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England striker Wayne Rooney scores to help his side beat Switzerland in Basle in their Euro 2012 qualifier.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.

Ryder Cup organisers are warning golf fans of the dangers of being misled by unofficial corporate hospitality packages surrounding the Newport event.

Rescue workers from seven countries gather for a two-day disaster exercise in Portsmouth to test how they would react to an earthquake.

A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.

Hewlett Packard files a lawsuit against its former head Mark Hurd to try and stop him joining database software maker Oracle.

England record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.

One worker is killed and 10 more are injured in an explosion at one of Mexico's largest oil refineries.

Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.

Astronomers spot the tell-tale signs of so-called "dwarf galaxies" being digested by much bigger spiral galaxies.

Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say.

Millions of Londoners have been attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines.

The US Afghan commander warns troops' lives will be at risk if a US church goes ahead with plans to burn the Koran, concerns echoed by the White House and Nato.

European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.

England take on Switzerland and Scotland host Liechtenstein as qualifying for Euro 2012 continues on a busy night of international football.

A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm in East Renfrewshire.

The Metropolitan Police are likely to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson, its assistant commissioner says.

Millions of Londoners are attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines.

At least 16 people are killed as a car bomb explodes near a police base in north-west Pakistan, in the second deadly attack on police in the region in as many days.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will be sidelined with an ankle injury until at least mid-October.