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Islamists given Egypt governorships

June 17, 2013 - 7:14am
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi appoints Islamist allies as regional governors, tightening the Muslim Brotherhood's grip on power.

Quetta university shut after attacks

June 17, 2013 - 7:11am
The women's university at the centre of Saturday's deadly twin attacks in the Pakistani city of Quetta is shut down until further notice.

Betting giant wins licence appeal

June 17, 2013 - 6:38am
Paddy Power wins its appeal over an east London council's refusal to allow it to open a betting shop in East Ham.

Man survives 15th floor fall in NZ

June 17, 2013 - 6:15am
A British man survives a 15th floor fall in New Zealand after trying to lower himself from a neighbour's balcony to his flat, local media report.

George Lucas wins first Emmy award

June 17, 2013 - 6:13am
George Lucas wins first Emmy award for his animated series Clone Wars at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood.

Google to tackle child abuse images

June 17, 2013 - 6:10am
Google has announced a plan to do more to tackle online images depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Turkey faces strike over crackdown

June 17, 2013 - 5:59am
Two major union federations in Turkey call a one-day strike to protest against the police crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, following the clearing of Gezi Park on Saturday.

Mandela's wife thanks well-wishers

June 17, 2013 - 5:35am
The wife of Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, thanks the thousands of people who have wished him well during his latest stay in hospital.

Gala 'honours Scorsese and Hockney'

June 17, 2013 - 5:20am
Film director Martin Scorsese and artist David Hockney are to be honoured by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

VIDEO: The 'ghost' tramway haunting Spain

June 17, 2013 - 5:19am
A 38 million euro tramway built to link a Spanish coastal town with a nearby beach resort is being packed up and sent to Australia.

Superman flies to top of box office

June 17, 2013 - 4:33am
Superman movie Man of Steel soars to the top of the North American box office, making $113m (£71.9m) in its opening weekend.

VIDEO: Brazilians protest against World Cup

June 17, 2013 - 4:33am
Hundreds of protesters in Brazil have clashed with riot police near Rio de Janeiro's Maracana football stadium.

Jacklin tips Rose for more majors

June 17, 2013 - 4:24am
Two-time major winner Tony Jacklin tips Justin Rose for more success after the Englishman's triumph at the US Open.

Mourning for murdered polio workers

June 17, 2013 - 3:32am
Mourning is taking place in Pakistan's Swabi district after two polio workers were shot dead by suspected militants on Sunday.

VIDEO: 'Biggest ever' Paris air show under way

June 17, 2013 - 2:50am
The biggest aerospace event of the year takes off in Paris this week with the two sectors that make up the industry in different moods.

VIDEO: Syria set to top agenda at G8

June 17, 2013 - 2:03am
The leaders of the G8 nations are set to begin a summit in Northern Ireland, with Syria's crisis likely to dominate.

Roberts set to miss first Lions Test

June 17, 2013 - 1:53am
British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts is rated "a grave doubt" for Saturday's first Test against Australia.

Report backs idea of 'super-prisons'

June 17, 2013 - 12:39am
More than 30 "run-down and poorly-located" prisons should be replaced by 12 "super-jails" each with thousands of inmates, a report says.

Activist blames Beijing for NYU exit

June 17, 2013 - 12:22am
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng links his departure from New York University to "unrelenting pressure" from Beijing, claims NYU denies.

Lawyer to oversee Guantanamo closure

June 17, 2013 - 12:10am
A Washington lawyer is set to become the diplomatic envoy charged with overseeing the closure of the US military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay.