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Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is withdrawn from the Champions Trophy following media reports of an Indian police investigation.

Monday's tornado ground parts of the Heatherwood subdivision to bits as it tore through Moore, Okla. At one house, a crushed pickup truck is all that's keeping a garage from collapsing. Neighbors pulled on their work gloves to help one another dig out.

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A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm sees unrest spread around the city, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt.

Robert Redford receives a standing ovation for his performance in his survival-at-sea epic All Is Lost at a Cannes Film Festival screening.

A school criticised for its handling of a pupil's claim that she was raped twice by students could face closure after a report finds children remain unsafe.

A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south-west Pakistan, officials say.

A railroad bridge across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa in the US state of Texas burned down and collapsed.

The airline Flybe is dropping its direct flights from Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick from the end of March 2014.

Recent sectarian strife in Myanmar threatens the country's nascent democratic reforms. Not so long ago, Indonesia faced similar challenges. Now, it's a thriving democracy.

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Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.

Ramsey gained instant fame with his accounts of what happened after he heard cries for help from inside a Cleveland home where authorities say three young women had been held captive for about a decade. His tale famously included a mention of the Big Mac he'd been eating.

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The Scottish government is in talks which could see a film studio set up in Scotland to take advantage of recent tax breaks for the creative industry.

A Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest person to conquer Mount Everest, as Yuichiro Miura, 80, reached the peak Thursday morning. The feat marks Miura's third time atop Mount Everest. As in 2008, Miura's accomplishment is in danger of being surpassed by rival climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81.

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England captain Alastair Cook expects a closer contest in the second Test after his side's 170-run victory at Lord's.

A man jailed over possessing bestiality images has his conviction overturned as "extreme pornography" laws had not come into force until after the offences.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Japan-based SoftBank will allow the U.S. government to pick a member of Sprint's board if the deal goes through.

After an electrifying run over the past several weeks, stock markets around the world are down this morning -- Japan's in particular.

And for pro athletes, sometimes the biggest challenge is financial success and the family pressure that comes with it.

 

A British man arrested on suspicion of organised fraud is found hanged in a French prison.

When researchers challenged people with heart disease to perform some stressful tasks, those who took a popular antidepressant had fewer symptoms related to reduced blood flow to the heart. The findings, though preliminary, suggest another avenue for treatment.

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Nico Rosberg heads Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and the two Ferraris to set the pace in second practice at Monaco.

A jury is told that South Uist teenager Liam Aitchison was stabbed 20 times and had a fractured jaw and nose.