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LONDON (Reuters) - A man was remanded in custody on Friday after appearing in court charged with murdering French student Amelie Delagrange in London in August 2004. Levi Bellfield, 37, who spoke only to confirm his name, address and age at Bow Street Magistrates' court, clapped when he was refused bail. The former nightclub doorman was told to appear on March 31 at the Old Bailey Court for a pr ...

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Hamas' political leader reaffirmed the organization's hard stance Friday at the start of a three-day visit to Russia aimed at denting the Palestinian militant group's international isolation, saying that its refusal to recognize Israel wasn't a subject for talks. "The issue of recognition (of Israel) is a decided issue," said Hamas' exiled political leader Khaled Mashaal upon arrival in Moscow. "We don't intend to recognize Israel." Russian Foreign Mi ...

By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan braced for U.S. President George Bush's arrival on Friday, as an Islamist organised strike took hold and security was high after a suicide car bomber killed a U.S. diplomat and two other people. "At this point people are comfortable that the necessary precautions are in place but this is not a risk-free undertaking," White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters in New Delhi on the eve of Bush's visit. Bush is due to arriv ...

By N.Ananthanarayanan NAGPUR, India (Reuters) - England seamer Matthew Hoggard ripped through the Indian batting order to leave the hosts struggling at 252 for seven at tea on day three of the first test on Friday. Mohammad Kaif (61 not out) kept Indian resistance alive with a 62-run unbroken eighth wicket partnership with Anil Kumble (19 not out). Hoggard returned figures of five for 51. Resuming in a strong position on 136-1, India were rocked by Hoggard's early onslaught and lost five wic ...

By N.Ananthanarayanan NAGPUR, India (Reuters) - England seamer Matthew Hoggard ripped through the top of the Indian batting order to help reduce the home side to 190 for six wickets at lunch on the third day of the first test on Friday. Replying to England's 393, India lost three wickets in a devastating 11-ball Hoggard spell before debutant left-arm spinner Monty Panesar claimed his first test wicket, the prized scalp of Sachin Tendulkar for 16. Stand-in skipper Andrew Flintoff added to Indi ...

By Matthew Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Many pensioners do not have enough cash for basic treats like a meal out after they have struggled to pay inflation-busting bills, Age Concern said on Friday. The charity said 40 percent of those aged over 65 believe their social life is constricted by a lack of money and 35 percent said they cannot afford to spend a day out with family or friends. Pensions h ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Most parents are satisfied with their children's school, particularly in the primary sector, although an Ofsted report said parental loyalty may be colouring their view if a school is not performing so well. Parents of children in primary school are more forgiving of weak leadership and management and more tolerant of weak teaching than parents in secondary schools, the report  ...

By Madeline Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - Four out of five adults pay far more tax than they should because they either fail to claim rebates or they don't plan ahead, financial advisers said on Friday. IFA Promotion (IFAP), which represents 9,000 independent financial advice firms, said 82 percent of adults failed to make the most of tax-efficient systems or allowances available to them -- apathy t ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Police on Friday were expected to continue questioning a teenager who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of the murder of fellow school pupil, 11-year-old Joe Geeling. Geeling, who has cystic fibrosis, has not been seen since he left his school in Bury, Greater Manchester on Wednesday. Police found an as yet unidentified body hidden in a local park at about 11.00 a.m. on Thurs ...

By Ed Cropley VUNG TAU, Vietnam (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court sentenced "glam rocker" Gary Glitter to three years in jail on Friday for molesting two 11-year-old girls, although if he wins early parole he could be free by Christmas. "I'm innocent", the 61-year-old shaven-headed Glitter, who now sports a white goatee beard, shouted after the verdict was pronounced following a one-day, closed-door trial. But Judge Hoang Thanh Tung described in graphic detail the offences committed by the 1970s ...