomatic effort to resolve the Syrian conflict is set to take place in...

Japan WW2 soldier who refused to surrender Hiroo Onoda dies

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BBC News A Japanese soldier who refused to surrender after World War Two ended and spent 29 years in the jungle has died aged 91 in To...

Drop in sea piracy helped by big Somali improvement, says watchdog

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BBC NEWS Piracy at sea is at its lowest level in six years, with 264 attacks recorded - a 40% drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011,...

Westgate siege: Trial of accused starts in Kenya

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BBC NEWS The trial of four men charged over the Westgate shopping centre siege in Kenya has started in the capital, Nairobi. The f...

Algeria's Bouteflika returns from Paris after check-up

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BBC NEWS Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, has returned home after a medical check-up at a hospital in Paris, state me...

Amara Konneh: Liberia finance minister hails 'new image'

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BBC NEWS Liberia's finance minister says being named Africa's finance minister of the year is recognition of the country's...

Nigeria PDP crisis: President Jonathan's ally Tukur resigns

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BBC NEWS A close ally of Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, Bamanga Tukur, has resigned as chairman of the governing People...

Mandla Mandela charged over South Africa 'road rage'

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BBC NEWS Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla has been charged with assault, according to the local public broadcaster, SABC. Mr M...

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan sacks military chiefs

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BBC NEWS Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked his military high command, his spokesman Reuben Abati has said. No r...

Yoweri Museveni: Uganda troops fighting South Sudan rebels

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BBC NEWS Ugandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudanese government forces against rebels, President Yoweri Museveni has confirme...

UN report urges action over rising CO2

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BBC NEWS The level of greenhouse gases is rising rapidly and far greater global efforts are needed to tackle the issue, a leaked UN re...

New world record for longest echo set near Invergordon

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BBC NEWS A new world record for the longest echo in a man-made structure has been set in an underground fuel depot constructed in Scot...

David Cameron's jokes for journalists target Boris and bald spot

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BBC NEWS The prime minister has reeled off gags about his bald spot and his political rivals at a dinner for journalists. David Ca...

Dave Lee Travis trial: Woman 'feared rape' at Showaddywaddy show

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BBC NEWS A woman feared she was going to be raped by DJ Dave Lee Travis when she was 15 at a Showaddywaddy concert, Southwark Crown Co...

Charles and Camilla to visit Canada in May

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BBC NEWS The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will tour Canada in May, a spokesman has confirmed. They will visit Manit...

London visits hit record levels, figures suggest

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BBC NEWS A record 4.9 million visits were made to London between July and September 2013, according to new figures. In the first n...

Primark fall death: No evidence of suicide says coroner

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BBC NEWS There was "no evidence" a woman who plunged to her death in a branch of Primark wanted to kill herself, an inquest ...

Osborne wants above-inflation minimum wage rise

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BBC NEWS Chancellor George Osborne has said he wants to see an above-inflation increase in the minimum wage. He told the BBC the ...