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Why Cuba is taking the death of Hugo Chavez hard

Korda's photographs of Castro and Guevara

Scientists estimate Antarctica's vital statistics

A comet called C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs is lighting up the skies as it makes a fly past of Earth.

As cardinals in Rome discuss the future of the church, high on their list of priorities is tackling the ongoing fall out from the clergy sexual abuse crisis.

In the past 100 years, average temperatures on Earth have changed by 1.3 degrees. Previously, that large of a swing took 5,000 years. That's the word from researchers who pored over temperature data going back to the end of the last ice age.

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In the past 100 years, average temperatures on Earth have changed by 1.3 degrees. Previously, that large of a swing took 5,000 years. That's the word from researchers who pored over temperature data going back to the end of the last ice age.

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Investigating cheating spouses may not be the most conventional way to fall in love, but for private investigators Shaun Kaufman and Colleen Collins, tailing lovers gone wrong was the best thing that happened to their relationship.

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Struggling Ireland take on winless France in a must-win match for both sides at the Aviva Stadium

Technology isn't the only hurdle for computer-driven cars.

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Technology isn't the only hurdle for computer-driven cars.

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There is "absolutely" no chance of Moscow telling Syrian President Assad to stand down, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells the BBC.

The Amplify tablet is specially designed for K-12 classroom interaction. While the company touts the ability to improve teaching and learning, critics have questioned News Corp.'s motives.

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The Amplify tablet is specially designed for K-12 classroom interaction. While the company touts the ability to improve teaching and learning, critics have questioned News Corp.'s motives.

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Too many hospitals are happy to coast along, settling for meeting minimum standards, according to the health secretary.

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg's interview with Mikhail Gorbachev ended with an impromptu sing song

Papers offer little sympathy for Vicky Pryce

Burma's opposition National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, holds its first ever congress, after years of suppression under military rule.

Holding out for role models, not glamour models

A hillwalker is traced safe and well after becoming separated from a fellow walker near the summit of Ben Vorlich in Perthshire.