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The lead investigating officer into the murder of missing Edinburgh woman Suzanne Pilley vows to keep searching for her body.

A Swiss woman is kidnapped in Yemen, Yemeni and Swiss officials say, but it is unclear whether tribesmen or militants are behind it.

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) -- The top U.S. commander in Helmand Province and his British deputy were with the U.S. Marines that an Afghan man tried to run down as they waited for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arrive in southern Afghanistan, defense officials acknowledged Friday, proving the incident to be more serious than had been disclosed earlier....

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) -- The top U.S. commander in Helmand Province and his British deputy were with the U.S. Marines that an Afghan man tried to run down as they waited for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arrive in southern Afghanistan, defense officials acknowledged Friday, proving the incident to be more serious than had been disclosed earlier....

Revealed: Samsung technology aids Apple success

Italian carmaker Fiat shuts down five of its plants in its home country as it struggles to cope with an ongoing transport strike.

STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) -- Falkland Islanders are so accustomed to making do with what they've got that many still heat their homes with peat stoves, grow their own vegetables, repair their Land Rovers themselves and raise chickens for their soft-boiled eggs....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and two young girls on the ground, Turkish and Afghan officials said....

HONG KONG (AP) -- Apple-mania gripped Asia on Friday as the company's latest iPad went on sale, drawing hordes of die-hard fans to shops selling the highly anticipated tablet....

Eritrea says it will not retaliate after Ethiopia's cross-border raid on Thursday, easing fears of a new conflict between the long-time rivals.

Kofi Annan will brief the U.N. Security Council on the deteriorating situation in Syria in a closed teleconference Friday, as the deadly conflict moves into its second year.

The British comedian is arrested for criminal damage after police in the US city of New Orleans issued a warrant for him.

North Korea plans to launch a satellite using a carrier rocket in April, the country's official news agency said Friday, a move that would violate U.N. Security Council demands.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea announced plans Friday to blast a satellite into space on the back of a long-range rocket, a provocative move that could jeopardize a weeks-old agreement with the U.S. exchanging food aid for nuclear concessions....

A British boy is among 28 people - 22 of them children - killed when a coach hit the wall of a Swiss tunnel returning from a school skiing trip.

Belgium holds a minute's silence for coach crash victims as the country observes a day of mourning.

A Turkish army Sikorsky helicopter falls on an Afghan house in Kabul, killing at least 12 Turkish soldiers and two children.

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) -- The top U.S. commander in Helmand Province and his British deputy were among the U.S. Marines that an Afghan man tried to run down as they waited for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arrive in southern Afghanistan, defense officials acknowledged Friday, proving the incident to be more serious than had been disclosed earlier....

French actor Gerard Depardieu reveals he signed up to play former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn because he is "arrogant and smug".

DUBLIN (AP) -- The Irish prime minister has flown to the United States to lead a global St. Patrick's Day charm offensive that seeks to woo investment from America, China and other countries to debt-crippled Ireland....