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The US says it will send aid to parts of Somalia controlled by al-Shabab if it receives assurances the Islamist militants will not benefit.

Serbia arrests Goran Hadzic, accused of atrocities in the Croatian war in the 1990s and the last fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal.

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Oscar Pistorius says he is stunned to have shattered his personal best after posting the Olympic 400m qualifying time.

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The premiere of the Batman arena show - which could tour the world for the next five years - goes smoothly after the Batmobile crashed in rehearsals.

Obesity is now the biggest driving force behind the most common form of breast cancer in older women, say researchers.

Apple has launched the latest version of its Mac operating system - OS X Lion - through its online app store.

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope identify a fourth moon around the dwarf planet Pluto.

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