Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City
Mon, 20 May 2013 21:42:54 GMT
A "mile-wide" tornado rips through a suburb of Oklahoma City in the Midwestern United States, flattening homes and destroying a school.
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Dozens die in Iraqi bomb attacks
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:46:06 GMT
More than 70 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs and suicide attacks in one of the worst days of violence in Iraq in recent months.
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Religious bigotry rising, says US
Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:41 GMT
Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report.
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Obama hails Burma leader on US visit
Mon, 20 May 2013 21:53:21 GMT
President Obama praises the leadership of Burma's Thein Sein after historic White House talks, but urges his visitor to halt violence against Muslims.
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Tumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue'
Mon, 20 May 2013 20:21:50 GMT
Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014.
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Moscow 'terrorist attack' prevented
Mon, 20 May 2013 20:23:06 GMT
Russian counter-terrorism agents have raided a group planning an attack in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.
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Man kills four in Israeli bank
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:14 GMT
A man shoots four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, reportedly after a dispute over an overdraft.
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'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:39 GMT
About 120 militant Islamists are arrested in Maiduguri as they organise the funeral of a commander killed in clashes, the Nigerian army says.
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Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash
Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:29 GMT
Three Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
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Russia pollster 'is foreign agent'
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:18 GMT
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.
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Egypt sends extra troops to Sinai
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:29:41 GMT
Egypt deploys extra troops to the Sinai peninsula after seven members of the security forces were abducted there.
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Chen issues plea for relatives
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:03 GMT
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng tells the BBC he thinks Washington should do more to protect his relatives, a year after he fled China for the US.
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Azerbaijan starts Eurovision inquiry
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:38:01 GMT
The president of Azerbaijan orders an investigation into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.
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Star Trek tops US box office
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:10 GMT
Star Trek Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.
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VIDEO: Iraqis 'helping fight Syrian holy war'
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:38:07 GMT
The BBC has seen evidence that the Syrian regime is getting support from Shia fighters crossing into the country from Iraq.
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