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Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'
A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.
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UN aid chief Amos visits Pakistan
The newly appointed head of UN humanitarian relief Lady Valerie Amos has spent her first day in office touring Pakistan.
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Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy
Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.
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Empty shops highlighting 'divide'
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.
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Koran bonfire 'still going ahead'
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international condemnation.
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Rig firms hit back at BP report
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Dr Dre or The Cure? Study into music on prescription
Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.
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Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'
Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.
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Shot boy's family still suffering
Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer.
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Shoppers turning to card payments
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
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Child detention 'harm' documented
A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.
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BP spreads blame over oil spill
BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame.
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Morgan to replace host Larry King
Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.
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Capello confirms 2012 quit date
England coach Fabio Capello confirms he will stand down from the role after Euro 2012.
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Cameron's father dies in hospital
David Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside.
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Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.
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Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF
Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.
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