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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses concerns over the power of drug cartels and drug-related violence in Mexico.

Ferrari have avoided further punishment for using banned team orders, a Formula 1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled.

John Higgins is cleared of match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute.

The imam of an Islamic centre planned near New York's Ground Zero vows to name its financial backers amid accusations it is funded by extremists.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has rejected calls to back down on raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 years after a day of nationwide strikes to protest his government's plan to overhaul pensions.

Suspected members of a Nigerian Islamic sect known as Boko Haram have attacked a prison and freed more than 700 inmates, security officials said Wednesday. The sect, described as the Nigerian Taliban, launched an uprising against the state last year.

A Briton is thought to have drowned after going to the aid of his father, who also died, while the pair swam in the sea off Spain's Costa Tropical.

Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.

More semi-final places at the US Open are up for grabs following Vera Zvonareva's win, with Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer all in action.

A grassroots movement in Gainesville, Florida, is gathering pace against a local pastor’s plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.

A 29-year-old soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan was killed by a sophisticated explosive device which was hard to detect, an inquest hears.

A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest.

United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin refuses to rule out pairing world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Celtic Manor.

Pakistani police have detained three people suspected of involvement in the plot to plant a bomb on May 1 in New York's Times Square. The three were arrested in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad two weeks ago and interrogated for several days.

Property and environmental services giant Connaught formally enters administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

The father of British Prime Minister David Cameron (centre) died on Wednesday after suffering a stroke while holidaying in France. The British premier arrived at his bedside Wednesday in Toulon, where Ian Cameron, 77, was receiving treatment.

Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown

Scientists say they have carried out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.

MPs are to examine how the coalition was formed after the election and issues arising from the negotiations between the two parties.