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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | India considers anti-terror body India's prime minister opens urgent talks on setting up a federal agency of investigation after the Mumbai attacks. |
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| Chavez renews reelection ambition Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to seek a constitutional amendment to allow him to stand for reelection. | |
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| Space shuttle touches down safely Nasa's space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth, landing at an air force base in California after an eventful mission. | |
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| Nigerian city tense after riots At least 200 people are dead in Jos, Nigeria, after two days of religious and ethnic clashes, officials say. | |
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| Swiss approve prescription heroin Swiss voters overwhelmingly back a change in health policy that offers prescription heroin to addicts on a permanent basis. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigerian city tense after riots At least 200 people are dead in Jos, Nigeria, after two days of religious and ethnic clashes, officials say. |
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| Pirates 'to release Ukraine ship' Somali pirates holding a ship full of military hardware reach a deal with its Ukrainian owners to release it, reports say. | |
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| Row over tanker held in Nigeria The captain of a Greek oil tanker accuses the armed forces of Nigeria of co-operating with militants to hijack his ship. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Chavez renews reelection ambition Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to seek a constitutional amendment to allow him to stand for reelection. |
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| Mexican diners killed by gunmen A group of masked gunmen kill eight people at a restaurant in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez. | |
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| Space shuttle touches down safely Nasa's space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth, landing at an air force base in California after an eventful mission. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Tension grows over Thai blockade Fears of conflict in Thailand rise and thousands of tourists remain stranded as the blockade of Bangkok airports goes on. |
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| Economy warning from China leader China's President Hu Jintao warns that the global financial crisis could weaken his country's competitiveness. | |
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| Beached whales die in Australia About 150 pilot whales die in a mass stranding in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Romania election outcome unclear Exit polls from Romania's election put the leftist opposition in the lead but the shape of the next government is far from clear. |
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| UK 'closer' to adopting the euro British politicians are actively considering joining the eurozone, says EC president Jose Manuel Barroso. | |
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| Swiss approve prescription heroin Swiss voters overwhelmingly back a change in health policy that offers prescription heroin to addicts on a permanent basis. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel approves prisoner release Israel approves the release of 250 prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. |
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| Opec refuses oil production cuts Opec leaders leave oil production quotas unchanged after a brief meeting in the Egyptian capital. | |
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| UN contractors killed in Iraq Two foreign UN contractors are killed and 15 injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| India considers anti-terror body India's prime minister opens urgent talks on setting up a federal agency of investigation after the Mumbai attacks. |
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| Taleban's ex-spokesman shot dead Former high-profile spokesman for the Taleban, Mohammad Hanif, is shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. | |
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| England wait on security report England arrive home and could decide as soon as Monday whether to return to India following the attacks in Mumbai. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Police 'shoot man near cathedral' A man is shot dead by police in what is reported to be the grounds of Guildford cathedral in Surrey |
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| Harman 'concerned' by MP's arrest The leader of the Commons says she is "very concerned" by the arrest of Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green. | |
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| Dragon 'may bid for Woolworths' Dragons' Den entrepreneur Theo Paphitis is among potential bidders for collapsed High Street chain Woolworths, reports say. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Grant targeted at poorer students Better-off teenagers would lose out under plans to re-target Scottish education allowances at poorer students. |
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| Academy intakes 'less deprived' Academies are widening their social appeal, now drawing a less-deprived intake of pupils, says an annual report. | |
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| 'Good results' for reading scheme Struggling readers make "spectacular" improvements on a government-backed reading scheme, academics say. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Police 'shoot man near cathedral' A man is shot dead by police in what is reported to be the grounds of Guildford cathedral in Surrey |
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| Police assault allegation probed The Independent Police Complaints Commission investigates an alleged attack by three police officers in Greater Manchester, caught on CCTV. | |
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| Inquiry starts after flats blast An investigation into an explosion that ripped through a block of flats in Wigan, seriously injuring two men, is launched. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US holiday sales make solid start The US holiday shopping season gets off to an encouraging start, with sales on the day after Thanksgiving up 3% on last year. |
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| Economy warning from China leader China's President Hu Jintao warns that the global financial crisis could weaken his country's competitiveness. | |
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| UK 'closer' to adopting the euro British politicians are actively considering joining the eurozone, says EC president Jose Manuel Barroso. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Slumdog scoops Indie film awards Slumdog Millionaire, about a poor Indian boy who wins a fortune, gets three prizes at the British Independent Film Awards. |
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| The Killers outsell Guns N' Roses The Killers go to number one in the UK album charts, beating the heavily-anticipated Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy. | |
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| Glastonbury licence 'is assured' Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis says the festival will never lose its licence because it has become too important to the local economy. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space shuttle touches down safely Nasa's space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth, landing at an air force base in California after an eventful mission. |
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| Amazon deforestation accelerates The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say. | |
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| Beached whales die in Australia About 150 pilot whales die in a mass stranding in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Europe backs mobile roaming cap Sending text or downloading data while abroad looks set to get cheaper as Brussels backs caps on roaming charges. |
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| Europe's 10bn-euro space vision Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in The Hague. | |
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| Woman cleared of MySpace bullying A woman accused of driving a teenage girl to kill herself using MySpace has been cleared of cyber-bullying in America. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Heart disease 'reversed in mice' Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice - and even reversed some of its effects. |
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| Decision due on conjoined twins Doctors will decide next Tuesday whether to operate on two conjoined twins born in a London hospital last week. | |
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| South Africa 'at risk of cholera' A South African scientist warns that gross underinvestment in water management has left it at risk of a cholera outbreak. | |
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| 1995: Clinton kindles hope in Northern Ireland Bill Clinton, the first serving US president to visit Northern Ireland, gets a rapturous welcome by both Catholics and Protestants. | |||
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| 1994: Blazing liner abandoned off east Africa Almost 1,000 people are forced to abandon the Achille Lauro in the Indian Ocean after it catches fire. | |||
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| 1982: Animal activists bomb Downing Street A letter bomb explodes inside the British Prime Minister's London residence injuring a member of staff. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal Robin Van Persie's double earns Arsenal a remarkable win against leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. |
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| Australia v NZ live scorecard Australia, who lead the series 1-0, take on New Zealand in the second Test in Adelaide. | |
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| Man City 0-1 Man Utd Cristiano Ronaldo is sent off as Wayne Rooney's goal gives Manchester United victory. | |
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| More to come from NZ - Muliaina Full-back Mils Muliaina believes the current All Blacks side are the strongest he has played in but can still improve. | |
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| India decision hangs over England England's cricketers mull over resuming their tour of India and are awaiting the completion of a security report. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal Robin Van Persie's double earns Arsenal a remarkable win against leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. |
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| Man City 0-1 Man Utd Cristiano Ronaldo is sent off as Wayne Rooney's goal gives Manchester United victory. | |
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| Barrow handed FA Cup trip to Boro Barrow are drawn away to Middlesbrough in the stand-out tie of the FA Cup third round draw. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India decision hangs over England England's cricketers mull over resuming their tour of India and are awaiting the completion of a security report. |
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| Australia v NZ live scorecard Australia, who lead the series 1-0, take on New Zealand in the second Test in Adelaide. | |
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| England wait on security report England arrive home and could decide as soon as Monday whether to return to India following the attacks in Mumbai. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nalbandian denies Davis Cup row David Nalbandian rejects claims that he argued with team-mates as Argentina lost to Spain in the Davis Cup final. |
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| Verdasco wins Davis Cup for Spain Spain win the Davis Cup for the third time as Fernando Verdasco beats Argentina's Jose Acasuso to give them a 3-1 victory. | |
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| Roddick to be coached by Stefanki Andy Roddick will team up with coach Larry Stefanki ahead of the 2009 season. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber targets return in February Mark Webber tells BBC Sport he hopes to recover from a broken leg in time for the first test of Red Bull's new car. |
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| TT Championship unveiled for 2009 In 2009 the Isle of Man TT will feature a points-based championship format to establish an overall champion. | |
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| F1 boss plans scoring revolution Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says he wants a new scoring system that would make the driver with most wins champion. | |
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