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Three due in court over Kinsella murder
Three teenagers are to appear in court on Friday charged with the murder of Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old stabbed to death in north London last weekend, police said.
Obama sparks controversy with Iraq comments
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.
YouTube court order fans privacy fears
A U.S. judge's order to Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.
Oil pauses near record over $145
Oil took a breather above $145 a barrel on Friday a day after tensions between Iran and Israel prompted traders to stock up on oil ahead of the Independence Day long weekend, sending futures to an all-time peak.
U.S. transgender 'man' gives birth
Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital, People magazine reported on Thursday.
Top intelligence official falls into coma
Britain's top intelligence official is in a coma in a London hospital after collapsing at home, police and his office said on Friday.
Deadliest malaria cases on rise
An increase in Britons travelling to malaria-infested countries has steadily increased the number of imported cases of the disease over the past 20 years, researchers said on Friday.
Heart tests for all athletes could save lives
Mandatory heart screenings for all athletes could detect potentially fatal problems and save lives, Italian researchers said on Friday.
Biofuels blamed for food price crisis
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75 percent - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report published in a London newspaper on Friday.
Luxury chocolate sales booming
Consumers are spending more on chocolate with sales of luxury boxes booming and those of healthier dark chocolate nearly doubling, according to a study published on Friday.
London mayor to probe allegations against deputy
London mayor Boris Johnson launched an investigation on Thursday into allegations of sexual and financial misconduct against his deputy, the mayor's toughest political challenge since his election in May.
Greg Laurie: From lost boy to Jesus freak
Once a lost boy and now a well-known evangelist, Greg Laurie is letting millions of people into the journey of his personal life, much of which he did not want to revisit.
Obama's take on Bible continues to raise doubts among conservatives
Several conservative commentators this week defended prominent US evangelical Dr James Dobson after he criticised Democrat Barack Obama's Bible interpretation.
Betancourt reunited with children
Ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt, rescued from leftist rebels in a stunning Colombian military operation after six years in captivity, was reunited with her children on Thursday.
Hitler wax figure unveiled in Berlin amid criticism
Berlin's new waxwork museum on Thursday unveiled a figure of a glum-looking Adolf Hitler in a mock bunker during the last days of his life, an exhibit that has been criticized as in bad taste.
House arrest for Qaeda suspect
An Algerian suspected of links to Osama bin Laden and bomb plots in the United States and France has been freed from prison after more than seven years but placed under house arrest while he fights deportation.