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Russian police detain opposition leader at protest
Russian police detained opposition leader and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and several other anti-Kremlin protesters on Saturday when thousands of people marched against President Vladimir Putin.
Australia's Rudd leads Labour to election win
Australia's Labour leader Kevin Rudd, a Mandarin speaking former diplomat, swept into power at national elections on Saturday on a wave of support for generational change, ending 11 years of conservative rule.
Brown aims to broaden schooling in poor countries
Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Friday to work to ensure that millions of children who do not go to school in poor countries in Africa and Asia get an education.
Brown hopes for world trade deal soon
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday he hoped for agreement on a new world trade deal within weeks.
Art lovers play 'hunt the masterpiece'
Britons played a potentially lucrative game of hunt the masterpiece on Saturday as they tried to snap up original artwork by the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin for just a few pounds.
Bono and The Edge surprise fans
About 200 music fans were treated to an impromptu set by U2 stars Bono and The Edge at a small London venue on Friday.
Litvinenko widow seeks answers
Alexander Litvinenko's widow is seeking a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights that the Russian state was complicit in poisoning the former security agent with radioactive polonium, her lawyer said on Friday.
Teenagers jailed for life for random attacks
Three teenagers were jailed for life on Friday after stabbing a father to death and wounding another man in what police described as five minutes of random violence.
Three dead after cabin cruiser capsizes
Three people have died after a cabin cruiser capsized in rough seas near Whitby in northeast England, a police spokesman said on Saturday.
Brown suffers worst poll ratings
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's popularity has plummeted after his government's reputation for competence was dealt a double blow, the latest opinion poll showed on Saturday.
Twin Pakistan suicide blasts kill 15
Twin suicide blasts killed at least 15 people on Saturday in the Pakistani garrison town of Rawalpindi adjoining Islamabad, the military said, including 13 aboard a defence ministry bus.
Conservative Christians to challenge Tutu on homosexuality
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to feature in on a BBC Radio 4 programme next week in which he will be challenged by a number of conservative Christians over his views on homosexuality.
Queen praises Mildmay's Ugandan Aids Centre
The Queen has praised a specialist Aids centre in Uganda, run by the UK Christian charity Mildmay.
CofE clergy support conservative US Bishop in face of disciplinary threats
Letter of support heads for Bishop of Fort Worth in Texas, after the Presiding Bishop of the US Episcopal Church threatened him with disciplinary action over plans to secede from the Church.
First Minister launches Scottish Inter Faith Week
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond is to help launch Scottish Inter Faith Week this weekend.
'Christians are afraid to tell the real Christmas story,' claims new book
"Christians are frightened of the real Christmas story - and it is never told," claims Charles Foster, the author of a new book, The Christmas Mystery.