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- Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate to face court martial SRI LANKA’S former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is to be court martialled, officials have said, a day after he was taken into custody by armed troops.
- Berlin ruling on child allowance may cost billions LIFE ON welfare in Germany is a curious business for Michael Kaiser, a 52-year-old unemployed electrician from Bavaria.
- Haitian rescued 27 days after quake A HAITIAN man who has been pulled alive from rubble in Port-au-Prince may have been trapped since an earthquake devastated the city 27 days ago.
- Tymoshenko asks court to overturn electoral defeat THE PARTY of Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has launched legal action to overturn the apparent presidential election victory of opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich, plunging the crisis- hit country into another period of uncertainty.
- Busker finds cold comfort with igloo WITH BERLIN covered in snow and ice, a homeless man has decided to make the best of the situation by building himself an igloo.
- UK student released after terror conviction quashed
A MUSLIM student accused of being a “wannabe suicide bomber” was released early from prison yesterday after he was cleared by the court of appeal in Edinburgh of plotting terror attacks. He claimed he had been persecuted for “thought crimes”. - Labour rebuked for calls voiced by ex-'Corrie' star THE BRITISH Labour Party has been rebuked after it called 500,000 voters without permission, despite being repeatedly warned by regulators that it should not make such calls without permission.
- Man arrested for killing policeman 25 years ago LONDON – Detectives have arrested a man over the murder of a policeman hacked to death almost 25 years ago during one of Britain’s worst race riots, police said yesterday.
- Vice-president of Nigeria ratified as acting head of state THE PARLIAMENT in Nigeria has voted to make vice-president Goodluck Jonathan acting head of state until President Umaru Yar’Adua returns to the country. Mr Yar’Adua has not been seen since November 23rd, when he flew to Saudi Arabia to receive treatment for a heart condition.
- Chávez radio show to hit airwaves unannounced
IT WILL not appear on any listings and will pounce without warning, day or night, on to the airwaves: first a harp playing folk music, then a familiar voice. - Shield issue holding up arms treaty, says Russia MOSCOW – Russia’s top general has said that US missile defence plans are directed against his country and differences over the issue are holding up an arms treaty with Washington, Russian news agencies have reported.
- Intrigue swirls through hallowed corridors of the Vatican LETTER FROM ROME: Who was the source of a smear that led to the resignation of the editor of a church-affiliated newspaper?
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