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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Closed-circuit cameras stare down from lampposts, allowing a heavily armed gang to keep watch over those who dare to enter one of Caracas' most violent slums. At night, the gunmen cover their faces with ski masks and set up checkpoints, brandishing pistols and ordering residents to identify themselves as they enter the neighborhood....

David Cameron is to wait for Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry before deciding whether he broke ministerial rules.

Katie Price is to be married for the third time after getting engaged to Leandro Penna.

RAYAGADA, India (AP) -- The dreams of modern India rarely make it to Rayagada. The Indians of these eastern forests forage for sago leaves and wild mango to survive. Barely a third can sign their names. Most live without electricity. Many have joined a Maoist insurgency fighting to overthrow the system....

The posters that helped make Raleigh a household name

Gareth Bale admits he will consider his future at Tottenham if they fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.

BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who fled house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, overseas activists said Saturday, putting the U.S. in a difficult position days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

Dairy farmers in Wales say a decision to cut the amount they are paid for milk with just four days' notice will hit them hard.

Sir Alex Ferguson says Manchester City are favourites to win the Premier League title if they win Monday's Manchester derby.

The children who run to school in hope of a better life

A man is cautioned by police for harassment after posting 250 blogs on a website under the false name of a serving Essex Police officer.

New York's pastry master reveals his secrets

The TV chef some Egyptians are pushing for president

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon....

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two Taliban militants hiding small guns in their shoes slipped into a provincial governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off a fierce gunbattle that left two security guards and both attackers dead....

BEIRUT (AP) -- A Syrian state-run newspaper accused U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday of encouraging "terrorist" rebel attacks by focusing his criticism on the government, while other government media reported that the navy foiled an infiltration attempt by gunmen who tried to land on the Syrian coast in rubber boats....

An underwater search and rescue team joins the search for an eight-year-old boy missing since falling into the River Wear in County Durham.

The Unite union claims up to 53 porters at Billingsgate fish market could lose their jobs when the 300-year-old system employing them is axed.

Two sisters are killed and six others are injured in a road accident in Staffordshire.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....