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Some 100,000 people have fled their homes due to fighting over a gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region, the UN says.

A security guard describes what it was like to have his car attacked by buffalo on his way home from work in Derbyshire.

Heterosexual men eye up other men's physical qualities from their dance moves - just as women do - researchers in Newcastle find.

Truck carrying fireworks explodes on a highway in central China

A truck carrying fireworks explodes on a highway in central China, causing part of the road to collapse and leaving at least five people dead.

Former England wicketkeeper Phil Mustard says he wants to play in the Pakistan Super League despite safety warnings.

A Ukrainian-Russian Zenit rocket carrying a US-made telecommunications satellite falls into the Pacific Ocean shortly after its launch.

A committee of MPs welcomes plans for more competition in the water market but says urgent action is needed to reduce flooding.

SNS Reaal, the Dutch bank and insurance firm, is nationalised after failing to find private investors to put money into the firm.

Author Sir Salman Rushdie accuses West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of authorising police to stop his visit to Calcutta earlier this week.

Singer Beyonce has admitted miming during her rendition of the American national anthem at the inauguration of President Obama last month.

This final note today, sending us into the weekend with some context for the Dow's close above 14,000.

The last time the blue chips were this high -- October 2007 -- turns out Beyonce was in the news back then, too. Her song "Irreplaceable" was number one that year. Ryan Gosling too -- he's in "Gangster Squad" now; back in 2007, his film was "Lars and the Real Girl."

Some things don't change that much. But yeah, times were different back then. Concrete things: The unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in October 2007. Apple stock five years ago closed at just $167.25 a share.

And after that.... the bust.

Hillary Clinton ends her tenure as secretary of state Friday a respected national figure with sky high approval ratings. "I don't see myself getting back into politics," she says. But that hasn't slowed speculation about a 2016 presidential bid.

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Hillary Clinton ends her tenure as secretary of state Friday a respected national figure with sky high approval ratings. "I don't see myself getting back into politics," she says. But that hasn't slowed speculation about a 2016 presidential bid.

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The largest railroad terminal in the world opened its doors for the first time in 1913. And while Grand Central Terminal, in the heart of New York City, no longer serves long-distance trains, it is still a vibrant part of the city's ecosystem.

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The years-long, multi-billion-dollar battle just ended.

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Hundreds of seabirds are washed up along the coast of south west England, covered covered in a white waxy substance.

A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.

Scientists detail the smart bone and vascular structures that enable an owl to turn its head almost a full circle.

The government acknowledges that past record-keeping of civil service pension payments has been "lacking" after a spending watchdog raised concerns.