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Al-Fayed says accepts Diana verdict
The father of Dodi al-Fayed, killed in a Paris car crash with Princess Diana in 1997, said on Tuesday he accepted the verdict of an inquest jury and was giving up his legal attempts to show the couple were murdered.
Prosecutors to outline 7/7 bombing conspiracy
Prosecutors are expected to open their case on Wednesday against three men accused of conspiring with the July 7 suicide bombers who carried out attacks on London's transport system in 2005.
McCanns consider return to Portugal
Portuguese police have asked Madeleine McCann's parents to return to the Algarve to stage a reconstruction of the night their daughter went missing, a family spokesman said on Tuesday.
Brown says rates can be cut amid house price drop
House prices fell sharply in March, hardening expectations of an interest rate cut this week and prompting unusually blunt remarks on rate policy from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whose popularity has slumped.
N Ireland: Graham Fest biggest evangelistic event in 50 years
More than 30,000 fill Belfast's Odyssey Arena to hear Franklin Graham preach message of hope.
Actress Jolie promotes education for Iraqi kids
Actress and human rights activist Angelina Jolie urged the international community on Tuesday to make educating Iraqi children a greater priority.
Frequent blood donation doesn't boost cancer risk
Frequent blood donation is not harmful to your health, a new study confirms
McCanns consider return to Portugal
Portuguese police have asked Madeleine McCann's parents to return to the Algarve to stage a reconstruction of the night their daughter went missing, a family spokesman said on Tuesday.
Shannon's mother charged with perverting justice
The mother of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been charged with perverting the course of justice and child neglect, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday.
Some veterinarians have elevated miscarriage risk
Female veterinarians exposed to certain on-the-job chemicals and radiation may have a higher-than-average risk of miscarriage, a new study suggests.
Brazilians throng sale of drug lord's luxuries
Thousands of Brazilians clamored for a piece of gangster chic on Tuesday, jostling their way into a sale of goods ranging from flat-screen TVs to designer underwear confiscated from a convicted Colombian drug lord.
Antigenics wins Russian approval of cancer vaccine
Russian regulators have approved the world's first cancer vaccine, validating an unusual strategy by its maker to introduce the product even though it failed a late-stage clinical trial.
Olympics-Most Americans say China wrong choice for Games-poll
Seventy percent of U.S. voters think it was wrong to let China host the Olympics, but equal numbers say a Beijing Games boycott would fail to change China's human rights policies, a Zogby poll showed on Tuesday.
UK rocker Pete Doherty jailed for 14 weeks
British rock star Pete Doherty was jailed on Tuesday for 14 weeks for breaching terms of his probation, his record label said.
Iraq's Sadr threatens to scrap ceasefire
Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr threatened on Tuesday to end a truce he imposed on his militia last year, raising the prospect of worsening violence just hours before top U.S. officials testified on Iraq in Washington.
UK house prices drop, Brown says rates can be cut
UK house prices fell sharply in March, hardening expectations of an interest rate cut this week and prompting unusually blunt remarks on rate policy from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whose popularity has slumped.