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by BBC BBC News 05.24.2013 13:24 |
The UK government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq is inadequate, the High Court rules, but it stops short of ordering a public inquiry. |
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by BBC BBC News 05.24.2013 13:24 |
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 2014, but a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place. |
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by BBC BBC News 05.23.2013 07:21 |
Hong Kong, one of the most highly populated islands in the world, launches a trial run of a fleet of electric taxis in a bid to tackle its serious pollution problems. |
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by BBC BBC News 05.22.2013 17:25 |
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress that it is too soon to end the central bank's monetary stimulus programme or raise interest rates. |
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by BBC BBC News 05.22.2013 13:25 |
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy are named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses. |
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by BBC BBC News 05.22.2013 13:25 |
Mohammed Morsi calls for the people of Sinai to give up their arms after seven members of the Egyptian security forces abducted in the region are freed. |
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by BBC BBC News 05.22.2013 07:21 |
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are set to be given the right to live in the UK, in an apparent climbdown by ministers. |
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