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A half-million South Sudanese people living in Sudan will have the choice to go home after a new deal was struck between the two countries, but a fast-approaching deadline leaves little time to make the difficult journey, an international migrant agency said Monday.

When it comes to religion, British politicians tend to heed the famous advice of Tony Blair's spin doctor, Alastair Campbell — "We don't do God." In contrast to the United States, the deity is rarely invoked on the campaign trail or in political speeches.

Scottish champions Rangers were deducted 10 points by the Scottish Premier League on Tuesday after entering administration.

A U.S. security company whose tear gas has been used against Egyptian demonstrators has become the latest victim of the Anonymous movement, hackers claimed Tuesday.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer defended his government's deep public spending cuts on Tuesday after Moody's said the country risked losing its pristine Aaa credit rating.

A Muslim cabinet minister warned on Tuesday against the rise of "militant secularism" in European society, arguing during a visit to the Vatican that the continent must not ignore its Christian roots.

A British student on Tuesday denied racially abusing former England striker Stan Collymore on Twitter.

Two former Romanian agriculture ministers were convicted on Tuesday of corruption and sentenced to three years in prison.

Snow as deep as 15 feet (4.5 meters) isolated areas of Romania, Moldova and Albania on Tuesday, and helicopters and army trucks were used to deliver food and medicine, and to transport sick people to hospitals.

The top U.S. Catholic bishop vowed legislative and court challenges Tuesday to a compromise by President Barack Obama to his healthcare mandate that now exempts religiously affiliated institutions from paying directly for birth control for their workers, instead making insurance companies responsible.

Put on the hot seat by a secret air force report, Switzerland's defense minister on Tuesday strongly defended the government's decision to buy Swedish fighter jets.

Italian prosecutors asked the country's highest criminal court on Tuesday to reinstate the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student.

Norwegian prosecutor Geir Evanger says an Iraqi-born cleric faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly making death threats against politicians and encouraging suicide bombings.

Carlos Tevez returned to Manchester on Tuesday insisting he wanted to end his long-running feud with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and play again for the Premier League leaders.

Thousands of Romania's coal miners volunteered on Tuesday to donate some of their food to help feed people in areas buried in snow as deep as 15 feet (4.5 meters).

An eight-year-old boy stood in for Britain's Prince William on Tuesday, presenting his wife Catherine with Valentine's Day roses while the royal is deployed to the Falkland Islands.

England all-rounder Samit Patel warned Tuesday that his side were gunning for revenge in the one-day series against Pakistan after the 3-0 Test whitewash.

LONDON (Reuters) - Crude oil output from the North Sea, home of the global Brent benchmark, is set to fall in March for a third month this year due to maintenance work and natural declines. Supply will average 2.18 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, down 1.4 percent from 2.21 million bpd the previous month, data compiled …

Italian prosecutors Tuesday lodged an appeal against the acquittal of US student Amanda Knox, accusing her of murdering her British housemate Meredith Kercher in the university town of Perugia in 2007.

A clash in Turkey's mostly Kurdish southeast has left 15 Kurdish rebels and two Turkish soldiers dead, officials said Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation dropped sharply in January as the effect of a rise in 2011 sales tax fell away, supporting Bank of England forecasts for a sharp easing of price pressures this year and providing some relief for cash-strapped consumers. The decline to 3.6 percent - its lowest annual rate since November 2010 …

Italian prosecutors appeal decision throwing out murder conviction against Amanda Knox.

A British minister headed to Jordan Tuesday to seek a deal that would allow London to extradite Abu Qatada, as the Islamist cleric once dubbed an aide to Osama bin Laden spent his first day out on bail.