| British recovery still 'very fragile,' says Brown |
 | Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has said that the country's economy "remains very fragile" and warned of "bumps in the road" ahead. In his speech, ahead of a general election widely expected to be held on May 6, Brown told voters he would "not let them down" in steering the economy to safety. Brown said that the next budget would be held on March 24 and confirmed that the pay of senior public employees would be frozen.
More » | | Egypt's al-Azhar leader dies in Saudi Arabia |
 | Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Sunni Islam's most senior religious figure, has died during a visit to Saudi Arabia.
The 82-year-old Egyptian, who had previously undergone heart surgery, suffered a heart attack as he boarded a flight early Wednesday morning, Egyptian television said.
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