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Families living in Northern Ireland and the Republic are to be consulted about sending their children to schools across the border.

Twenty of Wales' 22 councils have not implemented a ban on smoking in playgrounds, according to a survey.

Two of four sailors who were injured when their 67-foot racing yacht was damaged by high seas over the weekend will be flown to San Francisco on Monday.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Myanmar's historic by-election, saying she hoped it will mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country....

The BBC's Alan Little reports on the views of Falkland islanders on the 30th anniversary of the start of the war.

MIAMI (AP) -- When Burger King set about to fix its ailing empire, the fast food giant started by scrutinizing everything on the menu - even the mayonnaise....

The family of a man who died on a hospital trolley while waiting to be treated say they want to know why he did not receive a post-mortem examination.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Air travelers who have endured lost bags, delayed flights, lousy service and getting bumped from full planes might want to scream at the entire airline industry. But flying actually is getting better, when measured by these benchmarks, say private researchers who have analyzed federal data on airline performance....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two injured British sailors off the California coast Sunday from a yacht that was hit by a monster wave while participating in an around-the-world race....

Papers take stock of historic Burmese elections

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over lunch in the Indian capital, Delhi, on 8 April, his office announces.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- New satellite images of a North Korean rocket launch site show a mobile radar trailer and rows of what appear to be empty fuel and oxidizer tanks, evidence of ramped-up preparation for what Washington calls a cover for a long-range missile test....

Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes Sunday's by-elections mark the start of a new era for Burma, as she hails a "triumph of the people".

Three widows of Osama bin Laden are expected to be charged Monday with living illegally in Pakistan, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

A passenger plane carrying 43 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Siberia, killing 31, Russian officials say.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A motor home packed with a Minnesota family and a handful of their friends crashed Sunday morning in northeast Kansas as they returned from a vacation, killing five people and sending 13 others to hospitals....

Susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appears to be partially determined by genetics, a study suggests.

SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- Passengers of a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship lauded the captain and crew Monday for maintaining order and bringing them safely ashore in Malaysia after 24 hours adrift in Philippine waters....

The Information Commissioner has said protections must be put in place if plans to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK are implemented.

After rebels seize the whole of northern Mali, the military leaders now face an economic blockade after a deadline expires for them to step down.