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A former Miss Argentina has died after under-going cosmetic surgery to get firmer buttocks.

Five Britons who were sailing from Bahrain to Dubai have been detained by the Iranian navy, the Foreign Office says.

The International Court of Justice is to begin hearings discussing the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia.

Australia’s opposition Liberals elect Tony Abbott as new leader, dealing a blow to PM Kevin Rudd’s carbon trading plans.

Melting Antarctic ice is likely to contribute to a sea level rise of about 1.4m by 2100, says a major review of climate change on the continent.

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of ex-President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is to marry her long-term boyfriend.

Author Jonathan Littell wins the 17th annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award, for The Kindly Ones.

Tiger Woods withdraws from this week’s Chevron World Challenge, a tournament he has hosted for the past nine years, because of injuries sustained in a car crash.

Lionel Messi, the Barcelona and Argentina forward, wins the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award.

A politician accused over a massacre of 57 people in the Philippines is charged with multiple murders, officials say.