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Sprinter Sacre completes a festival hat-trick by holding off Sizing Europe in the Champion Chase at Punchestown.

The French parliament has approved a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption, following a divisive public debate

The government's plan to increase the size of Britain's reserve forces while cutting the regular army is criticised by several Tory MPs.

At least 56 political prisoners have been freed in Burma, activists say, following the EU decision on Monday to lift the last of its sanctions.

BBC Radio 5 live special investigates the legacy of East Germany's widespread athletics doping

DNA sequenced from nearly 40 ancient skeletons has shed light on the complex prehistoric events that created the present day European population.

Patients are told they will not be allowed to occupy hospital beds in future while arguments go on over who pays for their care, as ministers try to tackle A&E delays.

An Israeli military official says Syria employed the weapons in a series of recent incidents. The U.S., meanwhile, has said little on the subject and has not made similar accusations against Syria.

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Nigeria's army says it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting with militants in Baga - believed to have been one of the first times Boko Haram has used heavy weapons.

Great Britain's Chris Froome wins the prologue of the Tour de Romandie for Team Sky by six seconds from Andrew Talansky.

Two Sunni ministers resign in protest as more than 20 people die in clashes between Iraqi security forces and Sunni Muslim protesters.

Samsung has demonstrated how a mind-controlled tablet could be a reality in the future

The influential red-state Democrat from Montana who helped craft Obamacare but bucked his party last week in voting against expanded background checks for gun sales will retire in 2014, according to published reports. He becomes the sixth Senate Democrat to announce a pending retirement.

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A senior Israeli military official says Syrian forces have used chemical weapons against rebels several times.

A look at some of the cars on show at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in China.

What neighbours think of selling rundown homes for £1

FIFA's efforts to rehabilitate its tarnished public image were dealt twin setbacks Monday, as the Twitter account of the international soccer federation was hacked and used to send a message joking about corruption. And a member of its reform committee quit, saying their work was pointless.

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About 35,000 Bulgarian and Romanian migrants may come to the UK next year when work restrictions end, the countries' diplomats tell MPs

The prize money at Wimbledon is increasing by 40% while the All-England Club is planning a roof for Number One Court by 2019.

Victims of the Boston Marathon bombing who lost limbs are adjusting to a new way of living. To get a sense of what challenges lie ahead, host Michel Martin speaks with Paralympian and double amputee Kari Miller, and physical therapist Ignacio Gaunaurd.

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