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Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct talks to end the Syria crisis as the opposition prepares to hold a two-day summit in Cairo.

Couples struggling to have a baby should get fertility treatment more quickly and older women should gain access to IVF, say new NHS guidelines.

Private firms are better at running prisons than the public sector, the centre-right think tank Reform says.

Some of the world's richest internet entrepreneurs, including Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, have awarded 11 disease researchers $3m (£1.9m) each.

Rachel Mwanza, the teenage star of an Oscar-nominated film about child soldiers in Africa, is granted a visa that will enable her to attend the Academy Awards.

Within a year of launching, a US online university network has 2.8 million students and announces a further 29 universities joining as partners.

The mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence is helping to launch a new centre for research in to race and education.