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Greek leaders pause bailout talks

1 hour 8 min ago
Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.
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Ice alert on roads as snow eases

1 hour 11 min ago
Motorists are urged to take extra care in icy conditions as Heathrow Airport cancels half of its flights.
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Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital

1 hour 13 min ago
Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.
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US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'

1 hour 34 min ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.
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Brazil crime up as police strike

2 hours 27 min ago
Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.
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Drivers warned of icy conditions

2 hours 41 min ago
Motorists are being warned to drive with extreme care as the icy conditions around England look set to continue overnight and into Monday.
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Lana Del Rey conquers album chart

2 hours 51 min ago
US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die.
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VIDEO: Flowers and thanks for the Queen

3 hours 54 sec ago
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.
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Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'

3 hours 22 min ago
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
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Chelsea 3-3 Man Utd

3 hours 31 min ago
Manchester United climb off the canvas to snatch a point at Chelsea as Javier Hernandez's header crowned a superb comeback from 3-0 adrift.
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Murder investigation is launched

3 hours 33 min ago
A murder investigation is launched after a man is found dead at a flat in Lurgan, County Armagh.
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Police officer slashed with knife

3 hours 38 min ago
A police officer is stabbed while responding to an emergency call in the Kilwilkie estate in Lurgan.
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VIDEO: Snow and ice cause UK travel trouble

3 hours 41 min ago
Motorists have been urged to take extra care in treacherous conditions as snow across much of the UK turns to ice.
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Man arrested over school stabbing

4 hours 40 min ago
A 38-year-old man is arrested in connection with a stabbing outside a primary school in Glasgow two weeks ago.
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Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn

4 hours 40 min ago
Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.
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Ireland 21-23 Wales

5 hours 22 min ago
Wales stage a thrilling late comeback to launch their Six Nations campaign with a stunning victory over Ireland in Dublin.
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Half of Heathrow flights grounded

5 hours 37 min ago
Heathrow Airport says only half of Sunday's scheduled flights are likely to leave but services should return to normal on Monday.
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Militants 'hit Nigeria pipeline'

6 hours 7 min ago
Suspected militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in what would be the first such attack since 2010.
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Warning over icy road conditions

6 hours 19 min ago
Forecasters are warning of widespread ice on Sunday as the worst of the wintry weather begins to ease across Wales.
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Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16

6 hours 23 min ago
All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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