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High stakes
The key issues behind US-Palestinian talks
Microsoft promises 'search 2.0'
Microsoft re-launches its search engine, promising to make search simpler, and aiming to overhaul Yahoo.
Tamil Tiger chief's parents found
Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's parents have been found in a camp in northern Sri Lanka, the army says.
Bulgaria bus crash leaves 16 dead
A bus ploughs into a crowd of pedestrians in south-east Bulgaria, killing at least 16 people and injuring 20.
Washington diary
A new Supreme Court justice is nominated
Spector seeks shorter prison term
Lawyers for Phil Spector are requesting a shorter prison term when the US music producer is sentenced for murder on Friday.
Smouldering hate
One year on, South Africa's xenophobia is alive and kicking
Time Warner and AOL to separate
US media giant Time Warner announces that it is to completely separate itself from AOL around the end of the year.
Violence mars party in Barcelona
Police in Barcelona say 80 officers were hurt in clashes with fans celebrating its football team's Champions League victory.
Egyptian UN hopeful in book burning row
Egypt's candidate to head the UN cultural organisation, Farouk Hosny, apologises for anti-Israeli remarks in May 2008.
Day in pictures
Eye-catching images from around the world
Can you "hear" shapes and "taste" sounds?
We are all capable of "hearing" shapes and sizes and perhaps even "tasting" sounds, according to a study.
Global crisis 'hits human rights'
The global economic crisis is greatly exacerbating abuses of human rights, Amnesty International warns.
Alert level raised on North Korea
The US and South Korea raise their alert levels after North Korea says it is scrapping its truce with the South.
Clock ticking
Anger and fear after inconclusive Opel talks
Ofcom prepares Olympics airwaves
Regulator works to make sure the thousands of wireless devices during the London 2012 games will work properly.
Australia admits paying stimulus cash to the dead
The Australian government admits cash hand-outs aimed at stimulating the economy have been sent to thousands of dead people.
Ocean monster
The ship that drills down deep into the Earth's crust
Child diabetes cases 'to double'
The number of under-fives in Europe with type 1 diabetes is set to double between 2005 and 2020, say experts.
French Open day four as it happened
Defending champion Rafael Nadal and British number one Andy Murray book their place in the third round at Roland Garros.
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