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Medvedev tests long-range missile

PLESETSK COSMODROME, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces.

McCain in 'hatred' war of words

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has become embroiled in a war of words with racial undertones after clashing with a civil rights icon. John Lewis accused Mr McCain's campaign of "sowing hatred" against opponent...

Commander says not losing Afghan war

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO is not losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, but there are not enough troops to provide sufficient security for the people, the commander of international troops in Afghanistan said Sunday.

John McCain abandons Obama character attacks after polls fail to improve

Senator John McCain is jettisoning negative attacks on Senator Barack Obama after they failed to improve his standing in the polls and attracted a welter of criticism. By Alex Spillius in Washington With just three weeks to go...

Golfing great Seve Ballesteros confirms he has brain tumour

Severiano Ballesteros, a five-time major winner and one of the greatest golfers of his generation, has confirmed he has a brain tumour, according to sources in Spain. Ballesteros, who was rushed to hospital on Monday after...

West must stop teaching Russia - Gorbachev

ROME, October 12 (RIA Novosti) - The West must stop teaching Russia, the former Soviet leader said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica published on Sunday. Russia is moving towards democracy along its own...

Bollywood's Bachchan in hospital

Fans a temple in Ahmadabad prayed for Bachchan's good health Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is in a stable condition in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted with acute abdominal pains. Officials said he was responding to...

PM: Banking crisis will ease

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he is confident that European leaders would reach 'common ground' to solve the global financial crisis. Mr Brown was speaking after meeting leaders for talks in Paris. Meanwhile, UK Treasury...

Authors Philip Pullman Julian Barnes and Ian Rankin attack Labour over 42day detention

Forty two renowned British writers have joined forces to attack the Government over its plans to allow the detention of terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days. Philip Pullman has produced a new piece of work...

Pope Benedict XVI Canonizes Four New Saints

Pope Benedict XVI canonized four new saints on Sunday during Mass in St. Peter’s Square. The new models of holiness for the whole Church are Gaetano Errico, a Neapolitan priest who founded a missionary order in the 19th...