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Sri Lanka camps 'to be opened'

1 hour 29 min ago
Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.

Hand-wringing

1 hour 55 min ago
French qualms about football win over Ireland

Live - autumn international rugby

2 hours 15 min ago
England take on the All Blacks at Twickenham and Wales meet Argentina in Cardiff, before Scotland play Australia and Ireland take on Fiji.

Archbishop and Pope make progress

2 hours 22 min ago
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.

Mumbai suspects arrested in Italy

2 hours 59 min ago
Italian police arrest a Pakistani father and son suspected of providing logistical support for last year's Mumbai attacks.

Live - Saturday football

4 hours 5 min ago
Liverpool face Man City in an intriguing early kick-off, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd among those in action later.

Second separated twin out of coma

4 hours 6 min ago
The second conjoined twin separated by doctors in Australia this week wakes from an induced coma.

Tracking down Java's paleo-celebrity

4 hours 15 min ago
Christine Finn travels to Java in Indonesia to find out more about a long-celebrated ancestor of both humans and chimps.

Life in a city of three faiths

4 hours 20 min ago
Heather Sharp reveals the daily difficulties and charms of living in Jerusalem's Old City, a district sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Tough lessons

4 hours 26 min ago
Why Obama is finding Mid-East peace a struggle

Boss Allardyce to undergo surgery

4 hours 27 min ago
Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce will miss three matches in order to undergo an operation on a coronary artery.

What will the Vatican talks achieve?

4 hours 48 min ago
Will the meeting between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope ease the tensions between the churches?

Television queen

4 hours 48 min ago
Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era?

China mine blast death toll rises

5 hours 17 min ago
A gas blast at a coal mine in China kills 42 people and leaves more than 66 trapped, state media reports.

Flood-hit UK braced for more rain

5 hours 27 min ago
Flooded parts of the UK are preparing for more rain after the wettest day on record swamped homes and brought down bridges.

Malaysia activist's body exhumed

5 hours 46 min ago
The Malaysian authorities exhume the body of an opposition activist who died in custody, following allegations of foul play.

Pope art

7 hours 5 min ago
Vatican meeting tries to woo back the art world

UN condemns Iran on human rights

9 hours 53 min ago
A UN committee approves a resolution condemning Iran for its post-election crackdown on political opposition supporters.

US couple admit spying for Cuba

November 21, 2009 - 12:27am
A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.

Homecoming hell

November 20, 2009 - 9:47pm
Tamil activists' horror at what has become of Jaffna