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Britain delays pulling troops out of Iraq
Britain will delay pulling up to 1,500 troops out of Iraq due to recent unrest in the southern city of Basra, Defence Secretary Des Browne said on Tuesday.
Health screening to save 2,000 lives a year
People aged between 40 and 74 in England are to be given free health screening to identify those at risk of vascular diseases that kill 170,000 a year, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced on Tuesday.
Teachers to go on strike in bitter pay dispute
Teachers will go on strike for the first time in two decades later this month, their union announced on Tuesday, escalating a bitter pay dispute.
Diana's butler 'did not tell the truth'
Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell did not tell the truth at the inquest into her death, the presiding judge told a jury in London on Tuesday.
Peers cast doubt on immigration benefits
Immigration has little economic benefit to Britain, according to a House of Lords committee on Tuesday which rejected government claims to the contrary and called on ministers to review their policies.
Zimbabwe poll may head to runoff
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will beat President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's crucial election, but be forced into a runoff vote in three weeks, according to a ruling party projection.
Bush to press for Ukraine and Georgia in NATO
U.S. President George W. Bush vowed on Tuesday to press for Ukraine and Georgia to be allowed to start the process of joining NATO despite resistance from Russia and scepticism from the alliance's European members.
France may send extra troops to Afghanistan
France might send a few hundred extra troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Tuesday, clashing with the opposition Socialists who accused the government of pandering to the United States.
Somali gunmen kidnap two foreigners
Somali gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two foreign contractors working for a project funded by the United Nations in southern Somalia, one of their colleagues said.
Iraqi casualties at highest level since August
Fighting between security forces and Shi'ite militiamen last month has driven civilian deaths in Iraq to their highest level in more than six months, government figures showed on Tuesday.
Chad says Sudan broke peace pact
Rebels in Chad attacked an eastern frontier town on Tuesday in a raid the government said was ordered by Sudan and violated a peace pact signed last month by the two oil-producing neighbours.
New conference looks at learning disabilities and spiritual life
The first ever conference in Scotland aimed at understanding the spiritual lives of people with learning disabilities takes place tomorrow in Perth.
Evangelical leaders: Jews need Jesus Christ
Dozens of prominent evangelical leaders have endorsed a statement declaring a fact that many Christians already hold to be true - that Jewish people need the Gospel and Jesus Christ to receive eternal life.
Macedonia: New religion law fails to solve worship restrictions
As Macedonia's minority faiths face obstruction or de facto bans on building new places of worship or extending existing ones, the country's new Religion Law - which comes into force on 1 May - appears likely to do nothing to help end the problem.
Doing drugs: Hope UK enlists 200th drug educator
As Christian drug education charity, Hope UK, continues its expansion throughout the UK this year, it is celebrating a new milestone after recruiting its 200th voluntary drug educator.
Iraq: Never despair
Christians in Iraq have reacted with a show of defiance following the tragic death of an archbishop - an event which shocked the world.