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The economic policies of Francois Hollande will "have a shockwave effect on Europe" if he becomes president of France, Iain Duncan Smith warns.

An inspired Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Matthew Stevens 17-10 to reach the World Championship final at the Crucible.

South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.

An in-house thief at the US National Archives is jailed after a radio recording enthusiast saw his own donated Babe Ruth interview for sale on eBay.

England striker Wayne Rooney wins the award for Goal of the 20 Seasons to commemorate 20 years of the Premier League.

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng telephones a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family.

Facebook sets the share price for its upcoming initial public offering at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at $85bn-$95bn.

Israel's Supreme Court defers a decision on an appeal against their imprisonment by two Palestinians who have been on hunger strike for 64 days.

Jack Collison scores twice to give West Ham control of their Championship play-off semi-final after the first leg at Cardiff City.

Weeks of border clashes between Sudan and South Sudan have led to fears that the two nations could end up in all-out war.

A seven-year-old allegedly killed by his mother was a happy pupil who showed no signs of abuse, the boy's Koran teacher tells Cardiff Crown Court.

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Two missing journalists are among four people found dead in the Mexican state of Veracruz - a region racked by drug-related violence.

Police remove the last anti-war tent outside Parliament after the High Court said an injunction preventing its removal could be lifted.

A boy who died in an East Sussex swimming pool while on a foreign school trip accidentally drowned, a coroner rules

A 150-year-old house in Minnesota is demolished by having a tank driven through it.

A mud carnival, the police who tried to help a family of geese and a huge drum kit. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

Samsung unveils its new Galaxy S3 smartphone, featuring a 4.8 inch screen, calling it the "best in class" Android-based phone on the market.

Defeated centrist French presidential candidate Francois Bayrou throws his weight behind Socialist leader Francois Hollande ahead of Sunday's run-off.

A forger who created up to 1,000 bogus paintings - selling many to unsuspecting buyers - has been jailed for two years.