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U.S. envoy sees progress before North Korea visit
The U.S. envoy to North Korean nuclear talks said on Wednesday there had been progress on disabling the North's atomic facilities under an international agreement.
Iran minister ready publish details in atom spy case
Iran's intelligence minister said on Wednesday he was ready to publish details about the case of a former nuclear negotiator whose espionage charges were dropped but who the ministry has said is guilty, a news agency reported.
Speaker says Russia's Putin may talk on president vote
Russian President Vladimir Putin may on Wednesday make an important announcement about the presidential election, the speaker of the upper house of parliament told reporters.
Envoys say no deal in last hour of Kosovo talks
Serbs and Kosovo Albanians were unable to agree on Wednesday on the future of the breakaway province of Kosovo, EU envoy Wolfgang Ischinger said.
Wolseley cuts 3,000 jobs
Building products retailer Wolseley reported a 15 percent drop in quarterly pretax profit and said it was cutting 3,000 jobs as it expects the U.S. housing market to worsen, knocking its shares to 4-year lows.
Yellowing pages offer a glimpse of phone history
The old home phone numbers of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, composer Edward Elgar and poet John Betjeman are among millions being made available online for the first time on Wednesday.
Rail passengers face above-inflation fare rises
Rail commuters will see their fares rising by an average of 4.8 percent next year, more than the rate of inflation, the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) said on Wednesday.
Pay-by-mobile trial starts in London
Shoppers will be able to buy Tube tickets and newspapers with a wave of their mobile phone rather than cash during a trial starting in London on Wednesday.
Jailed British teacher says Sudan treating her well
A British teacher detained in Sudan for insulting Islam after her students called a teddy bear Mohammad has said she is being treated well, British diplomats said on Wednesday.
Briton mauled to death by stray dogs in Bulgaria
A pack of stray dogs mauled a British woman to death in a Bulgarian village, police said on Wednesday.
Embattled Brown says donations 'unjustifiable'
Gordon Brown said illegal donations to his party were "completely unjustifiable" on Wednesday as he sought to limit the political fallout from the growing funding scandal.
Methodists encourage children and adults to be Messengers of Peace
This Christmas, new worship material is encouraging adults and children alike to become Messengers of Peace.
Five Talents announces new microcredit programme in Sudan
Five Talents International announces new microcredit programme to help rebuild southern Sudan's economy after 20 years of war.
Dry autumn across the UK
As autumn draws to a close, provisional figures from the Met Office show that the season is on course to be one of the driest on record across the UK.
Londoners vote Silent Night as favourite Christmas carol
Findings from a new survey released today by Help the Aged reveals that nearly half of Londoners (45%) have voted Silent Night as their favourite Christmas carol of all time.
Radical Muslims destroy Indonesian church
A Protestant church in the Indonesian province of West Java has been destroyed by a group of 250 "radical Muslims" according to Open Doors. The Muslims from the "Anti Apostasy Movement Alliance" (AAMA) entered the Pasundan Christian Church in the South Bandung area of West Java by force.