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Jun 18 2013 - 9:13pm

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Jun 18 2013 - 8:50pm

The head of the US electronic spying agency tells Congress surveillance programmes leaked to media helped thwart 50 attacks since 2001.

Jun 18 2013 - 8:46pm

Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

Jun 18 2013 - 8:36pm

Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.

Jun 18 2013 - 8:30pm

A report commissioned by the UK government calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Jun 18 2013 - 8:23pm

Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.

Jun 18 2013 - 8:15pm

Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, as new protests take place in Sao Paulo and other cities.

Jun 18 2013 - 8:04pm

The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.

Jun 18 2013 - 7:10pm

A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.

Jun 18 2013 - 7:01pm

Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange vows to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped.