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Aung San Suu Kyi vows to help Burmese migrant workers, as she addressed cheering crowds in Thailand on her first trip outside Burma since 1988.

Author Sir Terry Pratchett is to have a pig named in his honour after winning the 13th Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

Households who overfill rubbish bins or put them out at the wrong time will face smaller fines, as the government promises "common sense" by councils.

An anti-mining protest leader in Peru is arrested after the declaration of a state of emergency in a province near the city of Cusco.

How chronic fatigue dominates the lives of sufferers

Residents from the northern Colombian town of Aguachica have been protesting against evictions by burying themselves in the ground.

Residents from the northern Colombian town of Aguachica have been protesting against evictions by burying themselves in the ground.

Chris Hemsworth follows up Snow White with role as F1 legend

The daughter of jailed Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko says Kiev should host Euro 2012 football as planned, despite allegations of political repression.

Where to go and what you'll see during the celebrations

The UK capital is home to up to 400,000 French citizens. What is attracting a new generation of young French professionals to the city?

The watchdog has released a list of the most complained-about adverts of all time. There are some surprising results.

More than 60 Scottish beaches are given seaside award flags for high standards of cleanliness, safety, and water quality.

The number of days the Scottish Parliament sits each week is to be increased, amid concern Holyrood is not moving with the times.

The unique saw-like chew of a New Zealand reptile could be the secret of its success, say scientists.

Cheryl Cole reveals the inspiration behind her stage-dive entrance on The Voice.

The wreck of an Elizabethan merchant ship is being transported to a new home in Leicestershire after being raised from a Portsmouth lake.

Lord Browne: Business 'intolerant of homosexuality'

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria is at "tipping point", as several Western states announce they are expelling Syrian diplomats.

Police and paramedics are at the scene of a shooting in west Belfast.