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Afghanistan may have more than a trillion dollars worth of untapped mineral deposits, officials suggest.

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The new fiscal watchdog reduces growth projections for the UK economy, but says the deficit will not be as bad as forecast.

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The UK will not lose its nerve in fighting in Afghanistan despite budgetary and political pressures, Defence Secretary Liam Fox says.

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Israeli plans for an inquiry into its Gaza aid convoy raid are criticised by Turkey and by the Palestinian leader.

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A woman murdered a man at his home in East Renfrewshire then laughed as she told a 999 operator he was dead.

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People planning to participate in a water fight in Battersea Park are being warned to stay away or face prosecution.

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An insurance firm says it hopes to create 185 jobs over three years when it begins operating from its Cardiff base.

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Over 2,200 pages of previously secret files on the late Senator Edward Kennedy are released by the FBI.

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Can technology block the blare of the vuvuzelas?

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Israel sets up an internal inquiry, with two foreign observers, into its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last month.

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A Flemish party that wants to split the country emerges as the largest force in parliament, near-complete election results show.

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An international meeting gives the green light to the formation of a global “science policy” panel on biodiversity.

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Actors Catherine Zeta Jones and Douglas Hodge, and playwright Alan Ayckbourn win Tony Awards in New York on a strong night for British talent.

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The GP who saw Baby Peter missed a “unique opportunity” to send him to hospital just eight days before his death, a hearing has been told.

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Kenya’s church leaders blame the government for a grenade attack that caused a deadly stampede at a rally on Sunday.

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