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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to meet President Obama in the US for talks aimed at fortifying their key security alliance.

Drug users have no way of knowing what they are taking and the perception of recreational and party drugs needs to change says a drugs agency.

Papers focus on convicted would-be suicide bombers

A new study is concerned that young people in County Fermanagh are being educated for export because of a lack of local job opportunities when they leave school or university.

Significant body parts of almost 90 children were kept by police often without informing parents, a BBC investigation finds.

A celebrated piece of work by street artist Banksy has found itself on the other side of the world in a Miami auction house.

Is 'Made in the USA' coming back?

Today, Rowena Gore-Simmons runs a center for formerly incarcerated women. But Rowena once served time herself, when her now-teenage daughter was 4. While she was in prison, Rowena dedicated herself to being a better mother when she got out.

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Two Mexican policemen are charged with rape and abuse of authority after allegedly attacking an Italian woman in the resort of Playa del Carmen.

The team that built London's Shard skyscraper is chosen to manage the construction of the world's tallest building - a 1km tower - in Saudi Arabia.

As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to meet US President Barack Obama, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on his ambitious growth programme that is already being dubbed Abenomics.

Could fan in hijab signal breakthrough for football's Asians?

How Turkish Cypriots have become part of London life

Authorities seek the cause of death of a Canadian woman found dead in a Los Angeles hotel cistern, while assuring guests the water is safe to drink.

In the latest twist to the ongoing saga at Wynn Resorts, Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada has quit the company's board.

A major winter storm in the US Midwest that is already blamed for two deaths blankets several states in up to 17in (43cm) of snow.

How would experts begin to build a city from scratch?

Paypal launches a chip-and-pin device to offer new payment methods for small businesses that have traditionally relied on cash trade.

Using American slavery to make a point about contemporary politics can be downright tricky business, as some public figures have recently learned firsthand.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say.