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A suicide blast in a popular part of the the Nigerian city of Kano kills four people, police say.

Sir Jack Brabham (file photo from 1965) Ex-F1 champion Brabham dies aged 88

Three-time F1 world champion Sir Jack Brabham - who famously won the title in a car he built himself - dies aged 88

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Djokovic too strong for Nadal in Rome Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic wins his third Italian Open title and lays down a marker for the French Open with victory over Rafael Nadal in Rome.

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18 May 2014 Last updated at 22:17 GMT

An agreement has allowed 120 students to leave a besieged refugee camp so they could sit their final exams.

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Machu Picchu How to take a trip around the world

Do you have wanderlust in your veins, but a lack of cash in your pocket? These adventurous travellers bit the bullet - and bought themselves the trip of a lifetime.

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Death ray Could we ever build a death ray?

For thousands of years, the world's finest minds have tried to harness the Sun’s light for destructive means. How close have they come? BBC’s Future finds out.

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