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Bush to halt Iraq troop cuts
President George W. Bush on Thursday announced a suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer to allow the military to reassess the security situation, as U.S. air strikes killed 10 people in a Baghdad slum where dozens of people died in clashes this week.
Olympic torch to blaze through Buenos Aires
Argentine police mobilized on Friday to guard the Olympic torch through Buenos Aires, bracing for protests against the human rights record of Olympic Games host China.
Zimbabwe opposition accuses Mugabe of de facto coup
Zimbabwe's opposition accused President Robert Mugabe on Thursday of carrying out a de facto coup to stay in power and said pro-democracy activists were in danger of their lives.
Police hunt for driver of Thai death truck
A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for the driver of a container truck in which 54 Burma migrant workers suffocated as they were smuggled into Thailand, officials said on Friday.
Tension grips remote riot-hit Chinese town
Shopkeepers are considering pulling up stakes and leaving Machu, a once-isolated town in northwestern China that was one of the worst hit by Tibetan rioting last month.
Top negotiator for Uganda rebel Kony says he has quit
The top negotiator for Uganda's fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony quit on Thursday after a delay signing a final peace deal, but sources involved in the talks said he had been fired.
Haiti food riots ease but critics demand PM's head
Taxis, vendors and shoppers returned to the debris-strewn streets of the Haitian capital on Thursday after the president appealed for an end to food riots, but the government came under fire from opposition politicians for not doing enough.
G7 to push private sector to help settle markets
Finance chiefs from rich nations meet on Friday to bless proposals for tightening scrutiny of global banking practices and to press the private sector to step up its efforts to settle financial markets.
Praying for peace, Nepalis trek for historic poll
Confounding pessimistic predictions of widespread violence, Nepalis turned out enthusiastically on Thursday to vote in a historic and largely trouble-free election they pray will bring lasting peace.
Hundreds to attend memorial service for police chief
The widow of former Manchester police chief Michael Todd will join hundreds of people at a thanksgiving service on Friday, a month after his body was found on a remote Welsh mountain.
7/7 bomber's video played in court
The ringleader of London's 2005 suicide bombers recorded a video for his daughter when he left for Pakistan on a previous mission expecting to die, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
McCanns seek EU child kidnap alert system
The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann urged the European Union on Thursday to implement a cross-border alert system for abducted children, similar to one used in the United States.
U.N. forum faults UK over terror suspect rules
Britain was criticised by its allies and detractors at the U.N.'s main human rights forum on Thursday, over its treatment of terrorism suspects, prison inmates and racial minorities.
Three women bailed in Shannon case
Detectives bailed three women on Thursday after they were arrested in connection with the disappearance of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, police said.
Pentecost Festival to let London know the church is alive
The church is about to leave the building and fill London with worship, praise and celebration for the first ever Pentecost Festival to be held in the capital from 9 - 11 May 2008.
Zuma urges respect for Zimbabwe election results
South African ruling party leader Jacob Zuma urged Zimbabwe's government and opposition parties on Thursday to respect the results of the March 29 elections and pursue disputes legally.