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UN chief begins DR Congo visit

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 3:58 a.m.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon begins a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting continues near the eastern ... Continue reading...

Cave paintings uncovered in Mexico

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 3:44 a.m.

Archaeologists in Mexico find 4,926 cave paintings in red, yellow, black and white in the north-eastern region of Burgos. Continue reading...

Edward VIII was bugged, files show

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 3:28 a.m.

King Edward VIII was bugged by the government at the height of the 1936 abdication crisis, files released by the ... Continue reading...

Universal flu jab 'edges closer'

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 3:13 a.m.

A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported ... Continue reading...

Ford to shut Australian production

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 3:02 a.m.

Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making ... Continue reading...

UK stocks drop from 13-year high

Written by MarketWatch on May 23, 2013, 2:29 a.m.

LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K. stocks retreated from a 13-year high on Wednesday, after minutes from the Bank of England's latest ... Continue reading...

UK confirms receiving 'unprecedented' complaints against Altaf Hussain

Written by The News International on May 23, 2013, 2:29 a.m.

She added: “The UK government strongly condemns all acts of violence in Karachi and we sympathise deeply with all victims ... Continue reading...

U.K. Banks Poised to Plug Capital Gap Without Shareholder

Written by Bloomberg on May 23, 2013, 2:29 a.m.

U.K. banks have been seeking ways to strengthen their balance sheets since the Bank of England said in November it ... Continue reading...

Why has the UK gone up in people's estimations?

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 2:18 a.m.

What has caused the world's opinion of Britain to improve? Continue reading...

Churchill and Stalin's 'merry' night

Written by BBC News - Home on May 23, 2013, 1:57 a.m.

Wartime talks between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin went slowly until a drinking session lasting until 3am, newly released files ... Continue reading...