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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.
Gator attack was 'fight for life'
A man attacked by an alligator after fleeing police in Florida has said he was in a fight for his life with the animal.
Death toll now eight in port crash
The Italian coast guard says divers have found the body of another victim of a cargo ship crash into Genoa's dock, raising the death toll to eight.
Medic who responded to blast held
A Texas paramedic who helped evacuate people on the night of the deadly fertiliser plant explosion in West has been arrested and charged with possessing a destructive device.
Boston bombing suspect buried in US
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a cemetery in Virginia, infuriating some members of the area's Islamic community who say they were not consulted.
Men held in Jerusalem prayer row
Israeli police with metal barriers and human chains held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a key holy site in Jerusalem. It is the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters.
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Governor warning on housing package new
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for mortgages.
Cameron 'losing control' of party new
Former foreign secretary Lord Geoffrey Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues.
Stately home badly damaged in fire new
One of Northern Ireland's grandest stately homes has been badly damaged in a fire.
Latest Sport
Doyle downs hat-trick in Carlow success new
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 new
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.
Tuscan triumph Wexford new
There could be better to come from Tuscan Light judged on her manner of victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Wexford.
Latest Showbiz
Veteran actor takes Doctor Who role new
John Hurt has been unveiled as an incarnation of The Doctor as the latest series of Doctor Who reached its climax.
Kate Winslet speaks up for homeless new
A-lister Kate Winslet has ramped up the glitz and glam to address the "heartbreaking" situation of youngsters living rough.
Kristen Stewart ‘wants normal life with Pattinson’
Kristen Stewart is apparently dreaming about the "normal family life" she wants with Robert Pattinson.
