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BATH, Maine (AP) -- An enormous, expensive and technology-laden warship that some Navy leaders once tried to kill because of its cost is now viewed as an important part of the Obama administration's Asia-Pacific strategy, with advanced capabilities that the Navy's top officer says represent the Navy's future....

Rowing's three-time silver medallist Katherine Grainger is on course for the top of the podium this summer - at last

Sony is shedding 10,000 staff worldwide in a major reorganisation announced by the company's new chief executive Kazuo Hirai.

My Twitter feed was on fire after an appearance Wednesday night on CNN's AC360, where I said that I thought it was wrong for Mitt Romney to be using his wife as his guide to women's economic struggles when she "had never worked a day in her life."

Since the death of her daughter on a level crossing at the end of 2005, Tina Hughes has been working to improve their safety.

Struggling retailer Mothercare announces plans to close more stores over the next three years following weak trading in recent months.

Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco is freed by Maoist rebels in India after nearly a month in captivity.

Confusion over the sale of a landmark chimney in Wrexham is resolved with a donation to a charity for British service veterans.

Connecticut's governor says he will sign a bill abolishing the death penalty, making it the 17th state to abandon capital punishment.

Police warn teenagers in Londonderry organising fights via BlackBerry Messenger that they risk destroying lives.

A person suffers from smoke inhalation after a fire at a home in Swansea.

Papers welcome jail for riot shop arsonist

The UN deadline for a complete ceasefire in Syria has passed.

The Philippines says it has withdrawn its largest warship from a stand-off with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, as both sides pledge diplomacy.

Elephant poaching in Africa is on the rise despite an international 23-year ban on the trade in ivory

The Sunday Times releases details of the 2012 rich list, with stars like Adele, Daniel Radcliffe and Jessie J all increasing their fortunes.

As Greece wonders whether its debt crisis will eventually spell its exit from the euro, one town in the centre of the country, Volos, has formed an alternative local currency.

Clare Balding on Grand National challenge

The highest ranking female politician in China's Communist Party is to begin an official visit to Northern Ireland later.

The North Korean state media announced Friday that the rocket had not managed to put an observation satellite into orbit, which Pyongyang had insisted was the purpose of the launch.