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Pakistani politician is shot dead

May 18, 2013 - 11:24pm
Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi.
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Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded

May 18, 2013 - 11:20pm
Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.
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VIDEO: Anti-austerity protests in Rome

May 18, 2013 - 9:47pm
Thousands of protesters have marched through Rome in a demonstration against Italy's recently-elected coalition government.
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VIDEO: France gay marriage signed into law

May 18, 2013 - 9:46pm
France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.
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Tories attack PM over gay marriage

May 18, 2013 - 9:46pm
Grassroots Conservatives attack David Cameron's support for gay marriage, saying it has made winning the next election "virtually impossible".
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Car hits crowd at Virginia parade

May 18, 2013 - 9:17pm
Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say.
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In the Dutch earthquake zone

May 18, 2013 - 9:03pm
Nervous times in the Dutch quake zone
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Denmark crowned Eurovision winners

May 18, 2013 - 8:37pm
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries.
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VIDEO: Pakistani politician is shot dead

May 18, 2013 - 8:31pm
A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.
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El Salvador gangs warn over truce

May 18, 2013 - 8:16pm
The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace.
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The Somali pirates 'jailed in paradise'

May 18, 2013 - 7:46pm
The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires
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The world's largest camel herd - in Australia

May 18, 2013 - 7:38pm
The world's largest camel herd - in Australia
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VIDEO: How do you round up a camel herd?

May 18, 2013 - 7:36pm
Australia is home to the world's largest camel herd, but it is causing environmental problems. Simon Reeve is shown how one cattle ranch owner deals with the animals - by rounding them up and selling them for meat.
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Eurovision Song Contest in pictures

May 18, 2013 - 7:31pm
The singers who brought colour to the 58th Eurovision Song Contest
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Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK'

May 18, 2013 - 7:23pm
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis.
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Riot mars Belgrade football derby

May 18, 2013 - 7:13pm
Police in the Serbian capital Belgrade make 104 arrests as rival fans of the city's Partizan and Red Star teams clash at a match.
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Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log

May 18, 2013 - 7:03pm
Genevieve Hassan reports from behind the scenes in Malmo
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'Pioneering treatment' for Vilanova

May 18, 2013 - 6:59pm
Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova will travel to New York on Monday for "pioneering treatment" as he continues his cancer battle.
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Tearful Beckham signs off with win

May 18, 2013 - 6:58pm
An emotional David Beckham leaves the pitch in tears as he completes the final home match of his career.
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Russian cult film director dies

May 18, 2013 - 6:39pm
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose cult films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, dies at the age of 54.
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