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Palmyra temple 'blown up by IS'

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Top News Stories Palmyra temple 'blown up by IS' Islamic State militants have blown up the ancient temple of Baalshamin at Palmyra, Syrian officials and activists say. Chinese shares in dramatic slide Chinese shares continue their sharp fall as concerns over the country's slowing growth and volatile markets spark panic among traders. France to honour train heroism Three Americans and a Briton who foiled a suspected terror attack on a train are set to receive France's top honour from President Francois Hollande. S Korea firm on border broadcasts South Korea says it will not stop propaganda broadcasts into the North until Pyongyang apologises for landmines that injured two soldiers. Lebanon PM threatens resignation A third day of protests is planned in Lebanon where anti-government protesters have clashed with police over the failure to collect rubbish from the streets. Sport Bolt triumphs in 'hardest race' Usain Bolt describes his World Championship 100m final victory over Justin Gatlin as the hardest race of his career. British IndyCar driver in coma Ex-F1 driver Justin Wilson is in a coma in the United States after suffering a head injury during an IndyCar race. Too early for title talk - Hamilton Lewis Hamilton says it is "way too early" to start thinking about winning the world title following his sixth victory in 11 races. Top Videos VIDEO: 'I didn't know my injuries were that bad' VIDEO: IS 'destroy ancient Palmyra temple' VIDEO: Beirut rubbish protests escalate VIDEO: Human impact of Kashmir conflict

Magazine US barbecue's gentrification problem The number of barbecue restaurants has exploded in the last five years. But some worry that black pitmasters - and the food's African-American history - are being left behind. Business Chinese shares in dramatic slide Chinese shares continue their sharp fall as concerns over the country's slowing growth and volatile markets spark panic among traders. China uses pension fund to lift stocks China plans to let its main state pension fund invest in the stock market for the first time to try to arrest the slide in the country's stock market. Technology Spotify says sorry after privacy row Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek has apologised in a blogpost following anger from users about the music streaming service's new data privacy policy. Google ordered to delete news links Google has been ordered to remove nine links to news stories by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under the "right to be forgotten".

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Earth India's incredible night skies 18 remarkable shots of India's view of the universe   Can apes really talk like humans? Apparently a gorilla is on the cusp of learning to talk. BBC Earth's Melissa Hogenboom looks at the evidence Future Inside the mind of a mazemaker The man behind 700 confounding designs   Why your attention span is unique The difference between humans and monkeys Travel Music helped this city heal Ten years after Katrina, the New Orleans soundtrack is stronger than ever   A ghostly tour of Ireland Tracing the footsteps of one of the 20th Century's great poets

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