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Attack follows news of Afghan talks

June 18, 2013 - 8:46pm
Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

Nigeria militants kill school pupils

June 18, 2013 - 8:23pm
Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.

Brazil president 'proud' of protests

June 18, 2013 - 8:15pm
Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, as new protests take place in Sao Paulo and other cities.

Applause is a 'social contagion'

June 18, 2013 - 8:04pm
The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.

How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

June 18, 2013 - 7:43pm
As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

June 18, 2013 - 7:43pm
As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

Attack follows news of Afghan talks

June 18, 2013 - 7:36pm
Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

The air force pilot who took her baby on missions

June 18, 2013 - 7:30pm
The air force pilot who took her daughter on missions

The air force pilot who took her baby on missions

June 18, 2013 - 7:30pm
The air force pilot who took her daughter on missions

VIDEO: The global middle class revolution

June 18, 2013 - 7:13pm
Where is the middle class growing around the world?

Food labels system to be rolled out

June 18, 2013 - 7:10pm
A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.

Jail reckless bankers, report urges

June 18, 2013 - 7:01pm
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

VIDEO: Turkey's 'silent protest' spreads

June 18, 2013 - 6:18pm
A silent, standing protest by performance artist Erdem Gunduz has been taken up by hundreds of anti-government demonstrators and spread to several Turkish cities.

Campbell-Brown given provisional ban

June 18, 2013 - 6:03pm
Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica is provisionally suspended from competition after testing positive for a banned substance.

VIDEO: US and Taliban to hold peace talks

June 18, 2013 - 5:53pm
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced.

VIDEO: Brazil Protests: Student voices

June 18, 2013 - 5:30pm
Students in Sao Paulo tell the BBC why the protests in the country are taking place

US to open direct Taliban talks

June 18, 2013 - 5:10pm
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.

Chile to extradite Argentine judge

June 18, 2013 - 5:10pm
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.

Chile to extradite Argentine judge

June 18, 2013 - 5:10pm
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.

Montreal mayor resigns after arrest

June 18, 2013 - 4:49pm
Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.