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Amnesty bemoans 'lack of action'
The pro-democracy protests of 2011 were let down by states putting self-interest before human rights, Amnesty International says...
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Doha and Baku cut from 2020 list
Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid will compete to host the 2020 Olympics after Doha and Baku were cut from the list on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Queen meets icons of arts world
The Queen has met hundreds of leading cultural figures at one of the most glittering gatherings of actors, writers and artists t...
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Four quizzed over police 'bribes'
One Scotland Yard detective and three former officers are questioned in connection with claims that anti-corruption officers wer...
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Mexico extradites 'drug kingpin'
Alleged Mexican drug lord Sergio Villarreal, known as El Grande, is extradited to the United States for trial on charges of drug...
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Hewlett-Packard cuts 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest computer maker, is to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014 as part of a drive to "simplify" the b...
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Jury backs Google in Oracle fight
Internet giant Google did not infringe patents belonging to software developer Oracle, a court in California has ruled.
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How whales open their huge mouths
A sensory organ discovered in the jaw of the world's largest whales explains how the animals open their huge mouths so quickly, ...