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Niger rebels attack town, abduct senior officials
Suspected Tuareg rebels in Niger killed three people and abducted seven others, including the local prefect, in a raid on the town of Tanout, the local governor said on Tuesday.
Bomber kills one and wounds 21 at Iraq school
A suicide bomber killed one student and wounded a number of others when he detonated a trolley laden with explosives in a schoolyard north of Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police said.
U.S. commander in Pakistan as Taliban attack fort
A top U.S. commander met with Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday, as Pakistani forces repulsed an attack by Taliban fighters close to a fort in a restive tribal region.
UNICEF sees child mortality toll dips below 10 million
About 9.7 million children die each year before their fifth birthday from diseases that could be prevented with simple, affordable measures, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Congo war-driven crisis kills 45,000 a month
War, disease and malnutrition are killing 45,000 Congolese every month in a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis that has claimed 5.4 million victims in nearly a decade, a survey released on Tuesday said.
Powers sceptical on Iran resolution deal
World powers played down prospects for a deal on new sanctions against Iran ahead of a meeting on Tuesday aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to curb its sensitive nuclear work.
Russia to investigate opposition challenger
Russian prosecutors accused opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov on Tuesday of forging signatures for his presidential bid, a step that could pave the way for his disqualification from the election.
Nuclear power rebirth revives waste debate
Nuclear power's credentials as a carbon-free energy source have helped to calm fears about its safety, but scientists have yet to solve the problem of the hundreds of thousands of years of toxic waste it generates.
From Sergei to Simon, what's in a name?
For new immigrants to Britain, adapting to the country isn't just about learning the language or getting used to the rain - it's increasingly about changing their names.
Transport problems persist in flooded areas
Severe flood warnings remained in place in both western and eastern areas of Britain on Tuesday, with many transport services badly affected.
Teenage girl stabbed in 'frenzied' attack
A 14-year-old girl is critical in hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds in a frenzied knife attack in a Lancashire park, police said on Tuesday.
Economy seen surviving turmoil
Britain is well placed to weather the current instability on the world's financial markets, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said on Tuesday.
Cookery classes to be made compulsory
Cookery classes will be made compulsory in secondary schools for the first time, the government announced on Tuesday, as the fight against childhood obesity intensifies.
Murder probe launched over fatal hotel fire
A fire which gutted a hotel in Cornwall last summer leaving three people dead was started deliberately and is now being treated as murder, police said on Tuesday.
'Rethink' human connection, US secular leaders tell Christians
Larry King, President George HW Bush, Rupert Murdoch and Kay Warren tell US Christians: do not let technology erode the human connection.
Williams concedes powerless to stop conservative defections in Canada
The head of the Anglican Church has made it clear he is powerless to stop conservative Canadian and U.S. congregations, upset with their national churches' positions on homosexuality, from leaving and affiliating with orthodox branches in Latin America and Africa.