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Controversial film-maker Oliver Stone is to direct a TV ad for a campaign urging a US withdrawal from Iraq. More Info...  

A court in Cairo sentences an Egyptian-Canadian man to 15 years in prison for spying for Israel. More Info...  

Rescuers hunting for the crew of a yacht found off north-east Australia think it has been drifting since Sunday. More Info...  

The US and Australia warn of a possible terror attack in the Philippines, where hostages were recently beheaded. More Info...  

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets yet another closing high, its third consecutive record close. More Info...  

The family of the Virginia Tech gunman say they are "living a nightmare" after his murderous rampage. More Info...  

A gunman killed himself and a male hostage while holed up in a barricaded building at NASA's Johnson Space Center, police say. Houston Police spokesman Capt. Dwayne Ready said a female hostage survived the ordeal. It is not know what, if any, relationship the killer had with his hostages. Houston police and NASA security were called about 1:40 p.m. CT and quickly surrounded Building 44, where work focuses on the engineering end of tracking spacecraft.

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.A gunman kills a hostage and himself during a stand-off with police at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Texas. More Info...  

The two-year pay settlement for teachers in England and Wales could be reviewed because of rising inflation. More Info...  

A major immunisation campaign is to take place in Iraq in a bid to prevent an outbreak of measles. More Info...  

Rivals in the French presidential election wind up their campaigns ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday. More Info...  

The Dow industrials surged to a record close Friday, hitting that peak for the third session in a row, after a bevy of strong earnings reports that also propelled the broader stock market.

Zero tolerance, huh? Gun-free zones, huh? Try this on for size: Columbine gun-free zone, New York City pizza shop gun-free zone, Luby's Cafeteria gun-free zone, Amish school in Pennsylvania gun-free zone and now Virginia Tech gun-free zone.

Nigeria begins distributing ballot papers hours before presidential elections begin and amid new clashes. More Info...  

Matthew Hayden hits a century as Australia thrash New Zealand by an ominous 215 runs in Grenada. More Info...  

Heavy fighting in Somalia's capital reportedly claims 113 lives, as the UN warns of a humanitarian disaster. More Info...  

Canada could see a recession if it were to meet its Kyoto target for reducing emissions, Canada's environment minister has warned. More Info...  

Most days, it is not at all hard to feel proud to be an American. But on days such as this, it is very difficult.

Reporters Without Borders calls for more action to secure the release of the BBC's kidnapped Gaza correspondent. More Info...