Six die in London tower block blaze: emergency services (AFP)
6 people killed in London high-rise blaze (AP) AP - Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said. Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes (AP) AP - British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers. Pygmy hippo born at Edinburgh Zoo (AFP)
British Airways says will slash spending (AFP)
Iran cleric threatens trial for British embassy staff (AFP)
Oil brokerage loses $10 mln on rogue trades (AP) AP - PVM Oil Associates, the world's biggest over-the-counter oil brokerage, says it lost nearly $10 million this week because of unauthorized trades that caused a temporary spike in Brent crude markets. British troops expand major Afghan operation (Reuters)
Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff may face trial (Reuters)
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AP - A top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial Saturday.
AFP - Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.
AFP - A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.
AFP - Troubled British Airways said Friday that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers.
AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.
Reuters - Hundreds of British troops have seized key canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new U.S.-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents.
Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest.
