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Police arrest five in knife killing of teen
Police said on Sunday they had arrested four young males and one girl in connection with the knife killing last week of a 16-year-old boy on a street in south London.
Ingrid Betancourt speaks to FARC hostages
Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt spoke on Sunday through a radio broadcast to those still being held in the Colombian jungle by leftist guerrillas, urging them not to lose hope.
EU eyes Zimbabwe aid if crisis lifted
The European Commission is ready to provide up to 250 million euros (198 million pounds) in development aid for Zimbabwe's worst-hit sectors if the country gets a legitimate, credible government, the EU's aid chief said.
Afghan president orders probe into civilian deaths
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into a U.S.-led coalition air strike that local officials say killed 15 civilians, but the U.S. military says killed only armed Taliban militants.
OPEC's Khelil rules out oil price decline
OPEC President Chakib Khelil ruled out on Sunday an eventual oil price fall in view of strong Chinese and Indian demand, adding geopolitics and a weak dollar were behind the current spike, Algeria's APS news agency reported.
Hong Kong democrats call on Chinese VP to speed polls
Democrats in Hong Kong urged Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to speed up implementation of direct elections on Sunday, during his first visit to the city since taking charge of its affairs as a state leader.
Study says men past 40 face fertility problems
Couples trying to have a baby when the man is over 40 will have more difficulty conceiving than if he is younger, French researchers said on Sunday.
Miliband calls for world action on Zimbabwe
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Sunday called on the international community to unite in condemning the re-election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and said the opposition should now come to power.
Syria says restores order at military prison
Syrian authorities said on Sunday they had restored order at a military jail near Damascus after a riot, but dissidents said the insurrection was not over and dozens of prisoners had been killed.
Gunmen kill U.N.official in Mogadishu
Unknown assailants shot dead the Somali head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) late on Sunday as he was on his way home from saying evening prayers in the chaotic capital Mogadishu, witnesses said.
At least 8 dead in blast near Pakistani mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 23 in an attack on police who had been guarding Islamists marking the anniversary of an army commando raid on Islamabad's Red Mosque.
Jerusalem bulldozer killer acted alone
Israeli police have concluded that a Palestinian construction worker who killed three Israelis with a bulldozer in Jerusalem last week acted alone and not as part of a militant organisation, a spokesman said on Sunday.
Baghdad car bomb kills six
A car bomb killed six civilians and wounded 14 other people in the Shaab district of northern Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
Five blasts shake Georgia conflict zone
Georgian officials said five explosions struck both sides of the de-facto border between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia on Sunday, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Tbilisi and separatists.
US lawmakers decry Olympics after dissidents blocked
Two US Congressmen last Tuesday urged President George W Bush to rethink attending the Beijing Olympic Games after they were prevented from meeting Chinese human rights activists.
Derelict Stoke-on-Trent church to re-open as restaurant
A much-loved Stoke-on-Trent church which has stood derelict in the centre of Hanley for the past 20 years is set to receive a new lease of life after the Diocese of Lichfield and the Church Commissioners agreed to sell the building to a consortium which includes one of the country's leading church restoration specialists.