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Somali rebels defiant after al Qaeda chief killed
Somalia's Islamist rebels vowed to fight on under new leadership on Friday after U.S. warplanes killed an insurgent said to be al Qaeda's commander in the Horn of Africa country.
Burma 'forces' civil servants to vote for charter
Hundreds of government workers in Burma were forced to vote in favour of an army-drafted constitution in non-secret ballots, held more than a week before a May 10 referendum, some of the workers said.
Fiji deports Murdoch newspaper publisher
Fiji's military government deported the Australian publisher of Rupert Murdoch's Fiji Times newspaper on Friday, after declaring him a threat to national security.
Al Jazeera cameraman released from Guantanamo
An Al Jazeera cameraman held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay for six years without charge has been released, the network said on Thursday.
Iraq PM sends team to Iran to discuss militias
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has sent a delegation to tell Iran to stop backing Shi'ite militias, officials said on Thursday, underscoring Iraq's unease over the influence of its powerful neighbour.
More protests even as Olympic torch hits home soil
The Olympic flame will be paraded through Hong Kong on Friday to a largely welcoming public and isolated protests, its first leg on Chinese soil after becoming a beacon of controversy on a 20-nation world tour.
Brown heads for local vote 'mauling'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heading for a "mauling" in his first electoral test with his ruling Labour Party recording its worst performance in local polls in three decades, early results showed on Friday.
Economy to grow by 1.8 percent in 2008
The economy will slow sharply this year as consumers tighten their belts, a leading thinktank warned on Friday.
Jury shown footage of July 7 bombings
Dramatic new video footage was shown to a court on Thursday of the moments two of the 2005 July 7 bombers detonated their devices in London.
Drugmakers win appeal over Alzheimer curbs
An appeals court on Thursday ruled the country's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog had acted unfairly in the way it decided to curb access to Alzheimer's drugs, in a victory for drugmakers and patients.
Dean's record season recalled 80 years on
Dick White remembers clearly his father's words on the day "Dixie" Dean scored his 60th league goal in a single season, even though the still-standing record-breaking feat happened 80 years ago:
Drug-resistant TB seen on the rise
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading, according to findings published on Friday that show the difficult-to-treat strains are often carried by travellers and immigrants.
Tony Blair makes Time's Top 100 list
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and tween idol Miley Cyrus have joined Time magazine's "100 most influential people" list alongside other world leaders, celebrities and sports stars.
Johnson wins cautious votes in leafy London suburb
The leafy London commuter belt of Chislehurst is the kind of traditionally Conservative supporting suburb that Boris Johnson must win to seize the mayoralty from incumbent Ken Livingstone.
Greece voted tops for European travel
The Greek island of Rhodes was voted on Thursday as the top European location in a survey of the world's 100 best travel destinations.
New Zealand, Canada join this year's Back to Church Sunday
Thousands of churchgoers across the UK and in New Zealand and Canada to invite their friends to return to church as Back to Church Sunday expands abroad.