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Judge Peter Thornton QC, who conducted the inquest into the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests, will become the first chief coroner of England and Wales.

Two men charged with the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year plead not guilty at the start of their trial.

Great white egrets are nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve in Somerset.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Prosecutors charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies Tuesday with breaking various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness....

A student who was jailed after making racist remarks on Twitter about footballer Fabrice Muamba apologises.

LONDON (AP) -- One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."...

HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in the collision and fire, officials said....

A robotic fish that can monitor water pollution in harbours is being tested in Spain.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to combat the disease, a study said Tuesday....

TOKYO (AP) -- The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday....

The mother of Birmingham gang shooting victim Letisha Shakespeare is setting up her own charity to help combat gang culture.

Belfast Metropolitan College is understood to be close to agreeing the sale of two of its former city centre buildings, with one earmarked for hotel development.

The International Labour Organisation says almost 13% of young people worldwide are out of work with no sign of improvement for at least another four years.

Could robotic fish soon be on patrol in our oceans?

Papers focus on fallout from Beecroft report

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain....

TOKYO (AP) -- The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday....

Nearly 6,000 people made bogus compensation claims for payment protection insurance mis-selling to the Financial Ombudsman last year, as total complaints rose.

HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in a fiery wreck, officials said....

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- One year after a deadly tornado devastated their city, President Barack Obama praised the residents of Joplin, Mo., for a spirit of perseverance and resiliency that he said could serve as a model for a nation still grinding its way through tough economic times....