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Bee Gees’ singer Robin Gibb dies

Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.

Sun starts ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, begins across east Asia, and is due to reach the western US later.

Victim’s Father: Megrahi’s Death ‘Sad Event’

A man whose daughter was among 270 people killed in the Lockerbie atrocity has described the convicted bomber's death as a "very sad event".

Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies

The only person convicted over the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset al Megrahi, has died, his family has said.

‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan

President Obama tells a Nato summit there are "hard days ahead" in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.

Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win

Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic is elected president of Serbia beating incumbent Boris Tadic in a run-off vote, and vowing to stay on the EU path.

HSBC machines hit by IT failure

UK customers of HSBC report problems using cash machines, making card payments and online transactions, but the bank says the problem is fixed.

Pakistan restores Twitter access

Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".

Karzai Wants ‘World’s Burden’ Lifted By 2014

President Hamid Karzai has said he hopes the transition out of war in Afghanistan will mean his country is "no longer a burden" on the international community.

Deadly quake hits northern Italy

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least seven people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.

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