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A 23-year-old would-be Canadian Miss Universe contestant who was born male says the rule used to ban her from the pageant her should be dropped.

Facebook responds to Yahoo's recent legal action over patents with a lawsuit of its own.

Thousands of protesters in Mauritania hold demonstrations across the capital, Nouakchott, calling for President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz to resign.

Guatemala arrests suspected drug baron Horst Walther Overdick, who is accused of helping Mexico's Zetas cartel establish a presence in the country.

Thousands of homes and businesses in England are without electricity after gales and ice brought down power lines.

Lionel Messi scores two penalties as Barcelona brush off AC Milan to book their place in the last four of the Champions League.

Seven crew members are rescued from a stricken cargo ship that ran aground off the north Wales coast in rough seas.

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Bayern Munich brush Marseille aside to book their spot in the last four of the Champions League.

A campaign group is making a fresh bid to clear the names of ex-building workers charged with conspiracy, including TV star Ricky Tomlinson.

A doctor who did not tell his police and health trust employers he carried out a "mercy killing" in Spain is struck off.

Six residents who died after becoming ill at a private nursing home in County Donegal had contracted influenza, the Irish Health and Safety Executive says.

A truck trailer park has been devastated after a tornado touched down in Dallas County in Texas.

Mali's junta says it is considering charging the ousted president with high treason as long queues form at petrol stations following the imposition of sanctions.

US Open champion Rory McIlroy is drawn with Angel Cabrera and Bubba Watson for the opening two rounds of the Masters.

At least 14 people have been killed and many more injured in clashes between different ethnic groups in western Libya, officials say.

The six most senior leaders of the ANC in South Africa denounce expelled youth leader Julius Malema after he criticised president Jacob Zuma for being a "dictator".

MIT researchers are trying to build tiny robots that can join together to create usable tools.

A vicar is jailed for four-and-a-half years for his role in about 200 sham marriages that took place in a church in east London.

People with learning disabilities are becoming isolated because of cuts to support and day services in England, says a joint report by 14 charities.