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Two of the worst oppressors during Argentina's military rule are sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Barack Obama is to formally accept his historic nomination for the White House in a speech at the Democrats' convention.
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The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal.
1 hour 59 min ago
Dell says that a "strategic" effort to cut the prices of its computers, had dented its earnings.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of provoking the conflict in Georgia.
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Scottish police had information that could have changed the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, a BBC programme learns.
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Tropical Storm Gustav has made landfall over Jamaica, with meteorologists warning it could strengthen into a hurricane "at any time".
2 hours 37 min ago
Aston Villa book their spot in the Uefa Cup after a draw against FH Hafnarfjordur gave them a 5-2 aggregate victory.
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Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines suspends all operations after applying to go into administration.
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A regional airline in Canada is removing lifevests from all its planes to cut weight and so reduce fuel costs.
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Researchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat.
4 hours 20 min ago
Before and after images as Indian river bursts banks
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Three men who were being questioned about an alleged threat to kill Gordon Brown are charged with terror offences.
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The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is taken to hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai with stomach pains.
5 hours 38 min ago
Manchester City qualify for the first round of the Uefa Cup thanks to Joe Hart's heroics in the penalty shoot-out against Danish side FC Midtjylland.
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Striking images from around the world
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Canada's PM says all large ships entering the Northwest Passage and other Arctic waters must register with its Coast Guard.
6 hours 9 min ago
Aston Villa face FH Hafnarfjordur after Man City beat FC Midtjylland on penalties to reach the first round of the Uefa Cup.
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Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race for the first time since taking the Beijing Games by storm at the Zurich Grand Prix on Friday.
6 hours 21 min ago
The galas, gossip and glamour of the Venice Film Festival