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Has President Obama done enough in the aftermath of the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico?

US scientists have found further evidence that huge seas existed long ago on Mars.

Four Russian soldiers are charged over the theft of credit cards from the wreck of the Polish president's plane, officials say.

A US genocide defence lawyer arrested in Rwanda and charged with denying the genocide is denied bail.

Defender John Terry concedes his England side have been out of sorts in recent matches and says they are still adjusting to playing at high altitude.

The head of a UN panel on illegal armed groups and impunity in Guatemala quits, saying the nation is failing on the issue.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renews an offer of talks with Kashmiri separatists who shun violence.

Why BP's financial pain is also America's pain

Prosecutors in Cyprus begin presenting evidence against a TV host accused of ordering the murder of a boss who sacked her.

Officials explain why the authorities censor the internet in a white paper outlining China's policies governing the web.

A cache of 75 rare silent films uncovered in New Zeland are being sent back to the US to be restored.

A gift shop at Australia's Parliament House withdraws 200 mugs marking US President Barack Obama's visit because of a spelling glitch.

A string of bomb and shooting attacks on an anti-insurgent militia leaves at least 11 dead across Iraq.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the OAS to readmit Honduras and accept President Porfirio Lobo.

Louisiana fishermen deal with oil crisis stress

Saltwater crocodiles enjoy catching a wave and can travel hundreds of kilometres by "surfing" on ocean currents, a study suggests.

Australia begins transferring dozens of asylum seekers from an overcrowded facility on Christmas Island.

Mexico police find 55 bodies in an abandoned mine that appears to have been used as a mass grave by drugs gangs.

US Coast Guard chief Thad Allen says that while more leaking oil is being siphoned off in the Gulf, the clean-up will take years.

What next in Afghanistan's crucial year?