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Afghan Taliban claims responsibility for explosion targeting government officials.

Gunfight breaks out at Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest organised by group critical of Islam.

Ethiopian Israelis clash with police in what is being termed as the most violent protest in Tel Aviv.

Former US President Jimmy Carter says Benjamin Netanyahu has never been keen on an Israel Gaza two-state solution.

British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford wants to look at her executioners when facing the death penalty in Indonesia.

Death toll from Nepal's 7.9-magnitude earthquake at 7,040 with some 70 aftershocks recorded so far.

Limited edition £5 coins offered as lucky silver pennies to babies born on 2 May.

Duchess of Cambridge's mother and her sister were the first to arrive to meet the latest addition to the family.

7,000 confirmed dead but final death toll probably 'much higther': Nepal government

Ed Miliband unveiled a new target for social media satire, with Labour's policy rock

Police holding two suspects after staff find body of a wealthy Arab in his room at the 5-star Dorchester hotel.

Star Wars Day is celebrated worldwide on the 4th of May.

Dozens of suspected Islamist militants arrested in restive Sinai Peninsula.

Big planes carrying aid have damaged the only runway at Tribhuvan International Airport.

Plainclothes officer was attempting to question a suspect from his police car in Queens, New York.

Silicon Valley executive was chief executive of online company SurveyMonkey

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge returned home to spend the first night with their new baby daughter after leaving the hospital to cheers from fans.

Migrants rescued off Italian ports such as Sicily and Lampedusa.

Kumari Temple of child-goddess Yunika Bajracharya withstands killer quake.

At least one child reportedly killed and 40 injured in attack in rebel-controlled Saraqeb..

Iraqi Vice-President Osama al-Nujaifi described the mass killing as 'horrific and barbaric'.

The report has sparked fears that the virus could survive twice as long than originally thought.

British nationals are criticising UK Foreign Office assistance after earthquake.

Protestors have been arrested in violent May Day in countries such as Italy, South Korea, Greece and Malaysia.

Seattle May Day demo turned violent as protesters smashed windows, lit fires and clashed with police.

Authorities exhume decaying bodies from migrant graveyard near Malaysia-Thailand border.

Police union lawyer says manslaughter charges against Baltimore police officers was due to media focus.

Obsessive royal fan Terry Hart has camped on a bench outside the maternity hospital for 11 days.

Masked protestors set cars and public buildings on fire during Milan demonstration on International Workers' Day.