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Defence sums up in Kercher murder trial
PERUGIA, Italy (AFP) - The defence in the trial of American student Amanda Knox for the gory 2007 murder of her British housemate Meredith Kercher in Italy began closing arguments Saturday.
November 28, 2009, 11:44 pm -
Zambia denies shielding Rwanda genocide suspects
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia Saturday denied reports that it had failed to help Rwandan authorities find and arrest 1994 genocide suspects believed to be living in Zambia.
November 29, 2009, 12:07 am -
Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Rebels suspected of links to al Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing towards the neighbouring country.
November 28, 2009, 11:55 pm -
S.Lanka's ex-military chief to run for presidency
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-military chief has said he plans to run for the presidency in January elections in a bid to unseat his former boss Mahinda Rajapakse.
November 28, 2009, 11:32 pm -
Explosion heard in Kabul: witnesses
KABUL (AFP) - An explosion in a central Kabul neighbourhood on Saturday was caused by a "sound bomb" and appeared to have caused no casualties, an official said.
November 28, 2009, 11:26 pm -
Bangladesh ferry toll rises to 28
DHAKA (AFP) - Rescue workers struggled to find survivors Saturday after at least 28 people were killed when a Bangladesh ferry overloaded with people going home to celebrate a Muslim holiday capsized.
November 28, 2009, 11:26 pm -
World leaders spruik climate deal chances
Hopes for a new global climate pact have risen after rich nations at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago offered to help poorer countries bear the costs of implementing any deal.
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Plane bursts into flames in China
A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed as it took off from Shanghai's main international airport on Saturday, killing three crew members, a government official said.
November 28, 2009, 11:24 pm -
Blow for Arsenal as Van Persie ruled out till April
LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie has been ruled out of action for up to five months following a scan on his injured ankle which has revealed the need for reconstructive surgery.
November 28, 2009, 11:23 pm -
Russian train crash kills 39, terrorism suspected
UGLOVKA, Russia (AFP) - An apparent bomb attack on an upscale passenger train speeding through the forest from Moscow to St Petersburg killed up to 39 people and injured nearly 100, officials said Saturday.
November 28, 2009, 11:18 pm -
Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected
UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - At least 39 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a Russian express train was derailed late Friday in what the head of the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack.
November 28, 2009, 10:53 pm -
Attack on Russian train kills 39
Thirty-nine people were killed in the overnight derailment of a Russian passenger train, news agencies reported on Saturday, citing emergency officials.
November 28, 2009, 10:47 pm -
Hajj winds up with last prayers
Two million Muslim pilgrims launched into the final rituals of the hajj on Saturday ahead of their massive exodus from Islam's holiest city.
November 28, 2009, 10:24 pm -
Bangladesh ferry accident sees 28 dead
Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens more were feared dead after a Bangladesh ferry jammed with more than 1,000 people, an official said.
November 28, 2009, 10:18 pm -
Saudi floods death toll rises to 98
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said.
November 28, 2009, 9:53 pm -
CHOGM talks boost climate deal hopes
Hopes rose that a new global climate pact was within reach after rich nations at a Commonwealth summit offered to help poorer countries bear the costs.
November 28, 2009, 9:47 pm -
Aus, Germany, Dutch opening day hockey winners
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Defending champions Australia, Olympic champions Germany and the Netherlands successfully launched their Champion Trophy campaigns with opening day victories here on Saturday.
November 28, 2009, 9:34 pm -
At least 32 killed after Bangladesh ferry sinks
DHAKA (Reuters) - Rescuers have retrieved 32 bodies, including at least 12 children, and are searching for scores of people missing after an overcrowded ferry sank in a river along the Bangladesh coast, police and witnesses said on Saturday.
November 28, 2009, 9:33 pm -
Philippines police shoot brawling Aussie
An Australian and an American were among four people shot and wounded in a bar brawl involving police officers in a Philippine resort, officials say.
November 28, 2009, 9:14 pm -
Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai "case by case" -official
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates and one of the world's top oil exporters, will "pick and choose" how to assist its debt-laden neighbour Dubai, a senior Abu Dhabi official said on Saturday.
November 28, 2009, 9:12 pm
