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Nuke expert, baby among plane dead

A renowned nuclear physics professor and a six-week old baby, due to meet his grandfather for the first time, were among the 56 people killed when a plane crashed in southern Turkey, agency reports say.

Sudan groups say teacher 'infidel'

Muslim groups in Sudan, angry at a female British teacher for allowing her students to call a teddy bear "Mohammed," are planning a protest in the capital Khartoum a day after she was sentenced to 15 days in jail.

Meredith roommate to stay in jail

Amanda Knox, the American student held in connection with the death of Briton Meredith Kercher, has protested her innocence to a court in Perugia, her lawyer says.

New blast at mine where 100 died

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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq

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Meredith suspect to be extradited

Prosecutors in Germany have cleared the way for the extradition to Italy of a suspect in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Canoeist turns up five years later

A canoeist who UK authorities believed was dead has turned up alive -- five-and-a-half years and around 360 km (225 miles) from where he was last seen.

Grudge sparked teddy bear crisis

In an effort to shut down Khartoum's Unity High School, a disgruntled former employee alerted Sudanese officials that a British teacher had allowed her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed," a British source and Sudanese presidential palace source told Time magazine's Sam Dealey.

Killer of Alzheimer's wife held

A 77-year-old man is being held by police in Italy after killing his elderly wife, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, in her hospital bed, police have told CNN.