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27 May 2012 Last updated at 07:32 ET

Etan Patz suspect on suicide watchAn undated photo of Etan Patz, who went missing in 1979

The man held over the 1979 vanishing of six-year-old Etan Patz in New York is charged with one count of second-degree murder.

Dragon capsule at end of robotic armStation grabs SpaceX Dragon ship

The first commercial cargo ship to visit the space station is attached to the orbiting laboratory by a robotic arm.

Student leaders speak in front of a Montreal courthouse after filing two motions challenging Bill 78, 25 May 2012Quebec's protest law challenged

Quebec student groups and unions mount a legal challenge to the province's controversial protest law, saying it is unconstitutional.

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