In pictures: Fertiliser plant blast
Explosion at a fertiliser plant near Waco
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Murray suffers swift Wawrinka defeat
British number one Andy Murray suffers a 58-minute defeat to Stanislas Wawrinka as he is swept aside 6-1 6-2 in Monte Carlo.
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Deepwater Horizon: Surviving the oil spill - interactive video
A new way to explore the BP Deepwater Horizon story in video
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Hillsborough justice campaigner dies
Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams, whose son Kevin was killed in the 1989 football tragedy, dies at the age of 60.
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Row over Better Together donation
The first minister calls on the Better Together campaign to return the £500,000 donation it received from businessman Ian Taylor.
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Measles risk 'for million children'
More than a million schoolchildren could be susceptible to measles due to the MMR vaccine scare, warn child health doctors in the UK.
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Rare blue diamond found in S Africa
An African company recovers a rare blue diamond, thought to be worth $10m (£6.5m), from its mine in South Africa.
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Doubts over May exit check target
Labour says Theresa May has abandoned plans to reintroduce migration exit checks by 2015, amid confusion over the government's e-borders programme.
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May 'frustrated over Abu Qatada'
Home Secretary Theresa May says she is "deeply frustrated" at continued legal obstacles to the deportation of radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada.
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'Bahrain will be absolutely safe'
The chairman of the circuit which will host this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix believes the event is "absolutely" safe.
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CAR is 'wound in heart of Africa'
Chad's leader describes CAR as a "wound in the heart of central Africa" as regional leaders discuss the situation in the country where rebels seized control last month.
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1,200-year-old tree toppled by winds
A tree dating back to the year 802, reputed to be the oldest and largest oaks in the UK, is felled by strong winds.
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IMF head Lagarde summoned to court
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is summoned to appear in court in May over an inquiry into alleged abuse of authority when finance minister.
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Clashes in Guinea over vote date
Security forces in Guinea fire tear gas to disperse opposition protesters angry over the date designated for elections.
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VIDEO: House of Commons
A Conservative MP calls for a further cut in the top rate of income tax.
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VIDEO: 'Only military threat can stop Iran'
In an exclusive interview with the BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Without a direct military threat Iran will not stop".
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Nigeria state tackles rumour mongers
Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state explains why it has put up a series of advertising hoardings, urging people to "Say no to rumour mongers".
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New arrest over PCC chauffeur 'leak'
Detectives investigating the alleged leak of expenses claims made by Cumbria's PCC make a third arrest.
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Child death mum cleared of charges
A woman who was convicted of murdering her toddler son and hiding his body is cleared of all charges.
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Delayed Thatcher debate takes place
MSPs at Holyrood discuss the legacy of Baroness Thatcher in a debate which was postponed by a day to avoid a clash with her funeral.
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