Pak PM from PPP Widely respected PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim was emerging as the front-runner for the Prime Minister's post in the new coalition government in Pakistan as the two main opposition parties on Friday worked for a power sharing formula.
Serbs storm US embassy Furious Serbs protesting at western support for Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence set fire to the American embassy in Belgrade on Thursday night, as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converged on the Serbian capital.
Sex-with-corpse man jailed for murder A chef was jailed for life on Friday for the "repulsive" murder of aspiring model Sally Anne Bowman at Croydon in September 2005.
Stage set for Oscar night drama From winners sobbing uncontrollably to shocking political outbursts, bizarre snubs and streakers, the Oscars have seen it all, and Sunday's Academy Awards will likely provide fresh drama of its own.
Turkish forces roll into Iraq Turkish troops have launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said on Friday. This move dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants.
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