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World powers and Iran hold what a Western official describes as "useful" talks in the Kazakh city of Almaty over Tehran's nuclear programme.

US bank JP Morgan Chase increases its planned job cuts to 19,000 by the end of next year in its mortgage and community banking businesses.

Is Yemen heading toward fragmentation?

Foreign students are to remain in net migration figures despite pressure from MPs and vice-chancellors, the government says.

Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker says the "extraordinary" move of introducing negative interest rates should be considered.

The head of the conservative Project on Fair Representation has spent years pursuing legal channels to roll back a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. His efforts helped bring the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court, which hears arguments Wednesday.

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A "disgraced" barrister who specialises in fraud cases is jailed for three and a half years for failing to pay £600,000 in VAT.

As the FA pledges to make a difference to grassroots football, BBC Sport speaks to those on the ground who could be affected

Smoking should be banned in cars carrying children, says England's public health minister.

Billy Ray Harris held on to Sarah Darling's diamond ring after she accidentally put it in his change cup. When Darling retraced her steps, he returned it to her. His honesty has led to more than $150,000 — so far — in online pledges to help him.

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Argentine ex-football star Diego Maradona appeals to Italian authorities for "justice" after returning to the country to dispute a demand for unpaid taxes.

UK, French, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists killed in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian city of Luxor.

Pope Benedict will be known as 'pope emeritus' and will retain the honorific "His Holiness" after he abdicates on Thursday, Vatican officials say.

But the Federal Reserve chairman warns Congress that the "sharp, front-loaded spending cuts" that would come with the so-called sequester could hurt the economy. He recommends "policies that reduce the federal deficit more gradually in the near term but more substantially in the longer run."

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A man who drove his dead wife to a north Wales police station is found guilty of murder.

Donkey, water buffalo and goat meat, as well as soya, are found in 68% of processed meat tested by scientists in South Africa, without being declared.

Up to 19 people are thought to have been killed after a hot air balloon exploded in mid-air on Tuesday morning near the ancient city of Luxor in Egypt.

Shetland angler James Isbister is celebrating after reeling in a 6ft long ling fish weighing more than 67 pounds.

Many American doctors are nurses are helping to build medical schools abroad, as funding agencies push for this collaborative style of philanthropy. Even former President Clinton is getting involved. He's launched a $15 million initiative to revamp Rwanda's health care system.

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Many American doctors are nurses are helping to build medical schools abroad, as funding agencies push for this collaborative style of philanthropy. Even former President Clinton is getting involved. He's launched a $15 million initiative to revamp Rwanda's health care system.

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