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US President Barack Obama has left the Middle East after a four-day official tour of the region.

WNYC is asking "armchair scientists, lovers of nature and DIY makers" for their help to predict this year's cicada emergence in the Northeast. The bugs have been underground for the past 17 years.

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A bomb found in a car in County Fermanagh was probably destined for a police station in the area, the Police Service of Northern Ireland say.

SNP leader Alex Salmond pledges there will be a major shift towards childcare as one of the top priorities of an independent Scotland.

The biggest threat to the NHS in Wales is doing nothing, the first minister tells the Welsh Labour conference.

Cypriot Finance Minister Michael Sarris says there has been "significant progress" in talks with the EU and IMF aimed at securing a 10bn-euro bailout.

Thousands of Scots are expected to switch off their lights for an hour on Saturday to mark an annual climate change campaign.

Rebounding machine Arsalan Kazemi is the first Iranian-born player in Divison I men's college hoops. He's focused on helping the Ducks beat St. Louis on Saturday — and well aware of his role as a pioneer.

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Pope Francis has historic meeting with his predecessor

Michael Owen says he is open to moving into management or coaching when he retires from playing this summer.

Derek Watkins, the British trumpet player who played on every James Bond film soundtrack from Dr No to Skyfall, has died aged 68, says a close friend.

The French presidency confirms "with certainty" reports that Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed in fighting in Mali in late February.

St Kitts and Nevis international Zeph Thomas speaks to BBC World Football about his struggles in finding a permanent club

Delegates at the SNP conference give their backing for the constitution of an independent Scotland to include a ban on nuclear weapons.

Voters are turning to the UK Independence Party as it is the only party with alternative policies, its leader Nigel Farage has told activists.

Coventry City move staff and club shop stock from the Ricoh Arena after a subsidiary is placed into administration.

Newly elected Pope Francis meets his predecessor for lunch, the first time such a meeting has been possible for more than 600 years.

Newly elected Pope Francis has met his predecessor for lunch, the first time such a meeting has been possible for more than 600 years.

Cypriot banks operating in the UK have insisted their customers will not be affected by any bailout deal.

I'm a simple man, says artist Charming Baker