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Explosion was a 'viable pipe bomb'

1 hour 13 min ago
A security alert in south Belfast on Friday night was a viable pipe bomb which had partially exploded, police say.

'Black widow' bombing in Russia

1 hour 16 min ago
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.

Rosberg top at crash-heavy Monaco

1 hour 38 min ago
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg sets a scintillating pace in an incident-packed final practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.

'Mafia martyr' Puglisi beatified

1 hour 52 min ago
More than 50,000 people attend the beatification in Sicily of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.

Africa marks 'great leap forward'

2 hours 16 min ago
Ethiopia's prime minister opens a ceremony of Africa's 54 leaders celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.

Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children

2 hours 24 min ago
At least 16 children and a teacher have been killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.

Battle of the Atlantic commemorated

2 hours 24 min ago
The 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic is commemorated in Liverpool.

Deaths in Philippines militant clash

3 hours 28 min ago
Seven marines and at least four militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.

French army begins Mali withdrawal

3 hours 39 min ago
France begins the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.

VIDEO: Police 'clean up' Mafia stronghold

4 hours 9 min ago
The area of Scampia outside Naples, has the infamous reputation of being one of the biggest drug-trafficking sites in Europe.

VIDEO: Cheese-maker warned over hill roll

4 hours 20 min ago
The woman who has supplied the wheel of cheese for Gloucester's famous annual cheese-rolling event has been told by police she may be liable for legal action.

VIDEO: Zoo worker dies after tiger attack

4 hours 26 min ago
A zoo keeper has died after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger in the big cat enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria.

Warnings over flagship projects

7 hours 40 min ago
More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the West Coast Main Line scheme, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns.

VIDEO: Saudi drivers in 'sidewalk skiing' craze

Fri, 2013-05-24 22:21
Motorists in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of driving cars, which uses only two wheels.

Neuron growth 'cuts memory space'

Fri, 2013-05-24 22:11
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.

Syria opposition ready to negotiate

Fri, 2013-05-24 21:56
Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.

Oil air deaths memorial unveiled

Fri, 2013-05-24 20:58
A memorial dedicated to 79 people who lost their lives in four oil industry-related air accidents around Shetland is due to be unveiled.

How safe are US road bridges?

Fri, 2013-05-24 20:35
How safe are road bridges in the US?

Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years

Fri, 2013-05-24 20:12
What we have learnt from Martian probes

Texting safely on the High Street

Fri, 2013-05-24 19:44
The 'safety belt' for the walking texter