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U.S. mayor denies pregnancy 'pact'
The mayor of a Massachusetts city that drew attention for a spike in teenage pregnancies denied on Monday a media report that a group of girls entered a pact to become pregnant.
U.S. report shows gaps in European nuclear security
Most European military sites equipped with U.S. nuclear weapons fail to meet Pentagon security requirements, according to a U.S. Air Force study.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Palestinian security sources and medical workers said.
US Evangelicals not locked in partisan embrace - Pew
American evangelicals remain more Republican than Democratic but are not locked tightly in the embrace of either party, according to a new survey released on Monday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
U.N. chief says Zimbabwe poll would lack legitimacy
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday not to hold the run-off presidential election as planned on Friday, saying the result would lack legitimacy.
Public sector workers to strike over pay
Around 600,000 local government workers have voted to strike over pay, public sector union Unison said on Monday, adding to fears that higher living costs may spark an hard-to-control inflationary spiral.
Sarkozy offers in Israel to broker peace
French President Nicolas Sarkozy put himself forward on Monday as a possible Middle East peace broker, offering in a speech to Israel's parliament to help reach agreement and mobilise French troops if necessary.
Teenager given life for Wild West murder
An 18-year-old man was sentenced on Monday to life imprisonment for murdering a care worker caught in the crossfire of a "Wild West" shootout in a south London car park.
Data from 900,000 ambulance calls lost
Details of nearly 900,000 emergency calls to the ambulance service have gone missing while in transit, the Scottish Ambulance Service said on Monday.
Iraqi PM pledges to enforce law after Amara raid
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged to maintain law and order throughout Iraq on Monday, days after a crackdown in Amara wrested control of the southern city from the hands of Shi'ite militias.
Serbia to get pro-EU coalition government
Serbia is to get a Western-leaning government after the Socialists opted on Monday to join a pro-European Union alliance headed by President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party.
Study finds major cities can take climate change lead
The world's major cities are also among the planet's worst polluters but they have the solutions to most of their problems at their fingertips, a leading environmental consultancy said on Monday.
Key London mayor aide quits over race row
A senior Australian adviser to London Mayor Boris Johnson has been forced to resign in a race row after he made disparaging remarks about people from the Caribbean.
Living sculpture to grace plinth in London
More than 2,000 people will take turns to occupy a vacant plinth on London's Trafalgar Square as part of a "living sculpture" project.
Historic Moscow church launches multi-million pound appeal
An Anglican church which forms a fundamental part of Moscow's architectural history is launching a £4 million international appeal on Tuesday to restore the building to its former glory.
Prime Minister receives Poverty and Justice Bible
The head of Bible Society, James Catford, presented a copy of The Poverty and Justice Bible to Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a visit to Downing Street.