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- Two children die in London fire21:20Up to 30 rescued after blaze went through seven floors in Camberwell building
- Palin to resign as Alaska governor21:03Former vice-presidential candidate cited criticism of her actions and her family since 2008
- Jackson LA memorial announced20:57Programme for Tuesday's event at 20,000-seat Staples Center being worked out
- US canvasses Arabs over sanctions18:42Diplomats seeking halt to sanctions on Israel if it stops building on Palestinian territory
- Algerian singer jailed in France16:21Cheb Mami gets five years prison for forcing attempted abortion on former lover
- Minister resigns over 'cuckold' gesture15:04Portugal's Manuel Pinho made two horns gesture at leader of communist parliamentary group
- UN attempt to see Suu Kyi rejected13:48UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he has a "tough mission" when he meets Burma's top general today
- Swine flu 'unstoppable' - WHO13:46WHO says most H1N1 cases are mild, with many people recovering unaided
- Demjanjuk trial to go ahead13:09German prosecutors declare alleged Nazi war criminal fit enough to stand trial
- Dinosaur fossils found in Australia12:47Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs suggest continent may have a more complex prehistoric past
- Senior British soldier dies in Afghanistan11:48Prince of Wales "deeply saddened" by death of friend Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe
- British concern over embassy staff11:34Some UK embassy staff detained in Tehran and accused of inciting protests to face trial
- Obama invited to Syria talks11:29Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issues informal invitation to US President
- Saddam sought familiar refuge08:01Hussein hid at same farm where he fled in 1959 after role in assassination attempt
- 11 dead in suspected US missile strike06:54Pakistani intelligence officials say 11 people were killed in missile strike in northwest Pakistan
- Jackson ex-wife considers custody06:15Deborah Rowe yet to decide whether she wants to raise her children herself
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- Saddam saw Iran as main enemy, records suggest
GLENN KESSLER in Washington examines the newly declassified records of the Iraqi dictator’s interrogation - Sarkozy drops pit bull image for more serene persona Carla Bruni is thought to have inspired Sarkozy’s charm offensive, writes
LARA MARLOWE in Paris
- Pakistanis start to rebuild their lives after routing of the Taliban
Will the extremists creep back in a few months, when the army moves on? That will be the real test, writes
MARK MAGNIER in Sultanwas - Jackson's ex-wife may fight for custody
MICHAEL JACKSON’S ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, the mother of two of his three children, suggested yesterday that she would fight the dead singer’s family for custody of the children. - Prenuptial victory in UK court for German heiress
Britain’s court of appeal has ruled that a prenuptial agreement made overseas is still valid in Britain, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for those going through divorce. - Algerian star accused of kidnap and trying to force abortion on ex-partner HE IS one of the biggest stars of north African pop, a heartthrob whose sell-out worldwide gigs and duets with Sting brought Algerian rai music to a new international audience.
- Interim government in Honduras digs in despite criticism
Rejecting the return of ousted president Manuel Zelaya, Honduras’s interim leaders dug in for a fight yesterday after governments across the region demanded the deposed left-winger be restored to power. - 'Post' abandons offer of access to Obama team THE WASHINGTON POST has abandoned an offer to sell access to Obama administration officials and policymakers for $25,000 (€18,000) a time, including dinner, after uproar at the paper over a promise that its journalists would also be part of the deal.
- Big prize for Godless contestants seeing light IT SOUNDS like the beginning of a joke: what do you get when you put a Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, a Buddhist monk and 10 atheists in the same room? Viewers of Turkish television will soon get the punchline when a new gameshow begins that offers a prize arguably greater than that offered by
Who Wants to be a Millionaire ?
- N Korea test-fires four short-range missiles North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles yesterday, further stoking tension in the region that was already high because of Pyongyang’s nuclear test and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in response to UN sanctions.
- Delhi court legalises gay sex THE NEW Delhi high court yesterday overturned a 148-year-old colonial law that declared homosexuality to be a crime punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
- Ramsay profits fell almost 90%
Profits at Gordon Ramsay’s UK restaurants plunged almost 90 per cent in a “turbulent” year in which the celebrity chef was forced to pump his own money into the business. - Book by UK counter-terrorism officer blocked The publication of a book by a former top counter-terrorism officer has been blocked by the British attorney general.
- No consensus on Bashir at African summit The African Union will not co-operate with the International Criminal Court over its indictment of Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, according to a draft of an AU resolution.
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