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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.

A settlements row has sunk US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying.

Thailand's prime minister rejects protesters' demands for his resignation, as red-shirt rallies continue in Bangkok.

Sixty-nine people are arrested in six European countries as part of an operation against the Georgian mafia.

South East Asian nations are ramping up their military capacity in a move that could destabilise the region, a report says.

South African judge convicts ANC official Julius Malema of hate speech for insulting woman who accused Jacob Zuma of rape.

A deadline for Darfur rebels and Sudan's government to finalise a peace deal is unlikely to be met, amid a rebel split.

Homeless Wanda seeks World Cup glory in South Africa

Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83.

The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.

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.

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.

At least 26 students are killed after they fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in the Indian state of Rajasthan, police say.

A suicide bomber explodes a car in the Iraqi city of Falluja, killing at least seven people and wounding 13, officials say.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation is paying $3.1bn for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas group Bridas Corporation.

Gavin Hewitt on how mid-term polls are seen in France

The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China for talks on the Iranian nuclear issue and climate change.

Pakistani fighter jets target suspected Taliban hideouts in the north-western Orakzai tribal area, killing at least nine.

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.

The Catholic primate of all-Ireland rejects calls to resign over claims he helped cover up a sex abuse investigation in the 1970s.