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Seven Kurdish rebels and six members of the security forces die in fighting in the far south-east of the country, sources say.

About one in seven pupils in England missed out on their first choice of secondary school this year, official figures show.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Glittering sapphire necklaces, designer suits against perfumed skin, the taste of freshly popped Champagne and the roar of a speeding Porsche: the five senses in Nigeria, brought to you by luxury brands now trying to tap directly into the country's market....

Fans have been marking the death of horror writer HP Lovecraft 75 years ago. He has gone on to influence a generation of writers.

Wales' injured Grand Slam captain Sam Warburton is to visit a shoulder specialist in London.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show....

PARIS (AP) -- French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says her anti-Islam agenda has been vindicated: The chief suspect in the country's worst killing spree in years is a French Muslim claiming ties to al-Qaida....

On the theme of cooking

The conventional political wisdom is that Ryan's budget is politically suicidal. But conventional wisdom also held that voters would like the stimulus package and come to like Obamacare.

MIAMI (AP) -- Florida is among 21 states with a "Stand Your Ground Law," which gives people wide latitude to use deadly force rather than retreat during a fight. The self-defense law helps explain why a neighborhood watch captain has not been arrested in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager....

MIAMI — Florida is among 21 states with a "Stand Your Ground Law," which gives people wide latitude to use deadly force rather than retreat during a fight. The self-defense law helps explain why a neighborhood watch captain has not been arrested in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager.

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LONDON (AP) -- Martine Wright was running late for work....

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- From one of the hiding places where he has been holed up since last month's coup, Mali's president penned a resignation letter and handed it to an emissary to deliver to the country's new leaders, while reporters looked on....

TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- The suspect in an radical Islam-linked killing spree in southern France has stopped communicating with authorities and may have committed suicide, the interior minister said Thursday, as a standoff between the gunman and hundreds of police entered a second day....