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China quake victims flee 'flood'
Aid efforts in the quake-hit city of Beichuan halt after reports of a river bursting its banks spark widespread panic. |
Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
Gordon Brown accuses Burma's military rulers of neglecting its people by blocking aid to survivors of Cyclone Nargis. |
Make-up artist's husband in court
The husband of an award-winning make-up artist, who disappeared in January, appears in court charged with her murder. |
Carey makes new Iraq hostage plea
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey makes a renewed appeal for the release of five British hostages in Iraq. |
Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed
Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, abducted by suspected Taleban militants in February, is released. |
Girl killed by van in hit-and-run
A six-year-old girl is killed in a hit-and-run involving a van on Merseyside. |
Star returns to stage after crash
Actor Kris Marshall makes his debut in West End comedy Fat Pig, three weeks after being hit by a car. |
Windsor ready for royal wedding
Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, is to marry Canadian management consultant Autumn Kelly at Windsor Castle. |
Police aim for peaceful cup final
More than 1,000 police officers are drafted in to ensure the FA Cup final passes off peacefully. |
Cardiff City's FA Cup run as never seen before - in Lego
A Cardiff City fan spends more than 40 hours using Lego to recreate the club's journey to the FA Cup final. |
Pompey & Cardiff chasing history
Portsmouth and Cardiff both bid for a long-awaited second FA Cup win in Saturday's final. |
Live - England v New Zealand
Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss attempt to inch England nearer New Zealand's 277. |
What do you want to talk about?
What do you want the world to talk about? |
Beichuan rescue
Survivors pulled from rubble in China quake town |
Shatila people
Meet key people in a 60-year-old Palestinian camp |
Week in pictures
Some of the most striking images around the world |
Nailed down
An expert analyses what your hands say about you |
Striking drama
Movie about IRA prisoner Bobby Sands hits Cannes |
Inside Shatila
Explore life in a Palestinian refugee camp |
Service held for bakery death boy
A memorial service is to be held for a 16-year-old who was killed in a bakery in south-east London. |
Brown gives Kirk assembly speech
Gordon Brown addresses the Kirk's General Assembly 20 years after Mrs Thatcher's sermon on the mound. |
Fans ready for Cardiff's big day
Cardiff City football fans across the globe are watching their club as it chases FA Cup final glory. |
Silence at races for bike legend
A minute's silence is held at the North West 200 to mark the death of race legend Robert Dunlop. |
Tsvangirai delays Zimbabwe return
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has postponed a planned return to Zimbabwe, officials from his party say. |
Bin Laden driver's trial delayed
A military judge postpones the trial of Osama Bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan. |
Lebanese leaders gather in Qatar
Lebanon's rival leaders start talks in Qatar aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of civil war. |
US resumes North Korea food aid
The US announces a resumption of food aid to North Korea, thought to be facing famine this summer. |
Italy pledges to bolster security
Italy's interior minister says firm measures are needed to meet the country's 'security emergency'. |
Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capital
At least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, the army says. |
British Airways profits soar 45%
British Airways reports a sharp jump in annual profits to £883m but its boss says he will not accept a bonus. |
Plastic bag policy 'a diversion'
Plans to tackle use of plastic bags are a diversion from the real environmental issues, a government adviser says. |
Cord blood cancer therapy boost
Immune cells grown from umbilical cord blood may one day be used to improve leukaemia treatment, say researchers. |
Pledge over Sats results deadline
The man in charge of the marking of this year's Sats says the results will go out on time, despite problems. |
Ancestors had leg-up to trees
A new study explains how the tiny ancestors of humans, apes and monkeys may have taken to the trees. |
Make-up artist's husband charged
Police investigating the death of an Emmy Award-winning make-up artist charge her husband with murder. |
'$100 laptop' platform moves on
An independent effort to develop the software originally designed for the $100 laptop is launched. |
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