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Acid attack survivors whose plight featured in an Oscar-winning film, Saving Face, threaten to go to court to stop it being shown in Pakistan.
EU leaders begin summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the debt crisis and revive growth.
Egyptians vote in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising.
A Pakistani doctor is sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for a false vaccination programme which helped the US find and kill Osama Bin Laden.
Thousands of Somalis flee fighting as African Union troops advance on Afgoye, a stronghold near the capital of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
A group of six world powers put forward a detailed proposal aimed at stopping Iran processing enriched uranium.
Roma (or Gypsy) communities in Western Europe often face similar levels of discrimination as their counterparts in the east, the EU and UN say.
Russia tests a new long-range missile which sources say is designed to penetrate Nato's missile defence shield.
International donors pledge over $4bn to Yemen, which is facing political instability and a possible humanitarian catastrophe.
EX-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn asks a French court to lift a court order barring him from speaking to the media about a prostitution case.
A young Norwegian wounded on Utoeya tells the Breivik trial that the killer resembled the Voldemort character from the Harry Potter novels.
Forest guards in India's Maharashtra state have been told to shoot poachers on sight to curb attacks on tigers, government officials say.
Beijing authorities set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation that they should contain no more than two flies.
Poland's football-loving taxi drivers threaten to disrupt the Euro 2012 tournament in a protest over government plans to liberalise permits.
Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed.
Sixty-four allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the US Secret Service over the past five years, a congressional panel hears.
A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.
A Peruvian minister denies claims that explosions used in oil exploration are to blame for the deaths of hundreds of dolphins.
A minister in Ivory Coast is sacked over his alleged role in the disappearance of millions of dollars meant for the victims of a toxic waste dumping scandal.
Mali's President Dioncounda Traore is going to Paris for medical tests after being assaulted by protesters on Monday, according to an aide.
A "major upgrade" is under way at North Korea's rocket launch site, a report says, as Pyongyang hits out at US warnings on a nuclear test.
Two foreign doctors and three Afghan colleagues are kidnapped by criminals in the country's north-eastern province of Badakhshan, officials say.
Art owned by German billionaire playboy Gunter Sachs, including an Andy Warhol portrait of his ex-wife Brigitte Bardot, fetches £35m at auction.
Police in the Russian region of Udmurtia arrest a woman at her wedding reception on suspicion of kicking a man to death the day before.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.
Two top members of the Saudi Olympic equestrian team are banned from competing for eight months, and are now likely to miss the London games.
One Scotland Yard detective and three former officers are arrested in connection with claims that anti-corruption officers were bribed.
Ex-tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan explained how to access mobile phone voicemail messages, Jeremy Paxman tells the Leveson Inquiry.
World stock markets fall sharply ahead of an EU meeting, as concerns mount over Greece's future in the euro.
Carmakers Fiat and Mazda announce they have formed an alliance to develop two-seater sports cars.
The US computer maker hopes new Windows 8 touchscreen computers can turn around a slump in sales to consumers.
Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is banned for 12 matches following a Football Association hearing.
Managing director Ian Ayre says Liverpool are moving closer to a decision on whether to redevelop Anfield or move to a new stadium.
Blackburn co-owner Venkatesh Rao says "everything is in confusion" at the club, more than two weeks after relegation.
Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul McCartney and David Hockney are among the leading cultural figures joining the Queen at a reception in London.
A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.
Seminal indie band The Stone Roses are to make their live comeback at a surprise gig in Warrington later.
Egyptians are preparing to head to the polls in their first free presidential election and for many the biggest issue is tackling the widespread poverty in the country.
Marc Cieslak reports on why it is hoped that technology in India will make it more difficult to take money away from the people who really need it.
A fire in an office building in Mexico City prompted the evacuation of 600 people and the rescue of about a dozen office workers who were trapped on the roof of the building.
Eurozone leaders are meeting in Brussels for another round of talks on the economic bloc's massive debts and possible strategies for growth.
The kidnapping of 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims in Syria has sparked angry protests in Beirut, adding to fears that Lebanon is being dragged into the unrest afflicting its neighbour.
The economic crisis in Greece is forcing families to seek help from children's homes according to one charity.
When visiting Canada's Atlantic coast you are likely to hear a lot about the history of its people but there is one group you probably won't know too much about, reports Rajan Datar.
One of world's largest private cognac collections has gone on sale in Holland, including bottles dating back to the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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