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Father of Assad spokesman kidnapped

7 hours 32 min ago
Gunmen in Syria abduct the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, one of the most powerful voices in the government.
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Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast

7 hours 41 min ago
The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence.
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Bank governor in Help to Buy warning

8 hours 34 min ago
The outgoing Bank of England governor warns a government plan to boost the housing market with part-mortgage guarantees has no long-term place.
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Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon

10 hours 2 min ago
Jonny Wilkinson kicks 11 points to help Toulon come from behind to lift the Heineken Cup at the expense of Clermont Auvergne.
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Minister heckled by head teachers

10 hours 34 min ago
Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham.
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Pro-drachma party launches in Greece

10 hours 37 min ago
Greece sees the launch of a new political party, Plan B, which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma.
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Nigeria army imposes curfew on city

10 hours 43 min ago
Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.
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Root shines before NZ fight back

10 hours 56 min ago
England lose four late wickets as they close day three of the first Test at Lord's on 180-6, leading New Zealand by 205.
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Police name victims of A419 crash

10 hours 56 min ago
Wiltshire Police name the two female victims of what they call an "horrific incident", which also left three men seriously injured.
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Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts

10 hours 58 min ago
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
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NHS protesters march in London

11 hours 14 min ago
Demonstrators march through London in protest at changes to the NHS.
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British girl dies at Egyptian hotel

12 hours 18 min ago
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt is named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London.
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'Pioneering treatment' for Vilanova

12 hours 33 min ago
Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova will travel to New York on Monday for "pioneering treatment" as he continues his cancer battle.
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Funds misuse school 'must act now'

14 hours 2 min ago
Governors at a school accused of inappropriate use of public money are urged to "take action" by Westminster Council.
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Bradford 3-0 Northampton

14 hours 12 min ago
Bradford score three times in the opening half-hour as they beat Northampton at Wembley to win promotion to League One.
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Fresh violence kills eight in Iraq

14 hours 47 min ago
Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months.
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Marquez takes Le Mans MotoGP pole

14 hours 54 min ago
Marc Marquez clinches pole position after topping the qualifying session for Sunday's French MotoGP at Le Mans.
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Saudi woman reaches Everest summit

17 hours 3 min ago
A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
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Kerry urges Nigeria army 'restraint'

17 hours 14 min ago
The US warns Nigeria's army against human rights violations as it pursues a campaign against Islamist militants in the north-east.
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Dozens injured in US train crash

18 hours 20 min ago
More than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.
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