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LONDON (AP) -- Britain's economy has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2009 after official figures Wednesday showed that it unexpectedly contracted during the first three months of the year....

The African Union calls on Sudan and South Sudan to end hostilities and pull their forces out of a disputed border area following weeks of clashes.

The inquest into the death of MI6 officer Gareth Williams, whose body was found in a locked bag in his flat, hears how he was once found tied to his bed.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook rejects the idea of combining laptops and tablets, a vision being pursued by Intel and others.

Two of South Korea's biggest retailers halt sales of US beef after the discovery of a case of "mad cow" disease in California.

Both as governor of Massachusetts and as a presidential candidate, Romney has supported a fence on the border, E-Verify to ensure that employees are legal and allowing state police to arrest illegal aliens.

The UK returns to recession, after a sharp fall in construction leads to the economy shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012.

News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson Inquiry he did not expect any favours from Margaret Thatcher when he met her while he was bidding for Times newspapers.

Ballet star Darcey Bussell is confirmed as the new judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.

The media tycoon spent hours today downplaying his influence, but Prime Minister Cameron said British politicians have been too close to Murdoch for years.

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is set to return to the stand in an attempt to prove to the court trying him on terror charges that he is not insane....

U.N.-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan has expressed dismay over reports that the Syrian government resumes brutal attacks on cities once U.N. monitors leave -- the latest sign that diplomatic efforts are failing to quash the bloodshed in the country.

British Bobsleigh confirms that one of its athletes has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.

Flood warnings are in force in south-west England, which is in drought, while northern and eastern Scotland have been placed on flood alert.

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court outlines the powers that employers have to force workers to retire.

The Employee Rights Act, introduced last year by Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Tim Scott, seeks to grant workers the right to leave the union or to stop funding their political activities.

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan successfully launched an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead Wednesday, days after its neighbor and archenemy India conducted its own missile test, the Pakistani military said....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan successfully launched an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead Wednesday, days after its neighbor and archenemy India conducted its own missile test, the Pakistani military said....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan successfully launched an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead Wednesday, days after its neighbor and archenemy India conducted its own missile test, the Pakistani military said....

The head of the Israeli military says he does not think Iran will develop nuclear weapons, partly because international pressure is bearing fruit.