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• Battle of oil titans as BP seeks to shift blame for Gulf spill

  BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster on Wednesday, setting off a battle of oil-industry giants.

• World condemns US pastor's Qur'an-burning plans

  United States President Barack Obama joined leaders of the world's biggest Muslim nations in a chorus of outrage at a plan to burn the Qur'an.

• Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role

  Afghanistan will limit foreign involvement in two major anti-crime units in a move likely to worry its Western backers.

• India not treating Aids patients on time

  Thousands of Aids patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the syndrome.

• Nine years on, no trial in sight for alleged 9/11 plotters

  Nine years after the September 11 2001 attacks, five men accused of plotting the devastating strikes remain in a legal black hole.

• Castro accuses Ahmadinejad of anti-Semitism

  Fidel Castro has accused Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of anti-Semitism in a passionate defence of Israel's right to exist.

• Clinton slams 'disgraceful' Qur'an-burning

  A pastor insisted his plans for a mass torching of the Qur'an would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the ceremony.

• Mexican media cowed by drug violence

  In January, gunmen kidnapped, tortured and shot dead Mexican reporter Valetin Valdes before dumping his body outside a motel.

• Fragile Australian govt battles discord on day one

  Australia's newly elected Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, pledged to serve a full term after scraping back into power.

• US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan

  A United States missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed six rebels on Wednesday.