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A centre-right coalition wins a majority in Slovakia, but the prime minister says he will still try to form a new government.

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup is to quit as head of the armed forces in the autumn, before the end of his term in April 2011.

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ITV apologises to its HD channel viewers after a “transmission problem” caused them to miss England’s first World Cup goal.

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A 7.5 earthquake strikes near the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean, but tsunami warnings are later cancelled.

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Risk-free accounts guaranteed by the government should be set up as part of a “profound reform of the banking system”, MPs say.

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But what exactly did Cameron and Obama say?

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Kyrgyzstan’s interim government gives shoot-to-kill powers to security forces after nearly 80 deaths in ethnic violence.

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A senior official brought in to oversee the new MPs’ expenses system says he has quit his post for the sake of his “sanity”.

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The two brothers vying for the Labour leadership set out their visions for the party in newspaper interviews.

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Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest branches will not be closed if they are the only bank left in a town, RBS pledges.

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Rescuers in the US state of Arkansas search for dozens of people missing after deadly floods swept through a national park.

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Pakistan’s intelligence service has direct links with the Taliban in Afghanistan, a report claims, but Pakistan denies it.

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A capsule Japanese scientists hope contains dusty samples grabbed from asteroid Itokawa is set return to Earth.

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A senior manager at Stafford hospital who asked a doctor to suppress the mis-diagnosis of a man who later died is sacked.

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A vicar revives an ancient law to call members of her parish together to take part in archery practice.

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