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Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:33:31 GMT
The US Secretary of State calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, an Afghan official says. 
Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:39 GMT
Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles. 
Deadly attack on Somalia UN office  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:55 GMT
At least 12 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. 
FBI 'uses surveillance drones in US'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:53 GMT
The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells a US Senate panel. 
US force-feeding 'hurts detainees'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:15:14 GMT
A hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee tells of the 'ordeal' of force-feeding, as doctors call for inmates to get independent medical care. 
Brazil sends force to quell unrest  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:51:39 GMT
Brazil is to send a national security force to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests, the justice ministry says. 
Protests flare over Egypt governor  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:53:49 GMT
Egypt's tourism minister quits and protests erupt as a man with links to Islamists behind the deadly 1997 attack in Luxor is named as city governor. 
Royal baby's gender to be 'surprise'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:11 GMT
Duchess of Cambridge expected to give birth at London's St Mary's Hospital where Princess Diana had her sons. 
Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:38 GMT
A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico. 
Nigeria motorbike raiders 'kill 48'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:45 GMT
Gunmen on motorbikes kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says. 
Cyprus leader attacks bailout terms  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:50 GMT
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades urges eurozone leaders to help his country's biggest bank and sharply criticises the bailout agreed in March. 
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:27 GMT
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are sentenced to jail in Italy for tax evasion but have appealed the verdict. 
China's Wanda to buy UK yacht maker  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:06 GMT
Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese property developer, says it will spend £1bn ($1.6bn) to buy a British yacht maker and property in London. 
First cycling Tour de Congo begins  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:40 GMT
The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts, but cyclists will not be riding to the volatile east of the vast country. 
PlayStation update freezing consoles  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:18 GMT
A system software update has rendered some PlayStation 3 consoles unusable, manufacturer Sony confirms.