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Nokia and Microsoft partnership creates a 'three-horse race': Elop (examiner)
It's confirmed. As expected, on Friday at Nokia's annual Capital Markets Day, Nokia and Microsoft announced a partnership, whereby Nokia will use Microsoft's Windows Phone platform for its smart phones going forward.

Murdered Jo laid to rest (Dailyecho.co.uk)
THE PARENTS of murdered Hampshire woman Jo Yeates attended her funeral today in the village where she grew up.

Pakistani police: US man committed 'murder' (Deseret Morning News)
Pakistani police alleged Friday that an American held in a pair of shootings committed "cold-blooded murder," while a judge ordered the man's detention extended for 14 days in a local jail and told the Pakistani government to clarify if he has diplomatic immunity.

Gunmen kill 8 in violent north Mexico border city (Daily Reporter)
Gunmen barged into a bar in the battered border city of Ciudad Juarez and opened fire late Thursday, killing seven women and one man, authorities said.

Fashion Week Splashes Gray City With Color (WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh)
Fashion Week injected some color into a city drowning in gray slush, waking up the basic-black fashion crowd on opening day with shades of neon pink and poppy orange.

Soldier's bodies flown home to UK (BBC News)
The bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been repatriated. Ranger David Dalzell, 20, from Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland was killed on Friday in an "operational accident" in Helmand province.

Egypt's Mubarak transfers some power to vice president, but not stepping down (KING-TV Seattle)
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he has handed his powers over to his vice president but he refused to step down outright or leave the country, retaining his title of president and ensuring regime control over the reform process.

President's relative dies in crash (This Is Lancashire)
A relative of Ireland's President has died along with two other Northern Ireland businessmen, a Briton, a Spanish pilot and a British co-pilot in a plane crash at Cork Airport.

Lady Gaga 'Vogue Beauty Queen' Thanks to Peruvian Photographer Mario Testino (hispanicallyspeakingnews)
Fresh on the heals of finishing the engagement photos for Prince William and his finance Kate Middleton Peruvian photographer Mario Testino has glammed up Lady Gaga for her Vogue cover shoot.

Obama: US backs orderly transition in Egypt (Buffalo News)
President Barack Obama speaks at the Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., Thursday, Feb.

Terror exercise 'days before 7/7' (Andover Advertiser)
Police completed a terror training exercise which envisaged an attack on London's transport network just days before the 7/7 atrocity, an inquest has heard.

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NBC Reports: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down today. This announcement comes on the 17th day of protests calling for Mubarak's resignation.

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West Ham wins bid for London's Olympic Stadium (WLNS-TV Lansing)

West Ham was selected over Premier League rival Tottenham on Friday to take over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London Games.

6 dead in religious violence in central Nigeria (Rock Hill Herald)

A Christian aid organization says six people are dead after overnight violence in a central Nigerian region beset by religious and ethnic killings.

Canada seeks WTO review of EU ban on seal products (Reuters)

Canada will ask the World Trade Organization to set up a formal dispute resolution panel to address the European Union's ban on trade in seal products, Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said on Friday.

England v Italy: London Irish prop Alex Corbisiero brought in to replace injured Andrew Sheridan (Telegraph.co.uk)

Corbisiero, 23, replaces Sale Sharks loosehead prop Andrew Sheridan, who has been ruled out of the game with back a injury.

German banker meets Merkel amid ECB job rumors (KWQC-TV Davenport)

The German government says the head of the country's central bank, who was long a favorite to become the European Central Bank's next president, plans to step down April 30.

On Native GroundTHE War Against Secrets (American Reporter)

Some have argued that there's little that's new about the U.S. war on Afghanistan in last week's document dump by WikiLeaks.

Nelson Mandela (Guardian Unlimited)

Former South African president, 92, in good humour and looking forward to boxing, says Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane Nelson Mandela blows out candles as he celebrates his 92nd birthday in Johannesburg last year.

Sharm-el-Sheikh ~ New York Daily News (All Voices)

Admiral Hosni Mubarak Hosni Mubarak , the Egyptian short Larboard Cairo, fix a day later in the vices of the Faculty of Admiral Omar Suleiman, to erase weeks of complaints about the protests of CBS News incorrigible.The actively bound to these fundamental for the Red Sea, in the left side proportion Sharm-el-Sheikh burghal resort.

Taylor Corley Playboy Photos:Taylor Corley Playboy Pictures Controversy (All Voices)

Taylor Corley Playboy, Taylor Corley Playboy Pictures Controversy - Taylor Corley, a freshman at Mississippi State fan, recently posed nude in the magazine Playboy.

PICTURES ; Row about nudity of the Chinese model contest winner (All Voices)

PICTURES ; Row about nudity of the Chinese model contest winner Barely two months after Gong Rumin was crowned winner of the Chinese version of World Super Model, Rumin Gong is in the eye of the storm.

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