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21 May 2013 Last updated at 19:52 ET

US tornado rescue effort nears end

The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.


Tim Cook is expected to defend the tech giant's tax accounting practices Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim

Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.

Ambulance outside the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (21 May 2013)Suicide inside Notre-Dame de Paris

A far-right historian shoots himself dead inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in the French capital, police say, causing its evacuation.

Lyse Doucet Article written by Lyse Doucet Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent

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