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Updated: 1 hour 34 min ago

Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'

1 hour 41 min ago
Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.

Woerth denies L'Oreal wrongdoing

1 hour 50 min ago
France's Labour Minister Eric Woerth tells police investigating the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt he has done nothing wrong.

InBev loses Budweiser name case

1 hour 54 min ago
Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand.

'Hijack' foiled at Moscow airport

1 hour 54 min ago
Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane.

'Nazi' Kunz may be tried as minor

2 hours 5 min ago
An 88-year-old man charged with taking part in the killing of 430,000 Jews at a Nazi death camp may be tried as a minor, officials say.

I am not a number two, says Massa

2 hours 43 min ago
Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso for Ferrari.

In pictures

3 hours 21 min ago
Moscow swelters in record heat

Gambling firms reveal merger plan

3 hours 24 min ago
The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.

In the slow lane

3 hours 37 min ago
How are people in Greece coping with the latest strike?

Deep blue fuels

4 hours 28 min ago
Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves

Churchill's teeth fetch £15,200

5 hours 3 min ago
A partial set of false teeth made for Sir Winston Churchill are sold at auction in Norfolk for £15,200.

Coppola movie competing at Venice

5 hours 14 min ago
Director Sofia Coppola's comeback is among the 22 films competing for honours at the Venice Film Festival.

Big beast

5 hours 33 min ago
EU's new creature lurks in diplomatic jungle

Results boost AstraZeneca shares

6 hours 12 min ago
Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 4% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.

Hidden assets - £10,000 found in passenger's underwear

7 hours 21 min ago
About £10,000 in hidden cash is recovered from an Italian man's underwear as he is about to fly out from Belfast International Airport.

Greek police clash with hauliers

7 hours 46 min ago
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Law boosts Russian secret police

8 hours 14 min ago
Russia expands the powers of its FSB secret police amid concern among human rights activists that they may be abused.

Deal finalised on fusion reactor

8 hours 34 min ago
The European Union and six member states have reached a deal on the experimental nuclear fusion reactor they are backing.

Bertrand says vocal 'was not me'

8 hours 44 min ago
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Shell sees profits almost double

8 hours 45 min ago
Second-quarter profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell almost double after it completes a year-long restructuring programme.