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Republican and Democratic voters from across the US reflect on the results and look to the future.

Turkey's ruling AK Party attacks the Constitutional Court for blocking moves to permit headscarves at universities.

Turkey's ruling party holds emergency talks after a court ruling on headscarves threatens its future.

Turkey's highest court blocks government moves to allow college students to wear Muslim headscarves.

Hezbollah's lightning offensive has helped break Lebanon's political deadlock, but could have put the country on a disastrous path, says the BBC's Jim Muir.

An early warning device could avert mistakes before the brain switches off, scientists say.

The head of MI5 in NI is to give evidence to an inquiry into the murder of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson.

The nominating convention plays a unique role in American political history - and may become important again.

What is the significance of the London mayoral election for the rest of the UK?

Buy Nothing Day - an annual moratorium on shopping - has been around for years without making much impression. But as campaigners prepare for this year's day of inaction on Saturday, they sense the tide is starting to turn.

Eight people die and at least 10 are injured in a shooting at a school in southern Finland, officials say.

A string of recent bombings suggests Pakistan's President Musharraf faces grave risks if takes on tribal militants, reports the BBC's M Ilyas Khan.

The BBC's Mike Wooldridge assesses the reasons behind the arrest of 600 members of Moqtada Sadr's Iraqi Shia militia, and looks at some of the possible outcomes.

Bush's visit to Indonesia receives a mixed reception in the nation's newspapers as widespread protests foreshadowed his arrival.

Internet law professor Michael Geist argues that YouTube will avoid the fate of the original Napster.

France appears to ease political pressure on Iran ahead of crunch UN talks on the nuclear crisis, writes the BBC's William Horsley.

A list of alleged gay men in a Ugandan paper is a "chilling development", Human Rights Watch says.

Japan is showing signs of economic recovery that could foreshadow an interest rate hike in the coming months.

Germany's business confidence has risen to the surprise of analysts who expected a fall.