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Ten Yemeni soldiers are feared dead after a helicopter crash in a Shia insurgent stronghold in the north of the country.

Pakistan faces fresh political uncertainty after the Supreme Court blocks a move by the president to appoint two judges.

Pakistan faces fresh political uncertainty after the Supreme Court blocks a move by the president to appoint two judges.

An Australian grandmother survives a shark attack after punching the animal, despite losing more than three pints of blood.

An Australian grandmother survives a shark attack after punching the animal, despite losing more than three pints of blood.

England seek a second successive win as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in Rome.

England seek a second successive win as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in Rome.

Why was Haiti's toll so high compared to other disasters?

Why was Haiti's toll so high compared to other disasters?

Sri Lanka's Buddhist monks call for the release of former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.

Sri Lanka's Buddhist monks call for the release of former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.

Thousands of US, UK and Afghan troops are trying to consolidate gains on the second day of a big offensive against the Taliban.

Restaurant bomb leaves college town reeling

Restaurant bomb leaves college town reeling

Hillary Clinton says the US would welcome peaceful engagement with Iran but not "while they are building their bomb".

The US secretary of state heads to the Gulf to rally Arab support for harsher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.

Canada's wait for Olympic gold on home soil continues as Hannah Kearney of the United States pips Jennifer Heil to gold in the freestyle skiing moguls.

Thousands mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of former PM Rafik Hariri, which changed Lebanon's political landscape.

Korean Jung-Su Lee of South Korea wins a dramatic gold medal in the men's 1,500m short track.

A biology professor charged with killing three staff at an Alabama university shot dead her brother 24 years ago, it is alleged.