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North Korea lacks means for nuclear strike on U.S. - experts
By Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart
April 5, 2013, 12:42 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's explicit threats this week to strike the United States with nuclear weapons are rhetorical bluster, as the isolat...-
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April 5, 2013, 12:35 pm 
Queen honoured with BAFTA award
The Queen has received a BAFTA award in recognition of her support of British film and television - and for being the most "memorable Bond girl yet".
April 5, 2013, 12:34 pm-
Ceremony marks end of NZ military in Afghanistan
A ceremony has taken place in Afghanistan to officially mark the end of New Zealand's decade-long military contribution.
April 5, 2013, 12:27 pm 
Former Goldman head Stephen Friedman retires from board
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc
April 5, 2013, 12:25 pmsaid on Thursday that Stephen Friedman, who once headed the bank when it was a private partnership, will retire from its board of directors be... 
Executive bans urged for "colossal" HBOS failure
By Matt Scuffham
April 5, 2013, 12:08 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Bailed-out British bank HBOS was so badly run it would have failed even without the 2008 financial crisis and the regulator should consider banning i...
Former Enron CEO Skilling may be freed from prison earlier
By Aruna Viswanatha and Jonathan Stempel
April 5, 2013, 12:03 pm
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp chief executive serving a 24-year prison term over the energy company's ...
British Library set to archive internet
The British Library is to start recording every UK website, e-book, online newsletter and blog in a bid to preserve the nation's "digital memory".
April 5, 2013, 11:54 am
NYSE, Nasdaq each claim to have listed more IPOs in first quarter
By Olivia Oran
April 5, 2013, 11:50 am
(Reuters) - Rivals NYSE Euronextand Nasdaq OMX Group Inc both claim that to have listed the most global initial public offerings during the ... 
New Zealand troops begin withdrawal from Afghanistan
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand troops began their withdrawal from Afghanistan Friday, with the lowering of the flag for the last time at their base in Bamiyan to mark the end of a 10-year involvement in the war.
April 5, 2013, 11:40 am
Aspiring Aussie model arrested in New York
Brisbane teenager Azeem Ali-Shabazz hoped to make it big as a model in New York, but he is locked up in a Manhattan jail on a grand larceny charge.
April 5, 2013, 11:24 am
Pistorius just jogging, not training
The family of Oscar Pistorius have denied he's back in training, saying he remains in "an extremely traumatised state" after being charged with murder.
April 5, 2013, 11:18 am
Music retailer HMV handed lifeline
By Neil Maidment and Kate Holton
April 5, 2013, 11:18 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV was handed a lifeline on Friday when a turnaround group bought it, ensuring a ...-
U.S. says following new bird flu closely, preparing vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen
April 5, 2013, 11:13 am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started work on a ... 
Woman in Berlusconi sex trial hits back
Ruby the Heart Stealer, the woman at the centre of Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, has accused Italian investigators of manipulating her testimony.
April 5, 2013, 11:12 am
Powers and Iran fail to end nuclear deadlock in Almaty
By Justyna Pawlak and Yeganeh Torbati
April 5, 2013, 11:05 am
ALMATY (Reuters) - World powers and Iran failed again to end the deadlock in a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme in talks that end...
Venezuelan leader says opposition will turn lights off
CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition Thursday of plotting to sabotage the national power grid to cause a blackout ahead of the April 14 election to replace Hugo Chavez.
April 5, 2013, 11:04 am
Kate shares knitting chat in Scotland
The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed she's been learning to knit ahead of her baby's arrival.
April 5, 2013, 11:00 am
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