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The US houses a third of all women prisoners followed by China.

Leading Mr McBride apparently died of cardiac arrest, but police have recovered empty bottles of liquor and covers of diazepam tablets from his room.

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Stratfor emails hacked by Anonymous suggest rumours of Israeli attack on Iran used by EU as distraction from financial crisis.

World Health Organisation declares India free of endemic polio but must wait two more years for all-clear.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is currently on an official visit to the UK.

England are attempting to keep their feet on the ground, despite taking a morale boosting 2-0 lead over Pakistan in their one day series.

Oxfam and other charities hit out at 'lukewarm response' to flooding in September 2011.

Infamous hackers Saadi and Hax.r00t have targeted two sites owned by the Thai government, allegedly to protest its online censorship policies.

Alastair Cook is looking towards the positives after a successful one day match with Pakistan, as the England side begin to erase some disappointing recent results.

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Nine men who plotted to bomb London Stock Exchange and build terrorist training camp sentenced.

Fishermen in Pakistan have found the carcass of a gigantic 36-foot whale shark, on Tuesday morning, which was then reportedly sold for Rs. 200,000 (approx. £1,340), according to a report in The Dawn.

In the end, the spin did for England's batting line up - as it has done throughout this all-to-brief series. England held out until after tea on Day Four but when Monty Panesar was trapped LBW just after tea the world's No.1-ranked Test side had slumped to a 71-run defeat and with it, suffered their first series whitewash by Pakistan.

Convicted terrorist due for release from prison just hours before the Olympic Games begin.

England edged ahead at the end of the first day of the third Test against Pakistan after 16 wickets fell in a tumultuous opening to the dead rubber contest.

England captain Andrew Strauss has issued a stark warning that underperforming players will be axed for the tour of Sri Lanka next month, if they fail again in the dead rubber third Test against Pakistan which starts on Friday.

England's batsmen held "brutally honest" clear the air talks in the wake of the disastrous second Test loss to Pakistan over the weekend, Ian Bell has revealed.

Obama was on an hour-long video chat on Google’s social networking site Google+ “hangout”.

Peace talks will take place before Taliban sets up office in Qatar but critics say it is a stalling tactic to refresh rebel troops.

Pakistan v England: There was a period, as the heavy Abu Dhabi sun danced shadows across the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, when the balance of this tightly-contested match looked likely to swing in England's favour. But the loss of three key wickets for just nine runs at the end of the evening session left the outcome of the second Test evenly balanced, with England 50 runs behind and five wickets remaining.

American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, were working for the Danish Deming Group when they were taken hostage by Somali pirates.

A litany of missed chances marred England's progress in an otherwise impressive display by the tourists on a cool, windswept opening day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.

Chris Tremlett is expected to miss the second Test against Pakistan which starts in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday after suffering a recurrence of a long-standing back injury.

Alastair Cook has backed England to bounce back from their chastening defeat in the first Test against Pakistan with victory at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

The Taliban said the soldiers were killed to avenge the killings of their comrades.

The decision was taken following several complaints from local residents.

Bangladesh army says it foiled coup plot by military officers abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed.

A war between India and Pakistan is about to be declared, but this time in the kitchen.

Scotland Yard will investigate allegations over rendition in Libya which will put paid to foreign secretary William Hague'splan to "draw a line under the issue."