Across globe, empty bellies bring rising anger Hunger bashed in the front gate of Haitis presidential palace. Hunger poured onto the streets, burning tyres and taking on soldiers and the police. Hunger sent the countrys prime minister packing.
Make Iraq fortress of Islam: Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has said that building Iraq as a fortress of Islam is the most important duty for Muslims, according to SITE intelligence service.
Prez Putin denies marriage reports Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied tabloid rumours of a divorce from his wife Lyudmila and plans to wed 24-year-old former Olympic gymnast-turned-politician Alina Kabayeva.
Bust of Mahatma unveiled in Italy A bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi, which was stolen from the Milan airport but recovered swiftly by police, was unveiled at Piazza Cavour in the heart of the north Italian industrial city of Turin on Friday.
Maoists closer power in Nepal The Maoists in Nepal inched closer to a simple majority under the direct voting system, bagging 119 seats in the historic Constituent Assembly election the results of which continued to trickle in.
President Robert Mugabe delivers a speech during Zimbabwe's 28th independence anniversary in Harare on Friday. Zimbabwe is awaiting results of the presidential vote nearly three weeks after the election. AP
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