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Officials in South Sudan say China has agreed to loan it $8bn (£4.9bn) for major development projects, following a presidential visit to Beijing.

The Metropolitan Police charge a man with possession of a weapon, false imprisonment and making a bomb hoax after a siege in central London.

Two actors in a film about escaping Cuba emerge a week after disappearing on the way to a New York film festival, saying they will seek asylum in the US.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish praises Luis Suarez, who scores a hat-trick as the Reds win comfortably at Norwich.

A British soldier fatally shot in southern Afghanistan on Friday has been named as Guardsman Michael Roland, from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.

The UK's richest people are getting even wealthier despite the recession, according to the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List.

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki goes on national TV to dispel persistent rumours that he is dead or ailing.

Ulster beat brave Edinburgh to set up a Heineken Cup final against Leinster or Clermont-Auvergne on 19 May.

Sudan detains four foreigners in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border area and flies them to Khartoum, military officials say.

An eight-year-old boy who is missing after falling into the River Wear in County Durham is named by police.

After beating Newcastle 4-0, manager Roberto Martinez calls for more of the same from his players during Wigan's "biggest month".

Stephen Hendry believes he can win an eighth World Championship title after his crushing second-round win over John Higgins.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy rejects claims by Dominique Strauss-Kahn that his party was behind the ex-IMF chief's downfall.

Claims that the Catholic Education Service has encouraged school pupils to sign an anti-gay marriage petition are to be investigated.

Police have said that the bomb found at the border near Newry contained 600 pounds of explosives and was fully primed. The device, which had been placed in an abandoned van on the Fathom Line, was discovered on Thursday.

An air ambulance lands on the pitch at Kidderminster Harriers to pick up a player who was knocked unconscious during the game.

Wigan move three points clear of the relegation zone with a win that dents Newcastle's hopes of a top-four finish.

Joel Monaghan claims a hat-trick as Warrington come from behind at the Halliwell Jones to reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Southampton manager Nigel Adkins says the club will "need a certain calibre of player" in the Premier League next season.

Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei launches his "Constitutional Party" which he hopes will bring him to power in Egypt in four years time.