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Tennis’ world number one Serena Williams beats Justine Henin in three sets to win her fifth Australian Open title. Read More Serena Williams seals Aussie title
A suspected suicide bomber kills at least nine people in an attack on a checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Read More Blast hits Pakistani checkpoint
China announces a series of moves in retaliation for a US proposal to sell $6.4bn of weapons to Taiwan. Read More China hits back at USTaiwan sale
Plans to engage the Taliban in talks have gathered pace, with Afghanistan inviting members to a peace council and reports of a secret UN meeting. At a key Afghanistan summit in London, President Hamid Karzai vowed to reach out to "disenchanted brothers". A UN official told news agencies special envoy Kai Eide had met Taliban [...]