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Denmark crowned Eurovision winners

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 00:37
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries.
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VIDEO: Pakistani politician is shot dead

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 00:31
A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.
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El Salvador gangs warn over truce

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 00:16
The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace.
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VIDEO: Can jellyfish venom help humans?

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 00:00
A scientist studying one of the most lethal creatures on the planet, the box jellyfish, believes its venom could be useful for medical research.
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The Somali pirates 'jailed in paradise'

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:46
The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires
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The world's largest camel herd - in Australia

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:38
The world's largest camel herd - in Australia
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Eurovision Song Contest in pictures

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:31
58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo
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'Full levers' call for Scots economy

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:24
A Scottish government paper on independence will argue Scotland's potential for growth is being held back by the lack of decision-making powers.
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Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK'

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:23
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis.
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VIDEO: Denmark triumphs at Eurovision

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:23
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops.
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Riot mars Belgrade football derby

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:13
Police in the Serbian capital Belgrade make 104 arrests as rival fans of the city's Partizan and Red Star teams clash at a match.
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Tearful Beckham signs off with win

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 22:58
An emotional David Beckham leaves the pitch in tears as he completes the final home match of his career.
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The real Sir Alex

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 22:46
By the man who ghost-wrote Ferguson's programme notes
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Russian cult film director dies

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 22:39
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose cult films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, dies at the age of 54.
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Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 22:13
Behind the scenes at this year's musical jamboree
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No 10 issues 'loon slur' denial

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 21:46
No 10 denies that "anyone in Downing Street" made comments reported in several papers describing Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
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Father of Assad spokesman kidnapped

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 21:06
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

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 20:57
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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Wilkinson savours 'historic' win

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 20:40
World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson says a maiden Heineken Cup triumph is one of his greatest achievements.
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Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 18:36
Jonny Wilkinson kicks 11 points to help Toulon come from behind and secure the Heineken Cup at the expense of Clermont Auvergne.
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