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Mayor urges calm after Paris suburb clash
A French mayor called for calm on Monday in his Paris suburb, where dozens of youths clashed with police overnight after two teenagers were killed in a crash with a police car.
Vatican says Pope won't meet Dalai Lama
The Vatican said on Monday Pope Benedict did not have any plans to meet the Dalai Lama next month, contrary to a previous announcement that had irked China and raised concern about efforts to improve relations.
Putin slams 'foreign interference' in vote
President Vladimir Putin accused Washington on Monday of plotting to undermine December parliamentary elections seen widely as a demonstration of his power in Russia.
Macquarie's Thames Water boosts profit and cuts leaks
Thames Water is on track to spend 1 billion pounds this year on London's water system, about a quarter of it on replacing leaky Victorian-era pipes, after it increased first-half profit by 50 percent.
Dancing penguins waltz away with Bafta
The dancing penguins of "Happy Feet" have beaten Harry Potter to win the best film award at this year's children's Baftas, the junior version of the annual film and television awards.
Study shows credit challenges ahead
Britons could find it increasingly difficult to get credit before Christmas despite a reduction in credit card borrowing in the past year, as lenders tighten their policies, a leading report said.
Daughter's death prompted women's prisons campaign
Pauline Campbell last saw her 18-year-old daughter Sarah as she was led from Mold Crown Court on a Friday morning to start a three-year jail sentence for manslaughter.
Mental games kept captive BBC reporter strong
Alan Johnston, the BBC correspondent kidnapped and held for nearly four months in the Gaza Strip, said the mental games he was forced to play to keep despair at bay made his mind stronger than ever.
No faults found yet at Hartlepool-2 reactor
British Energy has found a problem with the second reactor at its Heysham-1 plant, which will need government approval to restart, but no faults have yet been found at the Hartlepool-2 reactor, a company spokeswoman said.
Virgin team picked for Northern Rock rescue
A consortium led by Richard Branson's Virgin Group has been picked as the preferred bidder to rescue Northern Rock and plans to repay 11 billion pounds quickly to the Bank of England.
'Golden Compass' director rebuffs movie's anti-Catholic label
With less than two weeks before the slated release of a movie that has some Christians fuming, the director of "The Golden Compass" recently attempted to shed the anti-Catholic, anti-God label that has been associated with the film and the book series from which it is based.
Williams says US has lost moral high ground since 9/11
The head of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has criticised US foreign policy saying that the country has lost the moral high ground since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
Indian Buddhist monks protest against Myanmar junta
Hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns and students marched against Myanmar's military regime in eastern India on Monday, urging Buddhists around the world to unite against the junta, officials said on Monday.
Sharif to register for Pakistani vote
Back in Pakistan from exile, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was due to file nomination papers on Monday for polls in January but he may not take part unless President Pervez Musharraf ends emergency rule.
Typhoon hits northern Philippines and heads for Taiwan
Typhoon Mitag swirled out to sea on Monday after killing 8 people, destroying homes and flooding rice paddies in the Philippines.
Forget the climate! U.S. bargains call
For British tourists heading to the Big Apple to take advantage of a weak dollar and stock up on bargains, the choice is clear: saving money comes before saving the planet.