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The Palestinian interior minister submits his resignation but it is rejected by the prime minister. More Info...  

A Zambian man wins the prestigious Goldman Prize for helping to curb widespread elephant poaching. More Info...  

India's first commercial space operation begins with a rocket blasting off to put an Italian satellite into orbit. More Info...  

The top two candidates from the first round of France's presidential elections launch their final campaigns. More Info...  

South Korea's nuclear envoy heads to the US to discuss a bank dispute threatening North Korea nuclear progress. More Info...  

Mel Brooks' smash hit Broadway musical The Producers closes after six years on stage. More Info...  

The City of London fires up its first mesh wi-fi network, promising access from anywhere in the Square Mile. More Info...  

Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal win through to the run-off of France's presidential poll. More Info...  

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Eight Ethiopians who were kidnapped alongside five Europeans are released in neighbouring Eritrea. More Info...  

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Dozens die in renewed fighting between Somali forces and rebels in Mogadishu, a local human rights group says. More Info...  

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Nigerian opposition leaders call for a re-run of the presidential vote, which is criticised by foreign observers. More Info...  

Scottish Water apologises for pouring millions of litres of sewage into the Firth of Forth as it tries to stem the spill. More Info...  

Iraq's prime minister urges US forces to stop building a controversial wall around a Sunni enclave in Baghdad. More Info...  

Right-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Segolene Royal will face each other in a French presidential run-off after they came through a first-round vote, polls said. According to numbers from the French Interior Ministry, Sarkozy earned 30.46 percent of the votes, while Royal won 24.41 percent.

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is named Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year by his peers. More Info...  

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A record number of runners complete the London Marathon after sweltering in unseasonal heat. More Info...