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Representatives for Iran and the world powers say they are encouraged, but there's still a long way to go before any agreement is possible.

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The Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, is put in temporary charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced last year that he would build a replica of the famous passenger ship. Now the new ship's designer has released images of what the ship is due to look like. Would you want to sail on it?

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Among those watching the papal transition closely are survivors of clergy sexual abuse, including a handful who were selected to secretly meet with Pope Benedict five years ago. They left the meeting hoping the pope would help the church handle past and current cases. Do they think he did help?

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Two days away from the sequester, the Dow is pretty much right where it was a month ago. Why is Wall Street seemingly unfazed by Washington's latest fiscal deadline?

Can Groupon revive the daily deal and itself? As the company reports fourth quarter earnings, its new business model will be in the spotlight.

And Internet service providers are rolling out a "six strikes" policy to educate rather than punish people for illegal downloads.

A 14-year-old girl was left so traumatised after being raped while walking home that she was only able to contact police more than a year later.

UK universities should invest in online courses if they are to take advantage of an "historic opportunity", said Universities Minister David Willetts.

Infra-red holography could be used to help firefighters locate people trapped in fires, researchers say.

Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of former Lib Dem minister Chris Huhne, tells her retrial she was not thinking straight when she went to newspapers with the speeding points story.

Many people are under-reporting how much alcohol they are drinking. But what else are we fibbing to researchers about and why do we do it?

Chuck Hagel is sworn in as the new US defence secretary, a day after the Senate approved his appointment following a bruising nomination battle.

Bumpy ride ahead for Italy after indecisive polls

Two assembly members are attempting to change the law to make it illegal to perform an abortion outside the NHS.

The Department of Health in Stormont says it will publish draft advice on abortion in Northern Ireland next week.

Some of the UK's leading historians endorse Education Secretary Michael Gove's new history curriculum for schools in England, but others express concern over the plans.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is back on Capitol Hill today to field another round of questions from lawmakers. Yesterday, he warned members of the Senate Banking Committee that the sequester's spending cuts, which kick in on Friday, will harm the already fragile economic recovery.

Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore and Company, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to break down how the cuts could trickle out into the consumer economy.

Piracy levels are falling, thanks to a combination of legal action and better legal alternatives, a market research firm says.

Rosslyn rapist Robert Greens is ordered to serve another year of his original jail sentence after breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.

Hessel, France's surprise elder icon, dies at 95

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes has left his Antarctic base after abandoning his polar mission because of frostbite