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- Iran displays captured US drone
- Iranian TV shows the first video footage of an advanced unmanned US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.
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- Sehwag hits record one-day score
- India opener Virender Sehwag breaks the record one-day international score after hitting a double century against West Indies in Indore.
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- Japan’s top five hiking spots
- Some of the hiking world’s best-kept secrets can be found in the Japan Alps, the hills around Kyoto and in the vast wilderness of Daisetsuzan National Park.
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- Drawing on the past
- Award-winning illustrator Ed Young's latest work recalls his childhood in occupied Shanghai.
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- Annie Leibovitz captures America
- The US photographer's latest exhibition turns away from celebrity portraits to evoke historical figures through their homes and other places associated with them - from Emily Dickinson to Elvis.
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- Detecting ash clouds from the sky
- Scientists hope a new device that uses infrared technology will help pilots determine ash cloud density, and work out where is safe to fly during a volcanic erruption.
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- Unsympathetic character
- Oscar winner Charlize Theron talks to Tom Brook about her unlikeable role in the new film Young Adult - a movie the director hopes will makes audiences cringe.
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- Scientists in mammoth clone attempt
- A team from Russia and Japan are undertaking a Jurassic Park-style experiment in an effort to bring the giant woolly animal out of extinction.
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Putin blames Clinton for election unrest
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of encouraging protests over the results of parliamentary elections.
Polar bear 'cannibalism' pictured
A photojournalist snaps an image of cannibalism among polar bears - a situation that is becoming more common as sea ice dwindles.
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Sportsday Live features news of Wayne Rooney's reduced ban at Euro 2012, updates from the UK Championship in York, Stuart Lancaster's appointment as Interim Head Coach of England, plus more.
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Mash star Harry Morgan dies at 96
US actor Harry Morgan, best known for playing Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular series Mash, dies at the age of 96.
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Rare gene links vitamin D and MS
A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study.
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Wikipedia probes PR firm's edits
The online encyclopaedia probes user accounts traced back to the Bell Pottinger, following allegations of content manipulation.
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Mars water clue 'most clear yet'
Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity has found slivers of a bright material that looks very much like it is gypsum (calcium sulphate).
Travel »
- Gift guide 2011: North America
- Seven ideas for travellers itching to start their own great American road trip, from a tabletop grill that works almost anywhere to hundreds of offline maps.
- Musical destination: Tromso, Norway
- Experience the magic of music and environment in the Arctic Circle, where melodies play alongside of the Northern lights.
- Short term rental cars in Paris
- Following in the tyre-treads of Velib’, Paris’ successful public bike hire scheme, this week the city launched Autolib’, a similar system for cars.
- The world’s most unusual beaches
- With fairy floss sands and disappearing seas, these 10 extraordinary beaches will put a new spin on your summer holiday.
- A museum for bad art in Boston
- The 600-piece collection showcases all of the categories found in any major art museum, like landscapes, but also contains peculiar genres like “blue people” and “poor traits”.
- Walking New York City’s High Line
- Take a breath of fresh air along the elevated urban parkway that beats a new path through the sprawl of the city.
- The king of Kuchen in Germany
- Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte, a classic chocolate, whipped cream and cherry cake, reigns supreme in southwest Germany, where the dessert was invented almost a century ago.
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Muchas latinas menores de edad están atrapadas en las redes de prostitución que operan en Estados Unidos. El número total de niños en ese circuito se calcula en cien mil. Historias de Los Ángeles.
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The tiny Gulf State of Qatar is a country that has been built by foreigners. Employment opportunities here are so great that migrant workers outnumber the locals.
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