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Chinese exports rose more-than-expected in February, adding to optimism over a recovery in the world's second-largest economy.

A California coroner says a lion that killed an intern at a nature park used its paw to lift a partially closed door and escape from a small cage.

Venezuela is holding seven days of national mourning following the death of President Hugo Chavez from cancer, but what does this tribute actually mean?

A community partnership is backing a youth council's call for wi-fi to be made available on ferries serving the Western Isles.

The Pentagon has to phase out maiming animals during military instruction. Does shooting pigs and goats really save lives?

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rejects an amnesty for the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, despite a recent appeal by a Muslim leader.

The ambulance service in Norfolk was unable to respond to life-threatening calls because its entire fleet was stuck at a hospital, it emerges.

James Franco and Zach Braff star in director Sam Raimi's re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz. The pair speak to Georgie Rogers about their new take on the beloved story.

A London cab driver has a go at driving a taxi around the streets of Mumbai, in the first part of a new BBC series.

The BBC's Mike Williams goes into an anechoic chamber at the University College of London to try to hear what true silence sounds like.

Rory Cellan-Jones visits the offices of London tech start-up Roli, to try out their flagship musical instrument, a 'spongy' keyboard called The Seaboard.

Rory McIlroy shoots 73 in his first round as Tiger Woods shares the lead at World Golf Championships at Doral.

More women are working past the age of 60, as a result of the increase in the state retirement age, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

A group of Native Americans says the NFL's Washington Redskins should not be allowed to trademark the team name, which they say is offensive. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, part of the U.S. Patent Office, heard the case Thursday.

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Four rail firms start legal proceedings after the government cancelled the Great Western rail franchise contest and then refused to pay compensation.

When he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and other charges in 2005, Stephen Slevin had no way of knowing that initial findings about his mental state would put him on a path to spend more than 22 months of solitary confinement in a New Mexico county jail, despite never having his day in court.

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By some accounts, sticky fingers could be costing the school $250,000 a year. The dining halls at the school have just started stocking the chocolate and hazelnut spread.

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Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh says the line-up of a new government has been agreed and will be presented to the president on Friday.