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Karzai to boycott Taliban talks 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:30 GMT 
    The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai announces.


Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:28 GMT 
    Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for cuts to be made in US and Russian nuclear arsenals.


Deadly attack on Somalia UN office 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:55 GMT 
    At least 12 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.


US force-feeding 'hurts detainees' 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:15:14 GMT 
    A hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee tells of the 'ordeal' of force-feeding, as doctors call for inmates to get independent medical care.


Royal baby's gender to be 'surprise' 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:07 GMT 
    Duchess of Cambridge expected to give birth at London's St Mary's Hospital where Princess Diana had her sons.


Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:38 GMT 
    A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.


Brazil sends force to quell unrest 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:51:39 GMT 
    Brazil is to send a national security force to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests, the justice ministry says.


N Korea condemns Hitler report 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:04:42 GMT 
    North Korea denounces a report that leader Kim Jong-un gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday.


Nigeria motorbike raiders 'kill 48' 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:45 GMT 
    Gunmen on motorbikes kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.


Cyprus leader attacks bailout terms 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:50 GMT 
    Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades urges eurozone leaders to help his country's biggest bank and sharply criticises the bailout agreed in March.


Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:27 GMT 
    Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are sentenced to jail in Italy for tax evasion but have appealed the verdict.


China's Wanda to buy UK yacht maker 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:06 GMT 
    Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese property developer, says it will spend £1bn ($1.6bn) to buy a British yacht maker and property in London.


First cycling Tour de Congo begins 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:40 GMT 
    The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts, but cyclists will not be riding to the volatile east of the vast country.


PlayStation update freezing consoles 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:18 GMT 
    A system software update has rendered some PlayStation 3 consoles unusable, manufacturer Sony confirms.


VIDEO: Hospital where royal baby will be born revealed 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:23:40 GMT 
    More details have been released about plans for the birth of the royal baby.
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