Family 'devastated' as girl, 5, drowns in hotel pool
2013-05-18 07:38:03 - A five-year-old British girl who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has been named by her family, according to reports.

VIDEO: Sweden gears up for Eurovision contest
2013-05-18 07:33:50 - The Swedish city of Malmo is gearing up to host the Eurovision Song Contest final with 26 countries set to perform for millions of TV viewers.

New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi: ministry
2013-05-18 07:00:08 - A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website.

North Korea 'fires three missiles'
2013-05-18 07:00:00 - South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters.

US lottery jackpot $600m and rising
2013-05-18 07:00:00 - The jackpot for the US Powerball Lottery has reached 600 million dollars (£395 million) - just 56 million dollars (£37 million) less than the record from the March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot, which was split by three winning tickets.

South Korea Says North Launches 3 Missiles Into Sea
2013-05-18 06:49:42 - South Korea said it remained "vigilant and prepared" after three missiles were fired into the sea Saturday.

Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil return
2013-05-18 06:46:56 - Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista revealed on Friday he is considering a return to Brazilian football.The 31-year-old, now at Spanish top-flight club Malaga, has been linked with a move to Internacional, managed by Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning captain and former national coach Dunga."We haven't spoken but I know there is interest," Batista ...

Cannes film festival 2013 Like Father Like Son - first look review
2013-05-18 06:46:56 - Hirokazu Kore-eda's baby-swap film is another good-natured domestic drama set in contemporary Japan, but it lacks the nuance and innovation of his earlier ...

Divisions apparent as UN urges Syrian talks
2013-05-18 06:46:56 - Syrian refugees wait in line for a daily bread ration distributed by the World Food Program at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/The New York ...

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