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Salvador police find $9m barrel

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 15:36
Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby.
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Heavy rains devastate Guatemala

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:47
A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people.
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Danish rocketeers postpone launch

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:43
A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.
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Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:31
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
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Live Twenty20 - England v Pakistan

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:09
England require 127 to beat Pakistan in the first Twenty20 international after a disciplined bowling effort in Cardiff.
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Pedrosa wins on tragic MotoGP day

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:06
Dani Pedrosa wins the San Marino MotoGP, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 race.
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Warhol's pivotal years

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:57
A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period
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Security stepped up at Kabul Bank

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:14
Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
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Historical dilemma

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:00
How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum?
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Exclusive video shows Eta statement

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 11:27
The armed Basque separatist group Eta has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for Basque independence from France and Spain, the BBC has been told.
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Archbishop backs papal visit cost

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 10:38
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event.
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Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 09:25
The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
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Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 09:03
The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.
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Trapped miners speak to families

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 08:54
The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.
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One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 08:48
Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.
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Car bomb kills Russian soldiers

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 08:29
A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others.
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New Zealand crash victims named

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 08:13
Police in New Zealand name nine people, including four foreigners, who died when a light aircraft crashed after taking off from Fox Glacier on Saturday.
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Canada's wilderness cottage culture

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 05:48
During the summer months in Ontario, Canada, thousands of local people escape the heat - as well as the hustle and bustle of city life - by fleeing to their lakeside cottages in the wilderness.
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Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed'

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 05:35
An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.
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Federer sails through in New York

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 05:19
Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.
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