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- 'Underpants bomber' pleads guilty
- A Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 tells his trial he is pleading guilty to all charges.
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- Tevez to face misconduct hearing
- Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is to face disciplinary proceedings over his alleged refusal to play in the defeat by Bayern Munich.
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- In search of the real Dracula
- Vlad Dracula, a Wallachian prince who earned the post-mortem moniker “Ţepeş” (impaler) from his preferred form of execution, never lived in Transylvania’s vampiresque Bran Castle.
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- Blackberry's message goes missing
- Communication - and the apparent lack of it - has frustrated many users of the popular smart phone in the past few days, says the BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones.
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- Inside Russia's school for gold medalists
- Russia's hopes of Olympic glory are pinned on the young athletes who are currently training in preparation for the Games in London and beyond.
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- Slaughter of the innocents
- Many in Uganda believe the country's new elite are paying witch doctors to perform gruesome rituals designed to bring wealth and prosperity. And, they complain, the police are doing nothing to stop it.
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- How to clean an oil-slicked penguin
- From the bird's first admission, to its release back into the wild - biologist and penguin 'nurse' Jeremy Gray describes the process from start to finish.
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- 24 hours of news
- Berlin prepares for the Festival of Light, a fire is exinguished on a football pitch, and members from Spain's Royal family observe a military parade in today's round up of news photography.
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Iran airline hit by US sanctions
The US imposes sanctions on an Iranian airline it says flew members of an elite force linked to an alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy on US soil.
Blackberry problems spread to US
Blackberry users on both sides of the Atlantic are now unable to use many of its smartphone services.
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Arrest made in LA hacking probe
The FBI says it has arrested and filed federal charges against one person in a probe of email hacking that targeted Hollywood celebrities.
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Black Death genetic code 'built'
The genetic code of the germ that caused the Black Death has been reconstructed in the lab.
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Tablets become Braille keyboard
A team of US researchers has invented a keyboard for touchscreen devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Black Death genetic code 'built'
The genetic code of the germ that caused the Black Death has been reconstructed in the lab.
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- Getting personal with penguins
- Eight tips for navigating Antarctica’s visitor regulations and seeing a penguin up close.
- The allure of industrial tourism
- Tours around the world focus on finding grandeur and beauty in what many see as unsightly sources of pollution.
- Sip a catpoocino in Indonesia
- Coffee collected from the droppings of an Asian Palm Civet is the world’s most expensive caffeine-jolt.
- A good life on the Amalfi Coast
- Navigate the region like an insider with these top local experiences, from a fresh seafood feast and gelato lessons to a peaceful country hideout and a leap into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Curative waters in western Ukraine
- In the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, where medical tourism began, resorts are still visited by thousands looking to treat various conditions.
- Where Europe meets Asia
- Explore the best of Turkey, the fusion point of east and west, where history has created its unique identity and beautiful scenery.
- Taiwan’s cultural past and present
- The shores of Sun Moon Lake, the largest body of water in Taiwan and a natural embodiment of yin and yang, are lined with markers of the country’s history.
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En entrevista exclusiva con BBC Mundo el hombre considerado como el más acaudalado del mundo dice que la crisis de los países desarrollados es "estructural" y, al mismo tiempo, se mostró optimista sobre el futuro de su país y América Latina.
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印度总理辛格与到访的越南国家主席张晋创会谈，并签署石油开发协议，启动安全对话机制。
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المجلس العسكري الحاكم في مصر يقول انه "ملتزم بنقل السلطة للمدنيين في المواقيت المحددة"، ويؤكد ان الجيش المصري "يتعامل مع الشعب المصري دون تمييز".
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جانشین فرمانده کل سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی در ایران به طرح ادعایی آمریکا مبنی بر دست داشتن چند افسر نیروی قدس سپاه پاسداران در تلاش برای ترور سفیر عربستان در واشنگتن واکنش نشان داده آن را سناریویی "نخ‌نما" خوانده است.
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