NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Russia and India signed an agreement Friday for the construction of as many as 16 Russian nuclear reactors at three different sites in India, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
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BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A third bomb exploded near a police station in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday, police said, after earlier attacks on the military killed at least 45 people.
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TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan (AFP) - At least 25 people were killed and thousands evacuated from their homes in southern Kazakhstan Friday when two burst dams unleash massive flooding, officials said.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military Friday, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Michelle Obama will make her first solo official trip as first lady to Mexico next month, to stress education and economic development, the White House said Friday.
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ALMATY (AFP) - At least 25 people have died after two dams burst in southern Kazakhstan causing massive flooding, Almaty regional government spokesman Ilyas Biyakhmetov told AFP on Friday.
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Nicolas Sarkozy has praised Gordon Brown during a visit to London which will also see him meet David Cameron.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to China said on Friday that Beijing risks isolation if it fails to join international efforts to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
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VATICAN CITY (AFP) - The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church issued a new apology to victims of paedophile priests as he met the pope Friday and announced the creation of a watchdog to counter abuses.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The British National Party was banned on Friday from admitting new members until it complies with race equality laws, after a judge ruled its constitution was likely to discriminate against non-white people.
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An industrial row between British Airways and unions has escalated further following the announcement of a seven-day walkout by cabin crew.
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A House of Lords investigation into the expenses claims of Labour peer Baroness Uddin is to be reopened, it was announced after prosecutors decided not to bring criminal charges.
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The British National Party has been barred from taking new members after a judge ruled its constitution could discriminate against non-white people.
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A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle's home.
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Gloucestershire's famous annual cheese rolling event has been cancelled due to safety fears - not over competitor injuries, but crowding.
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The BNP will not be admitting new members any time soon, after it was ruled its new constitution is unlawful.
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A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle's home, police said.
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The British National Party's new membership rules are likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge has ruled.
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Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her expenses but the House of Lords will resume an investigation into her claims.
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The Liberal Democrats are holding their pre-election spring conference in Birmingham this weekend.
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Labour's Pola Uddin will not face criminal charges following allegations of expenses abuses, the director of public prosecutions has confirmed.
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The Liberal Democrats have selected award-winning porn director Anna Arrowsmith as a candidate for the general election.
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Gordon Brown has called for a resolution of the British Airways (BA) cabin crew dispute "as quickly as possible", after the Tories attacked the Unite union's links to the Labour party.
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy is meeting with both David Cameron and Gordon Brown as he visits Britain today.
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MPs have called on the major parties to avoid "pre-election point-scoring" and come together to achieve consensus on social care reform.
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LONDON (AFP) - Four MPs told a judge Thursday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.
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Members of the British National party (BNP) and other racist organisations can continue teaching in taxpayer-funded schools, an independent review has concluded, prompting condemnation from teachers' unions.
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LONDON (AFP) - Four lawmakers told a judge Thursday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.
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A judge will decide later today whether the far-right British National party (BNP) has done enough to change its membership policy to prevent them being racist.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Friday it would provide a 270 million pound loan guarantee to General Motors Europe to help secure the company's operations in Britain and the rest of Europe.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in BSkyB rose 3.5 percent in strong volume to a two-year high Friday after traders cited talk that Rupert Murdoch could take the satellite broadcaster private.
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An industrial row between British Airways and unions has escalated further following the announcement of a seven-day walkout by cabin crew.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly last month despite heavy snow storms and a drop in vehicle purchases by consumers spooked by Toyota recalls, bolstering hopes of a sustainable economic recovery.
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LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices rose toward 83 dollars a barrel on Friday as the International Energy Agency reported strong growth in world energy demand, led by China.
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There was a sharp fall in the number of mortgage approvals in January - down by almost half on the month before, new figures suggest.
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LONDON (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the United States on Friday over bidding rules for a tanker jet contract, saying it was not the way for Washington to treat its European allies.
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LONDON (AFP) - Loss-making British Airways flew into more turbulence on Friday after news that cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month in the run-up to the Easter holidays in a bitter pay dispute.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top banks look likely to avoid massive losses on Dubai World's debt pile, but have already seen about 1 billion pounds wiped off profits due to problem loans in Dubai and the region last year.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US retail sales unexpectedly rose for the second month in February, despite severe winter storms that hammered large regions of the country, official data showed Friday.
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