Zimbabwe’s opposition agrees to enter a unity government with President Mugabe next month, ending months of stalemate.

US Republicans get new chairman Michael Steele is chosen to head the Republican National Committee, the first African American to hold the post.

Fears over Sri Lanka war children A growing number of children have been killed or injured in Sri Lankan fighting over the last 10 days, a UN agency says.

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Controversial private security firm Blackwater Worldwide will not get its Iraq contract renewed when it expires in May, a senior U.S. State Department official said Friday. Five former Blackwater guards are facing manslaughter charges after allegedly randomly firing at civilians in a Baghdad square. full story

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Breaking News 5 Deaths Reported in Tour Bus Crash Near Hoover Dam: Watch Live

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Former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson, a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife and the death of his third, is finding his love life in shambles.

• Supermax the New Gitmo?

  Colorado prison becoming battleground in debate over what to do with terror detainees under Obama’s plan to close facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

• Steele: ‘Time to Turn It On’

  Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele wins vote to become new Republican National Committee chairman
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• FBI Cuts Ties With Islamic Group

  Amid evidence the Council on American-Islamic Relations has links to Hamas, chapters are shunned

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A record heatwave in south-east Australia causes fires, power cuts and an apparent increase in deaths among the elderly. In pictures: Heatwave

North Korea tears up agreements North Korea says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South over its “hostile intent”, as ties worsen.

Obama and Hu ‘urge closer ties’ US President Barack Obama phones China’s Hu Jintao - and is quoted in Chinese media as calling for stronger bilateral links.

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Iraq is in lockdown in some of its largest cities on the eve of its nationwide provincial elections

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  Deadly Heat Wave

  Sudden deaths blamed on scorching, record-breaking temperatures in Australia | PHOTOS

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  Serial Killer Confession

  A masseur admits to slaying seven women in one of South Korea’s worst serial murder cases | PHOTOS

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The State Department will not renew the contract of security contractor Blackwater Worldwide when it expires in May, a senior State Department official said Friday. full story

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Colorado officials are the latest to protest the possibility of Guantanamo detainees being sent to a maximum-security prison in their state.

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A Muslim convert is jailed for life after launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Devon.

Refinery strikes spread across UK Unofficial strikes break out across the UK in support of a walkout by energy workers against the use of foreign labour.

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier is killed in a firefight in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

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Christina Raines moves out of ex-cop’s house escorted by squad cars, father

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  Parents ‘Happy’ After Death

  Witness says mother, stepfather accused in ‘Baby Grace’ beating didn’t seem sad at company picnic | PHOTOS

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  ‘I’m Not a Hero’

  Man who rescued 19-year-old N.J. woman allegedly dumped by ex-friends in the snow says he’s just a nice guy

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Layoffs for sea lions? Furloughs for frogs? Is there no job security, anywhere? State budget cuts mean many zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens will lose crucial state funding for their exhibits. New York’s 76 zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens will lose $9.1 million in state funds next year. full story

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