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Researchers link obesity to more cancers
Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease.
Stephen Lawrence centre vandalized
Vandals caused tens of thousands of pounds of damage to an educational centre dedicated to the memory of Stephen Lawrence, police said on Thursday, in what appeared to be a racially-motivated attack.
Study shows asylum children living in destitution
A new report released at the Church of England's General Synod, by The Children's Society earlier in the week has given a snapshot of the stark reality for child asylum seekers and refugees living in Britain.
More British troops surviving wounds
The government is sending army brain surgeons to Afghanistan for the first time to try to reduce lasting disability for soldiers who these days survive combat injuries that would once have killed them.
BA and Virgin seen settling U.S. claims
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have agreed to pay passengers around $204 million (103.5 million pounds) to settle U.S. claims they conspired to fix fuel surcharges on transatlantic routes, the Financial Times said.
Genes that conquered cold blamed for fat
Genes that helped early humans adapt to cold climates may be driving metabolism-related diseases such as obesity or diabetes in many countries, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Catholic Church in Poland reports sharp drop in vocations
The bishop in charge of recruitment for Poland's Roman Catholic clergy says he does not believe recent scandals are to blame for a sharp fall in vocations, after the church noted a 24 percent reduction in admissions to the country's 84 Catholic seminaries.
Gunman kills 5 and then himself at Illinois college
A black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students at an Illinois university on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 18 before shooting himself dead, police and college officials said.
Pentagon to shoot down satellite
The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere to prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas from the vehicle's fuel tank, officials said on Thursday.
Darfur town emptied after attack
Crammed into school buildings in the centre of Suleia, just 200 out of the West Darfur town's original 25,000 population were left after an attack by militia and the Sudanese army.
Kenyan rivals to rewrite constitution
Kenya's feuding parties have agreed to rewrite the constitution within a year in an effort to end post-election violence, but have yet to strike a deal on power-sharing, a government negotiator said on Thursday.
22,000 said died amid delayed Bayer drug recall
The lives of 22,000 patients could have been saved if U.S. regulators had been quicker to remove a Bayer AG drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, according to a medical researcher interviewed by CBS Television's 60 Minutes program.
Australia PM visits East Timor for crisis talks
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a lightning visit to East Timor on Friday to pledge support after an assassination attempt on the country's president.
Bush says ready to delay Africa trip over spy bill
U.S. President George W. Bush ratcheted up pressure on Congress on Thursday to pass new rules for his domestic spying program before it expires this weekend, saying he was prepared to delay a trip to Africa to help advance the measure.
Kostunica tells Serbia Kosovo can't be held
Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica told Serbs for the first time on Thursday the imminent loss of their historic province of Kosovo was a reality, but in a televised address he vowed the nation would never accept it.
Japan lawmakers want 'peace tunnel' to South Korea
Japan and South Korea, long at odds over their wartime history, should be linked by a railway tunnel under the sea symbolising peaceful ties, a group of Japanese lawmakers was reported as saying on Friday.