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Pakistan's top court orders former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to respond to allegations he committed treason.

At least 15 people are killed and 53 wounded as a car bomb explodes in a busy part of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media report.

The degree to which Mars' atmosphere has thinned over time is evident in exquisite new measurements from Nasa's Curiosity rover.

How the disability benefit changes affect the people who claim them

French forces launch one of their biggest offensives against militants in northern Mali before the start of their troop withdrawal later this month.

Great Britain could be drawn against a Spain side featuring Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer's Switzerland in their next Davis Cup tie.

A human rights group in Gaza has accused Hamas police of forcing men to shave their heads after saying their hairstyles were indecent.

Why has Margaret Thatcher been hailed as the most important figure in British politics and society since WWII?

The website Wikileaks publishes more than 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence reports from the 1970s, including first impressions of eventual British PM Margaret Thatcher.

Corporate earnings season kicks off today with a report from the aluminum maker Alcoa. Analysts will be watching closely for signs of how the U.S. and global economy is faring.

Julia Coronado, chief economist with the investment bank BNP Paribas, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to share her predictions on what to expect this season from corporate America.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday at age 87. Known as the Iron Lady, Thatcher was the leader of Britain's conservatives from 1979 to 1990.

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During her 11 years in office, she remade Britain and became an iconic figure for conservatives in her homeland and abroad. But Thatcher, who was 87, was also a divisive leader.

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Despite many accomplishments during her 11 years in office, she was a divisive figure, and there is still much bitterness surrounding the woman who was dubbed the Iron Lady. Margaret Thatcher died Monday at age 87.

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Also: Debate on gun laws continues in Washington; North Korea vows to shut jointly run factories; men's and women's college basketball championship games set.

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The Alexander Stadium will host June's IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final, which will feature some of the world's best Paralympic athletes.

A family is taken to hospital after becoming ill from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning while on board a boat on Windermere.

Fourteen people are questioned on suspicion of fraud in relation to the re-selling of discount cars, allegedly involving employees at steelmaker Tata.

The director of the first series of Doctor Who says there has been a "sea change" in the BBC's hit show, with a new element of sexuality.

Audio slideshow of Baroness Thatcher's No 10 years