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Justin Bieber concert takings stolen

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 09:38
Thieves in South Africa steal some of the takings from a Justin Bieber concert after breaking into a football stadium.
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'Killer' abortion doctor jury locked

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 08:51
The jury in the trial of a US abortion provider accused of killing four babies and an adult patient has failed to reach a verdict on two charges.
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Bloomberg: Snoop error 'inexcusable'

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 08:24
Bloomberg says that allowing reporters to monitor the activities of clients on its terminals was an "inexcusable" error.
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Malcolm X grandson murder: Two held

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 07:52
Two men are arrested on suspicion of involvement in a fight believed to have led to the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X.
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US retail sales inch up in April

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 06:16
US retail sales rose unexpectedly in April, after falling back in the previous month.
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Around Planet Earth in 1,500 tweets

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 05:14
Canadian astronaut Hadfield's tweets from Earth's orbit
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VIDEO: Singapore opens US death inquiry

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 05:07
Singapore has opened a coroner's inquiry into the death of a US engineer whose parents believe he was killed over a China-linked project related to sensitive technology.
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Shooting at US Mother's Day parade

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 01:37
Nineteen people are shot and injured during a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, police say.
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European shrub threatens US frogs

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 01:04
A European shrub is disrupting ecosystems in the US Midwest and threatening amphibian populations, say US researchers.
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Singapore opens US death inquiry

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 01:00
Singapore opens a coroner's inquiry into the death of US engineer Shane Todd, whose parents believe did not commit suicide.
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VIDEO: Writing Bible's 788,000 words by hand

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 22:22
Why this man spent years writing Bible's 788,000 words by hand
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VIDEO: Harry starts off US Warrior Games

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 22:15
Prince Harry has started the first event of the Warrior Games for injured service personnel, being held in Colorado, US.
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Harry starts off US Warrior Games

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 19:55
Prince Harry starts the first event of the Warrior Games for injured service personnel, being held in Colorado.
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VIDEO: Shooting at US Mother's Day parade

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 18:32
Nineteen people have been wounded in a shooting at a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, police say.
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VIDEO: Astronaut's Bowie cover farewell

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 17:49
Canadian commander Chris Hadfield has shared with the world his cover version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, which he recorded on the International Space Station.
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Nasa's job is not to 'titillate'

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 17:37
Will the space station ever justify its existence?
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Rat meat and Chinese food safety

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 17:16
A storm over food safety - Chinese style
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The endless Syria conundrum

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 16:50
Cameron and Obama struggling to come up with answers
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Small firms chase US federal dollars

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 16:01
How to get a share of $500bn US government spending
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Bodies found after US stand-off

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 13:15
US police discover two bodies after ending a 37-hour stand-off with a man who held three people captive in a house in New Jersey.
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