Egypt questions Israeli spy suspect Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:23 PM PDT Family dismisses espionage allegations against Ilan Chaim Grapel, a US-Israel dual national, as "totally delusional".  
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India-Sri Lanka ferry relaunches Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT For the first time in three decades, there is to be a passenger boat services between India and its close southern neighbour, Sri Lanka.  
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NHS concessions due after review Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT The government is to accept large swathes of its plans for the NHS in England need to be rewritten, the BBC has learnt.  
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VIDEO: Bill Gates on why vaccines are magic Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:17 AM PDT Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates pledges $1bn to help vaccinate children around the world against preventable diseases like pneumonia.  
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Mavericks win their first NBA Finals Posted: 13 Jun 2011 06:22 AM PDT After three decades of frustration the Dallas Mavericks sealed a 4-2 series win over rivals Miami Heat in the NBA Finals  
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Reports: Abyei demilitarisation deal reached Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT Mediator's office says agreement between leaders of north and south Sudan to pave the way for Ethiopian troops' arrival.  
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Italian PM humiliated in crucial referendums Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:53 PM PDT Voters back motions against nuclear power, water privatisation and trial immunity for government ministers.  
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Trichet Draws U.S.-EU Comparison Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT The divergences between the economies of individual member states of the euro zone are no greater than those between states in the U.S., ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said.  
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Carstens Says IMF Bid Is a Longshot Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT Mexican central banker Agustin Carstens pressed his bid to head the International Monetary Fund in a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, but admitted he had a slim chance of beating out French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the post.  
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Rare Violence Targets Police in Jordan as Youths Seek to Engage King Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT Stone-throwing youths in a poor southern town exploded in anger at rough handling by police during a visit by King Abdullah II on Monday, a symptom of simmering popular frustrations in Jordan even as the monarch moves toward democratic reform.  
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At War: As Local Militias Expand in Northern Afghanistan, Tales of Abuse Follow Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT Local militias in northern Afghanistan infuriate as much as they protect.  
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Agency Cuts Greece’s Debt Rating Again Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:53 PM PDT The three-notch downgrade by Standard & Poor's is the latest sign that the market believes that Greece will be forced to default on its debt.  
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The Appraisal: Holding On Has Its Benefits, and Then Some Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT An 89-year-old woman who bought her State Street town house in Brooklyn for $16,000 in 1966 awaits the rewards — the asking price is about $1.895 million.  
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Miliband: Homes for workers first Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:14 PM PDT People who work or volunteer should get priority on council house waiting lists, Labour leader Ed Miliband says.  
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VIDEO: Ex-Gaddafi soldier speaks of regime Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT Fighters in the Libyan rebel enclave of Misrata have been continuing efforts to try to break out of the port through army lines.  
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Murray fights back to win at Queen's Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:47 AM PDT Andy Murray will be confident ahead of Wimbledon after defeating Frenchman Tsonga in the Queen's Club final  
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Cyber attacks' China connection Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT A cooking school in Jinan city has been traced to hackers who broke into US officials' personal accounts.  
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City Room: 3 Wavering State Senate Democrats Back Gay Marriage Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT With the reported switch by three senators who voted against the measure in 2009, the fate of the bill is in the hands of the chamber's Republicans.  
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Well: Digital Dalliance: Easy to Do and Easy to Get Caught Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT As online flirtation enters the mainstream, therapists are debating whether it facilitates infidelity.  
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Taxman on trail of online traders Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT The tax authorities are going to use improved surveillance software to track down people trading on marketplace websites but failing to pay tax.  
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