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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

BRUSSELS -- Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute. [Full Story]

Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy. [full story]
Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
PERUGIA, Italy -- An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial. [full story]
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
LONDON -- A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon. [full story]
Floods devastate UK Lake District; much of Ireland
COCKERMOUTH, England -- Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. [full story]
UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
UNITED NATIONS -- A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election. [full story]
Researcher says she found text on Shroud of Turin
ROME -- A Vatican researcher claims she has found a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin and says the discovery proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. [full story]
Italian prosecutors: US student staged break-in
PERUGIA, Italy -- An American student and her Italian boyfriend staged a burglary in the apartment where they had just killed a British student in an attempt to sidetrack the investigation, prosecutors said Friday in closing arguments at their murder trial. [full story]
Pakistan: 8 militants killed in reported US strike
MIR ALI, Pakistan -- A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region. [full story]
Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis
BAGHDAD -- A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to solve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January. [full story]