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Rwanda to tackle school sex abuse

May 9, 2013 - 8:31am
Rwanda's education minister promises to tackle sex abuse in schools after a report revealed that 43% of surveyed students had been victims.

Cameron raps EU financial tax plans

May 9, 2013 - 8:27am
Prime Minister David Cameron reasserts Britain's strong opposition to a European financial transactions tax in a speech at an investment conference.

Elephants killed at heritage site

May 9, 2013 - 8:26am
WWF says that elephants have been killed by poachers at a national park in the Central African Republic.

Man Utd 'welcome' arrival of Moyes

May 9, 2013 - 8:24am
Manchester United appear to signal that David Moyes' appointment as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor is imminent.

Police officer who sold story jailed

May 9, 2013 - 7:55am
A former Sussex police sergeant is jailed for 10 months for offering information, including about Katie Price's daughter, to newspapers.

Film director Bryan Forbes dies

May 9, 2013 - 7:39am
Film director Bryan Forbes, whose work included the 1970s horror classic Stepford Wives, has died at the age of 86, a family spokesman says.

VIDEO: On the road with Pakistani candidates

May 9, 2013 - 7:19am
The BBC's Lyse Doucet has been on the campaign trail with Pakistan's main election rivals, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan.

3-D print gun hits 100,000 downloads

May 9, 2013 - 7:05am
The controversial 3D-printed gun has attracted 100,000 downloads since the blueprints went online this week.

Vatican denounces Mexico Death Saint

May 9, 2013 - 6:36am
A senior Vatican official says the Mexican folk saint Santa Muerte, represented by a skeletal figure is a "degeneration of religion".

Huawei boss in first media interview

May 9, 2013 - 6:35am
Ren Zhengfei, the founder of China's Huawei - the world's second-largest telecom equipment maker - speaks to the media for the first time.

Tight security after Beijing protest

May 9, 2013 - 6:32am
Busloads of police are brought in to a Beijing suburb a day after a protest over the death of a 22-year-old female migrant worker.

Official describes Benghazi attack

May 9, 2013 - 6:28am
A top US official tells Congress he was "stunned" by the Obama administration's explanation for the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.

Ronaldo in 'ideal place' in Madrid

May 9, 2013 - 6:11am
Real Madrid is "the ideal place" for top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo according to the Spanish club's assistant manager Aitor Karanka.

Prague artist wins £20,000 prize

May 9, 2013 - 6:04am
An artist from the Czech Republic has received £20,000 for winning a self-portrait competition.

Pakistan prisoner dies in India

May 9, 2013 - 6:01am
A Pakistani prisoner attacked by a fellow inmate at a high-security prison in Indian-administered Kashmir dies in hospital, doctors say.

Eritrea denounced over detentions

May 9, 2013 - 5:58am
Eritrea holds 10,000 political prisoners in "unimaginably atrocious conditions", a rights group says - and not one has been charged with any crime.

Offender supervision plan under fire

May 9, 2013 - 5:58am
Probation officers criticise plans for charities and firms to supervise offenders for at least a year after they have been released from prison.

Bowie video pulled in YouTube error

May 9, 2013 - 5:30am
The video for David Bowie's latest single, which stars Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard, was temporarily pulled from YouTube over its graphic content.

Cable TV boosts News Corp profits

May 9, 2013 - 5:18am
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reports better-than-expected results on the back of growth in its television and entertainment businesses.

Sony sees first profit in five years

May 9, 2013 - 5:15am
Electronics giant Sony reports an annual profit for the first time in five years, boosted by a weakening yen and asset sales.