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Folau named in squad to face Lions

6 hours 47 min ago
Code-switcher Israel Folau is one of three uncapped players in Australia's initial 25-man squad to face the Lions.

'Sole winner' nets record US jackpot

7 hours 30 min ago
A ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say.

China Premier Li Keqiang in India

8 hours 45 min ago
China's Premier Li Keqiang travels to India for his first foreign visit since taking office, with border tensions and trade topping the agenda.

Warner charged over Twitter comments

9 hours 13 min ago
Opener David Warner charged with breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour over abusive Twitter posts.

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May 19, 2013 - 12:57am
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VIDEO: A call from the top of the world

May 19, 2013 - 12:01am
British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.

Nigeria army says crackdown to go on

May 18, 2013 - 11:57pm
Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.

Pakistani politician is shot dead

May 18, 2013 - 11:24pm
Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi.

Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded

May 18, 2013 - 11:20pm
Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.

VIDEO: Anti-austerity protests in Rome

May 18, 2013 - 9:47pm
Thousands of protesters have marched through Rome in a demonstration against Italy's recently-elected coalition government.

VIDEO: France gay marriage signed into law

May 18, 2013 - 9:46pm
France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.

Tories attack PM over gay marriage

May 18, 2013 - 9:46pm
Grassroots Conservatives attack David Cameron's support for gay marriage, saying it has made winning the next election "virtually impossible".

Car hits crowd at Virginia parade

May 18, 2013 - 9:17pm
Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say.

In the Dutch earthquake zone

May 18, 2013 - 9:03pm
Nervous times in the Dutch quake zone

Denmark crowned Eurovision winners

May 18, 2013 - 8:37pm
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries.

VIDEO: Pakistani politician is shot dead

May 18, 2013 - 8:31pm
A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.

El Salvador gangs warn over truce

May 18, 2013 - 8:16pm
The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace.

The Somali pirates 'jailed in paradise'

May 18, 2013 - 7:46pm
The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires

The world's largest camel herd - in Australia

May 18, 2013 - 7:38pm
The world's largest camel herd - in Australia

VIDEO: How do you round up a camel herd?

May 18, 2013 - 7:36pm
Australia is home to the world's largest camel herd, but it is causing environmental problems. Simon Reeve is shown how one cattle ranch owner deals with the animals - by rounding them up and selling them for meat.