Great Train Robber Reynolds dies
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:53
Bruce Reynolds, the man who planned the £2.6m Great Train Robbery in 1963, has died aged 81.
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Yugoslav general verdict overturned
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:47
A UN war crimes tribunal orders the release of Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav army sentenced to 27 years in jail.
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Yugoslav general verdict overturned
BBC Europe -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:47
A UN war crimes tribunal orders the release of Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav army sentenced to 27 years in jail.
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Deadly clashes over Bangladesh trial
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:45
At least 30 people die in Bangladesh in clashes sparked by a death sentence handed down to a senior Islamist leader for war crimes.
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Samsung loses Japan iPhone battle
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:25
Samsung has failed in its latest patent challenge against Apple, but is being aided by a former UK judge in a separate battle.
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Pope Benedict XVI leaves Vatican
BBC Europe -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:52
Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican on his final day as Pope, saying he "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey on earth.
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Pope Benedict XVI leaves Vatican
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Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:52
Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican on his final day as Pope, saying he "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey on earth.
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EU banker bonus cap 'self-defeating'
BBC Europe -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:29
The EU's proposed cap on banker bonuses will drive business away from London, says Boris Johnson, the mayor of Europe's biggest financial centre.
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EU banker bonus cap 'self-defeating'
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:29
The EU's proposed cap on banker bonuses will drive business away from London, says Boris Johnson, the mayor of Europe's biggest financial centre.
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VIDEO: Women campaign for Kenyan vote
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:11
Kenyans will go to the polls next week to elect a new president and members of parliament.
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Israel Ethiopian birth control probe
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:57
Israel's health ministry is to investigate why contraceptive injections were widely given to Ethiopian immigrant women.
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New approach for Iran at nuclear talks
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:55
Lyse Doucet assesses Iran's change in tactics at the latest nuclear talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Frustration forces Western shift on Syria
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:51
The West tries to play catch-up in Syria, says Jonathan Marcus
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Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to die
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:40
Senior Islamist leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is sentenced to death for crimes committed during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence.
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Peace concert for Kenya election
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Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:05
A concert is held in the Kenyan capital with musicians calling for a peaceful election a day after a report revealed campaign attacks, hate speech and cases of ethnic intimidation.
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Third victim dies in Swiss shooting
BBC Europe -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 08:41
A person wounded by a gunman at a factory nearly the Swiss city of Lucerne dies of their injuries, bringing to three the number of victims of the killer, who also died.
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CIA leaker starts 30-month sentence
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 08:38
John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer sentenced to 30 months in prison for leaking a covert officer's name, says he has made peace with his decision.
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CIA leaker starts 30-month sentence
BBC Americas -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 08:38
John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer sentenced to 30 months in prison for leaking a covert officer's name, says he has made peace with his decision.
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One rat brain 'talks' to another
BBC News -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 08:33
Scientists have connected the brains of lab rats, allowing one to communicate directly to another through an electronic link.
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Union agrees Opel's restructure plan
BBC Europe -
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 08:32
German trade union IG Metall agrees to Opel's plan to restructure its German operations.
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