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Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in new clashes over the removal of a Soviet war memorial in Tallinn. More Info...  

A New York state trooper thought to have been shot and killed by an escaped convict this week was actually killed by friendly fire, New York State Police announced Friday. Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff was shot twice -- first in his protective armor by the convict and then by another state trooper, Superintendent Preston Felton said. He added: "While it is clear that something went wrong, nothing can ever detract from the bravery and dedication of the men who entered that house."

all Street showed its mettle Friday, with the Dow industrials closing at a record high for the third day in a row and the Nasdaq hitting its highest point in 6 years, despite a weaker-than-expected GDP reading.

Canada unveils its strategy on climate change, but acknowledges it will not meet its Kyoto targets. More Info...  

The United Nations Security Council lifts the ban on the export of diamonds from Liberia it imposed in 2001. More Info...  

Carlos Tevez is cleared to play for west Ham, who are fined £5.5m over charges relating to his transfer and that of Javier Mascherano. More Info...  

Left-wing rebels in Colombia release video footage of a group of politicians who were abducted five years ago. More Info...  

Holders Australia have a World Cup hat-trick in their sights ahead of Saturday's final against Sri Lanka. More Info...  

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A Nigerian lesbian goes into hiding from Islamic police with the four women she "married" at a huge ceremony. More Info...  

The government says it will immediately appeal against the blocked deportation of two Libyan terror suspects. More Info...  

The US has arrested one of al-Qaeda's top operatives and is holding him at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says. More Info...  

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Indian regulators approve Vodafone's $11.1bn purchase of a majority stake in Hutchison Essar. More Info...  

The leaders of Japan and the US strengthen calls for North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. More Info...  

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The DR Congo army says it has killed 22 Rwandan rebels during an operation to secure a road in the east. More Info...  

Actor Richard Gere has apologised for causing offence when he kissed Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. More Info...  

Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a plot by militants to carry out suicide air attacks on oil plants and military bases. More Info...