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Pier Luigi Bersani’s leftwing coalition leads in Lower House and Berlusconi’s rightwing bloc in Upper House.

Apple dethrones Rolls-Royce for business superbrands crown and Rolex tops consumer choice.

Leicester physics students examine strength of comic book superhero Spider-man’s webbing.

Chinese video shows people how to tell if their nuts are filled with cement by food fraud gangs.

Pier Luigi Bersani, Silvio Berlusconi, Beppe Grillo and Mario Monti stand in Italian elections.

Critics accuse father of public bullying of underage daughter whose pretence of being 17 put her in danger of adult stalkers.

Prostitutes, suicides, serial killers and screams in the night - a truly creepy history of this real-life Bates Motel.

65-year-old explorer develops frostbite attempting lead attempts to be first team to cross Antarctica in the winter.

Pier Luigi Bersani, Silvio Berlusconi, Beppe Grillo and Mario Monti failing to win enough voters.

Prime Minister David Cameron described the threat in North Africa as 'a global one.'

Tonik, a poodle-Shih Tzu cross, said to have a face that looks human narrowly avoided being put down.

Inspectors stop 760kg of contaminated meatballs from hitting shelves in Europe.

The centre-left coalition led by Pier Luigi Bersani was leading Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right bloc, according to polls for SkyTG 24 news television and state broadcaster RAI issued after voting closed in Italy's parliamentary election on Monday.

Italy's electorate have the the chance to undo the damage caused by the removal of Silvio Berlusconi two years ago, says Martin Cole.

Officers injured after car deliberately reversed into them before driving away in Harpurhey.

Hetz-3 or Arrow, surface-to-air interceptor missile, jointly produced by Israel and US.

Polls opened at 0700 local time (0600GMT) on the second and final day of the Italian elections on Monday (February 25), in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable votes in years.

Tensions with North Korea and slowing economy top Park's agenda.

Fauja Singh hangs up spikes after crossing finish line for final time in Hong Kong.

The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles has re-found fame as the place where Elisa Lam's body was found. But its dark history goes all the way back to the 1920s.

Police foil stunt by half-naked activists with slogan 'Enough with Berlusconi' scrawled on them.

Palestinian prisoner’s death in Israel’s Megiddo jail gives new edge to protests.

Ownership of drone seized during Payambar-e Azam 8 wargames not known.

Opinion polls have installed centre-left coalition leader Pier Luigi Bersani as favourite, but uncertainty clouds the outcome.

Bulgari in Beverly Hills is exhibiting jewellery worth millions from the collection of the late actress Elizabeth Taylor.

A homeless man in Kansas City, USA, could receive a huge reward for returning a diamond ring

Festival commemorates deliverance of Jews from genocide in 6th century Persia, and celebrations have been getting bigger and wilder in recent years.

Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman to be sites for Iran's new nuclear plants.

Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda leading candidate next Bank of Japan chief.