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Fate of Anne Frank tree hangs in balance
An Amsterdam official called on Tuesday for a delay to the felling of a chestnut tree that Anne Frank could see as she hid from the Nazis.
ASEAN leaders sign charter amid Myanmar row
Ten Southeast Asian leaders signed a historic charter on Tuesday that aims to create an economic bloc encompassing a half-billion people, but controversy over Myanmar threatened to spoil the ASEAN party.
Afghan and U.S. troops kill large number of Taliban
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops, backed by air power, killed a large number of Taliban fighters on Tuesday after an insurgent ambush in the south of the country, the U.S. military said.
Khmer Rouge jailer in court's first public hearing
Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch stood before the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal on Tuesday, the first public appearance by a senior Pol Pot cadre at the court investigating Cambodia's genocide.
Cabbies battle rickshaw rivals
"LICENSED TO KILL" reads a two-page newspaper advertisement, with a picture of nervous children in the back of a bicycle rickshaw decorated with a skull and crossbones.
Dog owners go barking mad for fancy dress
Darth Labrador. Dogzilla. Elvis the hound dog. No outfit is too outrageous for man's best friend.
JC Flowers submits Northern Rock offer
U.S. buyout firm JC Flowers submitted an offer for Northern Rock, according to a person familiar with the situation, as shares in the stricken British bank tumbled on fears that any offers will be low.
Stowaway piglet survives loo roll ordeal
A piglet nicknamed Andrex is recovering after being found in the back of a lorry full of toilet paper at a supermarket.
Britain's longest-serving prisoner dies
A child killer, who became Britain's longest-serving prisoner, has died in custody after 55 years behind bars, the government said on Tuesday.
Suspect in Meredith's murder held in Germany
Police in Germany have arrested a man in connection with the murder in Italy of British student Meredith Kercher, Italian and German police said on Tuesday.
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".