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Dresden centre survives flood surge

June 6, 2013 - 5:28pm
The historic centre of Dresden is spared flooding as barriers hold when the Elbe peaks, but many other German cities remain under threat.

Irish author wins literary award

June 6, 2013 - 4:52pm
Author Kevin Barry wins this year's International Impac literary award, receiving prize money of 100,000 euros (£81,000)

Gatlin beats Bolt over 100m in Rome

June 6, 2013 - 4:39pm
Justin Gatlin beats Olympic champion Usain Bolt by one-hundredth of a second to record a surprise 100m win in Rome.

Afghan attack kills six Georgians

June 6, 2013 - 4:29pm
Six Georgian soldiers have been killed by a suicide attack in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Georgian defence ministry says.

VIDEO: Dresden braces for crest of flood

June 6, 2013 - 3:57pm
People in the German city of Dresden have worked through the night to shore up flood defences, as the swollen waters of the River Elbe reach a peak.

US confirms phone records collection

June 6, 2013 - 3:42pm
The US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of Americans, US officials have confirmed.

Prince Philip admitted to hospital

June 6, 2013 - 3:42pm
Prince Philip has been admitted to hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace says.

New Turkey rally ahead of PM return

June 6, 2013 - 3:36pm
Thousands of Turkish protesters are pouring into Istanbul's Taksim Square, ahead of the prime minister's return from a North Africa tour.

Roache charged with indecent assault

June 6, 2013 - 3:19pm
Coronation Street actor William Roache is charged with five counts of historical indecent assault involving four girls aged between 12 and 16.

Probe into chocolate 'price-fixing'

June 6, 2013 - 3:16pm
The food giants Nestle and Mars, along with a distribution company, have been charged by authorities in Canada over alleged price-fixing of chocolate

Saudi Arabia blocks Viber messaging

June 6, 2013 - 3:04pm
The head of the messaging application Viber says people in Saudi Arabia have had freedoms curtailed, after his service was blocked there.

Saudi Arabia blocks Viber messaging

June 6, 2013 - 3:04pm
The head of the messaging application Viber says people in Saudi Arabia have had freedoms curtailed, after his service was blocked there.

Turkish PM stands firm over park

June 6, 2013 - 2:44pm
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says controversial plans to redevelop a park in Istanbul will go ahead despite mass protests.

Actress Esther Williams dies at 91

June 6, 2013 - 2:18pm
US swimming champion-turned-movie star Esther Williams, known in her heyday as Hollywood's Mermaid, dies in Los Angeles aged 91.

India beat SA after Dhawan century

June 6, 2013 - 1:58pm
India beat South Africa by 26 runs in the opening match of the Champions Trophy, after 114 from Shikhar Dhawan.

US 'will not prosecute reporters'

June 6, 2013 - 1:30pm
US Attorney General Eric Holder says the justice department will not prosecute journalists for their reporting as long as he is in office.

Man City complete Fernandinho deal

June 6, 2013 - 1:06pm
Manchester City sign Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho from Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of about £30m.

Persian rug sells for $33.8m in NY

June 6, 2013 - 12:56pm
A 17th Century Persian rug sells at auction in New York for $33.8m (£21.8m), triple the previous auction record for a carpet.

Persian rug sells for $33.8m in NY

June 6, 2013 - 12:56pm
A 17th Century Persian rug sells at auction in New York for $33.8m (£21.8m), triple the previous auction record for a carpet.

Men jailed over Debenhams boy rape

June 6, 2013 - 12:53pm
An intelligence officer during Saddam's Iraqi regime is one of two men jailed for 15 years for raping a boy in a Manchester department store's toilets.