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Venezuela's Chavez makes up with king of Spain
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Spain's King Juan Carlos shook hands and made up on Friday in their first meeting since the monarch told the president to "shut up" at a summit in November.
Italian funfair's electric chair closed after protests
An Italian funfair closed an attraction where a life-sized dummy was "executed" in an electric chair on Thursday following protests by opponents of capital punishment.
Orthodox festivities reopen Ukraine-Russia row
Top clerics from Orthodox countries converged on Ukraine on Friday for three days of festivities, deepening a longstanding dispute with Russia over the ex-Soviet state's right to its own independent church.
Obama wraps up tour in London
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, on a tour abroad where he has got a rock star reception, will wrap up his trip on Saturday with talks in London on the Middle East conflict, Iran and Afghanistan.
Local election loss bitter blow to Brown
Labour lost one of its safest parliamentary seats on Friday, deepening doubts in its own ranks about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ability to win the next election.
BA execs said to face price-fixing charges
Four past and present British Airways executives will be charged with fixing the price of passenger fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Zimbabwe abuse must end for talks success - churches
Violence and human rights abuses must end in Zimbabwe if talks on a power-sharing pact between government and opposition are to have any chance of success, a coalition of world Christian bodies said on Friday.
Salvador's Nic Gonzales visits mission outreach sites in Honduras
Salvador's Nic Gonzales visits a school and a tortilla manufacturing facility for single mothers in Honduras, just two of the projects supported by The Salvador Foundation.
Pope tells Iraqi leader Christians need protection
Pope Benedict told Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday that minority Christians in Iraq needed more protection but the Iraqi leader assured him that Christians were not being persecuted.
Anglican Communion worth working together for, says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, remained commited to the unity of the Anglican Communion on Friday as he told reporters at the Lambeth Conference that it was worth working and staying together.
Economy slows but rate cuts unlikely soon
The economy grew at its weakest pace in three years in the second quarter of this year, official data showed on Friday, but few analysts are betting interest rates will fall any time soon.
Obama drops visit to wounded U.S. troops in Germany
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dropped a plan to visit wounded U.S. troops in Germany on Friday after the Pentagon said such venues should not be used for political campaigns.
Envoy turned away from Russian nuclear facility
The British ambassador to Moscow and two of his diplomats were refused entry to a UK-funded nuclear fuel storage facility in Russia when they turned up on a scheduled visit, an embassy spokesman said on Friday.
British soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier was killed and six were wounded in a firefight with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
Serb prosecutor sees Karadzic extradited next week
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic will be extradited to the United Nations tribunal in The Hague at the earliest on Monday, Serbia's chief war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said on Friday.
EDF Energy leads energy price hikes
EDF Energy on Friday increased household power and gas prices for the second time this year, while its competitors said they had no immediate plans to hike rates in response to soaring wholesale costs.