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Fourteen dead in Indonesia plane wreck
An Indonesian search team pulled 14 bodies on Saturday from the wreckage of a military plane that crashed in a dense forest with 18 people on board, including three foreigners, an air force official said.
Bomb kills two in north Lebanon city of Tripoli
A bomb killed two people and wounded 17 at an apartment block in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Saturday, medical and security sources said.
Record oil boosts gas and power for longer term
New records on the oil market pushed up gas and power for longer term delivery on Friday, while prompter contracts were pressured by comfortable supply.
Stars pay tribute to Mandela
Stars of the screen, stage and sporting arena paid tribute on Friday to Nelson Mandela, whose visit to London was overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe where disputed elections have just ended.
UK has EU's lowest supply of fruit and veggies
British consumers have the lowest supply of fresh fruit and vegetables in the 27-member state European Union, a report said on Friday.
US Episcopal Church dissidents win court ruling
Eleven conservative congregations that broke with the US Episcopal Church and want to keep property worth millions of dollars have won a second court decision, the dissident churches said on Friday.
Obama targets religious voters in America
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama looks to shatter myth of "Godless Democrats".
McCain endorses California initiative protecting traditional marriage
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has endorsed a ballot initiative in California to overturn the recent state court ruling legalising same-sex "marriage".
One in 10 had 'silent strokes'
Routine brain scans in a group of middle-aged people showed that 10 percent of them had suffered a stroke without knowing it, raising their risk for further strokes and memory loss, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Tsvangirai says Zimbabweans being forced to vote
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai accused President Robert Mugabe of forcing Zimbabweans to vote on Friday in an election in which the 84-year-old leader is the only candidate.
Labour trounced on Brown's anniversary
Gordon Brown's first anniversary as prime minister was marked by a trouncing in the Henley by-election, with Labour limping into fifth place behind the Greens and the far-right BNP and its candidate losing his deposit.
N.Ireland court acquits men over McCartney murder
A Northern Ireland court acquitted three men on Friday of involvement in the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney, whose killing three years ago sparked international outrage.
Man on bail killed mother in front of baby
A sex attacker pleaded guilty to murdering a mother in front of her baby, just days after being released on police bail.
Royal family costs rise to 40 million pounds
The Queen and the royal family cost taxpayers 40 million pounds in 2007-08, a rise of two million pounds from the previous year, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
Davis launches re-election campaign
Former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched his parliamentary re-election campaign on Friday, facing competition from the likes of Miss Great Britain, David Icke and the Church of the Militant Elvis Party.
Scotland Yard racism dossier 'astonishing'
Britain's most senior Asian policeman has compiled an "astonishing" dossier of evidence which supports his racism claims against Scotland Yard, a lobby group for black officers said.