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Benitez 'done great job' at Chelsea

May 16, 2013 - 6:03am
Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benitez deserves credit for his work at the club, says Blues defender Gary Cahill.

Pochettino may leave Southampton

May 16, 2013 - 6:02am
Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino says it "would not make sense" for him to stay at the club if chairman Nicola Cortese leaves.

Yemeni kidnappers release hostages

May 16, 2013 - 6:01am
Kidnappers in southern Yemen free three Red Cross workers and their Yemeni interpreter.

Honda to supply 2015 McLaren engines

May 16, 2013 - 5:57am
Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team.

Murray 'will prioritise Wimbledon'

May 16, 2013 - 5:53am
Andy Murray's mother Judy says her son's priority will be getting fit for Wimbledon as he battles with a back injury.

Taiwan holds drills near Philippines

May 16, 2013 - 5:49am
Taiwan conducts military exercises near the Philippines following a diplomatic row over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman.

Lonmin miners end two-day strike

May 16, 2013 - 5:22am
Lonmin mineworkers in South Africa are returning to work after their two-day strike in protest at the shooting of a senior union official at the weekend.

HS2 rail benefits are 'unclear'

May 16, 2013 - 5:14am
The HS2 rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap and the benefits for the economy are "unclear", the National Audit Office says.

EU warns China over telecom payments

May 16, 2013 - 4:57am
The EU warns it may investigate claims that Chinese telecom firms have been paid subsidies, allowing them to flood markets with cheap equipment.

Collapse at Cambodia shoe factory

May 16, 2013 - 4:54am
Part of a shoe factory collapses in Cambodia, leaving at least two people dead and more feared trapped, officials say.

Balotelli threatens racism walk-off

May 16, 2013 - 4:39am
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli says he will walk off the pitch if he is ever again racially abused by supporters.

BP asks Cameron to curb US leak cost

May 16, 2013 - 4:30am
BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

Zimbabwe's surprising bid to preserve its colonial past

May 16, 2013 - 4:23am
Zimbabwe seeks to preserve its colonial farmhouses

Fresh protests over Kunming plant

May 16, 2013 - 4:01am
Protesters take to the streets of Kunming in China for the second time this month over plans for a chemical plant.

Malaria parasite 'controls mosquito'

May 16, 2013 - 2:27am
Mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are more attracted to human body odour than uninfected insects, scientists report.

VIDEO: Pope-themed bus tours hit Argentina

May 16, 2013 - 1:38am
Fans of the new Pontiff are being offered the chance to learn more about his childhood with organised Pope-themed bus tours of his home town in Buenos Aires.

VIDEO: Gatsby cast bring party to Cannes

May 16, 2013 - 1:34am
Baz Luhrmann and the cast of The Great Gatsby have put on a show as the film opened the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Japan's economy shows recovery signs

May 16, 2013 - 12:12am
Japan's economy, the third largest in the world, expands at its quickest pace in a year, showing signs of an economic recovery.

Collapse at Cambodia shoe factory

May 15, 2013 - 11:44pm
Part of a shoe factory collapses in Cambodia, leaving at least two people dead and more feared trapped, officials say.

Series of deadly attacks strike Iraq

May 15, 2013 - 11:42pm
At least 34 people have been killed in series of bomb attacks across Iraq, several of which targeted mainly Shia districts of Baghdad, officials say.