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Two people are arrested in the US and charged with trying to extort money from the singer Stevie Wonder.

A mother appears in court charged with two counts of murder after the deaths of her two children in south-west London.

Germany's Pirate Party sets sail for a role in national politics

How did a book snubbed by critics become a touchstone for millions?

Did magazine image exploit or promote debate?

US car designer Carroll Shelby, who gave his name to the famous Shelby Cobra sports car, dies in a Texas hospital aged 89.

Royal Navy pilot Lieutenant Daniel Latham, likely to be one of the first British pilots to fly a Joint Strike Fighter, tells the BBC what it is like flying an F-18 Super Hornet for the US Navy.

A Chilean man is charged with murdering leading Japanese astronomer Koichiro Morita during a robbery in Santiago this week.

Roberto Mancini backs Manchester City to clinch the Premier League - but says whatever happens they've played best football this season.

A helicopter that ditched in the North Sea on Thursday had suffered a main gearbox oil leak, BBC Scotland understands.

R&B star on "dodgy" lyrics and his name

A jury in Chicago finds the former brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson guilty of murdering three members of her family.

Saudi King Abdullah sacks conservative adviser, Sheikh Abdelmohsen al-Obeikan, a staunch critic of relaxing gender segregation.

A motorcyclist in his 20s dies following a car accident in Lisburn on Friday evening.

Two men are charged with the murder of businessman Simon Tang in June 1996.

Novak Djokovic says he will not play in next year's Madrid Masters if the controversial blue clay courts are retained.

The US partially resumes sales of weapons to Bahrain, but says it is excluding equipment that can be used to suppress protests.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says the club have plans in place to make sure they keep pace with rivals Manchester City.

Is it wise to go to Greece this summer?

An 81-year-old woman is said to be "doing well" in hospital after a suspected gas explosion that completely destroyed her home in Cheltenham.