A former Cuban government minister and a Chilean businessman receive lengthy jail sentences from a court in Havana for corruption.

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Cuban politician jailed for graft

Gunmen shot and killed Pakistan’s government minister for religious minorities on Wednesday, the latest attack on a high-profile Pakistani figure who had urged reforming harsh blasphemy laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam.

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Gunmen Kill Pakistan Religious Minorities Minister

A government minister intervenes after a proposed change to gun licence renewals by Essex, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire police.

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Minister enters gun licence row

A government minister needs to be tasked with tackling the issue of sexual exploitation of children, a leading children’s charity says.

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Call to step up fight on grooming

A government minister moves to stop controversial plans to demolish Beatle Ringo Starr’s former home.

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Minister tries to save Beatle Ringo Starr’s former home

A government minister kidnapped by pirates in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland is freed without a ransom being paid, officials say.

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Somali pirates release minister

Local government minister Bob Neill has claimed his department has not spent a penny on pot plants after a row over the plant bill at the Audit Commission. Can this be true? Newsnight investigates.

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The great pot plant investigation