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CNN's Jenny Harrison showcases pieces from a rare exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II's personal diamond collection.

The Welsh government is to press ahead with its policy of fire sprinkers in all new homes from 2013 - despite being told that it is not cost effective.

Antifascist Calling | Bent Mexican Generals are the least of our problem as a failed narco-state arises to the south.

For most of his life he's been Gene Ween, the nimble-voiced frontman of one of rock's great genre-hoppers -- but Aaron Freeman is finally ready to put his alter-ego to bed.

Houston waiter Greg Rubar received the tip of a lifetime when an anonymous couple left him $5,000 on a $27 lunch tab.

A proposed high-speed rail line in California was touted as the transportation of the future. But after billions of federal stimulus dollars were pledged to build it, the project is plagued with problems.

A former finance director at the Royal Academy of Music is sentenced to 20 months in prison after admitting she defrauded the institution of £236,000.

A Nottingham detective is convicted of raping a woman in her home after forcing his way in.

The social network and credit card company challenge existing firms offering location-based discounts in the UK.

Mexicans step up to CNN's Open Mic and offer their messages to the U.S. presidential candidates.

FOX News | Someone's mailing severed body parts to the Conservative party, but parliament members insist it's got nothing to do with politics.

US President Barack Obama has caused an outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as "Polish".

Why a eurozone banking union is messy for Britain

A US teenager who was sentenced for a crime he did not commit has been exonorated after his alleged victim admitted she lied.

The Polish prime minister on Wednesday reacted strongly to what the White House said was a mistake by President Barack Obama during Tuesday's Medal of Freedom ceremony.

Both countries previously blocked U.N. Security Council resolutions against Syria, but their latest XXX comes amid outrage over a massacre that left more than 100 people dead.

Carnlough's Brendan Rodgers has agreed a deal to become the new manager of Liverpool Football Club.

AFP | US special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to 'gather intelligence' on underground military installations.

Times of India | In Jaar, in Yemen's Abyan province, Yemeni forces attempt to reclaim what was taken by al-Qaeda.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Building on the momentum of President Barack Obama's recent support of gay marriage, two major civil rights groups in his home state filed lawsuits Wednesday in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois....