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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced a change in the choice of fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, arguing that that the move was part of an "affordable equipment programme".

A nursery worker admits sexually assaulting two toddlers enrolled at the child-care centre where he was employed.

Prince Charles has a go at reading the weather during a tour of BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay headquarters.

The life of the British-born celebrity hairdresser

Celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84. But how did he change the world of hair?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked down last week after dropping sharply the previous week, evidence hiring could pick up this month....

Bond Aviation Group says it is suspending EC225 Super Puma helicopter flights until further notice after North Sea ditching.

Police investigate after footage of what could be illegal horse racing on a main road is uploaded to the internet.

“No more than reasonable suspicion is required to search a parolee's home when the search is conducted pursuant to a valid parole condition.” State v. Heaton, 2012 Minn. App. LEXIS 39 (May 7, 2012).*

Defendant was stopped for a turn lane violation. Defendant’s detention was based on the fact that he would not make direct eye contact, his eyes were red and glassy, he was looking around the vehicle, and he acted somewhat suspicious. This led the officer to believe that he might be engaged in criminal activity. State v. Aguirre, 2012 Ohio 2014, 2012 Ohio App. LEXIS 1765 (3d Dist. May 7, 2012).*

Defendant has the burden of showing that the search warrant was issued without probable cause. Evaluating all the information, there was a substantial basis for concluding there was probable cause. State v. Fruge, 2012 La. App. LEXIS 623 (La.App. 5 Cir. May 8, 2012).*

BANGKOK (AP) -- China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In Egypt, laws prohibiting "shameless public acts" have been used to imprison gay men....

Danny Care is recalled by England for the South Africa tour but coach Stuart Lancaster says the player is "treading a fine line".

Thousands of years after the first athletes competed at the ancient stadium in Greece, a high priestess swathed in white lit a flame from the sun to mark the start of a new Olympiad on Thursday.

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's secret service said Thursday it had foiled terror attack plans in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games....

The European Parliament delays approval of three major EU agency budgets because of concerns about their managers.

South Africa's opposition says controversial crime intelligence chief Richard Mdluli should be suspended, amid allegations of political interference.

The International Committee of the Red Cross suspends humanitarian activities in two of Pakistan's largest cities, Peshawar and Karachi.

Flipboard - a popular news magazine for mobile devices - expects the number of downloads of its app in China to soon surpass those in the United States.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead....

Congress, ravenous for revenues to fund Obamacare, included in the health care legislation a 2.3 percent tax on gross revenues -- which generally amounts to about a 15 percent tax on most manufacturers' profits.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- An American drone strike in the frontier tribal areas of Pakistan killed 10 suspected militants Sunday, Pakistani officials said as the U.S. pushes ahead with its drone campaign in the face of Pakistani demands to stop....