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US rescuers comb tornado-hit area

1 hour 30 min ago
The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.

The X Factor reveal judges for 2013

1 hour 41 min ago
It is confirmed that Sharon Osbourne will return as a judge in 2013.

Notre-Dame suicide a 'political act'

1 hour 47 min ago
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says a suicide in Notre-Dame Cathedral was "political", in a remark condemned by the ruling party.

Man charged over Hyde Park bombing

2 hours 1 min ago
A 61-year-old man is charged with the murder of four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park, the Crown Prosecution Service says.

Cregan admits father and son murders

2 hours 2 min ago
Police killer Dale Cregan admits the murders of a father and son in Greater Manchester.

Ten die in Lebanon sectarian clashes

2 hours 5 min ago
At least 10 people die and 70 are wounded in four days of Syria-linked sectarian violence in Lebanon's, Tripoli.

Afghan interpreters to get UK visas

2 hours 5 min ago
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are set to be given the right to live in the UK, in an apparent climbdown by ministers.

Venezuela ends toilet paper shortage

2 hours 31 min ago
Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage.

Sony to discuss spin-off suggestion

2 hours 46 min ago
Sony says it will consider a proposal from one of its biggest shareholders that it should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business.

Egyptian hostages freed in Sinai

2 hours 55 min ago
Mohamed Morsi calls for the people of Sinai to give up their arms after seven members of the Egyptian security forces abducted in the region are freed.

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3 hours 1 min ago
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Record price for Harry Potter book

3 hours 6 min ago
A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with annotations and drawings by JK Rowling sells for a record £150,000.

VIDEO: Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall

3 hours 20 min ago
Pakistani politician Imran Khan has been discharged from hospital in Lahore, two weeks after falling from a platform at an election campaign rally.

Is the English language conquering France?

3 hours 23 min ago
Is the English language conquering France?

Japan approves child abduction pact

3 hours 23 min ago
Japan's parliament votes to adopt an international treaty on cross-border child custody disputes, after years of pressure from the West.

Kenya leaders named in truth report

3 hours 25 min ago
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy are named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses.

Stockholm suburbs gripped by riots

3 hours 35 min ago
Rioters light fires and stone emergency services in the suburbs of the Swedish capital Stockholm for the third night running after a police shooting death.

Carlton Cole to leave West Ham

4 hours 3 min ago
Striker Carlton Cole will leave West Ham United this summer after the club decided not to renew his contract.

Hong Kong probes commodities market

4 hours 8 min ago
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities.

Garcia apologises for Woods remark

4 hours 8 min ago
Sergio Garcia apologises for making what could be interpreted as a racist remark about world number one Tiger Woods.