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The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya is postponed amid deepening controversy.

Manchester United defender Wes Brown is out for up to five weeks, while Dimitar Berbatov is out for two games.

A judge sentences an 19-year-old white South African to four life terms for shooting dead four black people.

Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments.

The suspected head of Basque separatist group Eta is put under formal investigation after his arrest in France, sources say.

A classified US report says the CIA withheld information after the shooting down of a missionary plane in Peru in 2001.

Leading Japanese auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota cut production and staff as they try to respond to falling sales.

The 3,000 extra UN troops being sent to DR Congo must be elite soldiers from Europe, the UN's ex-peacekeeping chief says.

Gossip and harsh reality in 'Little Lhasa'

A de facto curfew is in place in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, ahead of elections for a new state government.

The Indian navy is given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC learns.

Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

At least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.

US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London.

The phrase provoking strong emotions in India

Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes Arsene Wenger will keep faith with William Gallas as captain, despite his recent outbursts.

At least six people have been killed in a blast at the funeral of a Shia cleric in north-western Pakistan, police say.

France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner.