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Manuscript published after 400 years

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 07:52
The first known manuscript written by English poet Elizabeth Tanfield Cary is published after spending 400 years in a safe.

Baghdad hit by deadly bomb blasts

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 07:51
Several car bombs explode in mainly Shia areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more, officials say.

Tom Cruise 'curry night' the movie

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 07:42
Hollywood star Tom Cruise's visit to a Hertfordshire curry house is turned into a film.

Malaysia deportation irks Australia

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 06:52
Australian PM Julia Gillard says she is "surprised and disappointed" by Malaysia's deportation of visiting Senator Nick Xenophon.

IDS hits back in shelf-stacking row

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 06:47
The work and pensions secretary criticises people taking part in back to work schemes "who think they're too good" for stacking supermarket shelves.

Labour: 'Bedroom tax' is 'perverse'

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 06:29
The government's proposed change to housing benefit rules, dubbed the "bedroom tax", is "perverse", shadow minister Stephen Timms says.

Eastleigh hopefuls spark controversy

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 06:25
Two candidates in the Eastleigh by-election become embroiled in controversy over comments on state schools and ex-PM Margaret Thatcher.

Chelsea 4-0 Brentford

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 06:09
Holders Chelsea seal an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Middlesbrough with a comprehensive victory over League One Brentford.

At Least Two Dozen Dead As Car Bombs Explode In Baghdad

NPR News - Sun, 2013-02-17 06:07

The explosions targeted mainly Shiite neighborhoods. The attack comes amid increasing Shiite-Sunni tension in Iraq.

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VIDEO: Moonies' mass wedding in S Korea

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:57
Some 3,500 couples have been married in South Korea in the first mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church since its founder's death.

Pope Blesses Faithful At Vatican For First Time Since Resignation Announcement

NPR News - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:48

Pope Benedict XVI asked those gathered in St. Peter's Square to continue praying for him and the next pope. He steps down as pope Feb. 28.

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Teenager killed in double shooting

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:46
A teenager is killed and a 32-year-old man is seriously injured in a shooting in east London.

Auction raises funds for boxing hero

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:30
Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard donate lots for an auction which raises more than £3,000 for the man who was Joe Calzaghe's 'cut man'.

New oil discovery in Darwin field

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:27
A new oil field has been discovered in the North Sea by the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA).

Arsonists attack gold mine in Greece

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:23
Dozens of masked attackers raid a gold mine in the Halkidiki region in northern Greece, setting fire to machinery and vehicles, police say.

Borgen back on BBC for final series

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:15
Hit Danish drama Borgen is to return to BBC Four for a third and final series.

Nesbitt open about joint candidates

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 05:03
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has refused to rule out fielding more joint candidates with the DUP in future elections in Northern Ireland.

Severn barrage will 'damage' economy

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 04:49
A new barrage across the Severn Estuary will damage the Welsh economy, Bristol's elected mayor says.

VIDEO: Church becomes home to new store

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 04:37
A village shop that is run from the aisles of a working church has opened in Berkshire.

Zaha Hadid criticises UK 'misogyny'

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-17 04:31
Award-winning architect Zaha Hadid criticises British attitudes toward female architects, saying she faces "misogynist behaviour".
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