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Schoolchildren burned to death in Uganda

UGANDAN police said 19 primary school children aged between seven and ten burned to death with two of their matrons when their dormitory caught fire. Read

Volcano erupts in Colombia

COLOMBIAN authorities have declared a “red alert” after the Nevado del Huila volcano began erupting, shooting out hot ashes. Hundreds of being people are being evacuated. Read

Zimbabwe in state of "frenetic paralysis"

CRISIS-torn Zimbabwe is in a “state of frenetic paralysis”, according to a returning British aid worker. Read

Berlusconi scores decisive victory in Italy

CONSERVATIVE leader Silvio Berlusconi scored a decisive victory in Italy’s parliamentary elections, setting the colourful billionaire and staunch US ally on course for his third stint as premier. Read

Two-faced Indian baby attracts worshippers

A BABY born with two faces – two noses, two pairs of lips, two pairs of eyes – has been worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess in her northern Indian village, where the one-month-old is healthy and doing well. Read

Kylie reveals cancer was misdiagnosed

KYLIE MINOGUE warned women to seek a second opinion as she revealed the first doctor she saw failed to diagnose she had breast cancer. Read

A righteous troublemaker with courage to love his enemies

Forty years ago today Martin Luther King was assassinated and the greatest champion of non-violence since Gandhi was lost to the world. David Williamson goes in search of a man who dreamed of a revolution which remains unfinished Read

Inquiry hears downed RAF plane’s last message

THE last desperate radio message from an RAF Hercules shot down in Iraq was heard at the inquest into the deaths of the 10 servicemen on board. Read

Iraq withdrawal on hold

PLANS to withdraw 1,500 British troops from Iraq have been put on hold as fighting continued between Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias in the southern city of Basra. Read

Families pay tribute to their fallen heroes

THE families and colleagues of two “larger than life” Royal Marines killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have paid emotional tributes to their fallen heroes. Read

Seal hunt protest boat ‘in collision’

A COASTGUARD icebreaker and a ship owned by a conservation group collided yesterday as tensions mounted over the annual Canadian seal hunt. Read

Cabbie wins accolade after marathon trip

THERE'S no question that New York City taxi driver Douglas Guldeniz went the extra mile – thousands of them, in fact. Read

Italy: Pope stages way of cross procession

Romans, tourists and pilgrims flocked to the Colosseum under cold evening rain to see Pope Benedict XVI in a Good Friday Way of the Cross procession. Read

Dozens hurt in ammo dump blast

Rescuers were preparing today to enter the heart of a massive blast site at an Albanian army ammunition dump, where a chain of explosions killed at least five people and injured 243. Read

Winning post still elusive for Democratic nomination hopefuls

BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton will continue their battle for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for several weeks to come after the latest contests proved indecisive. Read

Hillary hails victories as a ‘turning point’

BARACK OBAMA remained the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination last night despite key losses to Hillary Clinton in Texas and Ohio. Read

Thais go to the polls

Thailand today held its first election for the upper house of Parliament since a 2006 military coup which ousted elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Read

Israel on alert for Hamas border breakout

Israel has mobilised police and the military to keep a Hamas demonstration today against its Gaza blockade from turning into a mass border breakout. Read

Pakistan blocks YouTube over anti-Islamic films

Pakistan’s government has banned access to the video-sharing website YouTube because of anti-Islamic movies users have posted on the site, an official said. Read

Welsh experts predict people-based internet search engine could out-Google giant Google

THE dominance of internet search engine Google could be challenged by a rival based on users’ personal website recommendations, Welsh technology experts predicted last night. Read

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