British Airways said on Friday its net losses widened to 122 million pounds in its first quarter as strike action and the volcanic ash cloud grounded flights but insisted it was set to break even.

BA losses hit pound122m on strike action, ash cloud

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Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed more than 320 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 300,000, officials said Friday.

Pakistan monsoon floods kill more than 320

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Two protesters were shot and killed Friday in Indian Kashmir when security forces opened fire on a large anti-India demonstration, witnesses said.

Two protesters killed in Indian Kashmir: witnesses

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Lebanon on Friday for the first time since the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political situation.

Syrian-Saudi leaders bid to defuse Lebanon tensions

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England, after winning the toss, were bowled out for 354 on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge here on Friday.

England 354 all out against Pakistan

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A number of staff members at the US embassy in Paris have been taken for medical check-ups after receiving a suspect letter, embassy spokesman Paul Patin told reporters at the scene.

US embassy staff in Paris get check-ups after suspect letter

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A French mother who killed eight of her newborn babies is relieved her deadly secret is finally out, her lawyer said Friday.

French mum relieved after admitting baby killings

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Spain faces another austerity budget in 2011 as it seeks to reduce its public deficit, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Friday.

Spain faces another austerity budget in 2011: PM

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President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the defence ministry to do all it can to help put out the forest fires raging across Russia's central region, his spokeswoman said on Friday.

Medvedev orders army to help extinguish Russia fires

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah arrived in Beirut on Friday in an unprecedented joint mission to defuse political tensions in Lebanon.

Syrian president, Saudi king in Lebanon to defuse tension

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London launched a major cycle hire scheme on Friday which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics, following in the tracks of cities like Paris and Shanghai.

London launches cycle hire scheme

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German Sebastian Vettel set the pace for Red Bull in Friday's opening free practice session for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, the 23-year-old tyro leading his team-mate Australian Mark Webber by just one-tenth of a second.

Vettel fastest in Hungarian F1 GP practice

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday faced a parliamentary crisis after falling out in spectacular style with his one-time ally, lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini.

Berlusconi in crisis after revolt by key ally

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Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.

Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study

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A consortium led by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has made a 9.0-billion-dollar "irrevocable" offer to take over the British power distribution network of French electricity giant EDF, the French company said Friday.

HK firm offers $9bn for EDF's British power network

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<p>SINGAPORE - FRENCH retailer Casino has hired Deutsche Bank and RBS to advise it on a potential bid for Carrefour's Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand assets, two sources told Reuters.</p>

Casino hires advisers for bid

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<p> MANISLOR (Indonesia) - A MINORITY Islamic sect told followers on Friday to prepare for war after rock-throwing mobs attacked one of their mosques in central Indonesia, calling its members heretics. </p><p>The weeklong violence in Manislor, a village in West Java province, peaked on Thursday after more than 500 hard-liners from the Islamic Defenders Front, known as FPI, clashed with 3,000 Ahmadiyah sect followers. At least eight people were injured, including three police. </p>

Minority sect calls for fightback

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<p>HONG KONG - CHINESE flag carrier Air China announced on Friday that its subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines had agreed to buy 10 aeroplanes from Airbus at a price of US$814 million (S$1.1 billion)

Shenzhen Airlines to buy 10 planes

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<p>SUNSHINE Empire kingpin James Phang Wah, 50, painted as a cunning and unscrupulous swindler by the court, was jailed nine years and fined $60,000 for masterminding Singapore's biggest Ponzi scheme.</p><p>He was described by the court as a man with no 'principles, scruples and morals' for running a fraudulent company that amassed over $180 million and for faking accounts.</p>

Sunshine Empire head jailed

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<p>EDUCATION, employment and self-reliance must continue to underpin the Government's strategy to build a socially cohesive Singapore, said the Finance Minister on Friday.</p><p>This has become even more important as the relationship between the state and the market and the objectives of economic policy are set to change dramatically all over the world, said Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam.</p>

Building a cohesive S'pore

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