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An Australian minister says an award for one of the DJs behind a royal prank call linked to the death of a nurse in the UK is in "bad taste".

A future Labour government would not reverse the coalition's cuts to child benefit, as its leaders believe it could not afford to, the BBC learns.

Australia's economy growth is lower than forecast in the first three months of the year, as a dip in investment offset gains in exports and consumer spending.

Violent anti-government demonstrations have continued for a fifth consecutive night in Turkey, as police and protesters clashed in Ankara and Istanbul.

There is no doubt Syria's government has used sarin during the country's crisis, says France's foreign minister, without specifying where or when.

A US Republican senator is criticised for telling a congressional hearing military sex assault is partly down to "hormone levels".

The UK is to donate £18m to help train Bangladeshi garment workers, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka that killed more than 1,100.

The UK is to donate £18m to help train Bangladeshi garment workers, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka that killed more than 1,100.

Nature reclaims island with a harsh prison past

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The Brit who took public opinion surveys to war-torn Iraq

South Korea has demanded that North Korea ensure the safety of nine young defectors who have been sent home after being arrested in Laos.

A 6ft-long lizard species that roamed South East Asia some 36-40 million years ago is named after The Doors singer Jim Morrison.