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A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.

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Rick Santorum is declared the winner of Minnesota and Missouri's Republican nominating contests, and was in a tight race with Mitt Romney in Colorado.

Syria's opposition dismisses assurances that President Assad is committed to ending the violence sweeping the country.

Crucial assembly elections begin in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.

Peers are urged to support a move to let hospitals do more private sector work as plans to overhaul the NHS in England return to the Lords.

Older people needing social care are being let down and "passed like parcels" between fragmented services, a group of MPs says.

George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.

Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.

A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.

The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits China for talks focussing on oil sales, energy and other economic ties.

MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.

Finance Secretary John Swinney looks set to offer last minute changes to his budget in an effort to secure opposition support.

British actor Mackenzie Crook, best known for playing Gareth in The Office, is shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island.

Harry Potter star is spooked in new film Woman in Black

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Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels.

Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.