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Jamaicans await in anticipation for the 100m final in Beijing, writes Nick Davis.

Yoga guru Swami Ramdev talks to the BBC's Sanjeev Srivastava.

A look back at some of the personalities who died this year from the world of entertainment.

Anxious about what lingerie to choose for the woman in your life? A shop is hiring male assistants to help nervous men choose underwear.

Veteran US actor Jack Palance starred in more than 125 films, including Shane and Sudden Fear.

Oscar-winning US actor Jack Palance, who starred in Shane and City Slickers, has died aged 87.

Jack Osbourne beat Bradley McIntosh in a pulsating fight in Sport Relief's 'Battle at the Beeb' to win the Sport Relief Light entertainment belt.

Biarritz prop Colin Noon says his side's laid-back attitude can help them to Heineken Cup glory.

A look at writer Dan Brown, whose book The Da Vinci Code has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Annika Sorenstam takes on the likes of teenagers Michelle Wie and Morgan Pressel at the year's first major this week.

Tom Hanks is enlisted to give Oscar nominees expert advice on how to deliver the perfect acceptance speech.

BBC listeners and readers describe a day in their life on the African continent.

Analysts say Philippines President Gloria Arroyo will not make any impact on the problems keeping the country in turmoil.

Oscar panellist Todd Beasley gives us his thoughts on the Academy Awards and ceremonies gone by.

BBC listeners and readers describe a day in their life on the African continent.

A martial arts instructor in India attempts to enter the Guinness record books for the third time.

The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt sees the first day of recruitment for a new Liberian army in Monrovia.

Caylynne, 18, is from Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg and spent her childhood being moved from one shelter to another.

Organised bullying in the Russian army is getting worse, an international rights group says.

On International Conscientious Objectors' Day, four men explain the very different reasons why they refused to fight in four different conflicts.

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