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The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, will seek a retrial of (l-r) Arafat Waheed Khan, Waheed Zaman and Ibrahim Savant.

Three face second retrial over airliner bomb plot

Three men cleared of planning to bomb airliners could be retried for conspiracy to murder.

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Barnes (hooped shirt) in 1961 with one of the early ACE tours, 'Celts, Saxons and Viking'. His wife Inger is on the far left

Philip Barnes: Educational pioneer who founded the Association for Cultural Exchange

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Philip Barnes has died aged 83 in Cambridge after a long illness borne with heroic gallantry.

Angela Merkel: Good fortune has been her almost constant companion since she abandoned an academic career as a physicist in favour of politics

Frau Fortunate: Angela Merkel

Saturday, 12 September 2009

With a huge poll lead ahead of national elections, Germany's first woman Chancellor continues to be in the right place at the right time

Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil has returned to Afghanistan and wants the
Taliban to join the political process

'I told the US to talk to the Taliban. They jailed me'

Saturday, 12 September 2009

The West must start negotiating with Afghan Islamists, the former foreign minister tells Kim Sengupta.

OECD calls an end to the global recession

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Surge in optimism as British economy grows 0.3 per cent in three months

Senior Taliban spokesman captured in Pakistan

Saturday, 12 September 2009

The Pakistan army has captured the spokesman for the Taliban in the northwest Swat Valley and four other commanders, marking the most high-profile detentions since a military offensive was launched in the former holiday destination.

Mugabe welcomes EU delegation with 'open arms'

Saturday, 12 September 2009

President Robert Mugabe welcomed the first top-level European Union delegation to visit Zimbabwe in seven years with "open arms" today and said he hoped for successful talks.

Post strikes continue ahead of national vote

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Postal staff across the UK went on strike today ahead of a national ballot planned for next week.

Putin hints at return as Russia president

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Russia's Vladimir Putin yesterday gave his strongest indication yet that he may run again for the presidency at the next election in 2012.

Police to investigate MI6 over alleged complicity in torture

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Intelligence service accused of complicity in abuse of terror suspects

Neil and Kazumi Puttick with their son, Sam. The couple jumped to their deaths from Beachy Head after Sam's sudden death in May this year. A double verdict of suicide has been recorded

Suicide couple's despair at death of son

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Inquest takes place into death of devoted parents who threw themselves off Beachy Head.

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