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Britons find car habit hard to give up
Britons' love affair with the car is alive and well despite rising petrol prices and increased congestion, with research showing just over a fifth of drivers would use their vehicles for trips of 500 metres and less.
Hillary Clinton's top strategist quits
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's chief political strategist, Mark Penn, stepped aside on Sunday after news that he lobbied for a free trade treaty with Colombia that Clinton opposes.
Zimbabwe court to rule on election results
A Zimbabwe court will rule on Monday on whether it has the authority to order the release of delayed presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's opponents say will show his long grip on power is over.
Blast injures police after Putin-Bush summit
An explosion injured a policeman in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi after Russia's President Vladimir Putin met United States leader George W. Bush, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday.
Fighting erupts in Baghdad after week of calm
Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces battled gunmen in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday, a return to heavy fighting in the capital after Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his militiamen off the streets a week ago.
Kenya rivals say expect cabinet deal on Monday
Kenya's president and future prime minister said on Sunday they had made "substantial progress" at talks to end an impasse over a power-sharing cabinet and expected to clinch a deal the next day.
Suicide blast kills Sri Lanka minister
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister and at least 12 other people attending a marathon race near the capital Colombo on Sunday.
Clashes in Nile Delta after strike aborted
Egyptians angry with the government about high prices set fire to shops and two schools in a Nile Delta textile town on Sunday after police thwarted plans for a general strike and countrywide protests.
U.S. awaits overdue nuclear declaration from North Korea
Top U.S. and North Korean nuclear envoys meet in Singapore on Tuesday to seek a deal in which the secretive North delivers an overdue declaration on its nuclear programmes against a backdrop of stepped-up sabre rattling.
Olympic torch arrives in London
The Olympic flame arrived at Heathrow Airport on Saturday evening ahead of an all-day parade through London's streets on Sunday that anti-China protesters aim to disrupt.
Computer glitch sparks Terminal 5 woes
London Heathrow's showpiece terminal 5, beset by baggage chaos since its opening last month, hit more problems on Saturday as a luggage software glitch forced British Airways to cancel seven flights.
Zimbabwe opposition says poll recount illegal
Zimbabwe's opposition said on Sunday a ruling party demand for a recount of the presidential election was illegal and it feared President Robert Mugabe would unleash violence to stay in power.
Bush and Putin face tough tasks
U.S. President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin began a final effort on Sunday to mend frayed relations face-to-face but with little hope of resolving the biggest dispute that divides them.
Suicide blast kills Sri Lanka minister
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister and at least 11 others on Sunday gathered for a marathon race near the capital, the government said.
Government says Kenya cabinet to be announced on Sunday
Kenya's president and opposition leader met to break an impasse over the naming of a power-sharing cabinet and the government said the ministerial line-up would be unveiled later on Sunday.
Afghan forces arrest Taliban commander
Afghan police have arrested a Taliban commander in the southern province of Kandahar while 15 insurgents have been killed in clashes with Afghan and NATO troops, the government said on Sunday.