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Former coach denies sex abuse claims

2013-05-25 22:46

The former head coach of the Spanish female gymnastics team has denied claims that he sexually abused one of the gymnasts under his supervision.

Hezbollah, Assad forces push for advance

2013-05-25 21:02

Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah have launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair, say sources.

Friend of alleged soldier killer nabbed

2013-05-25 19:01

Friend of man suspected of killing UK soldier in London street arrested after BBC interview

Charles Ramsey not endorsing free burgers

2013-05-25 14:52

The man who famously put aside his McDonald's hamburger to help rescue three women held captive in an Ohio house says he's not endorsing restaurants that are offering him free burgers for life.

Russia: Female suicide bomber injures 11

2013-05-25 13:06

A female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, police say.

IMF boss avoids charges in payout scandal

2013-05-25 11:00

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has avoided charges but has been named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.

 
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Syria unleashes artillery barrage

2013-05-25 17:03

Activists in Syria say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have shelled a stratetig town in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels.

Sweden: Stockholm calmer but riots spread

2013-05-25 14:52

Riots in Sweden have spread beyond the capital, the sixth straight night of unrest that flared in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs and has sparked a debate over integration.

Gas cylinder blast on Pakistan school bus

2013-05-25 13:06

At least 17 children have been burned to death in eastern Pakistan after a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police say.

UK zoo worker mauled to death by tiger

2013-05-25 11:00

A British zoo worker mauled in a tiger attack has died of her injuries, police say.

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Attack puts UK spy agencies in spotlight

2013-05-25 08:59

Britain's intelligence services are under pressure to explain their knowledge of two Islamists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London, amid claims they had tried to recruit one of them.

M15 tried to 'recruit' London killing suspect

2013-05-25 08:01

An alleged friend of London soldier murder suspect Michael Adebolajo has been arrested at the BBC after telling the broadcaster that British security services had tried to recruit his friend.

Spanish princess faces tax probe

2013-05-24 20:12

A Spanish judge has ordered an investigation into the tax affairs of King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter, Princess Cristina, adding to the woes of the scandal-hit royal family.

N Korean envoy meets China president

2013-05-24 19:54

A North Korean envoy has met China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing and handed him a personal letter from leader Kim Jong-Un.

Ban lifted on Guantanamo-Yemen transfers

2013-05-24 19:54

President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, a step toward his goal of closing the US military-run prison.

 

Toronto mayor breaks 'crack cocaine' silence

2013-05-25 08:34

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied that he smokes crack cocaine, breaking a week of silence over reports of a video purportedly showing him using the drug.

Fears of Syrian war spilling into Lebanon

2013-05-24 22:05

The US has expressed concern that Lebanon could find itself dragged into Syria's civil war, and expressed support for efforts by the country's army to halt an outbreak of fighting.

Family row spooked flight staff - report

2013-05-24 20:12

British police have arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport followinga reported family row on board which scared flight staff.

Stockholm wracked by 5th night of riots

2013-05-24 19:54

Many cars have been torched and schools, shops and a police station have been set ablaze as riots sweep through Stockholm's suburbs for the fifth night, police and firefighters say.

Exiled cleric praises UK attackers

2013-05-24 18:02
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A Syrian-born Islamist cleric, who taught one of the attackers accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street, has praised the attack for its "courage".

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