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Protests force Bulgarian U-turn
24 minutes ago - BBC
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski apologises for a political appointment that plunged his three-week-old government into crisis
9-cent hike leads to clashes in Brazil
35 minutes ago - CNN World
After a chorus of cries for social justice echoed through the streets of Brazil for days, protesters called for a time out Wednesday. Despite the anticipated lull in street marches, the government will beef up security with the deployment of elite police officers and firefighters
Barack Obama to call for nuclear stockpile reductions in Berlin speech
53 minutes ago - Guardian
US president's proposals will include one-third reduction in American and Russian arsenals, White House saysThe US president, Barack Obama, will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House has said.Obama will make his case during a speech on Wednesday...
Bodies of two missing divers found
33 minutes ago - BBC
The bodies of two missing divers are found close to a wrecked German warship in Scapa Flow in Orkney
Cat stands for election in Mexican city
1 hour 2 minutes ago - Guardian
Campaign shines light on political disenchantment with slogan: 'Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a cat'It started as a joke between friends, but Morris the cat's bid to become mayor of the Mexican city of Jalapa, the capital of the state of Veracruz, has now turned into a social media phenomenon with a serious message about political disenchantme...
Supreme court quashes Iran bank sanctions and criticises secret hearings
1 hour 2 minutes ago - Guardian
Treasury ordered to lift sanctions against Bank Mellat, as critics warn open justice and rule of law are casualties of secret courtsThe government's enthusiasm for secret courts has been set back after the UK's most senior judges quashed anti-terrorist sanctions imposed on an Iranian bank and dismissed the intelligence involved as insignificant.In...
Suicide bomber strikes Yemeni market
1 hour 9 minutes ago - BBC
A suicide bomber on a motorbike kills two people in Yemen's northern town of Saada, which is under the control of Houthi Shia rebels
Gunmen 'kill 48' in Nigeria village
43 minutes ago - BBC
Gunmen kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says
Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of three further counts of indecent assault
1 hour 40 minutes ago - Guardian
Deputy speaker is informed he faces additional allegations as he answers bail after initial arrest last monthNigel Evans, the House of Commons deputy speaker already under arrest for alleged rape and sexual assault, has been arrested on suspicion of three further counts of indecent assault, it has emerged.The MP for Ribble Valley, 55, answered bail...
PlayStation update freezing consoles
1 hour 29 minutes ago - BBC
A system software update has rendered some PlayStation 3 consoles unusable, manufacturer Sony confirms
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