http://www.teletext.co.uk/news/world-news-in-brief/default.aspxen-gbhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.uk<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/world-news-in-brief/~4/386775211" height="1" width="1"/>ITALY One of three suspects held over the murder of student Meredith Kercher is thought to be seeking a separate trial because he fears being framed.

Rudy Hermann Guede is due to appear at a pre-trial hearing alongside fellow suspects Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in Perugia next Tuesday.

But lawyers acting for the family of Miss Kercher say they expect Guede to ask for a fast-track trial on his own.

VIETNAM The Duke of York is visiting the country to celebrate 35 years of diplomatic ties between the UK and Vietnam and promote business links.

DUBAI A 62-year-old oil worker from Aberdeen is thought to be among the victims of a helicopter crash last week which claimed seven lives.

USA An Ohio mother convicted of killing her baby daughter in a microwave oven is to hear her punishment later.

GEORGIA President Mikhail Saakashvili said that he is confident of regaining two breakaway provinces with the help of the "rest of the world".

AFGHANISTAN The US military has said it will reopen its investigation into allegations that air strikes killed scores of women and children.

USA Actor Gary Coleman hit a pedestrian with his truck in Utah after arguing with him in a bowling alley.

USA Britney Spears walked away with three prizes from MTV's Video Music Awards in an appearance that was hailed as a "resurrection" of her career.

PAKISTAN Several explosions have rocked the Miran Shah area in the country's troubled north-west region, injuring at least 12 people, the military said.

AFGHANISTAN A Nato soldier has been killed in a roadside blast in the south of the country.

SOMALIA Pirates armed with rocket- propelled grenades have attacked three vessels but failed to hijack them due to quick action by crew members.

A Chinese cargo ship, a Singaporean liquefied gas carrier and a Thai bulk carrier thwarted the pirates in the Gulf of Aden by increasing speed.

The attacks came after pirates hijacked an Egyptian cargo ship and a French sailing boat last Wednesday.

GEORGIA Officials will appeal to judges to impose emergency measures to halt "ethnic cleansing" by Russia in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

PAKISTAN A 16-year-old boy wearing a suicide bomber jacket and carrying a hand grenade has been arrested in an army-controlled area near Peshawar.

AUSTRALIA St George, the fifth-largest bank, has agreed a takeover proposal by larger rival Westpac Banking Corp.

THAILAND PM Samak Sundaravej has defended himself against claims that he violated the constitution by hosting a TV cooking show while in office.

JAPAN Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers have been slapped with lifetime bans from the ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana.

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