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Art therapy

Vying for the first contemporary Afghan art prize ...continue

PM urges support of embryo bill

Gordon Brown calls on MPs to back research using human-animal embryos in a Commons vote on Monday. ...continue

Aid vessel hijacked off Somalia

A Jordanian-flagged ship carrying sugar, an aid donation to Somalia, is seized by pirates off Mogadishu. ...continue

UN to press Burma on aid access

A UN envoy is due in Burma to ask the ruling junta to grant more access to aid workers to help cyclone survivors. ...continue

Women 'face raised whiplash risk'

Women drivers are three times more likely than men to suffer whiplash injuries in a crash, Swedish researchers say. ...continue

Georgia condemns Russian actions

Georgia says it has evidence that Russia is deploying heavy military hardware in the breakaway region of Abkhazia. ...continue

Hispanic hope

How 43 million Latinos are changing the face of the US ...continue

News in briefs: 'Panters' strip off to mark historic protest

Campaigners in their underpants mark the 10th anniversary of a poverty protest staged by a 70,000-strong human chain. ...continue

Big Brown takes Preakness Stakes

Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown wins the Preakness Stakes to keep alive his chances of becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. ...continue

Spain arrests 'prolific' hackers

Spanish police arrest five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet. ...continue

TV's Ellen to wed actress partner

TV show host Ellen DeGeneres is to marry Portia de Rossi after California lifted its ban on same-sex ceremonies. ...continue

Hundreds gather for Jimmy tribute

Hundreds attend a memorial service for a 16-year-old who was killed in a bakery in south-east London. ...continue

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