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Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison through long tunnel, officials say.

Actor Ben Affleck, who takes over as Batman in 2016's Batman v Superman, has admitted some concerns about the caped crusader role.

Tenor Jon Vickers, considered by many to be one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, has died.

A planned summit of all EU members is cancelled amid "difficult" talks between eurozone members over a bailout deal for Greece.

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Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has escaped from prison for a second time, Mexican officials say.

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, has described his country as being "at war", after a bomb attack in Cairo on the Italian consulate.

Israel frees Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who had held a 56-day hunger strike in protest at his detention.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has promised to investigate sex abuse within the Church of England if the judge-led abuse inquiry does not look into the clergy within six months, survivors say.

A US civil rights group ends its economic boycott of South Carolina after the Confederate flag was removed from the grounds of the state house.