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Mexico protests to the US after a youth is apparently shot by a US border patrol agent in Cuidad Juarez.

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Iran faces its toughest sanctions for failing to comply with UN demands over its nuclear enrichment, the US says.

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South Korea hopes to put a satellite in space, after an earlier attempt last year failed.

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Snakes may be declining across the world, according to a global study that found numbers falling steeply in the last two decades.

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Strictly Come Dancing professional Brian Fortuna announces he is leaving the show over changes to the format.

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At least two tonnes of cocaine with a street value of some $1bn is seized in The Gambia, destined for Europe.

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The Badger Trust wins leave to appeal against a legal ruling in favour of Wales’s badger cull, and asks for a suspension.

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Shares in BP fall a further 5% after President Barack Obama launched his most strident attack yet over the US oil spill.

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Diplomats in London and Washington raise the stakes over Saturday’s US-England World Cup clash by wagering a meal over the outcome.

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Councils in England are to get greater powers to stop “garden-grabbing” by developers, the government says.

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An Arbroath man is one of 50 Scots to be honoured for bravery at an awards ceremony at Edinburgh Castle.

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New EU finance regulators could not force a government to rescue failing banks with taxpayer cash, the chief regulator suggests.

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A girl from Gloucestershire loses her battle with a brain tumour days after fulfilling her ambition to sing for Simon Cowell.

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The UN secretary general demands for a second time that Israel allow an international investigation into its Gaza flotilla raid.

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Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says that the detention of an alleged source by the US military does not compromise its work.

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