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BA operating profit jumps
British Airways reported a 28.5 percent rise in operating profit for the first nine months of its financial year, and said its longhaul premium business was still shrugging off weakness in financial markets.
BA CEO says working to strengthen Iberia ties
British Airways is in talks to strengthen ties with Spain's Iberia, BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh said on Friday.
Half of all hospital patients could risk clots
More than half of all hospital patients are at risk of blood clots but many do not receive simple treatment that could prevent them, researchers said on Thursday.
Clinton and Obama make peace
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton shared a debate stage alone for the first time on Thursday, striking a cordial tone and highlighting their opportunity to make history as the next U.S. president.
U.N.'s Ban backs Kenya peace drive
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew into Kenya on Friday to provide heavyweight diplomatic clout for efforts to end a month of post-election turmoil in which more than 850 people have been killed.
Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania
Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania early on Friday, wounding at least three people including a French woman outside a nearby nightclub, officials and witnesses said.
At least 5 killed in Baghdad pet market blast
At least five people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded on Friday inside a popular pet market in central Baghdad, which has been targeted several times in the past year, police said.
Russia sends bombers to Atlantic and Arctic
Russia on Friday sent 12 air force bombers to take part in naval exercises over the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's air force as saying.
China snow leaves millions in cold and dark
Millions of Chinese faced a humanitarian crisis on Friday, as petrol and food reserves dwindled and yet more bad weather was forecast for a country paralysed by record-breaking cold and snow.
Media bidding war starts for Guantanamo ex-detainee
Australian David Hicks, the only Guantanamo Bay detainee convicted of terrorism charges, is at the centre of a worldwide media bidding war for his story, with a possible price tag of A$1 million (449,500 pounds), local media said.
Jakarta airport closed after torrential rains
Indonesia's main airport was closed on Friday as more than 40 flights were delayed and some forced to return after takeoff due to low visibility following torrential rains.
Anglican Covenant Design Group meets in London
The Anglican Covenant Design Group is in London this week to review responses to the draft Covenant and fashion steps towards a final document.
Churches challenged to practise justice during Lent
Church Action on Poverty is challenging Christians to engage more deeply with injustice and poverty in the UK with its new Lent resource, Just Church.
CofE in Shropshire welcomes decision to reconsider school closures
The Church of England in Shropshire has welcomed the Council's decision to stop the process of consultation over school closures and to reconsider.
Second Kenyan opposition MP shot dead
Kenyan opposition legislator David Kimutai Too was shot dead on Thursday in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, the second member of parliament for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) killed this week, the party said.
Giuliani and Edwards quit White House race
Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat John Edwards abandoned their failing U.S. presidential bids on Wednesday, narrowing the race to two main candidates on each side before next week's nomination voting in more than 20 states.