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Michael Adebolajo in street in Woolwich MI5 'approached London attack suspect'

UK security service MI5 asked London street attack suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them half a year ago, a childhood friend claims.

French soldiers in northern Mali (10 April 2013) French army to begin Mali pullout

France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.

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Red Bull say F1 is no longer real racing. Are they right? BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson tries to find out.

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Lea Seydoux (left) and Adele Exarchopoulos Lesbian drama is Cannes favourite

An intimate love story between two young women receives rave reviews in Cannes days before the winner of the Palme d'Or is announced.

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The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.

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Mark Zuckerberg Faltering Facebook phone is delayed

Social networking giant postpones the launch of its "Facebook phone" after negative feedback and disappointing sales.

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Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.

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Inédita visita de líderes musulmanes a Auschwitz

El centro de los horrores del Holocausto judío fue visitado por un grupo de imanes, jeques y profesores de distintas partes del mundo como parte de un programa para estrechar relaciones entre judíos y musulmanes.

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海南性侵女童案两疑犯将被诉涉嫌强奸

中国媒体引海南省检察院消息指出,“小学校长带女生开房”案两名疑犯将被起诉涉嫌强奸罪。

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المعارضة السورية مستعدة لحضور مؤتمر جنيف بشرط أن يناقش رحيل الأسد

المعارضة السورية تقول إنها مستعدة لحضور مؤتمر جنيف المقترح لحل الأزمة في سوريا بشرط أن يتضمن جدول أعماله قضيتين هما : تنحي الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد ووقف العنف.

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" اردوگاه‌های 'بوکو حرام' در نیجریه ویران شد"

ارتش نیجریه می‌گوید در عملیاتی که با اعزام دو هزار سرباز به منطقه صورت گرفته تعدادی از اردوگاه‌های گروه شبه‌نظامی "بوکو حرام" را در شمال‌شرقی این کشور ویران کرده است که برای هماهنگی حملات به مناطق مجاور استفاده می شده است.

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