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Will Bosnia’s precious national heritage weather a funding freeze?

Former Philippine president enters plea on the first day of a landmark trial.

What can political money men learn from history?

New York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin files to trademark the term "linsanity", used to characterize his rapid rise to NBA stardom.

The four Republican candidates take each other on in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries in the US states of Arizona and Michigan.

The killings of two Western journalists in Homs among 60 reported deaths across Syria spark further outrage towards the Damascus government.

A mother sells samosas to support 10 children

African and Western leaders are to discuss the future of Somalia, including the threat from terrorism and piracy, at a major conference in London.

The Commonwealth calls for early elections in the Maldives to help solve the crisis caused by President Mohamed Nasheed's resignation two weeks ago.

The director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards are arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and the murder of 44 other inmates.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a ballot for the leadership of the Labor party to end a damaging split in the organisation.

Julia Gillard calls on ex-leader Kevin Rudd, her likely challenger, to accept its outcome as final.

Zahra's Paradise is a novel published on the Internet which combines art with political activism.

Chile reopens its main border crossing with Peru after closing it earlier this week when rain washed landmines onto the road.

Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.

At least 49 people have been killed in a train accident in Buenos Aires.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urges Afghans "not to resort to violence" after protests over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.

British Marie Colvin and French Remi Ochlik killed in deadly assault on Homs as activists warn of humanitarian crisis.

The White House expresses disappointment on the barring of UN nuclear inspectors from a site in Iran, calling the visit a "failure" for Tehran.

Setback comes as country's parliament debates emergency legislation to implement a eurozone rescue package.