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Protests have been held in over 100 American cities to express anger at the acquittal last week of George Zimmerman who shot and killed the unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida last year. The case has triggered widespread and impassioned
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Police in the United States city of Cleveland, Ohio were searching for more bodies after three were found over the weekend wrapped in plastic. The mayor of East Cleveland has said that there may be more victims. From Washington, Katy Watson. 美国俄亥
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Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to a son. Palace officials say the baby was born at 24 minutes past four in the afternoon and weighs eight pounds six ounces-- that's just over three and a half kilograms. The boy, who
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have left a London hospital to take home their newly born son for the first time. A smiling Prince William placed the child in a car seat for the short journey to Kensington Palace. The BBCs royal correspondent Peter
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King Juan Carlos of Spain has visiting the university hospital in Santiago to meet survivors of the high-speed train crash that killed 80 people. Reports suggest that the train was traveling at double the official speed limit at the time of the accid
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Reports from Spain say at least 20 people have been killed when a train was derailed in the north-west of the country. The authorities have confirmed that the train came off the tracks near the city of Santiago de Compostela, but could not confirm th
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Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians are holding rival rallies in the capital Cairo in whats widely been seen as a trial of strength between the army and supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The main rallies have so far been peaceful. Earl
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Two leading figures in Egypt who backed the armys ousting of the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi have condemned the killing of a large number of his supporters in clashes with security forces in the capital Cairo. The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar mosque h
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The United States says its planning for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestinians in Washington with the first talks due on Monday. Earlier, the Israeli cabinet approved the release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners. Katy Watso
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In what it called the largest operation of its kind in the United States, the FBI has rescued more than 100 children whove been forced into prostitution. The FBI assistant director described child prostitution as a persistent threat to children acros
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A military court in the United States has found the American soldier Bradley Manning guilty of 20 charges related to espionage but not guilty of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy. Hed been accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret
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The people of Zimbabwe have been voting in large numbers in elections pitting Africas oldest leader Robert Mugabe against his Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. Many polling stations have closed although some booths are staying open for those who are
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Italy's highest court has upheld the prison sentence handed down to the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud. However, because of his age, Mr Berlusconi is unlikely to go to jail and instead faces house arrest or community se
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The United States has issued a worldwide travel alert warning its nationals that al-Qaeda and other groups could be planning a wave of attacks in the Middle East and North Africa. It follows a decision to close more than 20 US diplomatic missions in
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The electoral commission in Zimbabwe has declared that president Robert Mugabe has won a seventh term in office. Mr. Mugabe who is 89 years old won 61% of the vote. His main rival Morgan Tsvangirai won nearly 34%. Mr. Tsvangirai says he will go to co
