White births now minority in US
Children from racial and ethnic minorities now account for more than half the births in the US, the latest census data says.
Disco singer Donna Summer dies
US singer Donna Summer, famous for disco hits including I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby, dies at the age of 63.
Stuart Broad takes six wickets as England seize the upper hand against West Indies on day one of the first Test at Lord's.
Adele wins songwriter of the year
Adele picks up two prizes at the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards - but misses out on two more trophies.
Statins 'benefit healthy people'
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
Met Police to extract phone data
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.
'Superflares' from stars counted
Nasa's Kepler space telescope provides new insight on the colossal explosions that can occur in the atmospheres of some stars.
Novel experiment aims to make drivers face up to the dangers of text messaging
The online university aiming to make world class education available to all
Hurdler Sally Gunnell beats cyclist Chris Boardman in a race across east London to the Olympic Park.
Los niños de las minorías raciales y étnicas representan ahora más de la mitad de los nacimientos en Estados Unidos, según los cálculos del último censo.
希腊雅典周四（5月17日）在雨后彩虹下举行仪式，将奥运圣火火种正式移交给英国圣火迎接代表团。
رئيس المجلس الوطني السوري المعارض برهان غليون يعلن نيته الانسحاب من رئاسة المجلس فور اختيار خلف له وذلك بعد اعادة انتخابه للمرة الثالثة لرئاسة المجلس.
سعید جلیلی، دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملی ایران، تاکید کرده است که ایران استفاده از انرژی هستهای را حق خود میداند و "بحثهای مربوط به تعلیق" را نمیپذیرد. آقای جلیلی به کشورهای غربی هشدار داده است که "دچار اشتباه محاسباتی نشوند".
Beware Brazil's bureaucracy
Anyone wanting to set up a new business in the country of the moment should be warned: they face one of the world's worst red tape mountains.
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