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Two rockets hit southern Beirut 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 06:41:45 GMT 
    Two rockets hit a Hezbollah-run area of Beirut, hours after the Lebanese Shia group's leader promised victory for his fighters in neighbouring Syria.


Paris knifing treated as terrorism 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 09:02:50 GMT 
    French anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a soldier stabbed while on duty in Paris, prosecutors confirm.


Gandhi 'devastated' by India ambush 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 06:03:21 GMT 
    The head of India's Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, says she is "devastated" by an attack on party officials in Chhattisgarh, which left 23 people dead.


Serbia state funeral for last king 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 08:07:09 GMT 
    Thousands of Serbs are expected to turn out for a state funeral for Yugoslavia's last king, Peter II, and three other members of his family.


Italians vote in local elections 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 06:57:56 GMT 
    Italians go to the polls in two days of local elections seen as a test for the new coalition government, with the focus on Rome's mayoral vote.


Extremism taskforce after Woolwich 
  Sat, 25 May 2013 21:18:18 GMT 
    David Cameron is to set up a taskforce to "look again" at the government's strategy for dealing with extremism and radicalisation in the wake of the killing of a soldier in Woolwich.


Niger leader warns of Libyan threat 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 09:07:26 GMT 
    Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou says suicide bombers who attacked two targets in his country last week came from southern Libya.


Thousands complete Boston Marathon 
  Sat, 25 May 2013 23:39:14 GMT 
    Thousands of runners complete the final mile of Boston Marathon, five weeks after they were forced to abandon the race after two bombs exploded.


Brazil 'cancels' most African debt 
  Sat, 25 May 2013 21:30:13 GMT 
    Brazil says it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt owed by African countries, to boost economic ties with the continent.


Two men charged over UK plane alert 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 08:42:54 GMT 
    Police name two men from Lancashire charged with endangering an aircraft after RAF Typhoon jets escorted a passenger plane over the UK.


Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich 
  Sat, 25 May 2013 21:43:13 GMT 
    Arjen Robben scores a dramatic late winner as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.


Apple 1 from 1976 sells for $650,000 
  Sat, 25 May 2013 16:41:39 GMT 
    An original Apple 1 computer from 1976 - one of the first built in Steve Jobs' garage - sells at auction for more than 500,000 euros ($650,000).


In pictures: Clown Day in Lima 
  Sat, 25 May 2013 23:05:56 GMT 
    Hundreds of professional clowns celebrate Clown Day in the Peruvian capital, Lima


VIDEO: Inside Iraq's Imam Hussein mosque 
  Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:12 GMT 
    Aleem Maqbool visits the Imam Hussein Mosque in the Iraqi city of Karbala, the site of a holy pilgrimage for Shia Muslims.


VIDEO: 70s Apple computer sells for $650,000 
  Sun, 26 May 2013 03:20:13 GMT 
    What's thought to be one of the last remaining original Apple computers, made in a family garage in California, has sold for a record price at auction in Germany.

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