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Chile's stunning fossil whale graveyard explained
BBC NEWS
It is one of the most astonishing fossil discoveries of recent years - a graveyard of whales found beside the Pan-American Highway in Chile.
Ukraine 'disbands elite Berkut anti-riot police'
BBC NEWS
Ukraine's acting interior minister has said the elite Berkut police unit, blamed for the deaths of protesters, has been disbanded.
Ukraine crisis: Turchynov warns of 'separatism' risk
BBC
Ukraine's interim President Olexander Turchynov has warned of the dangers of separatism following the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych.
Pistorius case: Partial televising of trial allowed
BBC
A South African judge has ruled that the trial of athlete Oscar Pistorius can be partially televised.
Top Pakistan Taliban commander Asmatullah Shaheen 'shot dead'
BBC NEWS
A senior Pakistani Taliban commander has been shot dead in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border, security sources and relatives say.
Egypt interim government resigns unexpectedly
BBC NEWS
Egypt's military-backed interim government has resigned, Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has announced.
Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman arrested
BBC
One of the world's most wanted drug barons, Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has been arrested in Mexico.
Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president
BBC
Parliament in Ukraine has named its speaker as interim president.
Facebook apologises to WhatsApp users for system crash
BBC
Facebook has apologised to users after WhatsApp went down for more than two hours on Saturday evening.
Ukraine crisis: President's Kiev offices abandoned
BBC
Ukrainian protesters have been able to enter the president's official and residential buildings in Kiev, after they were abandoned by police.
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