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Researchers borrow ideas from the study of Harry Potter-style "optical cloaking" to create a thermal cloak that can in principle hide objects from heat.

Until recently, 20-year-old Jade Jacobs-Brooks did not officially exist - because she had no birth certificate.

Jack Straw urges the Electoral Commission to investigate whether laws on political donations have been broken after the "cash for access" row.

24 hours of news photos: 27 March

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The 17 countries that use the euro should boost their financial buffers to at least (EURO)1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) to help the struggling currency union return to growth, the head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hollywood has destroyed Washington - or New York or Los Angeles - lots of times with nuclear bombs detonated by terrorists. It turns out to be harder in real life....

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- An official in South Sudan's Unity State says Sudan's military has carried out an aerial attack near oil fields....

The family of a lorry driver killed in a crash on the M5 in north Worcestershire pays tribute to a man doing a job "he so very much loved".

Hector's dolphins living off the coast of Christchurch, New Zealand, have benefitted from the area's special designation, say scientists.

A landmine triggered by suspected Maoist rebels in the western Indian state of Maharashtra kills at least 15 police, officials say.

LONDON (AP) -- Shell UK says it is withdrawing some of its workers from two North Sea platforms near an underwater gas leak from a Total-run rig....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum, showing signs of fatigue and frustration while grasping for strategies to right his unsteady White House bid, is trying to derail Republican front-runner Mitt Romney using any means available - even contradictory messages....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Conceding strained ties, President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan's review of its relationship with the United States, saying it was important for the two countries to get their partnership right....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Conceding strained ties, President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan's review of its relationship with the United States, saying it was important for the two countries to get their partnership right....

The price of a first-class stamp will rise from 46p to 60p from 30 April, and second-class will go up from 36p to 50p, after rule changes by the regulator.

The head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says that the eurozone needs to double its bailout fund to 1tn euros ($1.3tn, £836m).

GPS technology could be used to impose stricter curfews on convicted criminals in England and Wales who are given community sentences.

The United States men's Olympic soccer team had its hopes dashed Monday night after a dramatic late goal killed their chances of going to London.

A US man pleads guilty to hacking into the email accounts of stars such as Scarlett Johansson and sending nude photos to celebrity websites.

Pope Benedict XVI urges Cubans to build an "open and renewed society" at the start of the first papal visit to the communist-run country in 14 years.