London: Six killed in high-rise apartment blaze
Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said. Sixteen people were injured.

Report: UK embassy staff in Iran 'face trial'
A top Iranian cleric said Friday some of the arrested employees from the British Embassy in Tehran would be put on trial, Iranian Students News Agency reported.

Analysis: Air France crash mystery deepens
If there was ever any question over the importance of finding the black boxes from Air France flight 447 then there is certainly none now.

UK experts: Fake Tamiflu 'out-spams Viagra'
The number of Internet scammers offering fake anti-swine flu drug, Tamiflu has surpassed those selling counterfeit Viagra, a UK body said Friday.

TV gameshow offers atheists 'salvation'
A Turkish television show is offering contestants what it claims is the "biggest prize ever" -- the chance for atheists to convert to one of the world's major religions.

Suspected Nazi camp guard 'fit to stand trial'
John Demjanjuk, the former U.S. auto worker suspected of Nazi war crimes, has been deemed fit to stand trial, prosecutors said Friday.

Russia allows U.S. arms to Afghanistan
Russia will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, Kremlin spokesman Alex Pavlov said Friday.

Straight sets win puts Federer in final
Five-times champion Roger Federer is through to his seventh successive Wimbledon final after a comfortable straight sets Center Court victory over German veteran Tommy Haas on Friday.

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