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Enter search term:     Newest Oldest Closest Match                                                   Total Articles:  Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  French army begins Mali withdrawal France begins the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children At least 16 children and a teacher have been killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Swedish riots spread beyond capital Cars and buildings are torched for a sixth night in Stockholm despite extra police being deployed, as rioting spreads to at least two other towns. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Deaths in Philippines militant clash Seven marines and at least four militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Afghan Taliban attack central Kabul Afghan security forces battle Taliban insurgents for hours in central Kabul, following an explosion that shook the capital. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Syria opposition ready to negotiate Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Arizona sheriff 'profiled' Hispanics The office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, improperly targeted Hispanics in patrols for undocumented immigrants, a judge finds. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed' The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Toronto's Ford denies 'crack video' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations from a major Canadian newspaper he was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  IMF chief Lagarde made key witness A French court does not place IMF head Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made when she was finance minister, making her a key witness instead. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Author investigated for 'clown' gibe Portuguese author and journalist Miguel Sousa Tavares is being investigated for calling President Anibal Cavaco Silva "a clown" in an interview. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  China in first Swiss free-trade deal China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Vatican punishes Freemason priest A Roman Catholic parish priest at an elite French ski resort is stripped of his functions for refusing to renounce Freemasonry. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  US bridge collapse 'caused by lorry' The collapse of a road bridge over a river in the north-west US state of Washington was caused by an oversized lorry's crash, say officials. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Rare Superman comic 'found in wall' A 1938 comic featuring the debut of Superman that was discovered in the wall of an abandoned home could set a new auction record, a dealer says. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Ecuador president starts third term Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa, is sworn into office for an unprecedented third term in the capital, Quito. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Guatemala extradites ex-leader to US Former Guatemalan President Alfonso is extradited to the United States, where he faces charges for laundering more than $70m in public funds. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger bombs Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  'Tanzanian shot' in gas crackdown A pregnant woman has been shot dead in Tanzania during a security operation after gas protests in Mtwara, a journalist in the southern town tells the BBC. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  UN hails 'historic' Obama drone vow The lawyer leading the UN's inquiry into drones welcomes President Obama's speech as a "significant step towards increased transparency". View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Two held after plane alert over UK Two men are held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan Airlines plane in UK airspace. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  MI5 'approached Woolwich suspect' Murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was asked by MI5 to work for them six months ago, a friend claims in a BBC Newsnight interview, before he is arrested on BBC premises. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Turkey to restrict alcohol sales The Turkish parliament approves controversial legislation to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  'Poor response' to Iraq abuse claims The UK government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq is inadequate, the High Court rules, but it stops short of ordering a public inquiry. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Thousands protest in Bahrain sit-in Tens of thousands of Bahrainis participated in a sit-in on Friday in protest at a raid on a senior Shia cleric's home. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Tiger attack wildlife worker dies A woman attacked by a tiger at the Cumbria wildlife park where she worked dies of her injuries. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Warnings over flagship projects More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the West Coast Main Line scheme, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Germany reports sluggish growth Germany's economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  News Corp to split in two on 28 June News Corp announces it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses on 28 June, two years after the UK phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Barrick Gold fined for Chile project Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Klopp relishing 'perfect' occasion Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp says the Champions League final against Bayern Munich will be a special occasion. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  McIlroy & Donald miss Wentworth cut Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald miss the cut at the PGA Championship at Wentworth as Francesco Molinari leads by one shot. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Gill confident of keeping Rooney Outgoing Manchester United chief executive David Gill is confident Wayne Rooney will stay at Old Trafford. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Lesbian drama is Cannes favourite An intimate love story between two young women receives rave reviews in Cannes days before the winner of the Palme d'Or is announced. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Amazon reveals fan fiction platform Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  British hopefuls up for US TV awards Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller are among the British stars nominated for the annual US Critics' Choice Awards. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Saudi drivers in 'sidewalk skiing' craze Motorists in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of driving cars, which uses only two wheels. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  VIDEO: US road bridge falls into river Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Oklahoma: Loved ones lost in tragedy Tim Muffett has been hearing the story of one family, who lost loved ones in the tragedy. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Stockholm cars and schools targeted A fifth night of violence and rioting in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, has seen a police station attacked and two schools and at least nine cars set alight. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Chinese farmer creates 'bionic arms' A Chinese farmer who lost his hands in an accident is turning his misfortune into a family business with home-made 'bionic arms' that he now sells to other amputees. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Leaving Egypt for life in Dubai Amid dismay at Egypt's political direction and pessimism about the state of the economy, thousands of Egyptians are choosing to move abroad. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Can Turkey's economic boom continue? With many Middle Eastern economies in turmoil, and doom and gloom across much of Europe, Turkey seems to be bucking the trend. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  VIDEO: First halal food fair for Sarajevo Food lovers and businessmen attend Sarajevo's first ever halal food fair, set up in response to a rise in demand for halal food products in the wider Balkans region and beyond in recent years. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  VIDEO: One-minute World News Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Chaos and suspicion in Cairo mortuary The mortuary that symbolises Egypt's post-revolutionary chaos View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  How safe are US road bridges? How safe are road bridges in the US? View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Why are so many Guantanamo inmates from Yemen? Could Guantanamo's largest detainee group be released? View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Can Nawaz Sharif walk the military tightrope? Will Nawaz Sharif walk the military tightrope in Pakistan? View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Illusion of protection in DR Congo The UN's illusion of protection in eastern DR Congo View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  How to speak Franglais Bonjour, mes amis antiques, let's parler Franglais View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Iran election: Conservatives dominate narrow field Iran's voters have little choice as conservatives dominate View Article By line: No By line Available.