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Former senior Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary dies while on trial for genocide, a UN-backed court in Cambodia announces.

Papers broadly praise the choice of Pope Francis

Nick Compton and Jonathan Trott hit centuries as England make New Zealand pay for bowling first in the second Test.

The National People's Congress in Beijing confirms Xi Jinping as China's president, completing the nation's once-in-a-decade transition of power.

A third of drivers have suffered damage to their cars from potholes over the last two years, a survey suggests.

People responsible for repeatedly dumping waste should face larger fines, says the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.

Children in care are being drawn into the criminal justice system for "trivial incidents", MPs warn in a report.

The farmers struggling to keep their livestock fed

Paul Spooner, a craftsman who makes 'animations in wood', gives a tour of his studio in Cornwall, and some of his recent works.

Times have changed and it is now rare that a man does not attend the birth of his baby. But why, and could it change back?

Golfer Mark Mihal is recovering after a sinkhole opened up beneath him on the fairway at the 14th hole of an Illinois golf course.

Sheila Bair says it's too soon to celebrate over a housing recovery. Bair says a glut of houses could hit the market once prices perk up.

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Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected as the Catholic Church's new Pope Francis, the first Latin American in the role.

The latest in Samsung's Galaxy smartphone range is expected to be unveiled at an event in New York on Thursday evening.

More than a third of GPs on the boards of new NHS commissioning groups will have a potential conflict of interest, an investigation suggests.

Why old age does not have to equal a burden

Oscar winning actor Sir Michael Caine is celebrating his 80th birthday this week.

Meetings broadcast live by Bristol City Council have attracted as few as three people watching live online, the BBC learns.

How a top Italian wine defied the downturn

After his election as pope Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose a name that, for many Catholics, sent an immediate signal of his goal to unite the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis. The name also prompted some confusion — over whether it should include "I."

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