BBC News 7 September 2010 Last updated at 05:52 ET

Gillard to stay as Australian PMJulia Gillard

Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.

Afghan protesters in Kabul on 6 September 2010Petraeus warns over Koran burning

The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it.

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