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China quake toll 'to top 50,000'

China's government fears more than 50,000 people may have died in the Sichuan earthquake, state media say.

Abbas marks Israel 'catastrophe'

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas recalls his people's "suffering", as they mark Israel's creation 60 years ago.

Raider launches Yahoo challenge

Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn announces he will fight to oust the present board of directors at Yahoo.

Taylor 'ignored rebel protests'

Liberia's Charles Taylor rejected Sierra Leone rebel complaints about his troops' behaviour, an ex-ally says.

Afghan police hit by bomb attack

At least five policeman and two civilians are killed by a female suicide attacker in western Afghanistan.

UN chief to send envoy to Burma

Ban Ki-moon is to send a top official to Burma, where the UN says 2.5m people have been affected by the cyclone.

UK's Prince Charles urges logging halt

Prince Charles says the halting of logging in the rainforest is the single greatest solution to climate change.

Single anti-flu drug 'not enough'

No single drug will be enough to treat all the victims of a global pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu, research suggests.

India issues blast suspect sketch

Police in India issue a photofit of a man whom they want to question in connection with deadly blasts in Jaipur.

Oldest known bust of Caesar found in River Rhone

Divers have found the oldest known bust of Roman ruler Julius Caesar in the River Rhone, officials say.

Obama says sorry for 'sweetie' comment

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama offers a "chastened" apology for calling a reporter "sweetie".

Live - England v New Zealand

New Zealand lose four early wickets after rain delays the start of the first Test.

Celtic's Burns loses cancer fight

Celtic first-team coach and former Scotland international Tommy Burns has died of cancer at the age of 51.

Far from Palestine

Three generations discuss 60 years of exile and loss

Amazon challenge

Brazil's new plan to protect and exploit the Amazon

Washington diary

Matt Frei on Edwards's backing of Obama

Day in pictures

Striking images from around the world

New apartheid?

S Africa migrants' fear of xenophobic violence

Cannes opener

Blindess drama kicks off Cannes Film Festival

Zimbabwe bank issues $500m note

The central bank issues a 500m Zimbabwe dollar banknote, worth US$2, to try to ease cash shortages.

Edwards endorses Obama in US race

US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been endorsed by former rival John Edwards.

Australian anger over Fiji threat

Australia asks Fiji to increase security for its top diplomat after a second "credible" death threat in two weeks.

Italian police swoop on migrants

Italian police arrest hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants in raids across the country.

Hezbollah 'to restore normality'

Hezbollah says it wants a return to the situation before recent violence across Lebanon.

Pakistan battles power shortages

Pakistan is switching to daylight saving next month to help reduce the effects of power shortages.

Attacks on police caught on CCTV

Police release CCTV images of football fans chasing officers and attacking one of them after the Uefa Cup final.

CBS buys tech news website CNET

Television company CBS agrees to buy online technology news and entertainment website CNET.

Meningitis B trials 'encouraging'

Initial results of clinical trials on a possible vaccine against meningitis B show 'encouraging' results.

Evolution rolls on for Mars rover

The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the surface of the Red Planet.

Diamond tops chart for first time

Singer Neil Diamond reaches the top of the US Billboard chart for the first time in his career.

Identity fraud hits net telephony

Usernames and passwords from voice-over IP accounts are being traded online, a telecoms firm finds.

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