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40 injured as car hits cyclists

A motorist has sped through a pack of more than 100 cycling activists in southern Brazil, sending bikes and screaming riders flying through the...

Jaycee couple 'confess to kidnap'

A couple charged with kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and holding her captive for 18 years have made full confessions, a defence lawyer said.The revelation...

Britain poised to axe foreign aid

Sixteen countries including Angola, Kosovo, Bosnia and Vietnam will no longer receive aid from Britain, the Government is expected to announce.Russia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia,...

Global pressure mounts on Gaddafi

International pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to end a crackdown on his opponents escalated as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to...

Final quake toll could be 240 dead

The final death toll from the New Zealand earthquake could be as high as 240 people, police have said.The official death toll from the...

Call over alcohol display placement

Supermarkets should stop displaying alcohol next to everyday items such as bread and milk, health campaigners have said.Stores are "overflowing" with discounted alcohol, according...

Boys 'should have HPV vaccination'

Experts are calling for boys to be vaccinated against a sexually-transmitted virus after figures showed half of men are carrying the infection.Certain strains of...

China business association launched

A new Chinese business association has been launched to recognise the growing influence of China with UK firms.The London Chamber of Commerce said the...

US targets natural world for drones

The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology - such as the hummingbird - each equipped...

MPs call for World Bank shake-up

The World Bank is in "desperate" need of reform, which should include ending the arrangement under which its president always comes from the US,...

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