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Muslims in Sri Lanka have voiced concerns about a growing number of anti-Muslim protests and attacks, carried out by hardline Buddhist groups.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveils a new front bench, days after an abortive leadership vote she called "unseemly" and "self-indulgent".

Little-known FGCU beat San Diego State 81-71 on Sunday night, its second NCAA tournament upset of the weekend. Just like in their opening win over second-seeded Georgetown — the Eagles' calling card to the nation — there were plenty of laughs, dunks and dances.

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Two people are killed and two more critically injured after a boat carrying at least 95 asylum seekers capsizes off Australia.

England are struggling to avoid a series defeat after slumping to 90-4 on the fourth day of the final Test against New Zealand.

The home of the late exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been given the all-clear after searches by police for chemical, biological and nuclear material.

Hundreds of thousands attend a final protest in central Paris against a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, as police fire tear gas amid scuffles.

Falcons rapidly evolved their renowned hunting skills in an evolutionary race to survive, a study finds.

A memorial to the 18th Century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton is to be designed for Westminster Abbey.

Scientists have developed a medical dressing that 'lights up' when a burn is infected.

Doctors believe amniotic fluid may hold the key to healing a gut disease which can be fatal in premature babies.

How games can make it easier to learn

The cash-strapped island nation of Cyprus has secured a rescue package following negotiations that stretched into the early morning hours of Monday, in order to save the country's banking system from collapse.

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Tube map designer Harry Beck is to have his iconic creation officially commemorated later, on the 80th anniversary of its first public appearance.

Older, wiser but still hoping to get under people's skin

The first man who broke the US military's ban

How Beeching railway cuts of 50 years ago divided Yorkshire

Is extinction always a bad thing?

The number of teenagers and young adults dying from cancer in the UK has halved since the 1970s, according to a report from Cancer Research UK.

Texas and the UK build closer ties