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Rhys Jones police arrest two teenagers
Detectives investigating the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of firearms offences, police said on Tuesday.
CAFOD rushes aid to cyclone-hit Bangladesh
CAFOD (the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) has committed an initial £200,000 to help victims of the Bangladesh cyclone as it works closely with its partners on the ground to provide emergency relief.
BA worker, magistrate ask churches to speak against work discrimination
The British Airways employee disciplined for wearing a silver cross necklace and the Sheffield magistrate who resigned after refusing to place youngsters with same-sex adopting couples called on church leaders last weekend to speak more forcibly against work discrimination.
New bid to break Kosovo stalemate as deadline nears
Serbian and Kosovo Albanian leaders meet on Tuesday to try to reach a compromise over the breakaway Serb province of Kosovo as a December 10 deadline for a deal draws near.
Israel and Palestinians in final push for joint paper
Israel and the Palestinians are making a last-ditch effort under U.S. and Arab pressure to prepare a joint document before a U.S.-hosted peace conference next week, officials said on Tuesday.
Putin says Russian nuclear forces ready for any attack
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia's nuclear forces must be ready for an adequate response to any aggressor and warned Moscow could not remain indifferent to what he termed NATO's "muscle-flexing".
Japan fingerprints foreigners as anti-terror move
Japan began fingerprinting foreigners entering the country on Tuesday in an anti-terrorism policy that has sparked complaints from human right activists, business travellers and long-term residents.
Pakistan frees 3,400 people held after emergency rule
Pakistan has released around 3,400 lawyers and opposition activists arrested in a countrywide crackdown after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule on November 3, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Iran says will soon hold new talks with U.S. on Iraq
Iran has agreed to hold a new round of talks soon with the United States on how to improve security in Iraq, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Bangladesh still trying to reach all cyclone victims
Relief workers and the Bangladesh army, air force and navy intensified efforts on Tuesday to reach millions of survivors of a cyclone that killed nearly 3,500 people along the Bay of Bengal.
Dutch Police catch fugitive police killer
Dutch police have arrested one of Britain's most wanted criminals, James Hurley, 13 years after he escaped from British custody after killing a policeman.
Welsh police chief steps down in financial probe
The chief of the Dyfed-Powys police force in Wales stepped down on Monday after the Independent Police Complaints Commission launched a probe into what it called "alleged financial irregularities".
CAA proposes charge rise at Heathrow
The Civil Aviation Authority is considering allowing airport operator BAA to raise charges to airlines by 15.6 percent at Heathrow airport and by 8.2 percent at Gatwick for the next two years.
Victim's father visits Margate house
The father of a missing teenage girl believed to have been buried at a house in Kent said on Monday the discovery of her body would help his family to "put her to rest and grieve".
Brewers seek tax freeze as beer sales fall
Beer sales in pubs have slumped to the lowest level since the 'Great Depression' of the 1930s, industry figures showed Tuesday, as brewers and pubs launched a campaign to freeze the tax on beer.
Cameron to unveil education 'green print'
Conservative leader David Cameron will launch an education "green print" on Tuesday aimed at lifting British education standards.