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latest news & developmentsBoko Haram exports reign of terror
The militant group is said to have invaded Cameroonian towns, sparking fears that it is expanding into neighbouring countries.
Hunt for habitable planets hots up
The discovery of 55 Cancri e means ground-based telescopes could be used to find new "super-Earths".
Beyonce new album rumours get quashed
Following rumours that Beyonce would release a second surprise album, her representative says the US singer will release a boxset of her 2013 album.
Sudanese woman spared death sentence for apostasy arrives in Italy
Meriam Ibrahim, whose death sentence was overturned after international outcry, has arrived with her husband and two children in Italy.
Great soul: Bobby Womack dies at 70
The soul artist who worked with musicians such as Sam Cooke, Damon Albarn and Gorillaz has died after a career spanning nearly six decades.
US student rescued from giant vagina sculpture in Germany
A young American in Tübingen had to be rescued by 22 firefighters after getting trapped inside a giant sculpture of a vagina.
Abdullah and Ghani on course for runoff vote in Afghanistan polls
The first snapshot of the Afghanistan elections puts the pair of ex-ministers in the lead. But two minority candidates could decide the final result.
Butterflies save themselves from extinction
The Quino checkerspot butterfly has saved itself from extinction by shifting to a higher altitude and picking a new species of plant for laying eggs.
The Grand Budapest Hotel: A deeply pleasurable immersion
Wes Anderson’s staggeringly realised hotel of secret passion is an exhilarating and intelligent drama.
Vogue’s longtime editor Beatrix Miller dies at 90
Beatrix Miller, the imperturbable editor of British "Vogue" who chronicled the swinging 1960s with wit and a sense of adventure, has died.
Egypt’s prime minister, Cabinet resign
After weeks of mounting criticism, Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy has announced the resignation of Egypt’s interim Cabinet.
Poor still losing out in African boom
Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.
Glitter king Bowie becomes oldest Brit Awards recipient
The old guard outshone new kids on the block as veteran star David Bowie used his Brit awards appearance to plead with Scotland not to leave the UK.
Sudan: Pregnant teenager alleging gang-rape charged with adultery
An Ethiopian teenager who says she was raped by seven men last August, now faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.
Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan, Egypt
A report says state authorities have either turned a blind eye or colluded with perpetrators in the kidnapping and abuse of Eritrean refugees.