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Queen visits the BBC

The British Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, has officially opened the BBC's new headquarters. The Queen, who is commemorating sixty years since her coronation, took a tour of the newsroom and met journalists from the World Service. She also made an announcement live on air to declare Broadcasting House op..
Feb 07,2014

Turkey protests

Turkish protesters have clashed with police in Istanbul overnight, in some of the worst violence since protests started on Friday...
Feb 07,2014

Barbie house protest

Protesters have disrupted the opening a life-size Barbie house in Berlin. The exhibition, which consists of a copy of the popular doll's toy house, has angered some women, who think that Barbie leads to less respect for ..
Feb 04,2014

Pope creates new saints

At a ceremony in Rome, Pope Francis has created the first saints of his reign. They include 800 Italians who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam after their city was captured by Turks six centuries ago. ..
Feb 04,2014

Haiti cholera victims threaten UN

Victims of the cholera epidemic in Haiti have given the United Nations a 60 day deadline to start talks about compensation or face legal action. The victims, including the families of 8,000 dead and hundreds of thousands of people who have fallen sick, accuse the UN of allowing soldiers to pollute Ha..
Feb 04,2014

Switzerland limits immigration

Switzerland is to restrict immigration from European Union member states. It will introduce new quotas and limit long-term work permits available to EU citizens. Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, some EU officials have already criticised the move...
Feb 04,2014

Chinese earthquake rescue

China is continuing a massive rescue operation in Sichuan province, with thousands of workers, after a powerful earthquake on Saturday...
Feb 04,2014

Texas blast investigation

The authorities in the town of West in Texas are continuing to investigate what caused the blast at a fertiliser factory, which is now known to have killed 14 people and injured dozens more. The area surrounding the plant is still sealed off by police...
Feb 04,2014

Ex-Prime Minister Thatcher dies

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. ..
Feb 04,2014

Obama's brain project

US President Barack Obama has launched a $100m project to map the "enormous mystery" of the human brain. He hopes the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) project will help us understand how the brain works and learn more about diseases such as Alzheimer's...
Feb 04,2014