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Pakistan says al Qaeda behind Bhutto killing
Pakistan has "intelligence intercepts" indicating that al Qaeda was behind the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Messy Kosovo breakaway stokes fear of partition
Serbia is telling Serbs in Kosovo to ignore an Albanian declaration of independence early next year, raising the prospect of an ethnic partition of the breakaway province that the West has long ruled out.
Lebanon vote to be delayed until next week
Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed until the end of next week, a senior political source said on Friday, announcing the 11th delay to a vote first due to have been held more than three months ago.
Kenyan opposition leads incumbent Kibaki
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga pulled ahead of President Mwai Kibaki on Friday in the race to lead east Africa's biggest economic power, according to early election tallies by local media.
Nepal parliament votes to end monarchy
Nepal's provisional parliament approved a motion on Friday to abolish the monarchy as part of negotiations with former Maoist rebels to move a peace deal forward, live television pictures showed.
Ten killed and 66 wounded in Baghdad blast
A parked car bomb in central Baghdad killed 10 people and wounded 66 on Friday, police said.
Convicted aid workers fly home from Chad
Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labour in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
Al Qaeda leads suspect list in Bhutto killing
Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.
House prices fall in December
House prices fell for a second straight month in December even after the Bank of England cut interest rates, in a sign the property market slowdown is gathering pace and could spell trouble for the economy in 2008.
Policeman dies after attending domestic incident
A man in his 30s has been arrested for murder after a police officer died attending a domestic incident in northwest London, Scotland Yard said on Thursday.
Two bodies found in Yorkshire cave
Two bodies have been found by police and rescue teams in a cave in North Yorkshire, police said on Friday.
Pregnant women told to boost vitamin D intake
The government is advising pregnant and breastfeeding women to increase their intake of vitamin D during the darker winter months to reduce the risk of seizures and the bone disease rickets in their children.
Prince William favoured as next monarch
Britons favour Prince William over his father Charles as their next monarch, with widespread approval for William's girlfriend boosting his ratings, a poll shows.
Brown urges Musharraf to hold to democratic course
Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and urged him to "stick to the course" of democracy and stability on Friday following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
US evangelicals support Jews leaving Iran
On Christmas Day this year, 40 Jews arrived secretly in Israel having defected from Iran, a long time enemy of the world's only Jewish state. Each of the arriving Jews received a gift of $10,000 from American evangelical Christians.
Manchester United and Children's Society launch three-year partnership
Premier league football club Manchester United and The Children's Society have launched a three-year partnership to raise funds to improve the lives of children in the UK.