Syrians Vote In 'Show Of Force' Election

By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent Syria's presidential elections have begun in government-held areas as a brutal three-year civil war continues across the country. For the first time in the country's history there is more than one candidate...

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Female Hurricanes More Deadly Than The Male

Hurricanes given female names are more likely to leave more casualties in their wake than those given male names, according to a study. The reason, say researchers, is because people are less likely to be scared of a female-named hurricane and therefore...

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Spain: Calls For A Republic After King Abdicates

Juan Carlos Held Reins During Rocky Times Updated: 2:20pm UK, Monday 02 June 2014 Juan Carlos may have been tainted by recent scandals, but he can abdicate knowing he has led his country through some very testing times. One of the most testing was...

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'Mega Earth' Discovered In Distant Star System

A rocky planet dubbed a "mega earth" has been discovered in a distant star system. The planet, known as Kepler-10c, is so old that theoretically it should have become a "Jupiter-like gas giant" - but has remained solid like Earth. It is twice as old...

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'Egyptian Jon Stewart' Quits After Sisi Win

A TV satirist dubbed "Egypt's Jon Stewart" has quit his show that mocked ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al Sisi because of "enormous" pressure. Saudi-owned channel MBC took Bassem Youssef's show Al Bernameg off air in May to avoid "influencing" the...

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FBI Chases 'Ringleader' Behind Cyber Threat

How Serious Is 'Ominous' Global Cyber Threat? Updated: 12:41pm UK, Tuesday 03 June 2014 By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent It's a dramatic countdown: you have just two weeks to protect yourself against a "powerful computer attack", the...

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Tiananmen Anniversary: China Blocks Google

A number of Google websites in China have been blocked ahead of the 25th anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. It is thought the Chinese Government has been targeting Google's search engine, alongside YouTube and Twitter,...

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Hunger Games Salute Banned In Thailand

The Thai military says it will arrest anyone who uses a three-fingered salute borrowed from the Hunger Games as a form of protest against the country's recent coup. The raised arm gesture has become a symbol of opposition to the military takeover on...

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Pakistan Fighter Jet Crashes Into Bus Station

At least four people have been killed and nine injured after a fighter jet crashed at a busy bus station. The accident happened in the Baldia Town district, west of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city and commercial hub. Part of the jet's fuselage is...

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US Pledges $1bn To Boost Military In Europe

Barack Obama has promised $1bn (£597m) to bolster its military influence in Europe amid worries of more land grabs by the Kremlin. The US president said extra military equipment would be sent to the region in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine, and that...

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