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Beirut, Nov 21 (DPA) A Lebanese mother found dead with her three daughters left a videotaped confession that she poisoned the family, local media reported Saturday.

London, Nov 21 (IANS) Two Pakistani men were arrested in Italy Saturday in connection with the last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Italian police said Saturday. Two more people were arrested 'for other illegal activities'.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited flood-hit Cumbria in north west England on Saturday to see the damage caused by record rainfall and pay tribute to a policeman who died when a bridge collapsed.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing's controversial novel, modelled on himself and Princess Diana, has failed to impress the readers and has been declared a literary flop.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): F1 champ Jenson Button has reportedly offered 6 million pounds to buy singer Robbie Williams' mansion.

London, Nov 21 (IANS) Four Pakistani men, including apparently a father-son duo, have been arrested in Italy in connection with last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Italian police said Saturday.

After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): The Italy police on Saturday reportedly arrested two Pakistani nationals who are suspected to be involved in the 26/11 attacks.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): A couple caught making love in a public telephone booth said they couldn't stop themselves because they are "sex addicts".

London, Nov 21 (ANI): The cost of rhino horn has left gold prices behind for the first time in ten years.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): Divorcing couples have found a way to part ways on a sweet and humorous note- comical divorce cakes.

Port-of-Spain, Nov 21 (IANS) Buss-up-shut, a type of paratha, along with other local curries washed down with coconut water will be on the menu of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he arrives in this Trinidad and Tobago capital for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Nov 27-29.

Asterix, the world?s most famous Gaul just turned 50, bringing all of Europe into a fever about the comic book hero.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): Winston Churchill's cigar smoked by him at the 1943 Casablanca conference has become a part of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

London, Nov. 21 (ANI): In 1924, a French spy had described Adolf Hitler as "the German Mussolini" who was "not an idiot but a very cunning demagogue," a recently discovered document has revealed.

London, Nov 21 (IANS) An elderly Sikh man's closeness to the British National Party (BNP) has set off furious speculation that he may become the first non-white member of the far-right group if and when it drops its whites-only criteria.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): The alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in which more than 179 people died was openly spotted in Lahore delivering the Friday sermon to thousands of people at the Jamia al-Qadsia mosque.

Belgians on Friday mixed pride with trepidation over Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first president of the European Union, fearing instability after his exit as prime minister.

Berlin/Brussels, Nov 20 (DPA) Top diplomats from the so-called '5+1' group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran's rejection of a compromise deal on the country's controversial nuclear programme and urged its leaders to reconsider.

Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was feared dead as torrential rain flooded homes and washed away bridges.