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- Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syria TV
- Queen and McGuinness shake hands
- Barclays fined over manipulation
- Mass evacuation for Colorado fire
- Google reveals own-brand tablet
- Rwanda 'launched DR Congo rebels'
- US bans Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
- Spain 'cannot afford high rates'
- Islamists 'seize key Mali town'
- Fears for Germany's pet pundits
- Gabon burns huge ivory stockpile
- VIDEO: Olympic rings lowered over Thames
- VIDEO: Great, great grandfather of birds?
- VIDEO: Pregnancy 'biggest killer of teen girls'
- VIDEO: Syria 'out of control'
- VIDEO: When Harry Met Sally screenwriter dies
- VIDEO: Wedding party 'takes the plunge'
- VIDEO: Fight to save ancient Pakistan city
- Xstrata incentives threaten deal
- EU seeks WTO help in China row
- 'City 2.0' wins TED event prize
- App sends users to safety in riot
- Hollywood writer Nora Ephron dies
- Motown musical set for Broadway
- Early human ancestor chewed bark
- Dinosaurs' cold blood in doubt
- 'Smoking vaccine' blocks nicotine
- Farah wins 5,000m European gold
- Nigerians 'should limit children'
- Rescue after Australia sinking
- Merkel rejects sharing euro debt
- Bishop quits over bikini photos
- Bombings in Baghdad leave 11 dead
- Wyndham hotels face hack charges
- Blast boy died 'as he watched TV'
- Students announce protest march
- Warsi's code breach 'was minor'
- Nadir tells of letter to Thatcher
- VIDEO: A quick guide to Olympic budgets
- Could Mohenjo Daro be lost forever?
- Five things When Harry Met Sally says about relationships
- Day in pictures: 27 June 2012
- Tsar Nicholas - exhibits from an execution
- 'It's the economy, clever'
- Germany v France: The euro's next battle?
- Why are young Indians killing themselves?
- 7 questions on poetry
| Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syria TV Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:29 AM PDT Seven people have been killed at a Syrian pro-government TV channel, state media report, as the UN calls a key meeting for Saturday. |
| Queen and McGuinness shake hands Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT The Queen shakes hands with deputy first minister and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness in what is seen as an important moment in the Northern Ireland peace process. |
| Barclays fined over manipulation Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:03 AM PDT Barclays Bank pays £290m ($450m) in penalties and its boss gives up his bonus after it tried to manipulate the interest rates at which banks lend to each other. |
| Mass evacuation for Colorado fire Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:52 AM PDT A growing wildfire in the US state of Colorado breaches firefighters' lines and moves into the city of Colorado Springs, forcing 32,000 residents to flee. |
| Google reveals own-brand tablet Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:49 AM PDT Google has unveiled Nexus 7 - an own-brand tablet made by the Taiwanese firm Asus. |
| Rwanda 'launched DR Congo rebels' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:06 AM PDT Rwanda has played a key role in creating a rebel group and sustaining a mutiny in neighbouring DR Congo, UN experts say in a leaked document. |
| US bans Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Posted: 27 Jun 2012 04:35 AM PDT A court bans sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the US while it decides on the firm's patent dispute with Apple. |
| Spain 'cannot afford high rates' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:29 AM PDT Spain's Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, says the country cannot afford to finance itself for long at current rates of interest. |
| Islamists 'seize key Mali town' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:09 AM PDT Islamist forces in northern Mali have seized the key town of Gao after clashes with Tuareg-led rebels, reports say. |
| Fears for Germany's pet pundits Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:22 AM PDT Germany has upset animal rights activists with its latest attempts to predict the outcome of Euro 2012. |
| Gabon burns huge ivory stockpile Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:37 AM PDT Gabon's President Ali Bongo sets on fire nearly five tonnes of ivory worth $9.3m (£6m) as part of attempts to deter poaching. |
| VIDEO: Olympic rings lowered over Thames Posted: 27 Jun 2012 04:28 AM PDT A set of giant Olympic rings has been lowered from Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London. |
| VIDEO: Great, great grandfather of birds? Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:14 AM PDT A new species of dinosaur has been unveiled in Buenos Aires which palaeontologists say could provide a link to modern-day birds. |
| VIDEO: Pregnancy 'biggest killer of teen girls' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:29 AM PDT The biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide is pregnancy, according to a report by the charity Save the Children. |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:40 AM PDT UN human rights investigators say the violence in Syria is spiralling out of control, with much of the country descending into civil war. |
| VIDEO: When Harry Met Sally screenwriter dies Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:48 AM PDT Hollywood screenwriter and director Nora Ephron, who wrote such films as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, has died. |
| VIDEO: Wedding party 'takes the plunge' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:23 AM PDT An entire wedding party ended up in a lake after the jetty they were standing on to pose for photographs gave way. |
| VIDEO: Fight to save ancient Pakistan city Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:05 PM PDT Aleem Maqbool looks around the archaeological site at Mohenjo Daro in southern Pakistan which experts fear could soon be lost. |
| Xstrata incentives threaten deal Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:56 AM PDT Commodities trader Glencore is under pressure to change the terms of its $90bn (£56bn) merger with mining firm Xstrata. |
| EU seeks WTO help in China row Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:04 AM PDT The European Union asks the World Trade Organisation to arbitrate in a row about China's export restrictions on its "rare earth" minerals |
| 'City 2.0' wins TED event prize Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:26 AM PDT From wiki-houses to open-sourced drains, developers are awarded for their innovative plans for improving city life. |
| App sends users to safety in riot Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:04 AM PDT A smartphone app that quickly interprets social media data and points out safe areas is shown off at TEDGlobal. |
| Hollywood writer Nora Ephron dies Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:09 AM PDT Nora Ephron - the Hollywood screenwriter behind When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle - dies in New York, aged 71. |
| Motown musical set for Broadway Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:30 AM PDT A musical based on the life of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is set to open on Broadway next year. |
| Early human ancestor chewed bark Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:03 AM PDT One of our early relatives chewed on fruit, bark and leaves from the forests, fossil evidence suggests. |
| Dinosaurs' cold blood in doubt Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:08 AM PDT Growth-related markings on the bones of modern warm-blooded animals similar to those on dinosaur bones challenge the idea dinosaurs were cold-blooded. |
| 'Smoking vaccine' blocks nicotine Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT Smokers could one day be immunised against nicotine so they gain no pleasure from the habit, according to researchers in the US. |
| Farah wins 5,000m European gold Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT Mo Farah dominates the field to retain his 5,000m European Championships title as part of his London 2012 build-up. |
| Nigerians 'should limit children' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:22 AM PDT Nigerians should only have as many children as they can afford, President Goodluck Jonathan says. |
| Rescue after Australia sinking Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:17 AM PDT At least 125 people are saved and a body recovered after a boat sank north of Christmas Island, days after an asylum-seeker boat sank in the area. |
| Merkel rejects sharing euro debt Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:11 AM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel again rejects the idea of pooling eurozone debt through bonds and urges greater competitiveness in the EU. |
| Bishop quits over bikini photos Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:03 PM PDT Argentine Bishop Fernando Bargallo resigns after pictures showing him enjoying a beach holiday in the company of a woman become public. |
| Bombings in Baghdad leave 11 dead Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:26 AM PDT At least 11 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in and around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, officials say. |
| Wyndham hotels face hack charges Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:50 AM PDT US officials allege that more than half a million customer accounts were compromised after hackers overcame inadequate security measures. |
| Blast boy died 'as he watched TV' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT The parents of two-year-old Jamie Heaton who died in a suspected gas explosion in Oldham say he was a "loving little boy". |
| Students announce protest march Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:19 AM PDT The National Union of Students calls a march London in November in protest at rising fees, reduced employment and public sector cuts. |
| Warsi's code breach 'was minor' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:23 AM PDT Baroness Warsi is cleared of any serious breach of the ministerial code over her expenses but still faces a separate inquiry. |
| Nadir tells of letter to Thatcher Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:05 AM PDT The president of Turkey wrote to Margaret Thatcher in September 1990 hinting Polly Peck International might be a victim of a Greek Cypriot conspiracy, the Old Bailey hears. |
| VIDEO: A quick guide to Olympic budgets Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:09 PM PDT A two-minute guide to 40 years of rising costs |
| Could Mohenjo Daro be lost forever? Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:06 PM PDT Is burying this ancient city the only way to save it? |
| Five things When Harry Met Sally says about relationships Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:57 AM PDT Five things the rom-com says about relationships |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:22 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Tsar Nicholas - exhibits from an execution Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:16 AM PDT Artefacts from execution of last tsar go on display |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:08 PM PDT New York says: 'It's the economy, clever' |
| Germany v France: The euro's next battle? Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:24 PM PDT Could Germany pull plug on France's nuclear deterrent? |
| Why are young Indians killing themselves? Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:23 AM PDT Why are young Indians killing themselves? |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:37 AM PDT Test yourself on famous poetry |
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