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Fifa: Sepp Blatter to quit as president amid corruption scandal
BBC NEWS
Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football's governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal.
Fifa re-elects Sepp Blatter as president
Sepp Blatter has been re-elected president of Fifa, football's world governing body, in a vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations.
Are erasers in school 'instruments of the devil'?
BBC NEWS
A cognitive scientist has suggested rubbers be banned from classrooms. Chris Stokel-Walker asks - What is the benefit in presenting children's work, warts and all?
FIFA: U.S. alleges corruption, indicts 14; Switzerland opens separate probe
CNN NEWS
Soccer's powerful, polarizing governing body found itself on the defensive on two fronts Wednesday, one a Swiss investigation into World Cup bidding and the other a sweeping, stinging U.S. indictment homing in on what America's top justice official called "corruption that is rampant, systemic and deep-rooted."
Record fines for currency market fix
BBC NEWS
Five of the world's largest banks are to pay fines totalling $5.7bn (£3.6bn) for charges including manipulating the foreign exchange market.
1,400 child abuse suspects identified
BBC NEWS
More than 1,400 suspects, including politicians and celebrities, have been investigated by police probing historical child sex abuse allegations.
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death
BBC NEWS
An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president Mohammed Morsi and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011.
UK Election results: David Cameron returned as PM
BBC NEWS
David Cameron has returned to Downing Street with the Tories having defied polls and won the general election.
Dallas Prophet cartoon attack: Suspected gunman 'named'
BBC NEWS
Authorities have identified one of the suspected gunmen who attacked an event in Dallas on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, US media say.
Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter
BBC NEWS
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced.
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