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Japanese stocks recover after falls

6 hours 11 min ago
Shares in Japan have closed 0.89% higher, one day after Thursday's global sell-off in shares.

Giro d'Italia stage 19 cancelled

6 hours 17 min ago
Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, to be held on Friday, is cancelled because of heavy snow.

Powerful quake off Russia east coast

6 hours 51 min ago
A strong earthquake strikes off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east, but an initial tsunami warning issued by the authorities is lifted.

India soldiers die in Kashmir ambush

7 hours 23 min ago
Four soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected militants in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.

Manchester United cuts debt costs

7 hours 24 min ago
Manchester United has struck a new loan deal to cut the amount of interest it pays on its huge debts.

Manchester United cuts debt costs

7 hours 24 min ago
Manchester United has struck a new loan deal to cut the amount of interest it pays on its huge debts.

China 'offers peacekeepers' for Mali

7 hours 26 min ago
China has offered soldiers to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials say.

China 'offers peacekeepers' for Mali

7 hours 26 min ago
China has offered soldiers to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials say.

Police confident about Big Weekend

7 hours 27 min ago
Officers in Londonderry admit the Radio 1 event is their biggest police operation this year and they will "curb any anti-social behaviour".

Police confident about Big Weekend

7 hours 27 min ago
Officers in Londonderry admit the Radio 1 event is their biggest police operation this year and they will "curb any anti-social behaviour".

City want five cups in five years

7 hours 35 min ago
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano expects the club to win five trophies in the next five years.

City want five cups in five years

7 hours 35 min ago
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano expects the club to win five trophies in the next five years.

Iraq's reminder of the worst of times

7 hours 52 min ago
Iraq appears to be slipping back into mire of sectarian killings

Iraq's reminder of the worst of times

7 hours 52 min ago
Iraq appears to be slipping back into mire of sectarian killings

Stockholm riots throw spotlight on Swedish inequality

8 hours 21 sec ago
Nightly riots highlight Sweden's inequalities

VIDEO: US road bridge falls into river

May 24, 2013 - 12:48am
Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.

Kirk approves Scottish coronations

May 24, 2013 - 12:08am
The Church of Scotland's General Assembly approves a call to crown monarchs in both England and Scotland, should Scotland becomes independent.

Was there genocide in Guatemala?

May 24, 2013 - 12:06am
Fresh tussle over legacy of Guatemala's civil war

VIDEO: Rios Montt genocide case stirs tensions

May 24, 2013 - 12:05am
The former military leader of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, scored a victory this week in the long-running genocide case against him.

Japan PM Abe heads to Burma

May 23, 2013 - 11:53pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.