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BBC news 2011-10-10

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Egyptian officials say at least 17 people have been killed in clashes in Cairo between members of the minority Coptic Christian community and the security forces. At least 150 were injured. Thousands of Copts were demonstrating over the burning of a church in the south of Egypt. Shaimaa Khalil reports from Cairo.

It started as a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of the governor of Aswan. However, clashes escalated between Coptic Christians protesting in front of the state TV and radio building and the military. Footage from state TV showed several vehicles on fire and protesters throwing petrol bombs at security forces in the latest sectarian flare-up in the country. Coptic Christians, who make up 10% of Egypt's roughly 85 million people, blamed Muslim extremists for partially demolishing a church in Aswan province last week.

Forces from Libya's new interim authority, the NTC, have taken control of a key target in Sirte, the last major stronghold of pro-Gaddafi forces. The NTC says it will formally declare the liberation of Libya when Sirte falls. The BBC's Wyre Davies is there.

It's been a day of mixed emotions for anti-Gaddafi fighters trying to take control of Sirte and bring an end to this nine-month conflict. After fierce fighting, they have made significant gains, taking the huge and opulent Ouagadougou exhibition centre and the university in the southern suburbs. They also claim to have overrun a central hospital and captured several pro-Gaddafi fighters. But they have also suffered terrible losses. After Gaddafi's troops hit back with a huge mortar barrage, we saw dozens of dead and maimed rebel fighters at a field hospital just outside the city.

Germany and France say they'll unveil a comprehensive package to tackle the eurozone's debt crisis by early November. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy said the aim was to address the problems of the worst-hit country Greece and to propose ways of re-capitalising the banks affected by the crisis. Mr Sarkozy said they were also seeking to increase cooperation between eurozone countries through treaty changes.

"We are ready with Mrs Merkel to propose to our partners a number of adaptations, also to major European accords so that the integration, efficiency and stability of the eurozone can be guaranteed in a lasting way."

The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed victory in the country's general election after exit polls indicated his ruling centre-right Civic Platform party was comfortably ahead of its rivals. A victory for Mr Tusk's coalition will be the first time a government has won re-election since the fall of communism. A BBC correspondent in Warsaw says it appears the polls have rewarded Mr Tusk for his successful handling of the economy. Poland is the only EU country to avoid recession since the global crisis.

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Sudan and its newly independent neighbour South Sudan have set up several committees to resolve outstanding disputes. It's the most tangible result of President Salva Kiir's historic first visit to Khartoum since the South gained independence three months ago. Both sides accuse the other of supporting rebels on their territory and claim the disputed region of Abyei.

The spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Doctor Rowan Williams, has delivered a sermon in Zimbabwe as he tries to heal the rift between Anglicans in the country. Speaking in the capital Harare, Doctor Williams called on Zimbabweans to turn away from violence. A renegade bishop who sides with President Robert Mugabe has been accused of inciting violence against Anglicans who don't support him. Doctor Williams has requested a meeting with Mr Mugabe.

The former Beatle Paul McCartney has got married for the third time. The wedding ceremony between Sir Paul and the American heiress Nancy Shevell took place at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in London. Here's David Sillito.

Arriving to cheers at the Old Marylebone Town Hall, Sir Paul McCartney and his wife-to-be Nancy Shevell waved to the crowds. Her family's business is haulage. She's a board member of the New York Transportation Authority. And today, there was only a handful of guests, family and some old friends, including another former Beatle Ringo Starr. And while they had tried to avoid publicity, the location was a familiar one; it's where Sir Paul married his first wife Linda.

South Africa has lodged an appeal with the Confederation of African Football after mistakenly thinking its team had progressed to the Cup of Nations finals. The players did a lap of honour after a goalless draw with Sierra Leone, believing they would go through on goal difference. But Caf said Niger had reached the finals because it had a better head-to-head record against the other two top teams in the group.

And those are the latest stories from BBC News.