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Rafael Nadal threatens to withdraw from next year's Madrid Open if it continues to be played on the new blue clay surface.

The shortlist for Wales Book of the Year is announced along with some changes to the prestigious event.

Peru's interior and defence ministers resign in the face of criticism over a failed operation against Shining Path rebels.

The RAF may be paying billions of pounds too much for its new, air-to-air refuelling Voyager aircraft, BBC Newsnight has discovered.

The Netherlands' Pirate Party is banned from telling users how to bypass blocks to The Pirate Bay file-sharing site.

The US Department of Justice sues an Arizona sheriff accused of racially profiling Latinos, among other alleged civil rights violations.

Archaeologists report a striking find in Guatemala of the first Mayan art on a wall, as well as the oldest known Mayan calendar.

Brian Kennedy's Blue Knights confirm that their latest offer to buy Rangers has been rejected.

Fourteen people have been rescued from a helicopter that ditched in the North Sea.

Barcelona defend Lionel Messi after the Argentina forward is accused of repeatedly calling Royston Drenthe "negro".

McLaren team-mates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton join a chorus of drivers calling for clarity on overtaking rules.

A 37-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of wasting police time, after reports of a baby falling from a ferry turned out not to be true.

A 90-year-old British expat's campaign for permission to vote in UK elections moves on a step as he prepares a submission for UN.

A teenager is arrested in Newcastle over alleged involvement with hacking group Team Poison.

US President Barack Obama is praised and condemned over his backing for gay marriage, as his campaign attacks Republican Mitt Romney on the issue.

Home Secretary Theresa May denies planning to allow the police and intelligence agencies to monitor internet use in real-time.

Cardiff City drop plans to change their blue shirts to red, but the Malaysian owners warn that the club cannot carry on losing money.

All government departments will use the royal crest in future in an effort to improve online services, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.

Presidential poll front-runners Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Amr Moussa go head-to-head in Egypt's first live election TV debate.

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the historic first page of the historic Ulster Covenant signed by Sir Edward Carson at Belfast City Hall.