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Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks
South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe to meet President Robert Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

Labour MSP joins by-election race
Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

Man arrested over student murders
A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

Tories under fire after Lewis quits
The Conservatives are in "disarray" after the resignation of London deputy mayor Ray Lewis, Labour says.

Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin
A man is arrested after tearing the head off an Adolf Hitler figure, as a new Madame Tussauds branch opens in Berlin.

Protests ahead of Japan G8 summit
Protests begin on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido ahead of Monday's summit of the G8 nations.

Turkish women attack clothing law
A group of Turkish women protest after a woman is convicted of exhibitionism for wearing "improper clothing".

Sentamu rebukes Williams critics
The Archbishop of York accuses an Anglican traditionalist movement of "ungracious" behaviour.

Stabbed boy's parents thank helper
The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

Couple say 'aisle do' in the supermarket where they work
A couple tie the knot in the seasonal goods aisle at the supermarket in Dundee where they first met and both work.