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VIDEO: Camera pioneers' work goes on display  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:15 GMT
Portraits by 19th century photographers Henry and Charles Meade are subjects of a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. 
VIDEO: Lourdes evacuated after flash floods  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:28:16 GMT
The Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes has been evacuated after flash floods struck south-western France. 
VIDEO: One-minute World News  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:13:11 GMT
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. 
VIDEO: US and Cuba hold direct mail talks  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 GMT
Cuban and US officials hold talks about resuming direct mail services following a 50 year postal ban between the two countries. 
VIDEO: Barbra Streisand receives PhD  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:48 GMT
Barbra Streisand received an honorary doctorate of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 
VIDEO: Billy Crystal becomes a monster  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:15 GMT
Hollywood actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their roles at Mike and Sulley in the new Monsters, Inc film 
VIDEO: Lawrence concert line-up unveiled  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:05:47 GMT
Twenty years after the teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in London, details of a star-studded concert in his memory have been unveiled. 
G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:48:09 GMT
Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders. 
Deloitte gets one-year New York ban  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:41 GMT
Deloitte is suspended for one year from doing consulting work in New York after regulators criticised its work at Standard Chartered on anti-money laundering issues. 
Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:53:44 GMT
Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it. 
Huge 'holograms' created for doctors  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:55 GMT
Two junior doctors develop giant 3D animations of human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable. 
Broadway buoyed by Tony success  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:17:29 GMT
Eleven Broadway shows enjoy their most profitable week to date, with some earning more then $1m (£640,000) following success at the Tony Awards. 
Jackson promoters 'inappropriate'  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:08:55 GMT
AEG's dealings with Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray were 'highly inappropriate', a music industry experts tells a US court. 
Wet summers down to warmer Atlantic  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:45 GMT
Meteorologists and scientists meeting at the Met Office say the UK's damp summers could be caused by a warmer Atlantic Ocean. 
Echoes reveal the shape of a room  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:37 GMT
The geometric shape of a room can be mapped using the echoes from a sound recorded by four microphones placed inside a room, research finds.