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  • 26 May 12 UN observers in Houla

    Sat, 26 May 12

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    UN observers visit Syrian "massacre" site / Bankia explains bailout request / Azerbaijan to host Eurovision final

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  • 25 May 12 PM Super telescope

    Fri, 25 May 12

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    Super telescope for South Africa, Australia and New Zealand / Shares in Spain's troubled Bankia suspended / Scottish independence supporters launch referendum campaign.

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  • 25 May 12 AM: US Cuts Aid To Pakistan

    Fri, 25 May 12

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    US Pakistan Relations/ Al-Qaeda and Syria/ Chief Alien-Hunter Retires

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  • 24 May 12 PM European business activity low

    Thu, 24 May 12

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    European business activity falling fast / Zuma asks court to have portrait removed / Australian mining magnate declared the richest woman in the world.

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  • 24 May 12 AM: New ICC Chief "Blackmail" Claim

    Thu, 24 May 12

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    ICC Blackmail Claim/ The Return of Polio/ New Species/ The Dons of Corleone

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  • 23 May 12 PM Pakistani doctor found guilty of treason

    Wed, 23 May 12

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    Pakistani doctor guilty of treason for helping CIA / Egyptians vote in historic presidential election / Beijing toilets.

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  • 23 May 12 AM Egypt votes

    Wed, 23 May 12

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    Egyptians go to the polls / Yemen on the brink of a catastrophic food crisis / Talks on a new government for Somalia / Former Greek Prime Minister on leaving the Euro / Skydiving without a parachute

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  • 22 May 12 PM Jail sentences for Egyptian policemen

    Tue, 22 May 12

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    Five Egyptian policemen given jail sentences / OECD warns of debt vicious cycle / Robofish.

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  • 22 May 12 AM Mali interim president attacked

    Tue, 22 May 12

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    25 mins

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    NATO endorses timeable for Afghanistan withdrawal / A violent attack on Mali's interim president / Report says husbands are more dangerous than guns in parts of West Africa / Political debate on the streets of Cairo ahead of Egypt's presidential election

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  • 21 May 12 PM Yemen attack

    Mon, 21 May 12

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    Scores killed in Yemen suicide bomb / Lockerbie bomber buried / Chess in India.

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