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Reuters: Top News Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. "Fake-death" canoe couple jailed 23 Jul 2008 at 6:35pm LONDON (Reuters) - A woman who helped fake her husband's death in a canoeing accident was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for her part in a daring scam that deceived even the couple's children. Bank split three ways on interest rates path 23 Jul 2008 at 1:59pm LONDON (Reuters) - One Bank of England policymaker wanted to raise interest rates this month and another wanted a cut, but the remaining seven chose to keep them steady as both inflation and economic growth prospects had worsened. Karadzic to run his own defence 23 Jul 2008 at 6:36pm BELGRADE (Reuters) - Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on Wednesday. No action over John Leslie rape allegation 23 Jul 2008 at 4:28pm LONDON (Reuters) - No action will be taken against former TV presenter John Leslie over an allegation of rape made against him, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Marine who dived on grenade to be honoured 23 Jul 2008 at 2:41pm LONDON (Reuters) - A marine who survived after diving on a live grenade to shield his comrades while on a mission in Afghanistan is to receive Britain's highest bravery award, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. War court told Bin Laden happy with 9/11 toll 23 Jul 2008 at 6:34pm GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver overheard the al Qaeda leader saying he was happy about the death toll in the September 11 attacks and thought the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was shot down, according to one of the driver's interrogators. Kenya's PM says Brown helped resolve crisis 23 Jul 2008 at 4:33pm LONDON (Reuters) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga credited Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday with helping to start the process that resolved the east African country's bloody crisis after its presidential election last December. British soldier killed in Afghanistan 23 Jul 2008 at 9:47am LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was killed and two others were wounded when their patrol came under attack in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Bomb plotters lose appeal 23 Jul 2008 at 9:34am LONDON (Reuters) - Five men who were jailed for life for plotting al Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks lost appeals against their convictions on Wednesday. WTO chief says eat bananas for negotiating success 23 Jul 2008 at 7:08pm GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organisation's marathon-running chief has urged his staff to eat bananas to sustain themselves through long negotiating sessions -- in which tariffs on the fruit are among the most contentious issues. Newsfeed display by CaRP