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Suspect accused of murder of grandmother Jennifer Mills-Westley denies guilt and says voices drove him to do it.

Pope Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) will not participate in the conclave electing his successor.

Spain's national airline Iberia cancels 415 flights over five days after announcing 4,000 job losses.

Merkel government pressured online sale giant to investigate intimidation allegations.

Woman gang raped by four men in her home in Sikri village in Muzaffarnagar.

Israeli Knesset probe opened into claims dead prisoner was a double agent.

Joseph Ratzinger's biographer Peter Seewald said strains of job taking toll on frail pontiff.

Naval exercise comes amid fears of greater links between Sudan and Iran.

Chavez congratulates re-elected Ecuadorian president, saying his success a victory for Latin bloc.

South Korea puts military on high alert as it joins US in six-day joint naval exercise.

Seven-year-old Mwigulu Magessa hacked with machete by unidentified men on way back from school.

Bashar al-Assad accused of using Hezbollah and Iran to crush Syrian uprising.

Over 3,000 identically dressed couples from 70 countries tied the knot in South Korea - including some who met just days earlier.

Mistaken testicular removals have resulted in 56 successful cases against the NHS, figures show.

Prospective buyers post online ads offering £10,000 for rock fragments.

50,000 throng St Peter's Square for one of final public appearances of Pope Benedict XVI.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sunni extremist group, claims responsibility for attack killing 79 and injuring at least 180 people.

Retiring Pope Benedict XVI has won praise from the Catholic church's leading exorcist for helping alleged victims of Satan.

A reality TV show featuring Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, will premiere on Saturday, despite her violent death on Valentine's Day.

Well-wishers lay floral wreaths for Kim Jong-il as officials in Pyongyang tell China more tests are planned.

North Korea believed to have informed China about new test as hectic activity 'spotted' at site.

Japan's tsunami-devastated port city receives gold gifts which the media are calling a 'goodwill gold rush'.

Nasa sees no connection between Russian meteorite and Asteroid that raced right past Earth.

Pope Benedict XVI approves appointment of arms manufacturer to replace sacked president Ettore Tedeschi.

Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin urges nations to club together in absence of space debris interception technologies.

IBTimes rounds up Sean Bean, Ming the Merciless and Vladimir Putin for Twitter meme jokes.

The leader of Mexican Sinaloa cartel El Chapo – Shorty – Guzmán first to succeed Al Capone in Illinois’ capital top gangsters rankings.

Australian Ben Zygier about to blow the whistle on Mossad's use of foreign passports before he died.

Society for Marine Mammalogy writes to John Key over fishing threat to Maui dolphins.