Sudan 'declares border emergency'
Sudan declares a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan, local media reports say, amid rising tensions between the two countries.
Libya ex-minister 'dead in river'
The body of former Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem is found in the Danube River near the Austrian capital, Vienna, police say.
Dwain Chambers is free to compete at the Olympics after a court overturns the BOA's lifetime ban on drug cheats.
Jackson unfazed by Hobbit critics
Director Peter Jackson defends the new filming technique revealed in the Hobbit footage, which some critics have called 'uncinematic'.
'Heart shrinking' study to begin
A trial using electricity to shrink the hearts of patients who are suffering from heart failure is about to start in Liverpool.
Samsung overtakes Nokia in phones
Samsung Electronics overtakes Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile phones and reports an 81% increase in quarterly profits.
Wind farms affect local weather
Wind farms can affect weather in their immediate locality, raising night-time temperatures on the ground, researchers confirm.
Why an English yellow is the same as a Japanese green
The cartoon strips that trace the beginnings of our technological age
Dos sucesos en Colombia y México este fin de semana han puesto de relieve el peligro que corren muchos periodistas en América Latina, una de las regiones más peligrosas para ejercer la profesión de informador.
有报道说，盲人维权律师陈光诚从山东被软禁的家中逃脱后，中国当局开始围捕他的亲友。
أعلن المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان عن سقوط 14 قتيلا في وقت متأخر من يوم الأحد بنيران القوات الحكومية في مدينةحماه.
در پاسخ به اظهارات محمود احمدی نژاد در مورد "برخورد سیاسی" با پرونده اختلاس "سه هزار میلیارد تومانی"، صادق لاریجانی با انتقاد از افرادی که پرونده را سیاسی می دانند گفت: "کسی که این فساد را کوچک عنوان کند سرش را زیر برف کرده است".
Winds of change
Poland has had an uneasy relationship with Russia, following Tsarist domination and Soviet occupation. But, a Polish journalist asks, are things improving?
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