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At least 14 people are confirmed dead after a blast at a fertiliser plant in the US state of Texas, as rescue crews recover two more bodies.

Are young pre-school children getting hooked on technology

A 60-year-old man is killed and another man is airlifted to hospital after a crash on the A947 in Aberdeenshire.

A total of 590 people have been made redundant, following the collapse of one of Scotland's biggest coal-mining companies.

Italy's centre-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, promises to step down after a new president is elected, amid a rebellion among his MPs.

Storm Thorgerson, the man behind Pink Floyd's iconic album cover for Dark Side of the Moon and others has died aged 69.

Fitch credit ratings agency downgrades the UK to AA+ owing to a weakened economic outlook, but Chancellor George Osborne defends his austerity plan.

Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as Venezuelan president, succeeding the late Hugo Chavez who died of cancer in March after ruling for 14 years.

Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who lent his name to bipartisan legislation that would have extended background checks for gun purchasers to gun shows and online sales, isn't letting go. At least not yet. Others in the Senate, however, seem ready to move on.

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US regulators approve a revamped battery design for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, paving the way for flights to resume, after problems grounded planes for months.

Motherwell beat Dundee United, meaning Celtic need to wait until Sunday to secure the Scottish Premier League title.

This week's explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant in Texas reminds us of the "cursed" side of the nitrogen that powers most of agriculture around the world. Through habit or necessity, we've come to depend on it. But there are costs.

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One of the most senior Garda (Irish police) officers has been accused of making "outlandish" and "self-serving" claims about PSNI evidence to the Smithwick Tribunal.

More insulation between battery cells and a new steel box to contain a potential fire are Boeing's solution for battery woes that grounded the "Dreamliner."

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The jury in the inquest into a woman who died in hospital in Ireland four days after suffering a miscarriage has given a verdict of medical misadventure.

A woman is sued for defamation after using Twitter to complain about delayed payments from a client.

While there is still conflicting reports about how easily the new strain can be transmitted between humans, the CDC says early intervention is key.

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Four nurses and a doctor were killed when South Sudan soldiers attacked a hospital in revenge for the killing of eight members of the security forces, the local MP tells the BBC.