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—Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) Self Help -1859

 

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Two rockets hit southern Beirut  Sun, 26 May 2013 06:41:45 GMT
Two rockets hit a Hezbollah-run area of Beirut, hours after the Lebanese Shia group's leader promised victory for his fighters in neighbouring Syria. 
Paris knifing treated as terrorism  Sun, 26 May 2013 07:52:19 GMT
French anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a soldier stabbed while on duty in Paris, prosecutors confirm. 
Gandhi 'devastated' by India ambush  Sun, 26 May 2013 06:03:21 GMT
The head of India's Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, says she is "devastated" by an attack on party officials in Chhattisgarh, which left 23 people dead. 
Italians vote in local elections  Sun, 26 May 2013 06:57:56 GMT
Italians go to the polls in two days of local elections seen as a test for the new coalition government, with the focus on Rome's mayoral vote. 
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. 
Thousands complete Boston Marathon  Sat, 25 May 2013 23:39:14 GMT
Thousands of runners complete the final mile of Boston Marathon, five weeks after they were forced to abandon the race after two bombs exploded. 
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. 
Two charged over UK plane alert  Sun, 26 May 2013 07:22:33 GMT
Two men are charged with endangering an aircraft after RAF Typhoon jets escorted a passenger plane over the UK. 
'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. 
'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. 
Rogers returns to football at Galaxy  Sat, 25 May 2013 22:44:49 GMT
Robbie Rogers returns to football by signing for MLS side LA Galaxy, three months after announcing he is gay. 
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). 
In pictures: Clown Day in Lima  Sat, 25 May 2013 23:05:56 GMT
Hundreds of professional clowns celebrate Clown Day in the Peruvian capital, Lima 
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. 
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.