D.C. area forecast: Another cloudy and damp day, then a taste of summer on the w
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Distinguished pol of the week
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Sunday Open Thread
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Hugging death in Pakistan
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BBC News - Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops.
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BBC News - Syria army 'storms' rebel town Qusair
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Syrian government forces have surrounded the rebel stronghold of Qusair and are storming it from several directions, says Syrian state TV.
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BBC News - Tornadoes tear through US states
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Storm-chasers have captured footage showing tornadoes touching down in both Texas and Kansas.
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BBC News - Iran hangs two men for spying for Israel and US
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 Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.
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BBC News - Record US lottery prize won in Florida
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 A ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say.
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BBC News - Swindon A419 crash: Two female victims named by police
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 Wiltshire Police name the two female victims of what they call an "horrific incident", which also left three men seriously injured.
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جهان - BBC فارسی - حمله گسترده نیروها
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 گزارش ها از سوریه حاکی است که نیروهای دولتی حمله سنگینی را برای بازپس گیری شهر قصیر که هفته هاست در کنترل شورشیان است، آغاز کرده اند.
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الشرق الأوسط - BBC Arabic - مصير القصير: ا
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 الجيش السوري يبدأ هجوما بالطائرات والمدفعية لاستعادة بلدة القصير الاستراتيجية قرب الحدود مع لبنان من أيدى المعارضة المسلحة.
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中国船主称遭朝鲜扣船索要60万赎金 - BBC中文网 - 两岸
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 中国大连一船主称，一艘渔船被朝鲜扣押。朝方下达最后通牒，索要60万元赎金。期限已过。
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BBC Sport - Heineken Cup final 2013: Wilkinson revels in 'historic' vi
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 World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson says a maiden Heineken Cup triumph is one of his greatest achievements.
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BBC Sport - Scott Redding claims maiden Moto2 win in Le Mans
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 Scott Redding claims maiden Moto2 win with victory at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans to take the championship lead.
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BBC Sport - Graeme McDowell into World Match Play Championship final
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 Graeme McDowell will face Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee in Sunday's World Match Play Championship final in Bulgaria.
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BBC News - Google: Eric Schmidt defends company's tax affairs
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 Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt defends the company's tax affairs after it comes in for strong criticism from MPs.
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BBC News - Ban Ki-moon urges North Korea to end missile tests
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 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast.
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BBC News - Tunisia police clash with Salafists over meeting ban
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 Tunisian police clash with hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia defying attempts to bar a gathering.
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BBC News - John Lennon's guitar sells for $408,000
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 A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York.
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