Mullah Omar says Afghan Taliban close to victory
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are winning the war in Afghanistan and that the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
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Muslim world asks Barack Obama to stop 9/11 Koran burning
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, has urged Barack Obama to stop an American pastor burning copies of the Koran as international pressure on the US authorities...
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Canada unveils new speed bump: optical illusion of a child
Officials in West Vancouver, Canada, apparently aren't satisfied with the driver-slowing properties of traditional speed bumps. On Tuesday, the town unveiled a new way to persuade motorists to ease...
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British MPs to grill BP CEO Hayward
British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea.
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Castro: Cuban model no longer works
Revolutionary leader doubts own actions during 1962 missile crisis and criticises Iran's president.
Euro MPs tell France to stop deporting Roma
Euro MPs have called on France to suspend immediately its controversial deportations of Roma (Gypsies).
'Friendly fire hit Manila hostages'
Philippine authorities suspect police "may have" shot tourists during botched rescue attempt.
China may relax its one-child rule
An aging population and the need for more workers has prompted China to consider relaxing its policy restricting most couples to one child.
Iraq car bomb unveiled at Imperial War Museum
The mangled, rusting wreckage of a bomb-ravaged car, illustrating life in
liberated Iraq, was unveiled at the Imperial War Museum today to show the
changing nature of modern warfare.
Pakistan attacks claim lives
Fourth drone strike launched in 24 hours against fighters while bomb blasts hit Quetta and Kurram tribal region.
Suicide Bomber Strikes Market In Russian Region
At least 15 people, including the suicide bomber, were killed and 133 were wounded in the explosion
Britain Fines Goldman Sachs
The bank was fined about $27 million for failing to disclose the U.S. investigation into the sale of securities known as Abacus.
