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Japanese firm to announce jobs boost

Tue, 2013-06-18 21:30
A Japanese company is expected to announce new jobs in Northern Ireland later.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Refugee numbers 'highest since 1994'

Tue, 2013-06-18 20:43
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, the highest number since 1994, with the conflict in Syria a major new factor.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate

Tue, 2013-06-18 20:40
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Berlin at the start of a visit during which he will address crowds at the city's famous Brandenburg Gate.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Brazil clashes after Rousseff praise

Tue, 2013-06-18 20:37
Riot police and demonstrators clash in new protests in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, after President Rousseff praises the protests' aims.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Papers mull PM's 'Syria coup bid'

Tue, 2013-06-18 20:22
Papers mull PM's 'Syria coup bid'
Categories: International News, National / International News

Coroner urges resuscitation clarity

Tue, 2013-06-18 20:12
Five organisations receive coroner's letters highlighting the "disturbing" death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Saturn probe to acquire Earth image

Tue, 2013-06-18 20:08
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn is going to picture the ringed planet in a special photo that also includes a distant Earth.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Australian jailed for Meagher murder

Tue, 2013-06-18 19:34
Australian Adrian Bayley is jailed for the rape and murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher, with a minimum jail term of 35 years.
Categories: International News, National / International News

US House passes abortion-limits bill

Tue, 2013-06-18 19:22
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Alaa Jarban: One of Yemen's first openly gay men

Tue, 2013-06-18 19:11
Fears for author of 'I'm Queer' blogpost
Categories: International News, National / International News

Muslim leader denies war crimes

Tue, 2013-06-18 19:02
A British Muslim leader indicted in Bangladesh for war crimes says he is willing to face a fair trial to clear his name.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Older beetles 'make better dads'

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:42
Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
Categories: International News, National / International News

'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:38
A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "super-highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Risk of civil service 'pay exodus'

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:25
The Civil Service faces an exodus of its most "talented and marketable" staff because of growing unhappiness with their pay, a new report claims.
Categories: International News, National / International News

MPs urge new targets for job centres

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:20
The criteria used to assess the success of Jobcentre Plus in helping people find work are "flawed", MPs say
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Protesters on Sao Paulo streets

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:15
Thousands of people gathered in front of Sao Paulo Cathedral on Tuesday for a new protest which was largely organised through social media.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Doctors plea for Guantanamo care

Tue, 2013-06-18 17:40
An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Glimmers of hope in Detroit

Tue, 2013-06-18 17:14
Is down-at-heel Detroit on brink of a comeback?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Universities 'ignore background'

Tue, 2013-06-18 17:04
Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Supreme Court ruling on Iraq damages

Tue, 2013-06-18 16:52
Supreme Court judges are to decide whether relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under human rights law.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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