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Christian Aid launches appeal for Bangladesh cyclone victims
Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help hundreds of thousands of people who urgently need food, shelter, clothing and medical help following the cyclone in Bangladesh.
You want to be a vicar?
Everybody has a childhood aspiration, a dream that they will one day become a pilot, a nurse, a doctor or a dancer. But how many children are interested in becoming a vicar?
Winter is Coming
The clocks have been turned back and with this comes the realization that winter is just around the corner...
Lebanon president vote to be delayed to November 23
Lebanese leaders will postpone a parliamentary vote to elect a new president until Friday to give politicians more time to agree a successor to the pro-Syrian incumbent, whose term expires that day, a political source said.
Thousands flee NW Pakistan valley ahead of offensive
Thousands of people are fleeing a valley in north-western Pakistan after security forces warned them to leave ahead of a major operation against pro-Taliban militants, witnesses and officials said on Tuesday.
Egypt offers broad support for Annapolis talks
Egypt offered broad support on Tuesday for peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians in the United States next week but again pressed for a firm timetable for setting up a Palestinian state.
Fate of Anne Frank tree hangs in balance
An Amsterdam official called on Tuesday for a delay to the felling of a chestnut tree that Anne Frank could see as she hid from the Nazis.
ASEAN leaders sign charter amid Myanmar row
Ten Southeast Asian leaders signed a historic charter on Tuesday that aims to create an economic bloc encompassing a half-billion people, but controversy over Myanmar threatened to spoil the ASEAN party.
Afghan and U.S. troops kill large number of Taliban
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops, backed by air power, killed a large number of Taliban fighters on Tuesday after an insurgent ambush in the south of the country, the U.S. military said.
Khmer Rouge jailer in court's first public hearing
Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch stood before the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal on Tuesday, the first public appearance by a senior Pol Pot cadre at the court investigating Cambodia's genocide.
Cabbies battle rickshaw rivals
"LICENSED TO KILL" reads a two-page newspaper advertisement, with a picture of nervous children in the back of a bicycle rickshaw decorated with a skull and crossbones.
Dog owners go barking mad for fancy dress
Darth Labrador. Dogzilla. Elvis the hound dog. No outfit is too outrageous for man's best friend.
JC Flowers submits Northern Rock offer
U.S. buyout firm JC Flowers submitted an offer for Northern Rock, according to a person familiar with the situation, as shares in the stricken British bank tumbled on fears that any offers will be low.
Stowaway piglet survives loo roll ordeal
A piglet nicknamed Andrex is recovering after being found in the back of a lorry full of toilet paper at a supermarket.
Britain's longest-serving prisoner dies
A child killer, who became Britain's longest-serving prisoner, has died in custody after 55 years behind bars, the government said on Tuesday.
Suspect in Meredith's murder held in Germany
Police in Germany have arrested a man in connection with the murder in Italy of British student Meredith Kercher, Italian and German police said on Tuesday.