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Magnitsky trial seen as 'strange' Russian justice

A European Parliament vote may dilute plans to make farmers "earn" subsidies by helping the environment.

A road collision in Brazil causes outrage after police say a motorist drove off with a cyclist's severed arm attached to his vehicle.

Scotland's economy has started 2013 in "growth mode" and is avoiding a triple-dip recession, a report by the Bank of Scotland suggests.

Swansea-born Princess Lilian, renowned for her decades-long romance with Sweden's Prince Bertil, has died in Stockholm aged 97.

Almost half the musicians in the Vienna Philharmonic during World War II were members of the Nazi party, new research reveals.

A Nigerian militant group's claims to have killed seven foreign hostages it seized last month are credible, Western governments say.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez says Sir Alex Ferguson ignored a pre-match handshake before Sunday's FA Cup match.

Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool's win over Tottenham proves they can challenge the Premier League's top teams.

The number of refugees from Syria may double or even triple this year if the conflict does not end, the UN's refugee chief says.

An estimated 80,000 American prisoners spend 23 hours a day in closed isolation units for 10, 20 or even more than 30 years. Now, amid growing evidence that it causes mental breakdown, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has decided to review its policies on solitary confinement.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai issues a stinging rebuke to the US and Taliban, saying both are guilty of sowing fears for post-2014 Afghanistan.

Jilly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen from Oxfordshire, is crowned Best in Show at Crufts

Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person in the U.S. to be exonerated by DNA evidence after receiving the death sentence. Convicted in Maryland, Bloodsworth is now one of the strongest advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the state.

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The Prince of Wales has spoken of his concern for Britain's farming communities in a special edition of BBC One's Countryfile programme.

Lewis Hamilton names his old McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso as the man he most wants to beat in 2013.

Coach Stuart Lancaster admits England need to improve in next week's Six Nations finale with Wales after a tense win over Italy.

A section of the A9 in the Highlands is closed after a crane crashed onto the railway line in a village in Sutherland.

Chelsea come back from two goals down to draw with Manchester United and set up an FA Cup quarter-final replay.

A Briton held hostage in Nigeria since 16 February "is likely to have been killed" by his captors in "an act of cold-blooded murder", Foreign Secretary William Hague says.