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1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.
What does the Bible actually say about being gay? - BBC News
Oct 23, 2003 · ANTI-GAY An anti-gay position would be that this line is unambiguous. It is also repeated elsewhere in the book. The speaker of the words is God, so this is an explicit indication that homosexuality is wrong in God's eyes.
BBC NEWS | Americas | 9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
Jul 4, 2008 · The National Institute of Standards and Technology's lead investigator, Dr Shyam Sunder, spoke to BBC Two's "The Conspiracy Files": "Our working hypothesis now actually suggests that it was normal building fires that were growing and spreading throughout the multiple floors that may have caused the ultimate collapse of the buildings."
BBC NEWS | Middle East | 1948: The State of Israel is founded
May 6, 2008 · The State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948, the culmination of nearly two thousand years of hopes by Jewish people.
BBC NEWS | UK | Harold Shipman: The killer doctor
Jan 13, 2004 · The death of Harold Shipman, found hanged in his cell at Wakefield high security jail in West Yorkshire, brings to an end one of the blackest chapters of British criminal history.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash
Only Princess Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived the crash. Blood tests showed the driver, Henri Paul, had taken both drugs and a large amount of alcohol before the accident.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Why did Israel attack USS Liberty?
Jun 8, 2007 · For former US seaman Gary Brummett, the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East war has stirred painful memories. As a 21-year-old third class petty officer, Mr Brummett was serving on board the USS Liberty off the coast of Egypt on 8 June, when, without warning, the vessel came under fire, first from fighter planes, then torpedo boats.
BBC NEWS | UK | The Moors murders
Feb 28, 2000 · The Moors murders were a series of crimes that shocked Britain when they first came to light. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley murdered four children during 1963 and 1964 and buried their bodies on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester in northern England.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 26 | 2004: Thousands die in Asian tsunami
The tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in 13 countries. At least 128,000 people died in Indonesia alone. Many months later, bodies were still being discovered in some countries.
BBC News - Why do some Catholics self-flagellate?
Nov 24, 2009 · For others self-flagellation is a more private expression of faith. It is thought to have come to prominence in Western Europe in medieval times around 600 to 800 AD as an extreme version of bodily penance, says Professor Lewis Ayres, a Catholic theologian at …