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Brazil opposition launches alliance

Sat, 2013-10-05 19:25
Former Environment Minister Marina Silva joins the Brazilian Socialist Party after failing to officially register her new party.

'Over half of schools failing in RE'

Sat, 2013-10-05 19:18
More than half of schools in England are failing pupils on religious education, says the education watchdog Ofsted.

McCanns 'encouraged' by new inquiry

Sat, 2013-10-05 19:07
The parents of Madeleine McCann say they are "greatly encouraged" by new information about the 2007 disappearance of their three-year-old daughter.

VIDEO: Frozen tech readied for the Antarctic

Sat, 2013-10-05 19:01
What happens to a laptop in extreme conditions?

England keen on Januzaj - Hodgson

Sat, 2013-10-05 18:13
Manchester United's 18-year-old midfielder Adnan Januzaj is wanted by England, confirms national boss Roy Hodgson.

VIDEO: US defence staff to return to work

Sat, 2013-10-05 18:06
Most of the 400,000 US defence department staff sent home amid the US government shutdown have been told to return to work next week.

US troops 'seize Somalia militant'

Sat, 2013-10-05 17:44
US special forces seized a senior leader of the al-Shabab Islamist group in a raid in Somalia, US officials are quoted as saying by American media.

VIDEO: Fire panic 'caused Italy sinking'

Sat, 2013-10-05 17:11
A migrant boat off the coast of Lampedusa sank after a blanket was set ablaze in the hope of attracting help, survivors have told the BBC.

US defence staff to return to work

Sat, 2013-10-05 15:31
Most of the 400,000 US defence department staff sent home amid a government shutdown are told to return to work after a legal interpretation.

Suicide bombing hits Iraqi town

Sat, 2013-10-05 15:22
A suicide bomber has blown himself up in a cafe in a mainly Shia town north of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people, officials say.

Sunderland 1-2 Manchester United

Sat, 2013-10-05 15:00

Orfevre heads field for Arc showdown

Sat, 2013-10-05 14:47
Favourite Orfevre could become the first Japanese winner at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longhchamp on Sunday.

MoD to examine US base attack report

Sat, 2013-10-05 14:32
The Ministry of Defence is to examine a US review into a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan which criticised Britain for the way it handled security.

Man dies after US self-immolation

Sat, 2013-10-05 13:54
A man who set himself on fire on Washington DC's National Mall has died from his injuries, police say.

New Zealand win Rugby Championship

Sat, 2013-10-05 13:43
New Zealand clinch the Rugby Championship title following an impressive victory over South Africa in Johannesburg.

Celebrities join Greenpeace protest

Sat, 2013-10-05 12:44
Actor Jude Law is among those to have taken part in a protest over piracy charges brought by Russia against Greenpeace activists, including six Britons.

Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace

Sat, 2013-10-05 12:19
Luis Suarez scores on his first Anfield appearance since April as Liverpool score three first-half goals to beat Crystal Palace.

VIDEO: 1973 Arab-Israeli war: 40 years on

Sat, 2013-10-05 12:08
Forty years ago this week the armies of Syria and Egypt launched a surprise attack on Israel and the impact was felt around the world.

Row over Italy migrant boat deaths

Sat, 2013-10-05 11:23
Italy's coast guard denies that it was slow to respond to the sinking of a boat carrying African migrants off the island of Lampedusa on Thursday.

Legal aid protests held in England

Sat, 2013-10-05 11:21
Hundreds of demonstrators hold events across England in opposition to the government's proposed changes to the legal aid system.

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