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  • Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people
    The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.More >>>

  • Germany mourns Love Parade dead
    Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend. More >>>

  • Change call after Australia fires
    A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters. More >>>

  • Farc call to new Colombia leader
    Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.More >>>

  • Pakistan protest over UK comments
    Pakistani intelligence officials cancel a visit to Britain in protest at comments made by David Cameron about Pakistan's alleged links to terror.More >>>

  • Hamas fighter dies in air strikes
    A Hamas militant is killed and several are injured by Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.More >>>

  • Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'
    The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.More >>>

  • Everglades on Unesco danger list
    A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.More >>>

  • Five Taliban off UN sanction list
    Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.More >>>

  • No assault charge for ex-VP Gore
    Former US Vice President Al Gore will not face charges over claims he assaulted a masseuse in an Oregon hotel room in 2006.More >>>

  • Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs
    The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports.More >>>

  • Malaysia TV's 'imam idol' crowned
    A 26-year-old religious scholar wins Malaysian TV talent search for the best young imam, or Muslim leader.More >>>

  • US economic growth slows to 2.4%
    US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.More >>>

  • BP boss scaling back oil effort
    The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. More >>>

  • Argentine gay weddings go ahead
    A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.More >>>

  • Military kills Mexico drug lord
    The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.More >>>

  • Three charged with Uganda bombing
    Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.More >>>

  • Four fined over SA 'racist video'
    Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.More >>>

  • China mine explosion 'kills 15'
    At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.More >>>

  • China river hunt for toxic drums
    Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.More >>>

  • Deadly forest fires ravage Russia
    Forest fires kill at least 23 people in central Russia, while a forecast of heavy rain brings relief to Moscow.More >>>

  • Greek military told to move fuel
    Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.More >>>

  • Lebanon urged to resist violence
    Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.More >>>

  • Saudi warned on expelling Somalis
    The UN refugee agency urges Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis, saying 2,000 have recently been sent to Mogadishu.More >>>

  • Pakistan crash 'black box' found
    Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.More >>>

  • 'Progress' in new Afghan mission
    British forces are said to be making progress in a new operation to push Taliban insurgents out of a stronghold in southern Afghanistan. More >>>

  • Huntley to sue over prison attack
    Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate at a prison in County Durham.More >>>

  • Probe as wedding guests fall ill
    The Health Protection Agency (HPA) investigates why at least 15 people fell ill during a wedding reception at a social club.More >>>

  • Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine
    Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.More >>>

  • Airbus firm EADS lifts output aim
    Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.More >>>

  • Disney sells Miramax film studios
    Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.More >>>

  • Live - Hungarian GP qualifying
    The Red Bulls go into qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix as firm favourites ahead of Ferrari for pole position, with McLaren struggling for pace in Budapest.More >>>

  • Live - England v Pakistan
    England look to extend their healthy lead over Pakistan on the third afternoon of the first Test at Trent Bridge.More >>>

  • Ennis ready for heptathlon battle
    Great Britain's Jessica Ennis admits she faces a tough battle in the last two events if she is to add European heptathlon gold to her world title.More >>>

  • DeGeneres leaving American Idol
    Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.More >>>

  • Awards double for Valentine band
    Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running.More >>>

  • No charges for Jackson's doctors
    Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.More >>>

  • Australia bushfires: What went wrong?
    A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.More >>>

  • Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding
    Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony. More >>>

  • Giant hailstone breaks US record
    A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA. More >>>

  • UN voices Pakistan flood fears
    At least one million people in north-west Pakistan have been affected by the country's worst monsoon floods in living memory, the UN has said.More >>>

  • California fire threatens power lines
    A wildfire burning in southern California has grown to more than 20 square miles and is threatening power lines that supply electricity to millions of people. More >>>

  • Argentina celebrates first gay weddings
    The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month. More >>>

  • Mexico makes giant sandwich
    Workers from Mexico City restsurants make a 48m-long sandwich in what has become an annual event.More >>>

  • 'I survived deadly bear attack'
    A Canadian woman has said she played dead in order to escape from a bear during an attack in Montana that left one man dead.More >>>

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  • Wedding belle
    Why Chelsea continues to fascinateMore >>>

  • Beyond Auschwitz
    Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horrorMore >>>

  • Crime challenge
    Urban violence a test for Colombia's next leader More >>>

  • Scratching the surface
    Why so few people get under the skin of AfghanistanMore >>>

  • School-time blues
    Blind musician inspired by Sierra Leone childrenMore >>>

  • Changing times
    An unprecedented trip to Lebanon by Syrian and Saudi leadersMore >>>

  • On the run
    Why northern Cyprus is no longer a haven for fugitivesMore >>>

  • Hero's welcome?
    Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust More >>>

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