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Pakistan market bomb kills dozens

At least 47 people have been killed and many more wounded in a sectarian bomb attack in a market in the Pakistani city of Quetta, police say.

TV channel defends Steenkamp show

A South African TV channel defends its decision to air a reality show featuring the girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of her murder.

Blacklisted writer Collins dies

Richard Collins, a writer and producer who was blacklisted during the 1940s communist witch-hunts, dies aged 98.

Fall in condom use behind HIV rise

A fall in the proportion of gay and bisexual men using condoms is behind the rise in HIV infections in those groups in the UK, say researchers.

Facebook 'targeted by hackers'

Facebook reveals it was the target of a "sophisticated attack" by hackers last month, but says it does not believe any user data was compromised.

Mercury shows off its colourful side

Scientists working on Nasa's Messenger probe to Mercury show off a stunning new colour map of the innermost world of the solar system.

La publicación de las fotos de Hugo Chávez este viernes no cierra el mar de incertidumbres por la información sobre el cáncer que padece. Los rumores siguen reinando. Y esto es lo que se sabe de sus promotores.

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وزير الدفاع الفرنسي جان-ايف لو دريان يدعو في ابوظبي الى تحرك في سوريا، لتشجيع القيام بعملية انتقالية من دون الرئيس بشار الاسد.

آیت‌الله علی خامنه‌ای، رهبر جمهوری اسلامی گفته است که اگر ایران قصد ساخت سلاح هسته‌ای را داشت، آمریکا به هیچ‌وجه نمی‌توانست جلوی آن کشور را بگیرد. او گفت که آمریکا برای مذاکره با ایران ابتدا باید حسن‌نیت خود را نشان دهد.