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A Swedish man who was caught by Swiss police driving at 290km/h is facing a world-record speeding fine of SFr1,080m ($1m; £656,000).
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Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is named the winner of the Golden Ball as the best player of the World Cup.
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Australian band The Temper Trap discuss plans for their new album - and how they got rid of a urine-soaked tour bus.
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The vuvuzelas are the happy soundtrack of South African soccer. They're about joy, and the main emotion I felt today is that South Africans seem downright thrilled to be hosting the event.
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In Freetown, Tim Butcher explains how a hotel made famous by the author Graham Greene came to symbolise post-colonial decay.
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Migration from certain parts of the world can increase the risk of a child having autism, a study has suggested.
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Backbench MP Jon Cruddas rules himself out of the Labour leadership race, saying he does not want the job - nor to be PM.
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As flights slowly begin to take off again in Europe after days of travel chaos, Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the beauty and pain of travel - both by air and by ground.
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After the arrest of a man in Kosovo on war crimes charges this month, the BBC's Nick Thorpe visits Albania, which is at the centre of the EU-led investigation into torture and murder.
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President Barack Obama's choice of nominee to the US Supreme Court could have a long-lasting impact, writes the BBC's Philippa Thomas.
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German software giant SAP is buying California's Sybase for $5.8bn in a deal which boosts SAP in its battle with US rival Oracle.
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US President Obama renews sanctions against Syria, saying it supports terrorism and is pursuing weapons of mass destruction.
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An auction of treasure from a ship wreck off Indonesia aims to raise millions of dollars but may fail for lack of interest.
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The US embassy in India warns of "imminent attacks" by militants in the capital Delhi, stepping up an earlier warning.
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For almost six decades, Simeon Peterson - has called the National Leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, home. He tells Vanessa Buschschluter what is was like to live with the disease.
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Mohamed ElBaradei's foray into Egyptian politics could be a catalyst for change in the country, says the BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo.
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An exclusive look behind the scenes of Promises, the rehab clinic of choice for many of the world's biggest stars.
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Pictures of Russia's Black Sea fleet, which is to remain in Ukraine until 2042 under a new deal.
