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Woolwich attack 'hard to prevent'

39 min 38 sec ago
Preventing the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich would have been "incredibly hard", MI6's former head of counter-terrorism says.

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US road bridge falls into river

May 24, 2013 - 12:55am
Three people have been rescued after part of a road bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.

Stockholm riots throw spotlight on Swedish inequality

May 24, 2013 - 12:17am
Riots highlight Sweden's inequalities

Was there genocide in Guatemala?

May 24, 2013 - 12:06am
Fresh tussle over legacy of Guatemala's civil war

VIDEO: Rios Montt genocide case stirs tensions

May 24, 2013 - 12:05am
The former military leader of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, scored a victory this week in the long-running genocide case against him.

Japan PM Abe heads to Burma

May 23, 2013 - 11:53pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.

VIDEO: Schools set alight in Stockholm violence

May 23, 2013 - 11:11pm
Rioters have set alight two schools and a police station in the suburbs of Stockholm, as violence flared for the fifth night in a row.

Obama defends 'just' drones war

May 23, 2013 - 11:06pm
President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.

'Active' US hurricane season seen

May 23, 2013 - 9:57pm
US forecasters predict an "active or extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes, up from the average of six.

Asian stocks bounce back after falls

May 23, 2013 - 9:26pm
Shares in Asia have recovered some of the steep falls suffered on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei index rising 3%.

Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine

May 23, 2013 - 9:12pm
Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.

Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup

May 23, 2013 - 9:10pm
Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.

US Boy Scouts to allow gay members

May 23, 2013 - 9:01pm
The Boy Scouts of America organisation votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.

VIDEO: Second jewel theft at Cannes festival

May 23, 2013 - 8:48pm
A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) has been stolen during the Cannes film festival, in the second such theft to hit this year's event.

Quiz of the week's news

May 23, 2013 - 8:42pm
What has been banned in EU restaurants?

Ecuador satellite space crash fears

May 23, 2013 - 8:39pm
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.

India IPL cricket fans despair over spot-fixing claims

May 23, 2013 - 8:28pm
India cricket fans distraught over IPL fixing claims

Muslim leaders learn about Holocaust

May 23, 2013 - 8:22pm
Muslim leaders take trip to Nazi concentration camps

The OAU: Fifty years on

May 23, 2013 - 8:19pm
The search for continental unity, 50 years on