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Iran women barred from presidency
A constitutional body in Iran rules that women cannot run in presidential polls scheduled for 14 June, despite 30 women registering as candidates.
Dell posts 79% fall in profits
Dell reports a 79% fall in quarterly profits to $130m (£85m) amid falling computer sales and a takeover battle.
Library fire repairs put at £5m
Repairs to the National Library of Wales after a fire gutted a section of roof last month are expected to cost up to £5m.
Dambusters 70th anniversary honoured
Two of the surviving Dambuster airmen attend a ceremony after an earlier flypast to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II raid on German dams.
Don't panic about UKIP, says Fox
Former defence secretary Liam Fox urges Conservatives to avoid "strife" about Europe and focus on David Cameron's plan to renegotiate some powers.
Bridge crash bus loses whole roof
A double-decker bus has its roof completely shorn off when it hits a railway bridge in Essex.
US 'saw Syria chemical evidence'
President Barack Obama says the US has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria, after talks with Turkey's prime minister.
EU referendum bill will be debated
A Conservative backbencher introducing a bill paving the way for a referendum on the UK's EU membership will have the "full support" of the party.
VIDEO: Violent attacks on rise across Iraq
There has been a shocking increase in violence in Iraq, especially in Baghdad, with 16 bombs in the capital in the last two days.
VIDEO: Da Vinci Code author on writer's block
Dan Brown, the author of the Da Vinci Code, has given his first UK TV interview about his new book Inferno to Newsnight. In it he talks about dislodging writer's block by hanging upside down.
Brighton suspend manager Poyet
Championship side Brighton suspend manager Gus Poyet and tell him to stay away from the club pending an inquiry.
Dead girl's mother 'leaves UK'
The mother of a two-year-old girl whose body was found in a house in Oxfordshire is believed to have left the UK, police say.
Hayward appointed Glencore chairman
Glencore Xstrata shareholders vote to appoint Tony Hayward, BP's former chief executive, as interim chairman to replace Sir John Bond.
Planning row threat to student flats
Flats housing up to 50 students in Aberystwyth face demolition because a council says they were built without the correct planning permission.
Colgan wins romantic novel prize
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams by Scottish 'chick-lit' author Jenny Colgan is named Romantic Novel of the Year by the Romantic Novelists Association.
April suspect's 'panic over body'
A man accused of killing April Jones told police he could not remember what he had done with her body after knocking her down and panicking, a jury hears.
Beckham: A towering personality and player
An outstanding player and the perfect ambassador, David Beckham's record eloquently answers the critics, says chief football writer Phil McNulty
Alien invaders wage 'biological war'
An Asian insect is destroying native species around the world by unleashing a lethal biological cocktail.
Bomber targets Iraqi Shia mosque
A suicide bomber kills at least eight people in a Shia mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, amid fresh sectarian attacks in the capital Baghdad.
Arrests in Mother's Day attack
Police in the US city of New Orleans arrest two brothers over the shooting at a Mother's Day parade that injured 20, including two children.
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