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BEIJING (AP) -- Dozens of Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year to protest Chinese rule, sometimes drinking kerosene to make the flames explode from within, in one of the biggest waves of political self-immolations in recent history....

Iraq has demanded Qatar hand over fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi after he began what the emirate described as an "official visit".

An armed robber who raided a string of bookmakers in fancy dress disguises, including an Elvis Presley outfit, is jailed for life.

A 15-year-old boy who murdered his mother with a hammer after writing a murder plot based on a soap opera is detained for a minimum of 16 years.

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani court on Monday convicted Osama bin Laden's three widows and two of his daughters of illegally entering and living in the country and sentenced them to 45 days in prison, with credit for time served, their lawyer said....

A Fermanagh joinery company has been fined £2,000 after a 76-year-old man died when a caged platform fell on him.

A six-year-old girl dies after choking on a piece of food while eating her lunch at a primary school on Teesside.

The chairman of the body representing 5,000 petrol stations writes to the Energy Secretary calling for urgent talks over the fuel "crisis".

Hungary's President Pal Schmitt says he is resigning, after being stripped of his doctorate over plagiarism.

Scotland and Blackburn striker David Goodwillie pleads guilty to assaulting a man in Glasgow.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama can win re-election if he can persuade voters he steadied a shaky economy....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama can win re-election if he can persuade voters he steadied a shaky economy....

A selection of some of the best images from around the world

Violence continues in Syria as the UN and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, prepares to brief the Security Council on the progress of his peace plan.

Six people have been rescued from a house in Essex which collapsed after what is thought to have been a gas explosion.

Robert A. Levy says that if Charles Koch controls Cato, the institute will lose its brand as a leading source of libertarian views

BBC Radio 5 live Investigates found that a minority of truckers and couriers are driving high on class A drugs.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) -- Well-traveled routes that serve as Wisconsin's vital arteries also provide a window into the competing hopes for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum....

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) -- Well-traveled routes that serve as Wisconsin's vital arteries also provide a window into the competing hopes for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum....

More than 2,000 mourners pay tribute to pioneering US banjo musician Earl Scruggs on Sunday at his public funeral in Nashville.