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Meredith funeral to be held weeks after Italy murder
Meredith Kercher, the British student found murdered in her bedroom, will finally be laid to rest on Friday, six weeks after she was killed in Italy.
EU-U.S. climate deadlock easing in Bali
Europe expects to overcome a dispute with the United States blocking the launch of negotiations on a new climate treaty beyond 2012 at U.N. talks in Bali, Germany said on the final day on Friday.
EU turns to future challenges after treaty
Fresh from ending a decade-long institutional stalemate with a new reform treaty, EU leaders will turn on Friday to the "real world" challenges of globalisation, immigration and tensions in the Balkans.
Hundreds killed in Burma protests as forced labour and rape continue
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) returned last week from another fact-finding visit to the Thai-Burmese border, with fresh testimonies of gross human rights violations in Burma.
Sanctus Real: 'Fight The Tide'
If the members of Sanctus Real were boxers, Fight The Tide would be the match that turns them into heavyweight contenders. As the title of the Toledo, Ohio, foursome's album indicates, this is a band that's ready to go the distance.
NATO-led nations meet to tackle Afghan insurgency
Countries with troops in southern Afghanistan will discuss on Friday how to tackle rising violence by Taliban insurgents and mounting U.S. calls for bigger contributions to NATO's Afghan mission.
Activists say Myanmar deaths higher than estimate
The death toll from a democracy crackdown ordered by Myanmar's ruling junta was much greater than U.N. estimates and scores of people were still missing, activists just back from the reclusive country said on Friday.
Bali climate talks draft drop 2020 emissions goal
A compromise draft text to launch in Bali two years of negotiations for a global pact to fight climate change has dropped a key ambition of tough 2020 greenhouse emissions cuts for rich countries.
U.N.'s Ban warns over failure on climate talks
Negotiators from 190 countries meeting in Bali to discuss climate change have "a political and historical responsibility" to reach a deal, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.
Darfur force still faces obstacles to January 1 start
Sudan's failure to approve some non-African units of a U.N.-African peacekeeping force for Darfur is delaying preparations for its January 1 deployment, a U.N. official warned on Thursday.
Government announces national day commemorating slave trade abolition
The Government has confirmed that it will set 23 August apart each year as a day to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade.
EU leaders sign treaty to reform bloc
European Union leaders signed the Treaty of Lisbon on Thursday to reform the bloc's institutions and give it stronger leadership, marking the end of a difficult process that has lasted nearly a decade.
U.S. to do tests on Katrina victims' caravans
Federal health experts will begin testing for formaldehyde in caravans provided to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina after complaints of health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Wounded Algiers U.N. staff voice anger at blast
"It's cowardice," U.N. development worker Naima Silarbi said of those behind the bombing which destroyed the world body's Algeria office.
Five U.N. staff still missing from Algeria blast
Five U.N. staff were still missing after a bombing in Algeria in which 11 other U.N. employees died, the world body said on Thursday.
Former Canada PM says sorry for accepting cash
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologized publicly on Thursday for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from a German arms dealer, but he rejected suggestions he had taken kickbacks.