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Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip say at least 11 people died in a gun battle with members of a powerful local clan.

At least 14 people are reported killed in a suspected US attack on a religious school in Pakistan's border region.

Hamas says it has released the top representative of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party in Gaza.

The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe, Sheikh Ali al-Nida, is killed in a car bomb near the town of Tikrit, Iraq police say.

Prince Charles is confirmed as the patron of the biggest clan gathering in Edinburgh in 170 years.

BBC Scotland reporter Iain MacDonald swaps soggy socks for grains of silver sands between his toes.

Some of the St George's Day celebrations taking place, and a look at how the other UK nations celebrate theirs.

Fraser McRae wrote to the BBC News website about concerns that plans for new electricity pylons would desecrate an ancient battle ground.

Should abuse at home be dealt with privately or publicly?

Tribesmen in the Pakistani region of South Waziristan suspend their hunt for al-Qaeda fighters.

Tribes in South Waziristan continue hunting for al-Qaeda fighters under a government threat of further army action.

Tikrit is the ancestral home town of Saddam Hussein's clan and had enormous psychological importance for the former regime.

A CNN reporting crew comes under fire after entering the city of Tikrit - the home town of Saddam Hussein.

Tikrit is the ancestral home city of Saddam Hussein's powerful clan and has enormous psychological importance to the regime.

More than 13 people are killed and 2,000 displaced by fighting between two ethnic groups near Uganda's border with DR Congo.

Mick Galwey and his team will fight adversity when they face Castres in the Heineken Cup semi-final on Saturday.

Armed tribesmen kidnap a German businessman in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

Clan chiefs and members from across the world are gathering in the Scottish Highlands.

New evidence that one of Scotland's most famous monuments may have been sited in the wrong place is being examined by experts.

The World Championship Series Highland Games are taking place in County Antrim.

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