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Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest computer maker, is to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014 as part of a drive to "simplify" the business.
EU leaders are continuing talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the debt crisis and revive growth.
Polling stations close on the first of two days of Egypt's first free presidential election, 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.
A Pakistani doctor is sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for a false vaccination programme which helped the US find and kill Osama Bin Laden.
Thousands of Somalis flee fighting as African Union troops advance on Afgoye, a stronghold near the capital of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
A group of six world powers put forward a detailed proposal aimed at stopping Iran processing enriched uranium.
International donors pledge over $4bn to Yemen, which is facing political instability and a possible humanitarian catastrophe.
Alleged Mexican drug lord Sergio Villarreal, known as El Grande, is extradited to the United States for trial on charges of drug trafficking.
A woman who caused a US plane to be diverted by claiming to be carrying a surgically implanted device will not face charges, a prosecutor says.
Mali's President Dioncounda Traore is going to Paris for medical tests after being assaulted by protesters on Monday, according to an aide.
EX-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn asks a French court to lift a court order barring him from speaking to the media about a prostitution case.
A young Norwegian wounded on Utoeya tells the Breivik trial that the killer resembled the Voldemort character from the Harry Potter novels.
Acid attack survivors whose plight featured in an Oscar-winning film, Saving Face, threaten to go to court to stop it being shown in Pakistan.
Beijing authorities set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation that they should contain no more than two flies.
Poland's football-loving taxi drivers threaten to disrupt the Euro 2012 tournament in a protest over government plans to liberalise permits.
Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed.
Sixty-four allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the US Secret Service over the past five years, a congressional panel hears.
A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.
A Peruvian minister denies claims that explosions used in oil exploration are to blame for the deaths of hundreds of dolphins.
A minister in Ivory Coast is sacked over his alleged role in the disappearance of millions of dollars meant for the victims of a toxic
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A group of rappers in Angola known for their anti-government lyrics are beaten up in the capital, Luanda, by masked men.
A "major upgrade" is under way at North Korea's rocket launch site, a report says, as Pyongyang hits out at US warnings on a nuclear test.
Forest guards in India's Maharashtra state have been told to shoot poachers on sight to curb attacks on tigers, government officials say.
Russia tests a new long-range missile which sources say is designed to penetrate Nato's missile defence shield.
Roma (or Gypsy) communities in Western Europe often face similar levels of discrimination as their counterparts in the east, the EU and UN say.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.
Two top members of the Saudi Olympic equestrian team are banned from competing for eight months, and are now likely to miss the London games.
One Scotland Yard detective and three former officers are questioned in connection with claims that anti-corruption officers were bribed.
Ex-tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan explained how to access mobile phone voicemail messages, Jeremy Paxman tells the Leveson Inquiry.
Internet giant Google did not infringe patents belonging to software developer Oracle, a court in California has ruled.
Carmakers Fiat and Mazda announce they have formed an alliance to develop two-seater sports cars.
The US computer maker hopes new Windows 8 touchscreen computers can turn around a slump in sales to consumers.
Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is banned for 12 matches following a Football Association hearing.
Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid will compete to host the 2020 Olympics after Doha and Baku were cut from the list on Wednesday.
England midfielder Scott Parker is fit enough to train with Roy Hodgson's England squad on Wednesday.
Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul McCartney and David Hockney are among 850 cultural figures who joined the Queen at a Diamond Jubilee reception.
A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.
Seminal indie band The Stone Roses make their comeback at a surprise gig in Warrington - their first live performance for 16 years.
Egyptians have been voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising.
Radio 5 live asked the director of the Reagan Foundation about the sale of a vial of blood taken from President Reagan.
A fire in an office building in Mexico City prompted the evacuation of 600 people and the rescue of about a dozen office workers who were trapped on the roof of the building.
The footballer who scored the penalty which won Chelsea the Champions League, Didier Drogba, has been carrying the Olympic flame through Swindon.
EU leaders have started summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the eurozone crisis.
The inventor of the television remote control has died at the age of 96, his former employer has said.
When visiting Canada's Atlantic coast you are likely to hear a lot about the history of its people but there is one group you probably won't know too much about, reports Rajan Datar.
A 6,200 tonne building is being moved 60 metres to make way for the expansion of a railway in Zurich.
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