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Second day of protests rocks Bahrain
A second day of clashes rocks the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain after two people were killed on Thursday amid protests against the rule of the country's Sunni royal family.
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Colombian Farc releases two hostages
Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, frees two hostages held since 25 January, and ELN rebels release five mine workers seized a week earlier.
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Aberdeen 1-0 Dundee
Niall McGinn's 17th goal of the season gives Aberdeen their first win of 2013 as Dundee lose at Pittodrie.
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Chile's Pinera visits fire victims
Chilean Sebastian Pinera visits the city of Valparaiso, following one of the most destructive forest fires in decades, promising to re-house victims and rebuild the area.
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Ulster 26-3 Zebre
Pro12 leaders Ulster secure a bonus-point in Friday night's scrappy 26-3 victory over bottom club Zebre at Ravenhill.
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Caulker ban lifted, Ince's upheld
England's Steven Caulker is cleared to play at this summer's Euro Under-21 Championship but Tom Ince will still miss the opener.
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US footballer reveals he is gay
United States and ex-Leeds winger Robbie Rogers says he is "stepping away" from football after announcing he is gay.
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Tests by food giants find horse DNA
Catering giant Compass Group and Whitbread, one of Britain's largest hotel chains, have found horse DNA in products sold as beef, it emerges.
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Checks on school and hospital meals
Councils in Wales say they are taking steps to ensure horsemeat is not reaching schools, hospitals and homes with some carrying out tests and checks
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G20 not expected to criticise Japan
Finance ministers of the G20 nations meeting in Moscow will not criticise Japan for weakening the yen, a leaked draft communique suggests.
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VIDEO: Oscar Pistorius 'broke down' in court
South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius has "strongly rejected" a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, after he appeared in court weeping.
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Asteroid in record Earth near-miss
A space rock the size of an Olympic swimming pool passes harmlessly within 28,000km of Earth - just a tenth the distance to the Moon.
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McCrea 'likely to form new party'
Lagan Valley MLA Basil McCrea has said it is likely that he and John McCallister will set up a new party to challenge the DUP and the UUP.
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Judgement reserved over uni cash row
A judge reserves his decision over whether a student's human rights were breached when an Oxford college turned him down on financial grounds.
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VIDEO: Pistorius denies girlfriend's murder
South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
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Assange police guard cost nears £3m
A round-the-clock guard outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where Julian Assange took refuge last June, has cost almost £3m, say the Metropolitan Police.
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Serena reclaims number one spot
Serena Williams beats Petra Kvitova at the Qatar Open to ensure she will become the oldest ever women's world number one next week.
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Police name RAF avalanche victim
Police name one of the three people who died after an avalanche in the Highlands on Thursday afternoon.
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Five injured in balcony collapse
A hotel owner is among five people seriously injured when a balcony collapses at his West Yorkshire venue.
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Bristol Airport attracts more Welsh
More passengers from Wales use Bristol Airport than Cardiff, provisional figures for the first half of 2012 indicate.
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