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Multi-million pound drug gang jailed
The ringleaders of a Liverpool-based gang that supplied millions of pounds of cocaine and heroin to the streets of Glasgow are jailed.
Roma fine not acceptable - Blatter
Fifa president Sepp Blatter criticises the decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros after racist chanting from their fans.
Roma fine not acceptable - Blatter
Fifa president Sepp Blatter criticises the decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros after racist chanting from their fans.
US shale shifts global power balance
A sharp rise in shale oil reserves is set to turn the US into a net exporter of oil, hitting demand for supplies from the Middle East, a report says.
Cameron 'very happy' with EU debate
No 10 says David Cameron is "very happy" with his party's debate over Europe, as he prepares to publish a bill aimed at reassuring Eurosceptic MPs.
Bangladesh prayers for collapse dead
Thousands of mourners in Bangladesh hold prayers for more than 1,100 people who died when a garment factory building collapsed near Dhaka last month.
Inferno is 'entertaining twaddle'
As Dan Brown's new thriller Inferno goes on sale, early reviews describe it as a page-turner that will not win any literary prizes.
VIDEO: Could you eat a meal of insects?
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation wants to increase insect-farming and consumption to help boost nutrition and reduce pollution as the world's population steadily grows.
Pig protest over Kenyan MPs' pay
Protesters in Kenya release a pig and about a dozen piglets outside parliament to show their anger at newly elected MPs demanding higher salaries.
Workers trapped at Indonesia mine
An accident at a major US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua leaves workers trapped, officials say.
Cases in measles outbreak rise again
Measles cases in the Swansea epidemic rise by 20 over the last five days to 1,094 as health chiefs warn the uptake of vaccine is still too low.
VIDEO: Rana Plaza relatives still hoping
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reports from the site of the Rana Plaza in Dhaka where people still searching for relatives are being kept back by a wire fence.
VIDEO: Rare Beatles guitar to be sold
An American auction house is selling an electric guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison at the height of the Beatles' fame.
VIDEO: Rare Beatles guitar to be sold
An American auction house is selling an electric guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison at the height of the Beatles' fame.
Longer Afghan tours for UK soldiers
British troops will start serving longer tours in Afghanistan ahead of their withdrawal in 2015, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced.
Pressure tells on Bangladesh retailers and government
Dhaka collapse puts spotlight on government and industry
Estrada elected mayor of Manila
Joseph Estrada, the former president of the Philippines overthrown 12 years ago in a popular uprising, is elected mayor of the capital, Manila.
I am too old to go abroad - Heynckes
Jupp Heynckes indicates he will retire, saying he will not coach in the Bundesliga and is too old to go abroad.
Iran elections: Candidates and rivalries in the frame
Key players enter the race to become Iran's next president
Australia forecasts budget deficit
The Australian government forecasts a deficit for its current financial year, despite promising a surplus a year ago.









