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SouthAfricanpolicehaveopenedfireonacrowdofseveralthousandstrikingworkersataplatinummine,leavinganunconfirmednumberofpeopledeadorinjured.AneyewitnesstoldtheBBChecounted18bodieslyingonthegroundoutsidethemine.GordonCorerareports.

Afterfirstusingwatercannon,thenstungrenadesandteargas,TVfootageshowsSouthAfricanpolicefiringvolleysofliveroundsintothestrikingminers,someofwhomthepolicesaywerearmedwithmachetesandclubs.Bodiescanthenbeseenlyingonthegroundinpoolsofblood.Theunrestbegannearlyaweekagowhen3,000workerswalkedoutinwhatmanagementdescribedasanillegalstrike.Themenweredemandingawageincreasefromthecompanythatoperatesthemine.Itisthethirdlargestproducerofplatinumintheworld–almostallofwhichcomesfromthisonemine.

BritainandSwedenhavecriticizedEcuador'sdecisiontograntpoliticalasylumtotheWikileaksfounderJulianAssange.MrAssangesoughtrefugeintheEcuadorianembassyinLondontwomonthsagotoavoidextraditiontoSwedenwherehe'swantedforquestioningoversexassaultallegations.TheBritishForeignSecretaryWilliamHaguesaidMrAssangewouldnotbeallowedsafepassagetoEcuador.

"Underourlaw,withMrAssangehavingexhaustedalloptionsofappeal,theBritishauthoritiesareunderabindingobligationtoextraditehimtoSweden.Wemustcarryoutthatobligation,andofcoursewefullyintendtodoso.TheEcuadoriangovernment'sdecisiondoesnotchangethat,andnordoesitchangethecurrentcircumstancesinanyway."

PoliceinChilehavedetained139people–mostofthemteenagestudents–whoareoccupyingthreeschoolsinthecapitalSantiagoincontinuingprotestagainstthegovernment'seducationpolicies.Therewereviolentclashesaspolicemovedintothebuildings.Studentleader,CamilaVallejo,criticizedtheaction.

"It'sadirectassaultonpubliceducation,andonthechancetoadvancetowardsendinginequalityinChile."

Chileanstudentshaveheldmonthsofmassprotestsinthepastyeartodemandfree,highqualitypubliceducationforall.

ElevenpeoplehavediedafteramilitaryhelicoptercrashedinsouthernAfghanistan.Nato-ledforcesinthecountrysaidsevenofthedeadwereAmericanmilitarypersonnel,threeweremembersoftheAfghansecurityforces,andonewasanAfghancivilianinterpreter.TheBlackHawkhelicoptercrashedinKandaharprovince.

ThenumberofpeoplekilledinbombandshootingattacksinIraqonThursdayhasclimbedtoatleastforty-five.MostofthevictimsdiedinandaroundBaghdadandinthenortherncityofKirkuk.Securityforcesandpoliceappearedtobethetargetsofseveralofthebombings.

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ABritishmanparalyzedfromtheneckdownhaslostaHighCourtcaseinwhichhearguedthatdoctorsshouldbeallowedtoendhislifewithoutfearofprosecution.JudgesruledagainstTonyNicklinson,sayingthelawwasclear,andthatvoluntaryeuthanasiawasmurder.Fifty-eight-year-oldMrNicklinsonhaddescribedhislifeasa'livingnightmare'sinceastrokein2005whichlefthimwithlocked-insyndrome.Hehassaidhewillappealagainstthedecision.

ABritishjudgehasruledthatanarrangedmarriageinvolvingaBritishwomanofBangladeshioriginwhohasseverelearningdifficultiesshouldbeannulled.Herparents,whoorganizedthemarriageinBangladeshnineyearsago,hadarguedthatitwasinherbestinterests,andanannulmentwouldshametheirfamily.

SharesinthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebookfelltoanewlowtodayassomeoftherestrictionsonsellingstockwereliftedaftertheinitialpublicofferinMay.Whenthecompanyfloated,shareswentonsalefor$38each.Today,thepricedippedbelow$20,wiping$4bnofthecompany'smarketvalue.Here'sourbusinessreporterKarenHoggan.

Untilnow,theinvestorswho'vebeenwithFacebooksincethecompany'searlydayshavebeenpreventedfromsellingtheirshares.Thisrestrictionisimposedtoprotectnewlyfloatedsharesfromextremevolatilityiftoomanypeoplesellatonce.Often,whenthebanislifted,acompany'ssharepricedropssharply.However,somethinkmanyinvestors,whohaveseenthesharepricedropsomuchsinceMay,mayhavehungontotheirsharestoavoidsellingthemataloss.

ThedeathhasbeenannouncedoftheheadoftheEthiopianOrthodoxChurch,AbunePaulos,attheageof76.TheEthiopianforeignministrysaidthepatriarchhadbeenreceivingtreatmentforanundisclosedillnessinrecentweeks.AbunePaulosledEthiopia's40millionOrthodoxChristians–halfofthepopulationfor20years.

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