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Political leaders were questioned on a range of topics that matter to young people - from the serious to the playful - as part of BBC News School Report.

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) -- A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others before briefly taking hostages at a nearby business, police said....

CHICAGO (AP) -- On his last full day of freedom, Rod Blagojevich will do what he loved doing while Illinois governor and as he unsuccessfully defended himself against corruption charges: He'll step up to a microphone and talk....

A group showing a film urging the capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony cancels further viewings in northern Uganda because of public anger.

Why Charles Murray may be too optimistic.

ROCKWOOD, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say about 15 people have been injured in a collision between a school bus and a tractor-trailer in western Pennsylvania....

KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's top oil official said Wednesday his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply, as fears of a showdown with Iran over its nuclear program help drive prices higher....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's something special for the Obamas and something special for the Camerons in the entertainment lineup and guest list for Wednesday's state dinner for the British prime minister and his wife....

QAMISHLI, Iraq (AP) -- Kurdish Syrians fleeing their nation's bloody uprising are all but prisoners in northern Iraqi refugee camps, though they seek shelter in a region that was created specifically as a safe haven for ethnic Kurds....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The promised third dramatic comeback this was not....

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Briton and Italian kidnapped in Nigeria were abducted by a splinter cell of a radical Islamist sect and executed before a failed commando rescue operation, the nation's secret police said Wednesday....

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Briton and Italian kidnapped in Nigeria were abducted by a splinter cell of a radical Islamist sect and executed before a failed commando rescue operation, the nation's secret police said Wednesday....

MIAMI (AP) -- Scientists say new fossil discoveries show tiny camels with long snouts roamed Panama's tropical rainforests about 20 million years ago....

HAVANA (AP) -- Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island....

England's chief schools inspector says reading standards have not improved since 2005, and the country is being overtaken by other leading nations.

School Report's News Day on 15 March comes in an event-packed year for the UK - and more schools than ever are participating.

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to gain 'city status' to mark this year's Diamond Jubilee.

Question: What do Mitt Romney, John McCain, Bob Dole, George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan (twice!) have in common? Answer: Before winning the Republican presidential nominationt, each man first finished in second place during a GOP primary season.

A man has opened fire outside a court in the US state of Texas, leaving at least one person dead and three injured, say police.

Dereck Chisora has his boxing licence withdrawn for his actions before and after his defeat by Vitali Klitschko in Munich.