BBC World News
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Man guilty of Terreblanche murder
One of two South African farm workers accused of murdering white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010 is found guilty - the other is acquitted.
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Google seals deal with Motorola
Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government.
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Mourinho signs Real Madrid deal
Jose Mourinho signs a new four-year contract to remain as manager of La Liga champions Real Madrid until 2016.
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Di Matteo 'deserves rolling deal'
Ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin says offering interim manager Roberto Di Matteo a rolling contract could suit all parties.
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Yemen holds sombre national day
Yemen's national day parade passes off without incident, but in a sombre atmosphere, a day after a bomber killed 96 soldiers in the capital, Sanaa.
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Anti-Assad Lebanese cleric bailed
An anti-Syrian Sunni cleric whose arrest sparked sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli is released on bail.
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Ten jailed for Russian train bomb
A Russian court jails 10 people, four for life, for the November 2009 bombing of a high-speed train in which 27 people died.
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Sri Lanka 'must face war probes'
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international war crimes probe, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
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Six Somalis in Paris piracy trial
Six Somalis go on trial in Paris charged with taking the crew of the sailing ship Le Ponant hostage in 2008.
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Spanish protest at education cuts
Schools and universities in Spain close in protest at government cuts, in the first ever strike across all levels of public education.
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Bahrain activist attends retrial
Leading Bahraini political and human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appears in court in the capital, Manama, for his retrial.
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House bows out on dramatic note
The final episode of award-winning medical drama House airs in the US, eight years after its TV debut.
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Jail for Egyptian protest police
Five Egyptian policeman are sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for their roles in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising.
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IMF tells UK to consider rate cut
The Bank of England should consider new boosts to the UK economy says the IMF as it backs the government's deficit-cutting strategy.
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Burma's plea over power protests
Burma's reformist, military-backed government appeals for public understanding after rare protests by hundreds of people against chronic power shortages.
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Euro 'threat' to global outlook
A weak eurozone is the single biggest threat to the global economy, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Sister 'saw Shafilea suffocated'
The sister of schoolgirl Shafilea Ahmed saw her mother and father force a bag into her mouth and suffocate her, a court hears.
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'Obscene' Zuma painting attacked
A painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out, angering the ANC, is vandalised in a Johannesburg gallery.
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Comic's party wins Italian polls
Comedian Beppe Grillo shakes up Italian politics, with his party winning elections in the northern city of Parma.
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Rios Montt faces massacre trial
Guatemala's former military leader Efrain Rios Montt faces a second trial on genocide charges, over the massacre of 201 people during the civil war.
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Nuclear watchdog eyes Iran deal
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says it is close to signing a deal with Iran on an investigation into its atomic activity, after talks in Tehran.
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Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold
The trade in women that makes men rich
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Best replaces Gabriel for Windies
Injured West Indies seamer Shannon Gabriel will miss the rest of the Test series against England and be replaced by Tino Best.
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Houston's final record released
The last recording by pop star Whitney Houston - a duet with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks - is released.