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Police appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash on the A90 in which two men died and two were seriously injured.

Wales keep their Six Nations championship hopes alive with a hard-fought 28-18 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield.

Loyalist rioting in Glengormley in which five police officers were injured was "totally unacceptable", says the Northern Ireland Secretary.

A four-year-old boy who died after falling from a third floor window of a block of flats in Glasgow is named by police.

Great Britain's James Woods takes silver in the slopestyle competition at the World Ski Championships in Norway.

An American actor gives a couple from Plymouth $500 after they have to leave a hotel where a body was found in a water tank.

Afghan bombers strike during US official's visit

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Yankees closer Rivera says this is final season

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Cuba routs Taiwan 14-0 at World Baseball Classic

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A Saudi Arabian court jails two prominent human rights activists for setting up an illegal organisation and rebelling against the king's authority.

Syria rebels free 21 UN peacekeepers

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Sign of spring: Daylight saving time starts Sunday

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The peacekeepers, all Filipinos, were seized Wednesday by Syrian rebels who initially said they would only free the hostages if Syrian regime forces withdraw from the area.

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The former president of US Speedskating has been accused of sexual misconduct by two former skaters, who say they were in their teens at the time. Gabel has stepped down from his positions in the sport's regulatory bodies and denies there were any incidences of abuse.

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Three goals inside four minutes in the first half put Wigan into their first FA Cup semi-final at the expense of Everton.

Firefighters fit a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, ahead of the conclave which will begin electing a new pope next week.

Lord Ashdown, the Liberal Democrat's ex-leader, says he wants his party being in government to "become a habit" and calls on activists to help win a second term.

Two tries from Tom Williams help a youthful Harlequins reach the LV= Cup final after a thrilling game with Bath.

Rival football fans in Egypt have been protesting angrily over sentences handed down over deadly riots at a match in Port Said in February 2012.

Enlightened's writer, Mike White, says the show's whistle-blowing plot line was inspired, in part, by his own father's experience. In a new memoir, the catcher opens up about feuding with Roger Clemens and retiring from the game. Bowie's new album plays like a collection of discreet singles.

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