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EU ‘wants Greece in the eurozone’

24 May 2012 Last updated at 01:33 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy: “The eurozone has shown considerable solidarity” EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to … Continue reading

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Soldier ‘sniper death’ accidental

22 May 2012 Last updated at 09:16 ET L/Cpl Michael Pritchard died after being shot in Afghanistan in December 2009 A soldier believed to have been killed by a British sniper in Afghanistan was accidentally shot while on active service, … Continue reading

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Government plans to end Asbos

22 May 2012 Last updated at 10:35 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Theresa May: “We will make powers simpler, quicker, easier to enforce” Home Secretary Theresa May has announced new plans to tackle anti-social behaviour … Continue reading

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Sister ‘saw Shafilea suffocated’

22 May 2012 Last updated at 07:50 ET Shafilea Ahmed’s remains were found in Cumbria in 2004 The sister of schoolgirl Shafilea Ahmed saw her mother and father force a bag into her mouth and suffocate her, a court has … Continue reading

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IMF tells UK to consider rate cut

22 May 2012 Last updated at 08:39 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Christine Lagarde: “When I look back to 2010 and what could have happened… I shiver” The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the … Continue reading

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Suicide attack targets Yemen army

21 May 2012 Last updated at 12:55 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC’s Frank Gardner: “The fight between al-Qaeda and the Yemeni government goes on” More than 90 people have been killed in a … Continue reading

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Six people hurt in gas explosion

21 May 2012 Last updated at 17:36 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Eyewitness Keith Thompson: “It felt like the windows came in, a massive explosion” Three police officers, a paramedic, a gas engineer and an … Continue reading

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Nato endorses Afghan timetable

21 May 2012 Last updated at 17:12 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Barack Obama: “It is in Pakistan’s interests to work with us and the global community” Nato leaders meeting in Chicago have endorsed plans … Continue reading

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Don’t scare workers, urges Cable

21 May 2012 Last updated at 16:44 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Vince Cable: “We don’t need to scare the wits out of workers” Business Secretary Vince Cable has condemned proposals to make it easier … Continue reading

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Zuckerberg’s post-IPO wedding is smart legal move

SAN FRANCISCO | Sun May 20, 2012 10:28pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Getting married was a smart business move as well as a personal milestone for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with the timing of the wedding, the day after … Continue reading

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