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Syria's divided opposition groups meet in Turkey to draw up a "national pact" to back efforts to unseat President Assad's government.

The Cassini space probe will dive into the narrow gap between Saturn's atmosphere and its innermost ring for the final leg of its mission in 2016.

Why countries can't agree rules to keep space safe

A new facility aimed at measuring emissions more accurately and helping develop clean technology opens.

Why Mitt Romney's cousin turned against the Mormon church

Openly gay men are exempt from military service in Turkey, but they have to go to extraordinary lengths to prove their sexuality.

Martial arts fight nights in Mumbai

Niger faces a complicated humanitarian crisis

A London restaurant has been selling pizza saltier than sea water, according to new research by health organisations.

Fundraiser Lloyd Scott, who hoped to walk the London Marathon in a deep-sea diving suit for a second time, talks about his bid being rejected.

Fundraiser Lloyd Scott, who hoped to walk the London Marathon in a deep-sea diving suit for a second time, talks about his bid being rejected.

Tiger Woods holds off Graeme McDowell to claim the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill - his first Tour win since September 2009.

A hot-air balloon crashes into power lines in Northamptonshire, leaving a woman and two men trapped inside its basket 15m above ground.

Fire crews have rescued three people whose hot-air balloon became entangled in power lines, leaving their basket suspended 15 metres above the ground.

The winner of Senegal's presidential election, Macky Sall, hails a "new era" for the country, signalling an end to Abdoulaye Wade's 12 years in power.

Thousands of refugees are leaving the embattled West African country of Mali following a military coup.

US President Barack Obama challenges North Korea and Iran, and pledges to work with Russia and China, ahead of a nuclear security summit in Seoul.

The junior partners in Germany's coalition suffer one of their worst ever defeats in the Saarland region, as Chancellor Angela Merkel's party holds power.

Film director James Cameron returns to the surface after becoming the first person in 50 years to reach the deepest point in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.

Action film The Hunger Games takes $155 million in its opening weekend, the biggest tally ever for a film that is not a sequel.