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Ancient bone-headed dinosaur found

May 8, 2013 - 6:29am
Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of bone-headed dinosaur, which is the oldest in North America, and possibly the world.

Pakistani UN soldier killed in Congo

May 8, 2013 - 6:18am
A Pakistani UN peacekeeper is killed in an ambush by unknown assailants in eastern DR Congo, which the UN chief describes as a "war crime".

Award-winning DJ Rauhofer dies

May 8, 2013 - 6:16am
Peter Rauhofer, the DJ behind the Grammy-winning disco remix of Cher's track Believe, dies in New York aged 48.

Cold case sparks China petition rush

May 8, 2013 - 6:14am
A 19-year-old poisoning case sparks a rush of interest in the US White House petitions site from Chinese internet users.

German immigration from Med surges

May 8, 2013 - 6:10am
Germany sees its biggest immigration rise in nearly 20 years, with many more arrivals from southern Europe.

Syria 'cut off from the internet'

May 8, 2013 - 6:08am
Web traffic in Syria plunges to zero overnight, in what appears to be the second internet blackout in six months.