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Robert F Kennedy Jr and estranged wife Mary Kennedy attend a fundraiser on 4 December 2010 Robert F Kennedy Jr's wife dead

Mary Kennedy - the estranged wife of Robert F Kennedy Jr, nephew of John F Kennedy - is found dead at her home.

Ratko Mladic at The Hague. 16 May 2012 Mladic 'led Bosnia ethnic cleansing'

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial hears.

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Dow Jones 12598.55 - -33.45 -0.26%
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Mexican author Carlos Fuentes on 3 March 2012 Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies

Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.

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Automated blood sample testing, file photo Home HIV tests backed by US panel

Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.

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Whitehall road sign Government to miss cookie cut-off

Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.

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Balloon shadow UK climate fix balloon grounded

A pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "technical fix" has been postponed and perhaps cancelled due to problems with patents and regulations.

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Beckham to collect Olympic flame Ino Menegaki lifting the archaic pot during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame

David Beckham will bring the Olympic flame back to the UK from the Greek capital Athens along with Princess Anne.

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¿Por qué es tan cara la universidad en Chile?

Este miércoles, se reanudan las protestas estudiantiles para pedir la gratuidad de la formación universitaria en Chile, el país con la educación superior más cara del mundo. ¿A qué se debe?

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薄熙来长兄的双重身份

BBC记者刘琳分析中共一些太子党精英为什么需要用化名展开商业活动。

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30 قتيلاً في سوريا والاسد يقول ان بلاده خسرت المعركة الاعلامية مع الغرب

30 قتيلاً على الأقل في عمليات عسكرية نفذتها القوات الحكومية في مدن درعا وحمص وإدلب. والمرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان يتحدث عن "مجزرة جديدة" ذهب ضحيتها 15 مدنيا في حي الشماس في مدينة حمص.

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افغانستان و آلمان موافقتنامه استراتژیک امضا کردند

آنگلا مرکل، صدر اعظم آلمان و حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهوری افغانستان در برلین پیمان استراتژیک امضا کردند. صدر اعظم آلمان همچنین اعلام کرد که کشورش متعهد است سالانه ۱۹۰ میلیون دلار برای حمایت از نیروهای امنیتی افغانستان به این کشور کمک کند.

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Pilot Ruslan Gritsaylo takes people on paratrike tours up in the skies above Kiev. But issues with red tape in Ukraine meant his business almost didn't take off.

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