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Communists admit defeat in elections in Indian state of West Bengal after 34 years in power

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Pakistan academy bombs kill scores

The Pakistani Taliban say they carried out twin suicide blasts at a paramilitary training academy that killed 80 people, to avenge Osama Bin Laden's death.

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• Aftermath of the bombsWatch
• In pictures: Pakistan bomb attacks
• Pakistan's tangled militant ties

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Mubarak's wife detained in Egypt

Suzanne Mubarak, wife of the ousted Egyptian president, is detained for 15 days pending further investigations into corruption allegations.

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• Egypt suffers post-revolution blues

Three dead in new Syria protests

At least three people are killed as thousands attend anti-government protests across Syria after Friday prayers, activists say.

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• Syrian voice: 'I am always scared'

• Spain mourns earthquake victims

  The Spanish PM and members of the royal family attend a funeral Mass for victims of the earthquakes that struck the town of Lorca.

• US to open Louisiana flood gates

  The US is expected to flood as many as three million acres in southern Louisiana to protect large cities on the Mississippi River.

• Eurozone's growth rate speeds up

• Mexican 'drug cartel leader' held NEW

• Communists routed in West Bengal

• Afghan 'policeman' kills Nato duo

• US Mid-East envoy 'to resign'

• UK woman beheaded in shop attack

• Best-yet view of extreme Universe

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• Blatter fears Fifa 'black hole'

  Current president Sepp Blatter says Fifa will be plunged into "a black hole" if rival Mohamed Bin Hammam wins next month's leadership election.

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• FA charges Ferguson over comments

• Murray through to Rome last four

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• £3m fine over Potters Bar crash
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• Milly accused in 'abduction bid'
• Government wine cellar avoids axe

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• Sex case drama teacher is jailed
• Intruder flees from nude Campbell

Scotland

• Celtic bomb probe pair in court
• Tobacco machine ban will go ahead

Northern Ireland

• Bangor killing 'linked to drugs'
• SF opts for education portfolio

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• Jones to quit as Plaid leader
• Three new faces in Jones cabinet

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US & Canada

• US fuel and food price rises slow
• Pfizer eyes $772m for drug claims

Latin America

• Mexican jail governor decapitated
• Brazil forest law vote postponed

Africa

• Somali piracy 'costs $8bn a year'
• Uganda's anti-gay bill 'shelved'

Europe

• EU concern at Danish border plan
• Bosnian Serbs cancel referendum

Middle East

• 'Torture in Sinai' for Eritreans
• Three killed in Yemen protests

South Asia

• Gambhir leads India in ODI series
• India leader addresses Afghan MPs

Asia Pacific

• Japan agrees nuclear damages plan
• China rebuffs new Tibetan leader

Business

• Man Utd's commercial revenues up

  Manchester United reports a big jump in commercial revenues in its latest set of financial results.

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• EADS on track despite profits dip

• Finland clears Portugal bail-out

Technology

• Games maker Square Enix hacked

  Square Enix, which publishes the Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider games, may have lost 25,000 customers' e-mail addresses.

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• Limewire pays $105m settlement

• Twitter boost for Japan doctors

Entertainment

• Jedward win Eurovision final spot

  Irish teenage twins Jedward will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest final in Germany after winning through Thursday's qualifying stage.

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• Diana film 'not sensationalist'

• Violinists dominate Classic Brits

Sci/Environment

• Mining 'causes islands to sink'

  Two small islands in South Asia's first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining, experts say.

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• Cuts 'will damage physics in UK'

• Drugs 'reduce' HIV transmission

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Health

• Sickle cell drug 'helps children'

  A drug to treat sickle cell anaemia is safe for use in children and should be made available, according to doctors in the US.

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• Monkey HIV vaccine 'effective'

• Rise in number of 'legal highs'

Have Your Say

• Syrian voice: 'I am always scared'

  Ahmad, a Damascus resident, tells the BBC that despite the absence of mass protests in the city, he and his family are living in constant fear for their lives.

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• Spain earthquake: Your stories

• The death of television?

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• Suu Kyi on six months of freedomWatch
• Shawshank star's real life prison missionWatch
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  How these 3D glasses helped defeat Hitler

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• Biswas on India

  Out with the Reds, Greens are in: Communists lose West Bengal

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• Eurovision in numbers

  Why two, six, 42 and 12 million sum up this year's song contest

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