International News

Hollande: Eradicate tax havens

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:38
France's President Hollande calls for "eradication" of the world's tax havens, as he tries to repair damage caused by a tax scandal.
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Whyte loses £18m Ticketus battle

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:37
Craig Whyte is ordered to pay £18m to the finance firm Ticketus after losing a claim against him at the High Court in London.
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Ambushed Nigeria police bodies found

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:26
Nigeria's security forces have found the bodies of 11 of the 12 policemen killed in the oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday, police say.
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GB to face Croatia in Davis Cup

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:22
Great Britain's Davis Cup team have been drawn away against Croatia for September's World Group play-off.
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Luxembourg to relax bank secrecy

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:18
Luxembourg, under growing pressure from both Europe and the United States to tackle tax evasion, is to relax the secrecy surrounding its banks from 2015.
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Ding Dong! headed for the Top 10

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:18
An online campaign helps a version of Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead chart at number 10 in the Official Midweek Charts.
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South Korea raises alert level

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:17
South Korea raises its alert level to "vital threat" amid indications that North Korea is preparing for a medium-range missile test.
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Qatar offers Egypt $3bn lifeline

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:15
Qatar says it will buy $3bn of Egyptian bonds to help the crisis-hit economy recover.
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US museum receives $1bn donation

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:12
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art receives a $1bn (£650m) donation of Cubist art from cosmetics executive Leonard Lauder.
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North Korea blamed for cyber-attacks

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:11
Seoul says the evidence points to North Korean spies being responsible for cyber-attacks that disrupted work at six TV stations and banks in March.
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Yes Scotland reveals donor list

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 03:00
The campaign for a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum has received donations of more than £1.7m, it has revealed.
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Hytner to leave National Theatre

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:58
Sir Nicholas Hytner announces he will be stepping down as director of the National Theatre after more than 10 years at the helm.
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Hard shoulder death closes M25

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:53
A man is killed on the hard shoulder of the M25 in Surrey when a lorry hits his parked car, leading to the closure of the motorway.
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Thatcher tribute debates criticised

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:49
A North East MP says he would rather sit "in a torture chamber" than in the House of Commons during special tribute debates to Baroness Thatcher.
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US 'kidnap' parents in Florida jail

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:46
A US couple accused of kidnapping their two sons from their grandparents and fleeing to Cuba by boat are transferred to a Florida jail.
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Croods stays top of UK box office

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:43
Caveman cartoon The Croods holds on to the top spot of the UK and Ireland box office for the third successive week
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VIDEO: Playground pastime making a comeback

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:43
A campaign to make skipping a sport by encouraging more youngsters to take part is underway - with help from Chancellor George Osborne.
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Compton on Wisden cricketers list

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:34
England batsman Nick Compton is included among Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
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Can we get by on four hours' sleep?

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:31
Margaret Thatcher is famously said to have slept for four hours a night. How easy is it to do a high-powered job on this amount of sleep?
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Child services councillor quits

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-10 02:22
A councillor responsible for children's services resigns from post after a West Midlands local authority is found to be failing vulnerable children.
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