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Sri Lanka says rebels kill 10 people in south
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead at least 10 people in southern Sri Lanka, the military said on Friday, two days after 27 people were killed in a bus ambush in a nearby town.
Iran defiant after Israeli missile test
Israel tested a missile on Thursday, prompting Iran to vow retaliation if the Jewish state carried out recent veiled threats to launch strikes, possibly atomic, against Tehran's nuclear facilities.
Mexico gunmen target children in gruesome drug war
Hitmen from Mexico's drug gangs are breaking traditional codes of honour by killing children in a chilling new chapter of a narcotics war that President Felipe Calderon is struggling to control.
Brown seeks to take China relationship to new level
Prime Minister Gordon Brown told China on Friday he wanted Britain to be the number one choice for Chinese trade and investment as he sought to take the relationship to a "higher level".
Heathrow bids for normality after crash
Heathrow, the busiest international airport in the world, struggled to return to normal on Friday after a crash landing this week caused travel chaos but only minor injuries.
Bull's eye target for child leukaemia found
Researchers have identified the cancer stem cells that spawn tumours in the most common form of childhood leukaemia, and said on Thursday it provided a "bull's eye" target for new drugs.
Floods send home insurance to record high
Home insurance premiums have risen to their highest level in more than a decade, following the flooding that ravaged parts of the country last summer, new figures from the AA show.
Ukraine finds H5N1 bird flu in Crimea
A new outbreak of the strain of bird flu that is deadly to humans has struck Ukraine after being kept under control for two years, veterinarians said on Friday.
Kenya's persistent violence disturbs Christian groups
Violent skirmishes in the once-hailed democratic oasis of Kenya continued Thursday between angry young demonstrators and police, making it difficult for Christian aid groups to provide help for affected victims.
Heathrow crash-landing disrupts flights
The British Airways crash-landing at Heathrow on Thursday caused flights to be cancelled and others to be diverted to different London airports.
Christian group calls on church to speak up for God's creation
Pressure group Christian Concern For Our Nation (CCFON) has expressed its disappointment at the vote in the House of Lords on Tuesday against a ban on the creation of animal-human hybrids for the purposes of medical research.
McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina: poll
Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Iran says Western nuclear pressure failing
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.
Opposition says Afghanistan heading toward crisis
Worsening security is pushing Afghanistan towards a crisis, the country's main opposition group said on Thursday, days after a deadly Taliban raid near the presidential palace.
Olmert describes Israel-Gaza violence as 'war'
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday that Israel was waging a "war" against Palestinian militants firing rockets from the Gaza Strip and Israeli military action would force them to halt the attacks.
Search on for Pakistani troops after raid
Pakistani security forces were searching on Thursday for 15 paramilitary soldiers who went missing when hundreds of militants stormed a fort in the northwest of the country, a military spokesman said.