Thousands of demonstrators march in Durban demanding faster action on climate change, as the annual UN summit on the issue reaches its half-way point.

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Protests at climate change summit

West End musicals Matilda and Ghost – both directed by Matthew Warchus – will go head to head at the annual Whatsonstage.com Awards with nine nominations each.

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Matilda and Ghost vie for awards

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson calls for Catholics and Protestants to unite to end sectarian division, at the annual DUP conference.

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Robinson: ‘End sectarian divide’

In a speech to the annual conference of the dominant Conservative Party, Prime Minister Cameron told Britons to fight economic gloom.

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Cameron Urges Britons to Fight Downturn

The rising rates of diabetes mean the condition now accounts for nearly a 10th of the annual NHS drugs bill in England, official figures show.

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Diabetes drugs bill ‘on the rise’

A look at the work honored at the annual White House News Photographers Association gala, held May 14. Read full article > >

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The Washington Post’s White House News Photographers Association 2011 award winners

Greg Mortenson’s organization has finally defended itself, but it’s not a very rousing argument. Outside magazine has obtained an early copy of the annual newsletter from Greg Mortenson’s Central Asia Institute-but the newsletter never mentions the…

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Mortenson’s Institute Defends Itself

A border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is threatening to overshadow the opening of the annual Asean summit.

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Border row ahead of Asean summit

PENDLETON, Ore. — A cowboy grasping the reins of a bucking bronco has long been the image of this farm and ranch town. It’s the emblem of the annual Pendleton Round-Up, a celebration of the city’s colorful past, when pioneers on the Oregon Trail settled the prairie.

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Ore. city offers incentives for solar energy installation

Broadway theater is the theme of the annual orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden.

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A Grand Stage for a Diva Plant

Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honours independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars.

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Black Swan dances to indie prize

For more than 20 years, candidates running for office in the Hillbrook-Tall Oaks Civic Association in Annandale have stood, waved and received polite applause at the annual meeting in June. Everyone votes, eats ice cream, chats with neighbors and goes home.

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Annandale civic association elects dog as president

Will Ron Paul make a comeback in 2012? The Texas congressman known for his staunch libertarian views came out on top of the presidential straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference for a second year in a row, earning 30 percent of…

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Ron Paul Wins 2012 Straw Poll

Thousands of conservative activists are descending on the nation’s capital this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, a three-day political carnival of speeches, strategy sessions and after-hours networking.

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For GOP, 2012 campaign starts at CPAC

Live coverage of events in Davos and reaction from around the world as business and political leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum at the Swiss resort.

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Davos 2011: Live coverage day two