An Army interpreter who had been seized by gunmen in Baghdad in 2006 was the last American service member who had been unaccounted for in Iraq.

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American Soldier’s Remains Are Recovered From Iraq

A second official estimate of GDP confirms that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the last three months of 2011.

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Figures confirm UK GDP fell 0.2%

A few days ago in his showroom, Prabal Gurung was fitting the last pieces of his fall collection, the follow-up to a spring show that seemed to mark a turning point in his young career.

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On the Runway Blog | Fast Fashion: Prabal Gurung Sees the Light

Ryanair reports a net profit of 14.9m euros ($19.6m; £12.5m) in the last three months of 2011, thanks to higher fares and better weather conditions.

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Ryanair reports 14.9m euro profit

Spain’s unemployment figure passed the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show.

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Spain jobless passes five million

The setting: An election-year State of the Union address before a hostile Congress. Since the last one, the world has changed fundamentally, a war with Iraq has ended, and the nation’s economy is fragile and worrying to a majority of Americans. Read full article > >

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Obama’s State of the Union is crucial balancing act

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two attacks in southern Afghanistan have left at least 19 dead over the last two days, Afghan officials reported. The attacks come at a critical moment in peace talks between the United States and the Taliban. Read full article > >

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Bomb attacks kill 19 in southern Afghanistan

Defending champions Leinester make sure of a place in the last eight of the Heineken Cup with a bruising win away to Glasgow.

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Glasgow Warriors 16-23 Leinster

The German economy is likely to have shrunk by 0.25% in the last quarter, but a strong start to 2011 meant it grew by 3% over the year.

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German economy ‘probably shrank’

Front-runner Mitt Romney is accused of “pious baloney” in the last Republican presidential contenders’ debate ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.

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Romney under fire ahead of poll

ATLANTA — The number of twins born in the U.S. soared over the last three decades, mostly the result of test-tube babies and women waiting to have children until their 30s, when the chances of twins increase. In 2009, 1 in every 30 babies born in the U.S. was a twin, an astounding increase over the 1 in 53 rate in 1980, according to a government report issued Wednesday. Read full article > >

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Older mothers, fertility treatments driving a big increase in twin births, new CDC report says

The Giants rushed to a 21-0 lead in the first half and hung on to beat the Cowboys in a winner-take-all clash for the division title and the last spot in the playoffs.

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Giants 31, Cowboys 14: Giants Defeat Cowboys to Take Final Playoff Spot

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey inspires Wolves to a draw at Arsenal, despite the visitors playing the last 15 minutes with 10 men.

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Arsenal 1-1 Wolves

“Any thoughts about the word ‘posthumous’?” a cheeky interviewer asked Roberto Bolano in the last, waning days of his life. “It sounds like a Roman gladiator,” Bolano said. As in: Spartacus , Commodus, Posthumous. “An invincible Roman gladiator,” he added. “Or so poor Posthumous would like to think, in order to give himself courage.” Read full article > >

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Roberto Bolano’s “The Third Reich,” reviewed by Marie Arana

The White House released a new official portrait of the Obamas Thursday and — as you might expect — the first family looks pretty great. They decided it was time for an updated photo ( the last was taken in 2009) because Malia , 13, and Sasha , 10, have grown so much in the past two years. The portrait, shot by White House photographer Pete Souza , was taken Sunday in the Oval Office. Read full article > >

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