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IMF chief Christine Lagarde is summoned to appear in court in May over an inquiry into alleged abuse of authority when finance minister.

Security forces in Guinea fire tear gas to disperse opposition protesters angry over the date designated for elections.

A Conservative MP calls for a further cut in the top rate of income tax.

In an exclusive interview with the BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Without a direct military threat Iran will not stop".

Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state explains why it has put up a series of advertising hoardings, urging people to "Say no to rumour mongers".

Detectives investigating the alleged leak of expenses claims made by Cumbria's PCC make a third arrest.

A woman who was convicted of murdering her toddler son and hiding his body is cleared of all charges.

MSPs at Holyrood discuss the legacy of Baroness Thatcher in a debate which was postponed by a day to avoid a clash with her funeral.

A man is arrested in Mississippi after letters containing suspected ricin were sent to US President Barack Obama and a US senator.

Insurer Aviva reveals plans to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide, 6% of the company's workforce, over the next six months.

Today, the tech world today brings you hits from the 80s and 90s: Microsoft and IBM are expected to report healthy earnings today. But what is up with Apple? It’s stock fell again yesterday, and is down 40 percent since last fall.

Today Germany's parliament approved a $13 billion rescue package for Cyprus. The overwhelming yes vote came after a warning from Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that if Cyprus was allowed to go bankrupt, other euro zone countries would be at risk.

Thanks to a string of scandals that have damaged the reputation of China’s domestic food supply, more and more among the country's rising consumer class are turning to imported foods.

Mark Cavendish believes cycling owes its success and popularity in Britain to six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the BBC that Israel has a right to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands in Syria.

Four health workers assaulted, abused and tormented severely disabled patients at a day care centre in Doncaster, a jury is told.

The number of cases in the Swansea measles epidemic increases to 808 as a targeted MMR vaccination programme continues.

David Greene has an eyewitness account of Wednesday night's explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. West resident Julia Zahirniak and her son Anthony, who were across the street at West Intermediate School when the plant exploded, spoke with NPR's John Burnett.

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Between five and 15 people are thought to have been killed and scores hurt by a huge explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas.

Four men who discussed blowing up a Territorial Army base by using a bomb in a toy car are given sentences ranging between five and 16 years.

David Greene has the latest on Wednesday night's explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, where at least five people are dead and more than 100 were injured.

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BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor puts your questions to Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont at the party's conference.