International News

Rockets hit Israeli city of Eilat

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 02:46
Two rockets fired from the Egyptian Sinai have landed in the southern Israeli city of Eilat without causing damage or injury, police say.
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Beckhams are 'posher', study finds

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 02:37
David and Victoria Beckham have changed their speech to "sound less working class", researchers at the University of Manchester conclude.
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7 questions on double yellow lines

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 02:10
Test yourself on road marking rules
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Abu Qatada: Home Office seeks appeal

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:57
The Home Office asks for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against a ruling preventing the deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada.
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Thatcher 'force for good', says PM

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:56
David Cameron speaks of his personal debt to Lady Thatcher, on the day of her funeral ceremony, saying she inspired him to become a Conservative in the 1980s.
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Bolt to compete in Anniversary Games

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:56
Usain Bolt will compete in the London 2012 Anniversary Games in July along with 28 other Olympic medallists.
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Unemployment in Wales falls by 3,000

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:49
Unemployment in Wales falls to 120,000, latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show.
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Emeli Sande up for two Novellos

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:32
Double Brit winner Emeli Sande could be in line for further accolades, having been nominated for two prizes at next month's Ivor Novello awards.
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Tesco's exit from US to cost £1.2bn

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:25
Tesco's annual profits fall for the first time in almost 20 years as the UK's biggest supermarket confirms it is pulling out of the US.
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Europe car sales fall again in March

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:21
Car registrations across Europe were down 10.3% in March from a year earlier, marking the 18th consecutive month of falls.
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Black Caviar retires after 25 wins

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 01:00
Unbeaten Australian mare Black Caviar is to be retired after winning 25 consecutive races during a four-year career.
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Star Wars actor LeParmentier dies

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 00:57
Richard LeParmentier, the US character actor known to millions as one of Darth Vader's first victims in Star Wars, has died aged 66, his family announces.
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Family Guy's marathon episode pulled

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 00:54
Fox pulls a recent episode of the show from its websites that depicted people being run over by a car at the Boston Marathon.
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Walking in Graham Greene's footsteps

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 00:50
Retracing Graham Greene's footsteps to a sacred waterfall
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Atkins and the never-ending battle over carbs

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 00:36
Ten years ago Robert Atkins died in New York. More than any other person, he made ordinary people think badly of carbohydrates.
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Alps crash Britons kept in hospital

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 00:05
Three Britons seriously hurt in a coach crash in which the UK driver died remain in a hospital in the French Alps.
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Taiwan runs live-fire military drill

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 00:03
Taiwan holds its first live-fire military drill since 2008, simulating a Chinese attack on its Penghu Islands.
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New Zealand to vote on gay marriage

BBC - Tue, 2013-04-16 23:54
New Zealand's parliament is set for a final vote on Wednesday to decide whether same-sex marriage can be legalised.
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Oscars producing duo invited back

BBC - Tue, 2013-04-16 23:53
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, producers of the 2013 Oscars ceremony, are invited back to produce next year's event, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces.
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Can UK firms make it in the US?

BBC - Tue, 2013-04-16 23:53
Why is the US market so hard to crack for British firms?
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