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England require five wickets to win the first Test against Bangladesh after the hosts close day four on 191-5 in Chittagong, still 322 runs behind.
43 min 36 sec ago
A settlements row has sunk US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying.
52 min 40 sec ago
Thailand's prime minister rejects protesters' demands for his resignation, as red-shirt rallies continue in Bangkok.
55 min 38 sec ago
Sixty-nine people are arrested in six European countries as part of an operation against the Georgian mafia.
1 hour 4 min ago
South East Asian nations are ramping up their military capacity in a move that could destabilise the region, a report says.
1 hour 23 min ago
South African judge convicts ANC official Julius Malema of hate speech for insulting woman who accused Jacob Zuma of rape.
1 hour 35 min ago
A deadline for Darfur rebels and Sudan's government to finalise a peace deal is unlikely to be met, amid a rebel split.
2 hours 20 min ago
Homeless Wanda seeks World Cup glory in South Africa
2 hours 44 min ago
Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83.
2 hours 49 min ago
The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.
2 hours 53 min ago
David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup with England looks to be over after he tears his left Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo.
2 hours 53 min ago
David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup with England looks over after he tears an Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo.
3 hours 9 min ago
At least 26 students are killed after they fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in the Indian state of Rajasthan, police say.
4 hours 7 min ago
A suicide bomber explodes a car in the Iraqi city of Falluja, killing at least seven people and wounding 13, officials say.
4 hours 12 min ago
China National Offshore Oil Corporation is paying $3.1bn for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas group Bridas Corporation.
4 hours 15 min ago
Gavin Hewitt on how mid-term polls are seen in France
4 hours 18 min ago
The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China for talks on the Iranian nuclear issue and climate change.
4 hours 20 min ago
Pakistani fighter jets target suspected Taliban hideouts in the north-western Orakzai tribal area, killing at least nine.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 07:52
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he will only resign over an alleged abuse "cover-up" if the Pope asks him to do so.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 07:52
The Catholic primate of all-Ireland rejects calls to resign over claims he helped cover up a sex abuse investigation in the 1970s.