"If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skulls, then why do we read it? Good God, we also would be happy if we had no books and such books that make us happy we could, if need be, write ourselves. What we must have are those books that come on us like ill fortune, like the death of one we love better than ourselves, like suicide. A book must be an ice axe to break the sea frozen inside us."
—Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Austrian writer, The Metamorphosis, The Trial
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Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory'
Sat, 25 May 2013 21:08:53 GMT
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group promises victory in Syria where his supporters are backing President al-Assad, amid an upsurge in fighting there.
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'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India
Sat, 25 May 2013 20:32:30 GMT
At least 17 people, including a senior leader of India's governing Congress party, are killed after their convoy was attacked by Maoist rebels, officials say.
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Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich
Sat, 25 May 2013 21:43:13 GMT
Arjen Robben scores a dramatic late winner as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.
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French soldier stabbed near Paris
Sat, 25 May 2013 21:44:50 GMT
French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack in the wake of the murder of Dummer Lee Rigby, killed in London this week.
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Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children
Sat, 25 May 2013 11:07:22 GMT
At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan city of Gujrat, police say.
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Brazil 'cancels' most African debt
Sat, 25 May 2013 21:30:13 GMT
Brazil says it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt owed by African countries, to boost economic ties with the continent.
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'Black widow' bombing in Russia
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:16:48 GMT
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
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'Mafia martyr' Puglisi beatified
Sat, 25 May 2013 10:04:22 GMT
More than 50,000 people attend the beatification in Sicily of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.
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French army in major Mali pullout
Sat, 25 May 2013 11:33:03 GMT
France begins a key stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
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Mayor 'sorry' for US brothel remarks
Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:47 GMT
Osaka's outspoken mayor apologises for saying US troops in Okinawa should visit legal brothels as a way of curbing sexual crimes there.
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Deaths in Philippines militant clash
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:13:26 GMT
At least seven marines and five militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.
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Apple 1 from 1976 sells for $650,000
Sat, 25 May 2013 16:41:39 GMT
An original Apple 1 computer from 1976 - one of the first built in Steve Jobs' garage - sells at auction for more than 500,000 euros ($650,000).
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VIDEO: Cheese-maker warned over hill roll
Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:30 GMT
The woman who has supplied the wheel of cheese for Gloucester's famous annual cheese-rolling event has been told by police she may be liable for legal action.
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VIDEO: Police probe fatal tiger attack
Sat, 25 May 2013 20:05:01 GMT
The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical factors", police said.
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VIDEO: Will Smith surprise at City Hall
Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:09 GMT
Hollywood star Will Smith and son Jaden surprised schoolchildren gathered for an event at London's City Hall.
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