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Piano Rock Star On Mission To Inspire Young: The rock star of the classical world may have just signed a £2m record deal but his real mission is to inspire the young to love Beethoven as much as Bieber.; Read the full story

Fuel Tanker Runs Aground In The Arctic: A fuel tanker carrying around nine million litres of diesel has run aground in the far north of Canada and is at risk of spilling its cargo into the Arctic.; Read the full story

Gulf Of Mexico: Fire Blazes On Oil Platform: Fears of another fuel spill in the Gulf of Mexico following a fire on a second oil platform have been ruled out after the coatguard said there was no evidence of an oil sheen.; Read the full story

Middle East Peace Talks 'Every Two Weeks': The Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet again every two weeks during initial Middle East peace talks that have been described as "productive".; Read the full story

Baby Rhino Born After Poaching Outlawed: Animal lovers in Nepal are celebrating the first rhino calf to be born in the Bardia National Park since poaching was stopped almost two years ago.; Read the full story

Karzai Accuses Nato Of Killing Ten Civilians: Ten civilians have been killed in a Nato airstrike on vehicles carrying election workers in Afghanistan, according to the country's president, Hamid Karzai.; Read the full story

Pygmy Hippo Meets Public In Poland: A male pygmy hippopotamus born in Poland's Wroclaw Zoo has gone on show for the first time.; Read the full story

Hurricane Earl Bears Down On US East Coast: Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm - but is still barrelling towards the US East coast with dangerously strong winds.; Read the full story

Blown Up: Stranded Whale Is Put To Death: A terminally ill whale that had become stranded near an Australian harbour has been blown up by authorities.; Read the full story

New Middle East Peace Talks Get Under Way: The first direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians in nearly two years are getting under way in Washington.; Read the full story

Minister Denies Trapped Miners Are Alcoholics: The Chilean government has denied reports that some of the 33 miners trapped 2,000ft underground are alcoholics and drug addicts.; Read the full story

Trapped Miners Must Move 3,000 Tons Of Rock: The 33 miners trapped 2,000ft underground in Chile will have to move more than 3,000 tons of rock to ensure their rescue is successful, experts have said.; Read the full story

Apple Computers Unveils Its Next Conquest: Apple computers has announced it is putting all its efforts into matchmaking, but it's not launching another online dating service - it's trying to marry TV and the web.; Read the full story

Hostage Drama: Police Shoot Suspect Gunman: A gunman holding hostages while thought to have explosives strapped to his body has been shot by police, officers have said.; Read the full story

Children Die As Police Fire On Food Protesters: Police have opened fire on crowds of demonstrators in Mozambique, killing at least six people including two children.; Read the full story

Clegg's Plea During Tour Of Flooded Pakistan: The UK must give long-term support to Pakistan as the country recovers from devastating floods, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said as he visited some of the worst affected areas.; Read the full story

Mob Burns Police Station After Suicide Bombs: A furious mob has set fire to a police station after officers failed to stop three suicide bombers killing up to 18 people at a religious march in the Pakistani city of Lahore.; Read the full story

Vuvuzelas Kicked Out Of European Football: Vuvuzelas have been shown a red card by European football's ruling body amid fears they could damage the game's "magic".; Read the full story

Rape Case Reopens Against WikiLeaks Boss: A rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reopened by Swedish prosecutors - just a week after the case was dropped.; Read the full story

Hawk-Eye Tennis Technology Firm On Sale: The Hawk-Eye company famous for its ball-tracking system in tennis and cricket tournaments is up for sale - as a decision looms over football goal-line technology.; Read the full story