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German church probes abuse claim

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:31 +0000

Germany's Catholic church announced two major child abuse investigations, one into the choir once led by the pope's brother and another into what everyone knew about the treatment of youngsters.

Miliband condemns Israeli move

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:22 +0000

Britain has joined the United States in condemning the announcement by Israel of a planned new settlement in disputed East Jerusalem.

Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:48 +0000

Actor Corey Haim, a 1980s teenage heartthrob for his roles in Lucas and The Lost Boys, has died from an apparent drug overdose aged 38.

Rumours fly over Sarkozy and Bruni

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:33 +0000

Paris gossips were trying to sort out fact from fiction as the blogosphere raised tantalising questions about the glamorous pop 'n' politics marriage of President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni.

Is this the world's oldest person?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:11:20 +0000

A woman in Georgia claims she is nearly 130 years old - the oldest living person in the world.

Two killed in Taliban suicide blast

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:29 +0000

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing inside a US-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan which killed two Nato service members.

Six killed at Pakistan aid agency

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:06:03 +0000

Suspected militants have killed six people and wounded at least four others in an attack the offices of an international aid group in Pakistan.

Shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:55 +0000

A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.

China 'aims to annihilate Buddhism'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:48 +0000

The Dalai Lama has said Chinese authorities have rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and have instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to "annihilate Buddhism" there.

Food aid 'diverted to militants'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:45 +0000

A UN Security Council report has found that much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN workers.

Police hit Togo opposition offices

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:36 +0000

Riot police used a water cannon and tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party in Togo as its leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election, police and opposition leaders have said.

Hope for Tasmanian devils' survival

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:17 +0000

Australian scientists has found a colony of Tasmanian devils that are genetically different from their peers and so far resistant to the face cancer that has devastated the population.

Bali bombings suspect shot dead

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:10 +0000

A top-ranked south-east Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings was shot dead by police on the island of Java, Indonesia's president has said.

Parents join US search for student

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:01:05 +0000

The parents of a missing 22-year-old foreign exchange student has travelled to the United States to help in the search to find him, a spokesman for the family has said.

Election ban for Aung San Suu Kyi

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:36:11 +0000

A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party, and thus from running in upcoming elections.