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Prince Harry starts Warrior Games
Prince Harry started the first event of America's Warrior Games as a leading Forces charity said it was determined to help the royal bring the championship to Britain.
Jeeps recalled over roll-away fears
Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on start-up.
Sharif 'set for Pakistan poll win'
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office on Sunday with a resounding election victory - a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country's daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances.
Harry backs Warrior Games ideal
Prince Harry evoked memories of London 2012 when he helped light the cauldron that started America's Warrior Games for injured servicemen and women.
Berlusconi supporters hold rally
Thousands of supporters of former premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city on Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax fraud, cheering their hero as police in riot gear separated them from jeering opponents.
Texas paramedic denies blast charge
A lawyer for a Texas paramedic arrested on charges of possessing bomb-making material says his client will plead not guilty and had no connection to the fertiliser plant explosion that killed 14 people last month.
Rafsanjani enters presidential race
Iran's powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for the June presidential election.
Collapse building girl recovering
A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building was panicked, dehydrated and suffering from insomnia as she recovered in a Bangladesh hospital on Saturday, but was in generally good condition, according to her doctors.
Man kills passer-by with pickaxe
An immigrant from Ghana went on a rampage with a pickaxe in Milan, killing a passer-by and wounding five others in an apparently random attack.
Nine detained over Turkey bombings
Turkish citizens believed to have links to the Syrian intelligence agency have been detained in connection with twin car bombings that shattered a border town, with Turkey's prime minister insisting the country would not fall for a "dirty scenario" and be dragged into its neighbour's civil war.
'I never dreamed I'd see the daylight again': a joyful end to woman's 17-day ordeal in Bangladesh factory collapse – but death toll goes past 1,000
To be buried alive, to hear the voices of the living but to be unable to make them hear you: for much of this week, already entombed for a fortnight, that was the nightmare endured by Reshma, the Bangladeshi woman miraculously pulled out of the ruins of Rana Plaza on the outskirts of Dhaka afternoon, where at least 1,043 of her co-workers have died, a figure that is likely to climb further.
Harry's hopes for UK Warrior Games
Prince Harry has said he hoped to bring America's Warrior Games for injured servicemen and women to the UK.
Pakistan votes as 29 die in blasts
Despite attacks that killed 29 people, Pakistanis turned out in huge numbers on Saturday to vote in an election that marked a historic democratic transfer of power in a country plagued by military coups.
Kidnap suspect fathered girl, six
A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in an Ohio house for about 10 years.
Spacewalk bid to fix station leak
Two astronauts will make a hastily-planned spacewalk to try to fix an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's power system.
Trade tower reaches symbolic height
The World Trade Centre's rebirth in New York City has long revolved around creating symbolism on the site of tragedy - a 1,776ft skyscraper that is a homage and a bold statement about looking forward.
Criminal probe into plant explosion
A criminal investigation has been launched into the massive Texas fertiliser plant explosion that killed 14 people, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.
Rebuild massacre school, says town
Authorities in Newtown, Connecticut, say the district should tear down, then rebuild the primary school where 20 young children and six staff were gunned down.
Cardinal snubs Kenny over abortion
Boston's cardinal is to boycott a Jesuit college's graduation where Taoiseach Enda Kenny is the commencement speaker, over his support for abortion laws.
Ex-dictator convicted of genocide
A Guatemalan court has convicted former dictator Efrain Rios Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity, jailing him for 80 years in the first such sentence handed down against a former Latin American leader.
Madeleine McCann: New suspects identified by UK police
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Hostage student shot by police new
A New York college student who was held hostage in her home by an armed man was shot and killed by a police officer.
Record jackpot in US lottery draw new
A lucky lottery ticket holder from Florida has landed a record jackpot of more than 590 million US dollars (£389 million).
Murder investigation after shooting new
A murder investigation has been launched following the shooting of a man on Saturday night, police said.
Latest Sport
Clichy signs new City deal
Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
Doyle downs hat-trick in Carlow success
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Jones to pay for damaging Whelan's car
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
Latest Showbiz
Actor Furlong arrested in Hollywood
Actor Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.
Wood: I couldn't punch a small lady
Victoria Wood had to have a scene written out of her new role because she was too nice to punch the other actress.
Knight: Wills will spot me on Holby
Jules Knight, Holby City's newest star, has said he is considering sending a box set of the show to old friends the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
