Bodies 'found' from missing plane
Bodies have been found from the Air France plane which went missing over the Atlantic, the Brazilian military says.

Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes
Allied leaders pay tribute to veterans as they mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Peruvian police captives killed
Nine Peruvian police officers seized by indigenous protesters in Bagua are reported dead after a rescue bid which frees 22 others.

Shot abortion doctor buried in US
Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of murdered US abortion doctor George Tiller in the Kansas city of Wichita.

New round of marathon EU election
Voters in several EU members go to the polls - in the latest round of the elections to the European Parliament.

No 'reward' for N Korea, US vows
The US will not reward North Korea's "extraordinarily provocative" recent actions, President Barack Obama says.

Philippines captures 'rebel base'
Troops in the Philippines seize a separatist camp and killed 30 rebels on Mindanao island, the country's military says.

Mexican nursery fire kills many
At least 31 children die after a fire sweeps through a day-care centre in Mexico's north-western Sonora state, officials say.

Dead US man gets parking tickets
Officials in New York find the decomposing body of a man inside a van parked beneath a highway overpass, gathering parking tickets.

Inquiry over 'Michelangelo' statue - was it actually made by him?
An official inquiry begins in Italy to determine whether a statue attributed to Michelangelo was actually made by him.

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Kuznetsova wins French Open title
Svetlana Kuznetsova beats world number one and fellow Russian Dinara Safina to win her second Grand Slam title at the French Open in Paris.

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Rampant Windies overpower Aussies
Chris Gayle hits 88 off 50 balls as West Indies thrash Australia by seven wickets in the ICC World Twenty20.

Collective U-turn
Girl-flogging video lost the Taliban Pakistanis' support

Kingmakers
Lebanese Christians are split but key to the vote

Death trap
Why did 76 people die in a South African gold mine?

Rewriting history
Stasi spy fired shot that changed Germany

Election test
How democratic is Iran's political system?

Bissau military kills politicians
A presidential candidate and a former defence minister are shot dead by soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on suspicion of plotting a coup.

'Dozens dead' in Somalia fighting
At least 36 people die in fighting in Somalia between pro-government fighters and Islamist hardliners, reports say.

Two charged as Cuban spies in US
The US charges a former government official and his wife with spying for Cuba over a 30-year period.

Watergate burglar dies in Florida
Former CIA operative Bernard Leon Barker, who took part in the Watergate burglary some 30 years ago, dies in Miami at 92.

Hunt for China landslip survivors
Hundreds of rescue workers search for survivors of a landslide in south-western China that has left scores of people missing.

Rio Tinto scraps China firm deal
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto scraps a deal with China's Chinalco in favour of a tie-up with rival BHP Billiton.

Irish government hit in polls
The Republic of Ireland's governing party has had a drop in support in the local elections, early results indicate.

Iceland to repay £2bn UK savings
Iceland has agreed to repay British and Dutch government money paid to savers following the collapse of Icesave bank.

Campaigns end in key Lebanon vote
Campaigning closes for Lebanon's fiercely-contested elections, with voting set to begin on Sunday amid tight security.

Obama and Merkel vow peace push
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel vow to "redouble" efforts on the Middle East, at talks in Dresden.

Rebels 'kill Pakistan Islamists'
Two arrested aides to radical cleric Sufi Mohammed are killed in an ambush by militants in Pakistan, the army says.

Blast at Islamabad police station
At least one person has been killed in a blast at a police building in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, reports say.

'Motor City' in mourning for GM
As General Motors becomes the biggest industrial bankruptcy in the history of the US, Greg Wood assesses the impact on Detroit.

Pollution and poverty in Kyrgyzstan
Alex Kirby discovers the economic and strategic challenges facing the former Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan.

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