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| Monday, 24 November, 2008, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Democrats eye huge economic boost Senior Democrats in the US Congress consider backing a huge stimulus plan to boost the flagging US economy. |
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| Apec upbeat over global downturn Asia-Pacific leaders say they expect the global downturn to end during 2010, at the end of George W Bush's final summit. | |
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| Jail terms for Israeli neo-Nazis Eight Israeli teenagers who carried out neo-Nazi attacks and ran a far-right cell are convicted and sentenced in Tel Aviv. | |
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| Chavez tested in Venezuelan polls There are long queues as Venezuelans vote for 22 state governors and 300 mayors, in a key test for President Chavez. | |
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| 'Shots fired' near Georgia leader Shots are reportedly fired as a car carries Georgia's president near South Ossetia, officials say, but Russia denies involvement. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | G-Bissau leader survives attack Guinea-Bissau's president survives a gun attack by mutinous soldiers in what correspondents say was a failed coup attempt. |
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| Zimbabwe denies bar on Annan team Zimbabwe denies refusing entry to a team led by former UN chief Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter. | |
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| Nigerians sweep MTV Africa awards Nigerian artists dominate the MTV Africa Music Awards (the Mamas) scooping six of the 10 awards. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Democrats eye huge economic boost Senior Democrats in the US Congress consider backing a huge stimulus plan to boost the flagging US economy. |
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| Chavez tested in Venezuelan polls There are long queues as Venezuelans vote for 22 state governors and 300 mayors, in a key test for President Chavez. | |
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| Jackson settles High Court case Michael Jackson cancels a planned trip to the UK after his music contract dispute with an Arab sheikh is settled in principle. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Apec upbeat over global downturn Asia-Pacific leaders say they expect the global downturn to end during 2010, at the end of George W Bush's final summit. |
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| Dalai Lama urges Chinese contacts The Dalai Lama asks Tibetan exiles to improve contacts with ordinary Chinese, but warns that their leaders remain a threat. | |
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| Thai protesters in 'final battle' Thousands of protesters gather in the Thai capital for what they call a "final battle" to oust the government. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | 'Shots fired' near Georgia leader Shots are reportedly fired as a car carries Georgia's president near South Ossetia, officials say, but Russia denies involvement. |
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| Germans held in Kosovo over blast Three Germans are held in Kosovo over a blast at the EU envoy's office, amid reports they are intelligence officers. | |
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| 'Dismay' at Litvinenko stalemate Campaigners say they are disappointed at the lack of progress in the case of a murdered former KGB agent, two years after his death. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Abbas threatens early elections Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he will call elections if talks with Hamas fail to make progress. |
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| Jail terms for Israeli neo-Nazis Eight Israeli teenagers who carried out neo-Nazi attacks and ran a far-right cell are convicted and sentenced in Tel Aviv. | |
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| 'Israel spy' put to death in Iran A 45-year-old Iranian man convicted of spying for Iran's arch foe Israel is hanged, reports from Tehran say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Violence marks Kashmir election Violence erupts during the second stage of heavily policed state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
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| MP urges clarity on Rauf 'death' A senior MP has questioned whether the government were warned about a US missile strike in Pakistan that reportedly killed a British terror suspect. | |
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| Footage released of Afghan battle The Ministry of Defence has released footage of a fierce two-day battle in which the first Gurkha to die in Afghanistan lost his life | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Top earners face income tax rise The Chancellor is to announce in his pre-Budget report he intends to raise the top rate of income tax in the future, the BBC learns. |
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| Policemen killed 'on way to help' Four policemen are killed in a road crash while answering a call for help from colleagues in County Down. | |
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| Jackson settles High Court case Michael Jackson cancels a planned trip to the UK after his music contract dispute with an Arab sheikh is settled in principle. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Pupils sit the final 11-plus test More than 15,000 primary seven pupils across Northern Ireland sit the second part of the last 11-plus exam. |
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| Oxbridge plans to accept Diploma Oxford and Cambridge give the engineering Diploma a boost by saying they will accept the qualification in applications. | |
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| Teacher guilty of 'incompetence' A primary school teacher becomes the first in Scotland to admit charges of serious professional incompetence. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Woman and child killed by train A woman and her seven-year-old grandson die when they are hit by a train on a crossing in Nottinghamshire. |
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| Gang attacked top police officer A senior officer with the Metropolitan Police is hit with a brick in an attack by four people as he walked with his wife and son. | |
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| BNP members held over leafleting Twelve British National Party members are arrested on suspicion of distributing racist material in Liverpool city centre. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Apec upbeat over global downturn Asia-Pacific leaders say they expect the global downturn to end during 2010, at the end of George W Bush's final summit. |
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| Obama to name treasury secretary A senior aide to Barack Obama confirms that New York banking chief Timothy Geithner will be named treasury secretary. | |
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| Saudi Arabia cuts interest rate Saudi Arabia cuts a key interest rate to boost the economy, while stocks drop to a five-year low. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Guns N' Roses album on sale in US Guns N' Roses finally launch their highly-anticipated album Chinese Democracy in the US. |
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| Jackson expected to arrive in UK Michael Jackson is expected to give evidence at London's High Court over claims he breached a contract with an Arab sheikh. | |
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| Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late former Beatle, John Lennon, for saying the band were more popular than Jesus. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Sea eagles could be reintroduced Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England. |
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| Fresh spacewalk in vexed mission International Space Station astronauts try to resolve the latest of a series of glitches that have plagued their mission. | |
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| Light-wave implant hope for deaf An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | IBM to build brain-like computers A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons. |
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| Online time 'is good for teens' Teenagers' use of digital media shows that time online teaches children important skills, a big study shows. | |
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| Google unveils customised search A tool unveiled by search giant Google will let users tailor search results much more closely to their needs. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Sticky cell' clues to epilepsy A faulty immune reaction may be responsible for the development of epilepsy, research suggests. |
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| Light-wave implant hope for deaf An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers. | |
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| Hairspray linked to birth defect Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect. | |
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| 1996: Hijacked jet crashes into sea At least 100 passengers die after a hijacked passenger jet runs out of fuel and crashes into the Indian Ocean. | |||
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| 1984: London tube fire traps hundreds Almost 1,000 passengers are trapped in smoke-filled tunnels for three hours after a fire at Oxford Circus underground station. | |||
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| 2002: Riots force Miss World out of Nigeria Miss World organisers cancel the controversial beauty pageant that has sparked violence among Christians and Muslims. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Shah heroics fail to save England Owais Shah's 72 cannot prevent England from going down to a 19-run, rain-affected defeat by India, who take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the one-day series. |
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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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| Tottenham 1-0 Blackburn Tottenham move out of the Premier League's bottom three with a win against Blackburn, who have Martin Olsson sent off. | |
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| Sunderland 0-1 West Ham Valon Behrami's first goal for West Ham is enough to give them a much-needed victory over a below-par Sunderland. | |
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| Williams wins top rugby accolade Wales winger Shane Williams wins the IRB international Player of the Year award at a ceremony in London. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Tottenham 1-0 Blackburn Tottenham move out of the Premier League's bottom three with a win against Blackburn, who have Martin Olsson sent off. |
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| Sunderland 0-1 West Ham Valon Behrami's first goal for West Ham is enough to give them a much-needed victory over a below-par Sunderland. | |
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| Pompey to consider Defoe surgery Portsmouth manager Tony Adams says striker Jermain Defoe may require surgery to correct a troublesome calf injury. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Shah heroics fail to save England Owais Shah's 72 cannot prevent England from going down to a 19-run, rain-affected defeat by India, who take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the one-day series. |
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| Vaughan targeting England return Former England captain Michael Vaughan is confident of forcing his way back into the national team in time for the winter tour to the Caribbean. | |
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| Australia clinch easy Gabba win Australia wrap up a comfortable 149-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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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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| Spain take lead after doubles win Spain take charge of the Davis Cup final in Argentina thanks to victory for Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in Saturday's doubles rubber. | |
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| Lopez draws Spain level in final David Nalbandian and Feliciano Lopez win a match apiece to leave Argentina and Spain tied at 1-1 after day one of the Davis Cup final. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber breaks leg in bike crash Formula One driver Mark Webber breaks his right leg after colliding with a car while riding his bike at a charity event in Tasmania. |
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| No French GP until 2011 - F1 boss Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says that the French grand Prix is unlikely to be reinstated before 2011. | |
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| Formula 1 boss faces divorce case The wife of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce, it is announced. | |
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