Manmohan Singh begins an official visit to Burma, the first by an Indian prime minister for 25 years, aiming to deepen trade and diplomatic ties.

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India PM in historic Burma visit

During the first court appearance of Pedro Hernandez, who is accused of killing Etan Patz, his lawyer said his client had a psychiatric history that included hallucinations.

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Suspect in Patz Case Is Charged With Second-Degree Murder

The UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of the year, more than previously estimated, revised figures show.

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Economy shrank more than thought

Egyptians have been voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year’s Arab Spring uprising.

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VIDEO: ‘Scuffles’ as eager Egyptians vote

A stuntman is thought to have become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land safely without deploying a parachute.

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VIDEO: Skydiver lands in cardboard boxes

A US senator challenges claims the Secret Service sex scandal was an isolated incident, at the first congressional hearing into the affair.

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Secret Service scandal in hearing

A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.

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On the Road is unveiled at Cannes

Vying to be the first black Republican woman.

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Mia Love Hopes to Mix Up the House

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the economy could contract 1.3 percent in the first half of 2013 if several big tax increases and spending cuts take effect.

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Economy Could Tip Back Into Recession on Washington Impasse, Budget Office Says

Kevin Pietersen praises England’s bowling attack after a West Indies fightback gave his side an unexpected fright in the first Test at Lord’s.

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Pietersen praises England bowlers

California’s SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station – the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company.

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VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon rocket launches

At least two people are killed and 18 injured in clashes overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the first there since the Syrian conflict began.

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First Beirut clashes over Syria

Six couples profiled in the first year of the Vows column look back at two decades of marriage — and divorce.

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20th Anniversary of the Vows Column

West Indies mount a stirring fightback to raise their hopes of pulling off an unlikely victory over England in the first Test at Lord’s.

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West Indies raise victory hopes

A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.

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S.C. coast under tropical storm watch