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Bosnian Serbs pray for Karadzic and say charges unjust
Hundreds of people gathered to pray for Radovan Karadzic across the Serb half of Bosnia on Saturday, holding vigils inside churches or marching in protest at his arrest on war crimes charges.
British women held for emergency landing in Germany
German police detained two British women on a Greece to Manchester flight after one of them tried to open the plane's cabin door at an altitude of 10,000 metres, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Tevez move to United to set transfer record
Manchester United will sign Argentine Carlos Tevez for a British transfer record fee of 32 million pounds, according to newspaper reports on Saturday.
Andy Burnham adds support to foreign quota plan
Premier League clubs should have a quota of English players to boost home-grown talent, a leading government minister said on Saturday.
Three charged over teen stabbing
Three young men have been charged with murdering a teenager who was stabbed to death in London last week, police said on Saturday.
Duke of Marmalade battles to Ascot showpiece win
Duke of Marmalade, ridden by Johnny Murtagh for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, battled back in the final 30 metres to win an exciting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
Carol Vorderman to quit 'Countdown'
Presenter Carol Vorderman has decided to step down from Channel 4's popular daytime game show "Countdown" after nearly 26 years, her agent said on Friday.
Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index
A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Anglicans mull call for Faith and Order Commission
Bishops at the Lambeth Conference are mulling calls for the establishment of a Faith and Order Commission to help move the worldwide Anglican Communion beyond its present crisis.
Lutherans see stronger ties with Anglicans after women bishops vote
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has welcomed this month's decision by the Church of England General Synod to reaffirm its support for women bishops.
World's oldest known Bible goes online
Parts of the world's earliest known complete copy of the New Testament went online for the first time on Thursday.
Hopes of reaching world trade deal revive at WTO
Ministers hailed an emerging trade deal on Friday, as compromise proposals revitalised deadlocked talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
India police say few clues over bombings
Indian police have few leads into the eight bombings in quick succession across the south Indian IT city of Bangalore that killed a woman and wounded at least six people on Friday, officials said.
Karadzic reportedly escaped arrest in Austria last year
Radovan Karadzic evaded capture last year when Austrian police raided a Vienna apartment where he was staying but did not recognise the disguised war crimes suspect, an Austrian newspaper reported on Friday.
NATO force kills four civilians in Afghan south
NATO-led troops killed four Afghan civilians and wounded three more when their vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, the NATO force said.
War on terror is Pakistan's own war
Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban for its own interests, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday as he embarked on his first official visit to the United States.