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Mexico City lawmakers vote to legalise abortions within 12 weeks, despite objections from Roman Catholics. More Info...  

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The last soldier to see Army Ranger Pat Tillman alive told lawmakers he was warned not to divulge that a U.S. soldier killed the ex-professional football player. Tillman's family and former Pfc. Jessica Lynch earlier gave testimony into how the Pentagon spread false stories about him in Afghanistan and her in Iraq.

Just over one in 200 pregnancies ends in a stillbirth, a figure which has remained unchanged since the early 1990s. More Info...  

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Mahela Jayawardene's century leads Sri Lanka through to the World Cup final as they beat New Zealand by 81 runs. More Info...  

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The political crisis in Ecuador intensifies as Congress sacks nine top judges in a row over constitutional reform. More Info...  

Cuban authorities have released at least seven dissidents from prison, local human rights groups say. More Info...  

Wayne Rooney's last-ditch winner gives Man Utd the advantage over AC Milan in the Champions League semi-final. More Info...  

The monthly European Parliament move to Strasbourg leaves a huge carbon footprint, Greens say. More Info...  

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At least 15 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near Ramadi, in central Iraq, police say. More Info...  

Relatives of crew missing from an abandoned Australian yacht think the men may have been kidnapped. More Info...  

The BBC's Alan Johnston, abducted on 12 March from Gaza, is in good health, says the Palestinian deputy PM. More Info...  

Nato forces in Afghanistan are criticised over paid radio adverts implying that growing opium poppies is acceptable. More Info...  

Ethiopian tanks step up an offensive in the Somali capital as a car bomb kills five near a hotel. More Info...  

France's presidential rivals seek to win over centrist Francois Bayrou's voters ahead of the 6 May run-off. More Info...  

Lucie Blackman's father says she has been "robbed of justice" after a man is cleared of killing her in Japan. More Info...