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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado
David Willis reports on the aftermath of the tornado in Oklahoma City
At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared killed as a gigantic tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening whole neighbourhoods.
Rios Montt's conviction overturned
Guatemalan former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has his conviction for genocide overturned by the constitutional court.
Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies
Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, dies aged 74 in Germany after a long battle with cancer.
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