European investigators say Singapore has become a centre for the illegal fixing of football match results around the world

Malaysian soldiers launch an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo island.

The UN cancels Gaza's third annual marathon, blaming the refusal of the territory's governing Islamist Hamas movement to allow women to run.

Premier Wen Jiabao issues pledges on growth, corruption and "well-being" as he opens China's annual parliament, the final stage of the leadership change.

Police in the Maldives capital, Male, arrest former President Mohamed Nasheed for abuse of office, after months of political tension.

A takeaway delivery driver is revealed as the mystery Batman figure who handed a wanted man in at a police station in Bradford.

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The UK's most senior judge tells the BBC legal aid cuts may mean people feel they cannot access justice and will "take the law into their own hands".

Zimbabwe says it is not inviting Western observers to the constitutional referendum and elections due this year.

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The night sky above Northumberland National Park is so spectacular that local authorities are bidding for it to become the largest Dark Sky Reserve in Europe.

Calming the immune system will be a vital part of preventing premature labour, say UK academics.

Australia lose eight wickets for only 57 runs as India win the second Test by an innings and 135 runs in Hyderabad.

Pom-poms and knitted items are strung from trees and lampposts to reduce the fear of crime in an area of Leicester.

The US announces that an Indian woman who was gang-raped and murdered in Delhi last year is to receive its International Women of Courage Award.

UK retail sales grew at their fastest rate in more than three years in February, as the drier weather coaxed shoppers back out onto the High Street.

Forest elephant numbers have decreased by 62% across central Africa over the last decade, according to the largest study of its kind.

Hundreds more primary schools in England could be labelled as underperforming and could be turned into academies, as the government raises its targets for test results.

China leaves its economic growth target for the year unchanged at 7.5%, as it looks to expand at a steady pace and maintain social stability.

The Department of Health (DoH) plays a key role in vetting severance payments to NHS staff, including money offered to whistle-blowers, it emerges.