Irish take centre stage at emotional Ascot
As Royal Ascot remembered Sir Henry Cecil on an emotional opening day, it was the Irish who dominated, says BBC Sport's Frank Keogh
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VIDEO: Brazil Protests: Student voices
Students in Sao Paulo tell the BBC why the protests in the country are taking place
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Carroll passes West Ham medical
Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll passes a medical at West Ham on Tuesday prior to a potential £15m move.
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US to open direct Taliban talks
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.
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Chile to extradite Argentine judge
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.
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'Excessive' use of face-down restraint
Ministers are considering a ban on face-down restraint in English mental hospitals as figures show the technique is being widely used.
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Montreal mayor resigns after arrest
Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.
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Pakistan funeral bomb kills 28
At least 28 people, including a newly-elected lawmaker, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg
Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.
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Venus Williams to miss Wimbledon
Five-time singles champion Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, because of a back injury.
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VIDEO: Camera pioneers' work goes on display
Portraits by 19th century photographers Henry and Charles Meade are subjects of a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
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UK minister says no to pre-Yes talks
UK minister Michael Moore tells the BBC it would be "nonsensical" to negotiate the exit terms of Scottish independence ahead of the historic referendum.
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Cut court costs, says top judge
Dispensing with cross-examination of some witnesses is suggested by the Supreme Court president as a way to cut costs.
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Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7m Jeeps
Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a US government request to do so.
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NI leaders to visit Japan
Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers accept an invitation from the Japanese prime minster to visit his country.
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PM to meet April parents over images
David Cameron agrees to meet the parents of murdered April Jones after they challenge him to get involved in the fight over indecent images of children online.
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Italy school bomber gets life term
An Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others.
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Huge 'holograms' created for doctors
Two junior doctors develop giant 3D animations of human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable.
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Man charged with severed head murder
A man appears in court charged with murdering an 18-year-old woman in Sheffield whose head had been severed.
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Cameron plea on UK Guantanamo man
The case of the last UK resident held in Guantanamo Bay has been raised by Prime Minister David Cameron in talks with US President Barack Obama, the Foreign Office says.
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