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"Meredith was my friend. I did not hate her," said accused American student.


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United States - Prison - Crime - Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations - Hate
Pope assures archbishop Vatican is seeking closer relations with Anglicans


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Anglicanism - Christianity - Religion and Spirituality - Denominations - Anglican
Scientists get Big Bang machine working again, now plan to explore the depths of matter


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Large Hadron Collider - Big Bang - Physics - CERN - Cosmology
Rescuers search for dozens trapped after gas blast at China coal mine kills at least 42


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China - Asia - Travel and Tourism - Maps and Views - Business and Economy
Argues that small increase in exports to Asia could create hundreds of thousands of jobs.


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BBC

The death toll from a mine blast in north-eastern China more than doubles to 87, with 21 people still missing, report state media.
The US Senate votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul the country's healthcare provision.
Italian prosecutors seek a life sentence for US student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend over an alleged sexual murder.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.


CNN

Security forces in Afghanistan have killed or captured more than 30 high-level militants, including many accused of participating in roadside bomb attacks, military officials said.

A teenager and three elderly people in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage have died of the H1N1 flu virus, the Saudi Health Ministry said.

Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday plan to take another shot at ending the impasse over a proposed election law -- a political crisis sparked by the veto of a newly passed measure this week by one of the country's leaders.

The Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.

An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China killed at least 42 workers early Saturday, state media reported.


Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's military said it will begin large-scale air defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at "the heart of Tel Aviv" if attacked.

CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday ruled out any military retaliation against Venezuela after Venezuelan troops dynamited two cross-border footbridges.

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli planes carried out air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip Sunday, injuring seven Palestinians, Palestinian medical workers said.

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and Armenia hold talks on Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with Azeri ally Turkey pressing for progress before it seals an historic rapprochement with neighboring Armenia.

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops.