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Pluto has just been found to be ever so slightly bigger than we thought, having a diameter of 2,370km.

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker announces his bid for US president, by tweeting 'I'm in' and releasing a video.

Grammy-award winning rapper 50 Cent files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US.

Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko, detained by Russian authorities, faces a 25-year prison term over journalists' deaths, an agency reports.

Two women in Morocco are acquitted after a national outcry when they were charged with gross indecency for wearing short skirts, their lawyer says.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari sacks the army, navy and air force chiefs, his spokesman tells the BBC, following an upsurge in Boko Haram attacks.

Reddit has re-hired its co-founder as new chief executive following the resignation of Ellen Pao. Steve Huffman took to the site to discuss its future

Russian premier league stadium becomes temporary aquatics centre.

Land Rover is recalling more than 65,000 cars to fix a software bug that can unlock the vehicles' doors.

There are growing expectations that a deal capping marathon negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme will be announced in Vienna.