Texas battles 'monster' wildfire
Texas firefighters struggle to contain a 16-mile-wide wildfire that has destroyed almost 500 homes, prompting Gov Rick Perry to return home.
Libya army convoy reaches Niger
Libyan army vehicles cross the desert border into Niger, reports say, as Col Gaddafi's spokesman says he is in "excellent health" in Libya.
Novak Djokovic comes through a stunning first set tie-break to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov and reach the US Open quarter-finals.
Kapoor designs Japan concert hall
Sculptor Anish Kapoor is designing a mobile concert hall to benefit the region of Japan hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.
Soil bacterium helps kill cancers
A bacterium found in soil is showing promise as a way of delivering effective cancer drugs into tumours.
Fake certificate risk to Iranians
Fresh evidence has emerged that stolen web security certificates were being used to spy on people in Iran.
Plan to revive 1970s UK satellite
A group of scientists and engineers is working on an ambitious project to revive a unique UK satellite - still in orbit after almost 40 years.
Las autoridades admiten que probablemente sólo se encuentren restos de los 17 ocupantes del avión militar siniestrado que continúan desaparecidos.
美国总统奥巴马在劳动节发表电视直播讲话,呼吁美国国会支持他提出的创造就业机会的计划。
وكالة رويترز للانباء تنقل عن مصادر عسكرية قولها ان قافلة ضخمة من العربات المدرعة عبرت شمالي صحراء النيجر في وقت متأخر من مساء الاثنين، وانباء عن احتمال مغادرة القذافي واعوانه الى بوركينا فاسو.
رئیس دولت موقتی لیبی می گوید که دو نفر از پسران سرهنگ قذافی رهبر فراری لیبی تا روز شنبه در شهر بنی ولید حضور داشتند اما اکنون آنجا را ترک کرده اند.
Caught between two systems
Sharia and civil courts operate side by side in Malaysia - but a growing number of disgruntled Malaysians are falling into the legal limbo between the two.
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