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Hu Jintao flies to Sichuan Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in Monday's earthquake.
British Airways reports a 45% increase in annual profits to £883m, but the airline warns of challenges ahead.
Top aid officials ramp up pressure on Burma, as the military government insists it has cyclone aid under control.
It will be at least 2014 before the NHS in England has a single electronic records system, say auditors.
Between a quarter and a third of the worlds wildlife has been lost since 1970, says the Living Planet Index.
California's top court overturns the state's ban on same-sex marriages in a ruling expected to reignite debate.
The City of London Police defends the race-fixing inquiry which ended with the collapse of a £10m trial but said procedures could be tightened.
Police continue to question the husband of a missing TV make-up artist following the discovery of a body.
A service and fly-past are being held to mark the 65th anniversary of the famous Dambusters mission.
The "world's worst poet" could be about to outsell JK Rowling, Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl at auction.
Dwain Chambers will reveal his Balco drugs regime in a meeting with Britain's anti-doping agency on Friday, BBC Sport learns.
Brendon McCullum smashes 97 as New Zealand reach 208-6 after a truncated opening day of the series against England.
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Can the Tories or Lib Dems derail Labour in Crewe?
A police officer says he was lucky to escape serious injury after being set upon by a mob of Rangers fans.
Convicted killer Luke Mitchell is to learn whether an appeal lodged in a bid to clear his name has been successful.
A two-yearly exercise to tackle fraud across the public sector uncovers £4.5m in bogus claims.
One of NI's best known motorcyclists is killed in a high speed crash at the North West 200.
At least 100 people are killed in an oil pipeline explosion in the Nigeria's city of Lagos, the local Red Cross says.
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama interprets a speech by President Bush as an attack on his foreign policy.
Lebanon's rival leaders are to meet in Qatar for talks aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of civil war.
A US marine is convicted of assaulting a 14-year-old girl on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
Italian police arrest hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants in raids across the country.
At least nine people are killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, the army says.
Watchdog Ofwat is recommending that the water and sewerage sector be opened to competition.
The High Court is set to decide whether 14 MPs must disclose details of claims made for their second homes.
Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers.
A new body set up to boost confidence in the exams system is to stage a public debate about standards.
The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the Red Planet's surface.
US soul singer Al Green will be honoured with a lifetime achievement prize at the BET awards in June.
Microsoft joins forces with the makers of the "$100 laptop" to make Windows XP available on the low-cost computers.
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