Can Thai peace talks with rebels succeed?

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The Republic fashion chain has been bought by Sports Direct for an undisclosed sum, which administrators say will safeguard more than 2,100 jobs.

Rafael Benitez says he will leave Chelsea in May and says the club made a "massive mistake" in giving him the title of 'interim' manager.

The average rate of inflation across the eurozone has fallen from 2.2% to 2% in January, according to official figures.

A court in India formally charges a 17-year-old accused in the fatal gang rape of a woman in the capital Delhi last month with rape and murder.

Hackers from the US have repeatedly launched attacks on Chinese military websites, including that of the Defence Ministry, officials say.

Vatican headache over Benedict XVI's new status

The administrators of HMV sell its six shops in Hong Kong and two in Singapore to private equity firm Aid Partners.

Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, dies at the age of 70.

The number of young people not in education, training or work in England has fallen slightly since this time last year.

Office groping is back in the headlines. But it's a difficult subject to talk about and even define.

People living near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have an increased risk of developing some cancers following the 2011 disaster, the World Health Organization says.

UK internet service providers must block access to three more sites offering links to pirated material, the High Court rules.

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have witnessed particles called D-mesons flipping from matter into antimatter and back.

A councillor at the centre of a row over his remark that "disabled children should be put down" resigns.

The scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust faces being dissolved after regulators announced the administration process was to begin.

Canadian astronaut snaps Scotland from ISS

A 4D printing process is demoed at TED which could herald an age of self-assembled objects say experts.

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