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Chile begins to count the cost of its deadly 8.8 magnitude earthquake as fears of a devastating Pacific tsunami ease.

One of the top leaders of Basque separatist group Eta is arrested in northern France, Spain's interior ministry says.

Paul Collingwood hits an unbeaten 75 to steer England to a six-wicket win in the first of three one-day internationals in Bangladesh.

Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya is criticised for refusing to quit the sport as he runs for parliament.

A roadside bomb blamed on the Taliban kills 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan's Helmand, officials say.

At least 16 people are killed as powerful storms cause chaos as they lash parts of western Europe.

A Hamas commander who was killed in a Dubai hotel room was drugged then suffocated, police say.

Aston Villa and Manchester United contest the Carling Cup final, while Liverpool host Blackburn and Sunderland play Fulham in the Premier League after Spurs beat Everton.

The 18-year-old son of American singer Marie Osmond, has died, a spokesman for the family has said.

Israeli police move to disperse Palestinian protesters throwing stones at a Jerusalem holy site, officials say.

A tsunami reaches Japan nearly 24 hours after being triggered by the powerful Chile earthquake.

England look on target for a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international.

Two million people were affected by Saturday's massive quake, Chile's President Bachelet says, as the death toll rises above 300.

Canada become the most successful ever hosts of a Winter Olympics after guaranteeing that they will finish top of the medals table.

At least eight people are killed in floods triggered by heavy rain in earthquake-stricken Haiti, officials say.

UK police are in Israel investigating the use of fake British passports by suspects in the killing of a Hamas leader.

Islamist militants in Somalia are stopping convoys of food aid reaching more than 360,000 needy people, the UN says.

A massive quake hits central Chile, killing at least 214 people, causing widespread destruction and triggering Pacific tsunami warnings.

Thousands of Italians protest in Rome against what they say are PM Silvio Berlusconi's attempts to evade justice.

SeaWorld Orlando's killer whale show reopens, three days after a performing orca killed one of the trainers.