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Guerra, whose work helped define post-war Italian cinema, dies in Rimini after a short illness.

Renegade Malian soldiers declared Thursday that they have seized power in the nation and dissolved public institutions because of the government's handling of a growing insurgency in the north.

Next reports strong 2011 profits but says it is cautious about this year as consumers continue to be squeezed.

A London council offers to pay the £199 that Olympic torchbearers will be charged if they want to buy their own torch as a memento.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Now that Myanmar is opening to the outside world, good luck getting a hotel room....

A High Court judge has ordered Force India to pay more than £700,000 in unpaid fees to Italian race car design company Aerolab.

Regional pay in the public sector is criticised by the Welsh government as socially divisive, but the Treasury says too much is paid for staff in some areas.

An information breach at an English law firm leads to the publication of confidential documents about victims of the Omagh bombing.

The family of a Sheffield student who faces extradition to the US confirms that an appeal has been lodged by lawyers.

Twelve men are arrested in Oxford during a police operation tackling child exploitation offences including trafficking, grooming and rape.

Mohammed Merah died from a shot to the head after police burst into the apartment of the man accused in terror attacks that left seven people dead, a prosecutor said.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Luxury goods sellers, from Champagne to sports cars, are now targeting Nigeria's wealthy....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Relatives say 88-year-old Alan Purdy doted on his ailing wife, caring for her in a custom-built home north of San Diego through several years of sickness. Now, he's been arrested on suspicion of helping her kill herself....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Relatives say 88-year-old Alan Purdy doted on his ailing wife, caring for her in a custom-built home north of San Diego through several years of sickness. Now, he's been arrested on suspicion of helping her kill herself....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A Marine sergeant who started a Facebook group that is openly critical of President Barack Obama and posted comments saying he will not follow the unlawful orders of the commander in chief is facing possible dismissal from the Corps....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats' gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can't afford to fill the tank....

B&Q owner Kingfisher has reported a 19% rise in annual profit, but sales in the UK and Irish Republic fell last year.

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....

A woman kidnapped from a remote beach resort in Kenya and held hostage in Somalia for more than six months is preparing to return home to Britain.

Whales and dolphins can focus with a beam of sound - pinpointing their target with a narrow stream of clicks to study it in detail, according to scientists.