Passport boost for activist Chen
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he and his family have completed passport applications and officials say they should be ready in 15 days.
White births now minority in US
Children from racial and ethnic minorities now account for more than half the births in the US, the latest census says.
Alan Hansen believes his friend and former team-mate Kenny Dalglish will be "shocked" by his sacking at Liverpool.
Stars shine on Cannes red carpet
Famous faces join the stars of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom at the opening night gala of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Statins 'benefit healthy people'
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
Government to miss cookie cut-off
Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.
Councils 'must lower emissions'
Local authorities across the UK should have a statutory duty to combat climate change, government advisors recommend.
The online university aiming to make world class education available to all
Over 50 years on and still no machine can pass the infamous Turing test
The Olympic flame is to be officially handed over to organisers of the London Games at a ceremony in Athens.
La salida griega del euro parece cada día más inevitable, situación que ha alentado retiros masivos. Los expertos advierten que otros gobiernos europeos deben preparar su respuesta.
奥运圣火将于周四（5月17日）在雅典举行的一次仪式上传递给伦敦奥运组委会。
30 قتيلاً على الأقل في عمليات عسكرية نفذتها القوات الحكومية في مدن درعا وحمص وإدلب. والمرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان يتحدث عن "مجزرة جديدة" ذهب ضحيتها 15 مدنيا في حي الشماس في مدينة حمص.
بانک ژاپنی توکیو میتسوبیشی، که بخش عمده روابط بانکی ژاپن با ایران را انجام می داده، گفته است که مراودات بانکی خود با ایران را بر اساس حکم دادگاه آمریکایی رسیده کننده به پرونده انفجار سی سال پیش در بیروت متوقف کرده است.
Beware Brazil's bureaucracy
Anyone wanting to set up a new business in the country of the moment should be warned: they face one of the world's worst red tape mountains.
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