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Afghanistan suffers deadliest insurgent attack since 2001

As fighting in Mogadishu intensifies, four policemen are killed in clashes

All but 4 per cent of the world's oceans have been damaged by human activity

Thousands still homeless after last summer's floods

British universities in worst debt for a decade, despite higher tuition fees

Riots in Denmark after newspapers reprint cartoon of Prophet Muhammad

Vatican announces more rigorous guidelines for verifying saints

Forth Bridge to receive coat of paint with a 25-year lifespan, laying old cliché to rest

Kosovo declares its independence, to Serbia's outrage

Cambridge entrance system simplified to encourage a wider range of applicants

Revolutionary new technique will speed up repair to damaged bones

One of Italy's most powerful Mafia bosses is arrested

Summary: Fog of confusion descends after the Archbishop of Canterbury opines on sharia law

Forecast: Starry nights likely as US writers look poised to strike a deal in time for the Oscars