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UK soldiers 'freed from militia' Colonel Tim Collins, a former commander of British troops in Iraq, described the Basra unrest as like a "busy night in Belfast".

Love bridges Dutch racial divide Mohammed Allach - the most prominent Muslim footballer in the Netherlands - is about to marry his blonde Dutch fiancee, Sanne.

'Button to buy his F1 freedom' Jenson Button could have to pay Williams around £20m to remain with BAR.

Germans see scramble for power unfold The two leading political parties in Germany are stepping up their efforts to find coalition partners.

Gran starves to death A Gran starved to death because her council home had no letterbox so her pension could not be delivered.

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Man dies while playing with old grenade Lebanon - A hand grenade kept as a souvenir from Lebanon's civil war exploded in a Kuwaiti government office as a worker played with it, killing the man and injuring two other people, the ambassador said.