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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe, reportedly to meet President Mugabe and dissident opposition members.

Venus Williams captures her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.

The agent of Top Gear host James May denies the star is seeking the same salary as Jeremy Clarkson.

The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

The four members of Abba reunite in public for the first time in three years at the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia.

Lewis Hamilton only qualifies fourth fastest for the British GP as his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen grabs pole position.

Violent clashes between guards and inmates at a Syrian jail have resulted in many deaths, a human rights group says.

How Barack Obama and John McCain have changed tack

A note in which the Queen Mother asked her aide to pack gin and Dubonnet has sold for ยฃ16,000 in an unique auction of royal memorablia.

The music festival that lives alongside a wildlife park

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is in Baghdad to launch a new peace initiative between opposing Iraqi factions.

Ingrid Betancourt, the former hostage freed in Colombia this week, checks into a French hospital for medical checks.

Iran says its stance on its nuclear programme is "not changed", hinting it is not ready to compromise over an EU offer.

The Conservatives are in "disarray" after the resignation of London deputy mayor Ray Lewis, Labour says.

A man is arrested after tearing the head off an Adolf Hitler figure, as a new Madame Tussauds branch opens in Berlin.

Alejandro Valverde wins the opening stage of the 2008 Tour de France from Brest to Plumelec

A man and a woman are arrested over the death of a 10-week old baby boy at a house in Dorset.

A 12-year-old boy dies after his mini-motorcycle collided with a car in the Clackmannanshire area on Friday.

Labour delays selection of a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the leading contender failed to turn up.

ok, so I sold a car on gumtree.com a few months ago, bloke and his son bought the car, V5 (logbook) was completed by himself and signed by me and he promised to post to DVLA. Maybe I should have done this but too late now. Now had a tax reminder from DVLA and I don't have the new keepers details to inform DVLA. I have a mobile number for the father and have rang and text him but no reply as yet. What can be done - the car still belongs to me (legally) but I don't know what to do, I have sorned the car on DVLA website so at least I don't get fined for keeping a car with no tax and insurance. Best advice please!

This is regarding Obama's plans to bow down to Mother Russia on missile defense.

Figure of speech of course i.e. in a relationship. Me no likey, I think it's selfish.

how dare anyone boo fighters inless it was ovisly staged or he won by doing sumthing dirt i don see how you can boo or be critical they do there best and put on a show for you humble yourself or else ill only fight in japan were people are are humble and respectfull for if you wana boo do it in the cage or stfu critics too leave kimbo alone hes doing his best and doing way better than you ever would any man who has the courage to fight has my respect

phoned and said, i am going on my own and will give you a lift back, he,s also jealous cos i have had some money recently, all my life i have had nothing, in the past he,s always had money and showing off, he hates it if anyone gets good stuff. I dont really like him much he,s weird. should i be his friend

We had sex two weeks ago. Three days ago, I think I started my period. But it was very odd. Like I would have very heavy ones and would change pads at least twice a day but it's been light. It didn't seem like spotting cause it looked like a regular light period. Like I feel that it would come out but not really when I would check. Also, I have been working out (swimming, running, push ups and all that) for the last month like 5-6 days a week so I would consider that working out might have lighten my period somehow. I had yeast infection a week ago but after taking the med it was cured few days after. Is it too early to detect pregnancy?

What's your challenge or count down ...... By November, when we vote out Obama, I will have the entire house repainted -- my way of helping to usher in a fresh start for America after the American-hating president is gone ... or By November, when we vote out Obama, I -- you-fill-in-the-blank ... Or, maybe you have a count-down somewhere that you see everyday -- if so ,where? Let's ALL count down to a fresh start in our lives and for America!!

My real name is Amelia, but I sometimes get called 'Em' or 'Emmie' no idea why, it's not very similar to my name, but it kind caught on with my family, but I think I should change it to Amelia.... What do you think? Which one do you prefer Emmie or Amelia? :) x

So I am looking into playing some pc games from steam on my HP Pavilion g4 laptop but I need to know what types of games can run. Some specific titles that I am thinking of are: Call of Duty 4 Batman Arkham City Street Fighter X Tekken And other games like that Here are my specs: Processor Brand Intelยฎ Processor Intelยฎ Pentiumยฎ Processor Speed 2.1GHz Battery Type 6-cell lithium-ion Display Type High-definition widescreen LED-backlit with BrightView technology (1366 x 768) Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 14" Cache Memory 2MB on die Level 3 System Memory (RAM) 4GB System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 8GB Type of Memory (RAM) DDR3 SDRAM Computer Hard Drive Size 500GB Optical Drive DVDยฑRW/CD-RW Optical Drive Speeds Drive speeds not specified Direct-Disc Labeling No Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader Graphics Intelยฎ HD Graphics Video Memory 1696MB (shared) TV Tuner No MPEG Yes Built-in Webcam Yes Modem None Networking Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) Wireless Networking Wireless-B+G+N Bluetooth-Enabled No S-Video Outputs None Audio SRS Premium Sound Speakers Internal PCMCIA Slots None USB 2.0 Ports 3 IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None Parallel Ports None Game Ports None Laptop Weight Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less) Battery Life Not available Pointing Device Touchpad with multitouch gesture support and on/off button HDMI Output Yes Blu-ray Player No Operating System Platform Windows Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium System Version 64-bit Included Software Windows DVD Maker, Windows Media Player; Adobe Reader X and more ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes Best Buy PC App No Graphics Chip Intel Drive Capacity 500GB Graphics Card Intelยฎ HD Graphics UPC 886112347840 Please help and thanks

For someone who is quiet and shy and self-conscious about their image? I don't like my skin type and I don't have the best social skills either. So I want to go to school and find me a good career that will make me live comfortably. I don't have to be super rich but I dont want to live from paycheck to paycheck trying to stay alive. So what are some good careers for someone like me? Thank you for the help :)

I have an 8 month old female cat. The vet gave me some hormone pills a month ago to supress what I thought has her first heat cycle. I was mistaken, her behaviour DID seem similar to what you'd expect from a cat in heat but I'm certain now I was wrong. Anyways, I can't get her spayed until June and I wanted to ask if there are any negative side effects to giving her more pills on such a short notice. I know of the long term side effects of using medication to supress heat cycles, which is why I'm getting her spayed, but up until then there's nothing I can do.

My boyfriend and I are going camping for our one year anniversary. I'm not sure what to get him. He's sort of a gamer and plays guitar, but I got him a guitar for Valentine's day. He's always losing his keys and wallet so I thought about getting him an electronic key-finder, as kind of a joke. Should I get him something else more serious? We're not the kind of couple that are mushy-gushy... so I don't want to get him something like a scrapbook or fill a picture album of our pictures. Help?!

The mob mentality? Is it out of insecurity or jealousy?

I'm going to start to write my own book series. I just need to know if you need to have all of them ready and typed and then go to a publisher, or write the first one,go to the publisher, then write and publish the rest one by one? Also ( Lets just say it happens not literally) If someone big (producer, production company, or director) finds a way to contact me and says that they would like to make this book into a movie, could I say that I would preferably would want myself to be the main character, I've been studying acting for 8 years( simply because the main character has a strong resemblance of me and who knows the book better than I do so it would be a plus for them.) Do you think they would consider the role? It seems like the only interest i have with the book is for someone to make it into a movie, but believe me, I'm fine with it in book form only. I just want to know what the results would be if that were to happen. And if they do make it into a movie will I have that much say at all? J.K. Rowling seemed to have. Is there any particular publishing companies that go for series? Thanks!!!!!

Me.... Im into Skillet, skyline, Slipknot, Chelsea grin but mostly MOTIONLESS IN WHITE! (********* loveee them) Im such a huge fan of them the other day while I was sitting at home, lisening to immaculate misconception (motionless in white song) and realised how much I love the band and how amazing the lead screamer/ singer is and his tattoo's.... so I gave myself a tattoo :D now I have a perminant reminder and dedication to the band and they're words :3 my mum thinks this music is messing me up and only sick and twisted people listen to it :/ but I told her she was wrong, I will forever defend the right to choose our own music.... most people see me and think "Emo" or "Goth" but no, just because I wear my eyeliner heavy, I have a dark taste in music and Im not always the happiest girl in the world does not make me an emo -.- so why the hell do Parents blame the music instead of there selves?? Huh.... so yeah thanks for reading :D Love piercings, those close to you, tattoo's and Chris Motionless <3 <3

I have a bunch of quests I've started but I'm waiting until I'm a higher level to finish them. So I need some fun quests I'm only level 14. Also I need To know who to go to to get the quest or where to go. Thanks a lot in advance!!!

Hey everyone. I was wondering how to describe this for my story. It's the sound of someone walking on a tarp. I have no idea how to describe the sound it makes, and I need help. Thanks everyone. -Justin

i am 22 and i've never had a boyfriend before in my life nobody has ever touched me and i am a virgin...but i feel i might be a sexual because i don't want anyone to touch me and i still don't want to have sex... but how would i know if i'm a sexual or just afraid of touch...? i'm confused!! i was never abused i am not a lesbian and i'm not religious and i'm 22 so that's not normal....