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• British aide faces hacking claims
  PM's media advisor under pressure after reports allege he knew of illegal phone-hacking whilst editor of tabloid paper.
  
  
• Conversion row over missing Copt
  Disappearance of Coptic priest's wife sparks tensions between Christians and Muslims in city of Al Minya.
  
  
• Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
  Saad al-Hariri admits his accusation of Syria killing his father was politically motivated.
  
  
• Guatemala declares day of mourning
  Toll from landslides across Central American nation crosses 50 mark as heavy rains force rescue work to be suspended.
  
  
• N Korea 'to free' fishing boat crew
  Seven men and their South Korean vessel set to be handed over at a sea border on Tuesday.
  
  
• Deaths in Pakistan suicide attack
  Bomb-laden vehicle explodes near police post in Lakki Marwat in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
  
  
• Barak seals Russian defence deal
  Show of unity comes after strains in ties over Russian arms contracts in the Middle East.
  
  
• France pioneers Roma programme
  Amid controversy over deportations, a scheme to help vulnerable minority continues.
  
  
• Israeli FM doubts peace possibility
  Lieberman quoted as saying deal with Palestinians unattainable in a year or 'during the next generation'.