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Pope Benedict XVI urges Cubans to search for "authentic freedom" at a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans flock to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.

The government is facing criticism from petrol retailers and Labour for its handling of the threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers.

An American teenager is found guilty of the first degree murder of two British tourists in Florida.

Row over 'top up' advice on fuel

The government is facing criticism from petrol retailers and Labour for its handling of the threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers.

Youth guilty of Florida murders

An American teenager is found guilty of the first degree murder of two British tourists in Florida.

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Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

The JetBlue pilot who suffered an apparent mental breakdown during a flight to Las Vegas has been charged with interfering with cabin crew.

A Supreme Court ruling could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.

Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

Live text commentary as AC Milan draw 0-0 with Barcelona and Bayern Munich win 2-0 at Marseille in the first legs of their Champions League quarter-finals.

Barcelona will need to beat AC Milan at the Nou Camp to ensure their place in the Champions League semi-finals after being held in Italy.

Pope Benedict XVI urges Cubans to search for "authentic freedom" at a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.

An American teenager is found guilty of the first degree murder of two British tourists in Florida.

Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

Pope Benedict XVI urges Cubans to search for "authentic freedom" at a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.

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A Supreme Court ruling could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.

Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

The remains of a right foot belonging to a 3.4-million-year-old human ancestor are discovered in Ethiopia.

A Supreme Court ruling could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.

The government is facing criticism for its handling of the threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers.

The government is facing criticism from petrol retailers and Labour for its handling of the threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers.

Graeme Swann says England will make history by chasing down a fourth-innings total of 340 to beat Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

Live text commentary as holders Barcelona host AC Milan and Marseille play Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.

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UK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%, partly due to the transport sector.

The remains of a right foot belonging to a 3.4-million-year-old human ancestor are discovered in Ethiopia.

Government advice to top up petrol tanks and fill jerrycans as part of "sensible" precautions ahead of any fuel tanker strike sparks criticism.

Government advice to top up petrol tanks and fill jerrycans as part of "sensible" precautions ahead of any fuel tanker strike prompts criticism.

Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

How the oceans are paying for our energy

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

Hundreds of Afghan women are in jail for "moral crimes", including running away and extra-marital sex, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

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• Fears over violence against Afghan women

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

UK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%, partly due to the transport sector.

England close day three of the first Test with Sri Lanka on 111-2, needing a total of 340 for the highest run chase in their Test history.

Graeme Swann says England will make history by chasing down a fourth-innings total of 340 to beat Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

England close day three of the first Test in Galle on 111-2, set 340 to beat Sri Lanka, which would be their highest Test chase.

England close day three of the first Test with Sri Lanka on 111-2, needing a total of 340 for the highest run chase in their Test history.

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

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The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

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10 reasons some people will dread the Olympics

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

How does biggest ground-based optical telescope actually work?

Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

How long before US parent GM closes plants in Europe?

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

The Argentines who don't back their government's claims

Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

Hundreds of Afghan women are in jail for "moral crimes", including running away and extra-marital sex, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

400,000 children in England missed a month of school in the last academic year, government figures show.

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

Motorists should top up their tanks in case a strike by fuel tanker drivers goes ahead but there is no need to queue, the PM says.

Government advice to top-up petrol tanks and fill jerry cans as part of "sensible" precautions ahead of any fuel tanker strike sparks criticism.

US doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

England close on 111-2 as they seek 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

England close day three of the first Test in Galle on 111-2, set 340 to beat Sri Lanka, which would be their highest Test chase.

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

How does biggest ground-based optical telescope actually work?

How long before US parent GM closes plants in Europe?

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

The Argentines who don't back their government's claims

How long before US parent GM closes plants in Europe?

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

The Argentines who don't back their government's claims

The story behind the TV hacking allegations

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

Downing Street has dismissed claims it caused "panic" over the threatened fuel strike by urging motorists to make "contingency plans" such as filling up.

Motorists should take "sensible precautions" in case a strike by fuel tanker drivers goes ahead, the government warns.

Runs are flowing as England seek 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

England close on 111-2 as they seek 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

England lose their second wicket seeking 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Runs are flowing as England seek 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

10 reasons some people will dread the Olympics

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

The Afghan girls dressed and raised as boys

How long before US parent GM closes plants in Europe?

Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?

The Argentines who don't back their government's claims

How long before US parent GM closes plants in Europe?

England lose their first wicket seeking 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in Galle.

England lose their second wicket seeking 340 - which would be their highest Test chase - against Sri Lanka in Galle.

400,000 children in England missed a month of school in the last academic year, government figures show.

The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling which could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.

Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

400,000 children in England missed a month of school in the last academic year, government figures show.

Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

400,000 children in England missed a month of school in the last academic year, government figures show.

New legislation to allow television cameras into courts in England and Wales are to be announced in the Queen's Speech in May, according to reports.

Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

A flame is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.

New legislation to allow television cameras into courts in England and Wales are to be announced in the Queen's Speech in May, according to reports.

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Rape survivors speak out about their experiences

The story behind the TV hacking allegations

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

New planning guidelines for England scrutinised

The story behind the TV hacking allegations

The official figure for UK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%.

UK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%, partly due to the transport sector.

England's reply begins with them needing their highest ever succesful run chase to win the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

England reach tea without loss but they will need their highest ever succesful run chase to win the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

UK economic growth for the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%.

The official figure for UK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%.

England will have to chase 340 to win the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle after the hosts rally to finish their second innings 214 all out.

England's reply begins with them needing their highest ever succesful run chase to pull of an unlikely victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

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Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

UK economic growth for the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%.

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A flame is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.

Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants - at the centre of a health scare - "flies in the face of common sense", MPs say.

A flame is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead nears 350 with one wicket remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

England will have to chase 340 to win the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle after the hosts rally to finish their second innings 214 all out.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead passes 300 with one wicket remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead nears 350 with one wicket remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

Downing Street has dismissed claims it caused "panic" over the threatened fuel strike by urging motorists to make "contingency plans" such as filling up.

Conciliation service Acas invites trade unions and oil companies to talks in an attempt to avert a tanker drivers' strike that could disrupt supplies.

Syrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead is approaching 300 with one wicket remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead nears 300 with one wicket remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead is approaching 300 with two wickets remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka's lead is approaching 300 with one wicket remaining on day three of the first Test in Galle.

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US technology firm Apple offers to refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad.

A flare is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.

A flare is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.

The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants - at the centre of a health scare - "flies in the face of common sense", MPs say.

Oil company Total reveals it could take six months to drill a relief well to stop the gas leak on its Elgin platform in the North Sea.

A flare is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.

Sri Lanka lose their eighth wicket as they look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

England's Graeme Swann takes six wickets but Sri Lanka reach lunch at 151-8 on day three of a fascinating first Test to lead by 276.

Plans to allow students to apply for university places after they receive their A-level grades have been dropped.

Oil company Total reveals it could take six months to drill a relief well to stop the gas leak on its Elgin platform in the North Sea.

US technology firm Apple offers to refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad.

Plans to allow students to apply for university places after they receive their A-level grades have been dropped.

Sri Lanka lose two more wickets to go seven down as they look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka lose their eighth wicket as they look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka lose their final specialist batsman as they look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka lose two more wickets to go seven down as they look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka will look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka are looking to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

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Western powers react with scepticism to Syria's acceptance of UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, as the UN says more than 9,000 have died in unrest.

Syrian forces are deliberately targeting children, the UN human rights chief tells the BBC, as scepticism greets Damascus' acceptance of a peace plan.

Sri Lanka will look to build their lead over England on the third day of the first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka will look to build their lead over England on the third day of a fast-moving first Test in Galle.

A flight from New York to Las Vegas makes an emergency landing in Texas after the captain began yelling about a bomb, passengers say.

US doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.

Salomon Kalou's away goal helps Chelsea put one foot in the Champions League semi-finals after a last-eight first leg win in Lisbon.

Sri Lanka will look to build their lead over England on the third day of the first Test in Galle.

The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants - at the centre of a health scare - "flies in the face of common sense", MPs say.

Conciliation service Acas invites trade unions and oil companies to talks in an attempt to avert a tanker drivers' strike that could disrupt supplies.

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The Argentines who don't back their government's claims

The story behind the TV hacking allegations

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

The young professionals in Germany's neo-Nazi movement

The story behind the TV hacking allegations

A lack of support and opportunity for young people contributed to the outbreak of rioting in England last year, an independent report concludes.

Western powers react with scepticism to Syria's acceptance of UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, as the UN says more than 9,000 have died in unrest.

Western powers react with scepticism to Syria's acceptance of UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, as the UN says more than 9,000 have died in unrest.

The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants - at the centre of a health scare - "flies in the face of common sense", MPs say.

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