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While Beijing is still far behind the U.S. and Russia in arms sales, a new report shows that China is beginning to catch up — thanks to Pakistan.

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The University of Central Florida in Orlando closed down its main campus until midday. Authorities are investigating. The incident began with a fire alarm at a dormitory. As police responded, a student apparently killed himself with a gun. Then other weapons and IEDs were discovered.

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At least eight people are killed and 20 wounded by a massive car bomb in the centre of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police and hospital staff say.

The government says it will accept most of former deputy PM Lord Heseltine's plan to stimulate the economy by boosting England's regions.

David Sillito takes a look back at the life of actor Frank Thornton who has died at the age of 92.

Two inmates make a daring escape from a Canadian prison near Montreal by climbing up a rope into a helicopter, but are later re-arrested.

An armed diplomatic protection group police officer who left his patrol area to have sex, is jailed for nine months.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and other internet pioneers are the first recipients of the £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

Militants kill at least four people and injure 29 in an attack on a court and prison complex in the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar.

The man who kept order in Are You Being Served?

Frank Thornton, who played Captain Peacock in BBC comedy Are You Being Served? has died at the age of 92.

Dental health experts say tooth decay in children remains too high despite latest figures which show a decrease in the number of five-year-olds with problems over the last six years.

Also: Convicts who made dramatic escape captured in Canada; University of Central Florida locked down after apparent student suicide and discovery of weapons, explosive devices.

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A teenage asylum seeker living in Kent is due to be deported back to Afghanistan, where he fears for his life.

Financial markets in Asia and Europe fell sharply today thanks to the unusual terms of the EU bailout of Cyprus. A tax of up to 10 percent on bank deposits in Cyprus was proposed to defray some of the cost of the bailout. The plan is likely to be softened before the Cypriot parliament votes on the package tomorrow. But, has damage already been done?

Though the levy on deposits is unusual method, there’s no mystery why it is being imposed on bank accounts in Cyprus. The Germans in particular insisted on it. They believe that large amounts of cash in the Cypriot banking system belong to Russian money launderers, and that it’s only right that they too should bear some of the cost of the bailout.

As states legalize online gambling, how does a casino hold on to customers? At the Borgata in Atlantic City, you can leave the casino floor and play the slots on a TV in your room.

India's Supreme Court rules that Italy's ambassador has no legal immunity, in a row over Rome's refusal to return two Italian marines charged with murder.

A look at the career of the Are You Being Served?

As the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war approaches Ben Brown went back to ask if the violence, lasting almost nine years has been worth it

The chopper swooped down. Ropes were dropped to the ground. Two prisoners clambered up and got away. But within hours, Canadian authorities had tracked them down. Just like in the movies, the bad guys were brought to justice.

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A painting on display in the former home of Sir Francis Drake may be a self-portrait by Dutch Master Rembrandt with a valuation of close to £20m.