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'I let him be president'

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59:54 +0200

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said "I let the old man be the president... just for the sake of the country."

Missing girl found - man held

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:03:18 +0200

A 13-year-old girl who went missing two weeks ago, has been found at a home in Ellis Park, Johannesburg say.

Alleged shooter: anti-US rants

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:16:12 +0200

Maj Nidal Malik Hasan's raised eyebrows with comments that the war on terror was "a war on Islam" long before the shooting.

Guantanamo reviews under way

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:07:34 +0200

The US attorney general says reviews are under way to decide which Guantanamo Bay detainees can face trial in American courts or special military tribunals.

German union cost €1.3 trillion

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:08:27 +0200

United Germany transferred some €1.3 trillion to the former communist east in the years after the fall of the Berlin Wall to help prop up the depressed region.

Carrey's Scrooge makes $31m

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:02:26 +0200

Jim Carrey's Scrooge is collecting holiday donations from movie fans with a $31 million opening weekend for his new take on A Christmas Carol.

Swastikas: Synagogue defaced

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:07:34 +0200

Police in the eastern German city of Dresden say a synagogue in the city has been defaced with swastikas and other far-right symbols.