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French court questions IMF chief IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrives at a Paris court for questioning over a payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister. Details Four American drone deaths confirmed US Attorney General Eric Holder confirms four American citizens have been killed in US drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan since 2011. Details Ford to shut Australian production Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country. Details Bomb attack kills Pakistan police A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south west Pakistan, officials say. Details Refugees 'facing rising dangers' Amnesty International says the world has become an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants in its annual report. Details Universal flu jab 'edges closer' A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers. Details Nigeria author Achebe to be buried Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, is due to be buried in his home town in Anambra state. Details Germany tops BBC country image poll A poll in 25 countries for the BBC World Service suggests Germany is the most favourably viewed country in the world. Details US report warns on China IP theft The theft of US intellectual property is "unprecedented" and costing billions, a US report says, pointing to China as the main culprit. Details US mayor to push tornado shelter law The mayor of the tornado-devastated town of Moore in Oklahoma vows to push for a new law on shelters, after Monday's deadly twister. Details Cave paintings uncovered in Mexico Archaeologists in Mexico find 4,926 cave paintings in red, yellow, black and white in the north-eastern region of Burgos. Details Japan man climbs Everest at 80 An 80-year old Japanese man has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest peak. Details Gif inventor says pronounce it 'Jif' The inventor of the Gif image format says it should be pronounced Jif, despite what the Oxford English Dictionary says. Details
