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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. |
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| California wildfires wreak havoc Firefighters in southern California continue to battle wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced thousands to flee. | |
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| Shuttle docks with space station Space Shuttle Endeavour docks with the International Space Station on an "extreme make-over" mission. | |
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| Head rebel 'backs DR Congo peace' Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda tells a UN envoy he will support a peace process with DR Congo's government. | |
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| Taiwanese ex-leader in hospital The jailed former president of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, is taken to hospital five days into a hunger strike. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Head rebel 'backs DR Congo peace' Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda tells a UN envoy he will support a peace process with DR Congo's government. |
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| Guinea-Bissau vote goes smoothly International observers say voting in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary election was calm and orderly, with a high turnout. | |
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| Somali head admits militant gains Somalia president says Islamist insurgents now control most of the country, and are approaching Mogadishu. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | California wildfires wreak havoc Firefighters in southern California continue to battle wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced thousands to flee. |
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| Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. | |
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| Summit pledge to 'restore growth' Global leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington pledge to work together to restore global growth. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Chinese 'living longer than ever' The lives of China's people have vastly improved in the last 30 years but the gap between rich and poor is growing, the UN says. |
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| Somali pirates 'seize cargo ship' South Korean officials say pirates have hijacked a ship off the coast of Somalia carrying 23 crew, including five South Koreans. | |
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| Kim 'makes new public appearance' North Korea says reclusive leader Kim Jong-il has made another public appearance, amid speculation that he has been ill. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia 'pinning hopes on Obama' Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes US President-elect Barack Obama will help rebuild strained mutual relations. |
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| Summit pledge to 'restore growth' Global leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington pledge to work together to restore global growth. | |
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| Gas blasts kill Romanian miners Gas explosions at a colliery in south-western Romania kill 12 miners and seriously injure eight others, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. |
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| Air strike kills Gaza militants An Israeli air strike kills four Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip, further straining a five-month ceasefire. | |
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| Syria uncovers 'largest church' Archaeologists find what they think is the largest ancient Christian church in Syria - probably dating back some 1,500 years. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Karzai offers Taleban safety deal Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, offers safe passage to Taleban leader Mullah Omar if he agrees to peace talks. |
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| Sri Lanka army 'takes Tiger base' Sri Lankan soldiers have entered the strategically important Tamil Tiger stronghold of Pooneryn, the defence ministry says. | |
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| New bridge collapses in Kashmir Three workers die and 20 are missing after a new bridge in Indian-run Kashmir crashes into the gorge below. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Three die in police pursuit crash Three people are killed when their car hits a garden wall while they are being pursued by police in Greater Manchester. |
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| Football boy dies on canoe trip Police investigate the death of a promising teenage footballer, as he canoed on a river in Powys during a school trip. | |
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| Councillors meet over Baby P case Members of Haringey's Labour Party hold a closed doors emergency meeting about the death of 17-month-old Baby P. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | New Ofsted inspections attacked Ofsted's new short, sharp inspection regime presents only a "superficial snapshot" of schools, a report says. |
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| Ministers 'losing grip on EMAs' A leading college principal says the government needs to show that it has a grip on the problem with student allowances. | |
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| Coasting schools told to improve Hundreds of secondary schools deemed to be "coasting" are to be urged to stretch their pupils to achieve more. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Three die in police pursuit crash Three people are killed when their car hits a garden wall while they are being pursued by police in Greater Manchester. |
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| Football boy dies on canoe trip Police investigate the death of a promising teenage footballer, as he canoed on a river in Powys during a school trip. | |
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| Fire family woken by baby cough A family are "extremely lucky" to be alive after the parents are woken by the sound of their baby coughing as a fire took hold in their Dorset flat. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Leaders welcome G20 action plan World leaders welcome the outcome of the G20 summit but some observers say the action plan does not go far enough. |
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| Pakistan asks IMF for rescue loan Pakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund for a loan of at least $7.6bn, its top economic adviser says. | |
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| Iran pushes for further oil cut Iran is to urge Opec to agree another cut in production to boost the price of oil, a top Iranian oil official says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Rapper West criticises paparazzi Rap star Kanye West criticises paparazzi photographers following his brief arrest after an incident in Newcastle. |
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| On The Buses' Varney dies at 92 Comedy actor Reg Varney, best known for ITV's On The Buses, dies aged 92 in a nursing home in Devon after a short illness. | |
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| Il Divo's Promise soars to No 1 Operatic quartet Il Divo beat Stereophonics to claim this week's number one album with The Promise. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Shuttle docks with space station Space Shuttle Endeavour docks with the International Space Station on an "extreme make-over" mission. |
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| India sends probe on to the Moon India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft sends a probe to crash land on the surface of the Moon. | |
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| Exoplanets finally come into view Two studies show the first direct images of planets outside our Solar System, including a three-planet system. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | India sends probe on to the Moon India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft sends a probe to crash land on the surface of the Moon. |
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| European debut for '$100 laptop' The One Laptop Per Child organisation will start selling its XO laptop in Europe on 17 November. | |
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| Tower of power lights up London A wind-powered sculpture is lighting up London's South Bank as part of a digital arts festival. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cancer drug success 'on the rise' Cancer drug research is entering a new era which will mean more successful drugs for patients, says a charity. |
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| Ovary transplant baby 'a miracle' A woman who underwent the world's first whole ovary transplant speaks of her delight at giving birth. | |
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| Heart test 'cannot predict risk' Heart tests offered to many patients with chest pain are of little value in predicting future heart disease, say researchers. | |
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| 1983: England fans rampage in Luxembourg More than 20 English football supporters are arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence. | |||
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| 1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man' Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher names Sir Anthony Blunt, a former security service officer, as the "fourth man" in the Philby affair. | |||
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| 1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery receive jail terms totalling nearly 100 years. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Pakistan seal Windies whitewash Younus Khan hits a century as Pakistan wrap up the one-day series against West Indies 3-0 despite a battling 122 from Chris Gayle. |
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| Hull 2-2 Man City Geovanni strikes an equaliser for Hull as they draw with Man City in an entertaining fixture. | |
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| Superb Djokovic wins Masters Cup Novak Djokovic produces a magnificent display to beat Nikolay Davydenko in Shanghai and win his first Masters Cup title. | |
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| Gerrard heads England absentees Liverpool's Steve Gerrard is out of England's squad to face Germany and is joined by Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart. | |
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| Australia 52-0 Fiji Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston score hat-tricks as Australia reach the World Cup final with a 10-try demolition of Fiji in Sydney. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Gerrard heads England absentees Liverpool's Steve Gerrard is out of England's squad to face Germany and is joined by Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart. |
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| Hull 2-2 Man City Geovanni strikes an equaliser for Hull as they draw with Man City in an entertaining fixture. | |
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| Everton 1-1 Middlesbrough Yakubu scores his first goal in 10 matches to rescue a deserved point for Everton against Middlesbrough at Goodison Park. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Gough slams England 'favouritism' Former England fast bowler Darren Gough says selection favouritism is hampering the team's chances in one-day cricket. |
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| Sidebottom set to miss out again England are unlikely to risk paceman Ryan Sidebottom as they attempt to bounce back against India in Monday's second match of their one-day series. | |
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| No agreement on England IPL deal England fail to reach agreement with India over the release of players for the Indian Premier League. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Superb Djokovic wins Masters Cup Novak Djokovic produces a magnificent display to beat Nikolay Davydenko in Shanghai and win his first Masters Cup title. |
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| Djokovic v Davydenko as it happened Novak Djokovic takes on Nikolay Davydenko in the final of the Masters Cup. | |
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| Davydenko ends Murray's Cup run Andy Murray is beaten by Nikolay Davydenko in the semi-finals of the Masters Cup to bring his 2008 season to an end. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Canadian GP stays off F1 calendar Canadian officials say they have failed to reach a deal to reinstate Montreal's Grand Prix to the 2009 F1 schedule. |
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| China considers ditching F1 race Shanghai is weighing up the future of its Grand Prix, according to a senior race official. | |
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| Schumacher could join Superbikes Honda say they could offer seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher a ride in the 2009 World Superbikes championship. | |
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