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AFP - X Factor contender Matt Cardle has on Wednesday apologised to Katie Waissel after launching a foul-mouthed tirade on his fellow contestant.
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X-Factor contestants end feud (AFP)
BHP Potash bid decision looms, report of rival bid (Reuters)
Reuters - Russian fertilizer company Phosagro plans to bid for Potash Corp, according to a media report, rivaling BHP Billiton's $39 billion offer awaiting a crucial ruling from the Canadian government.
NATO head urges new start with Russia (Reuters)
Reuters - NATO and Russia need to embark on a new relationship, the head of the Western military alliance said on Wednesday on a trip to Moscow to lobby for Russian help in Afghanistan.
Clinton promotes human rights in Papua New Guinea (AP)
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned the people and government of Papua New Guinea that human rights conditions must improve if the impoverished South Pacific nation, awash in rape, domestic violence and police brutality, is to develop.
Al-Qaida in Iraq threatens attacks on Christians (AP)
AP - Al-Qaida's front group in Iraq has threatened more attacks on Christians following a bloody siege at a Baghdad church that left 58 people dead, saying that the "killing sword will not be lifted" from their necks.
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