The Iraq War Inquiry is beginning with a pledge from the man in charge that it will produce a "full and insightful" account. More »
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Man in 23-year 'coma' was awake An engineering student thought to be in a coma for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time, it has emerged.
Kangaroo tries to drown dog A rogue kangaroo tried to drown a dog and then viciously attacked its owner when he launched a rescue bid.
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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Hitachi is planning to build railway carriages in Britain in a multi-billion-dollar deal that would also create hundreds of new jobs, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. More »
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after 24 people were killed in the worst-ever election related violence in the country. More »
LONDON (AFP) - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher returned to her old offices in Downing Street on Monday for the unveiling of a new portrait of the "Iron Lady" at a reception hosted by Gordon Brown. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index shed 0.6 percent early on Tuesday as waning risk appetite hit banks, and commodities weakened as the dollar stabilised, while some defensives gained. More »
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore warned Asian clubs on Tuesday that a salary cap would have a detrimental effect on their game. More »
The British team attempting to break the world land speed record have announced their 1,000mph vehicle will be built in Bristol. More »
The world's largest atom smasher has used its accelerator for the first time to speed up the proton beams in an initial test of its ability to reach much higher energy later, a spokesman has said. More »
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a report issued on Tuesday in Shanghai by the World Health Organisation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). More »
Sexy Sofia Vergara wants fellow Colombian Shakira to play her sister in hit US comedy Modern Family. More »
A hotel chain has promised families a stress-free solution to hosting the in-laws over Christmas. More »
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Heavy security patrols the streets of a southern Philippines town, after a massacre left at least 24 people abducted and brutally murdered. More »
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