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Actor Colin Firth says he felt "a little overwhelmed" by the enormity of the story to be told in his latest film The Railway Man.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Opposition lawmakers in Ukraine are suggesting that President Viktor Yanukovych's government may be behind a series of blasts in an eastern city that injured at least 27 people....

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Calling it an "oversight," George Zimmerman's attorney said Friday the neighborhood watch volunteer did not disclose that a website had raised more than $200,000 for his defense, even though his family told the judge they would have trouble coming up with his bond.

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Syrian state TV says a suicide bomber has struck in the capital Damascus, killing at least 10 people and wounding 20 others.

A bird of prey tries to snatch a woman's dog as she walks across a field near her home in Berkshire.

US economic growth slowed to an annualised pace of 2.2% in the first quarter of the year, from 3% in the final three months of last year.

Just because defendant had a state ID card with the address of the place searched doesn’t mean that he had standing. It is a factor, but it isn’t determinative. Here, the USMJ’s conclusion of no standing was supported by the record. United States v. Langford, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57894 (N.D. Ga. April 24, 2012).

Stop of bus at a border checkpoint also involved a stop of a Jeep following the bus. They were suspected to be traveling together, and a few facts were confirmed which drew that reasonable conclusion, and there was reasonable suspicion. United States v. Finley, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57926 (S.D. Tex. April 25, 2012).*

An IP address was associated with accessing child pornography, and it tied to an address. The police investigated the address and linked defendant to it. There was a substantial basis for issuance of the search warrant for the premises by the link of the IP address. United States v. Wunderli, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57964 (E.D. Mo. March 27, 2012).*

A third party must have been involved in putting MI6 officer Gareth Williams in the padlocked bag in which his body was found, an expert witness believes.

Stephen Hendry seals a crushing 13-4 victory over John Higgins to book a World Championship quarter-final against Stephen Maguire, who beats Joe Perry 13-7.

The Queen hails a "sense of pride" and "undimmed optimism" of the Welsh people after a second day touring to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

Syrian government officials and the opposition traded accusations over escalated cease-fire violations as a fragile peace deal implemented two weeks ago continued to unravel Friday.

A man is arrested after buildings around London's Tottenham Court Road were evacuated amid reports of a bomb threat.

Malawi's new leader Joyce Banda sacks her foreign minister, Peter Mutharika, the brother of the late president who had been anointed as his successor.

In spite of his own urgings that the U.S. not sit idly by and intervene in the Syrian civil conflict, President Obama has done precisely the opposite: Stood idly by.

A man who sold counterfeit medicines including Viagra has been told to hand over more than £14m by Southwark Crown Court.

The mother of an 18-year-old shot in both legs in Londonderry says she believes he was targeted because he was a drug user.

US carmaker Ford reports lower quarterly profits following weak sales in Europe and higher tax charges.

Richmond Times Dispatch: Police to end 'wake-up calls' effort by Reed Williams:

One day after a civil liberties group blasted the Richmond Police Department for knocking on doors late at night to tell residents they are at risk of car break-ins, the department said it's ending the practice next week.

Since when has any police group cared what any "civil liberties group" thinks? This is more fundamental a realization.

A judge describes a former union leader as "greedy" as he jails him for four years for stealing almost £150,000 from a miners' charity.

24 hours of news photos: 27 April 2012