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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Forces fight through siege hotels Indian forces fight to clear the last gunmen from two hotels in Mumbai, more than 24 hours after a series of attacks in the city. |
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| Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties President Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba on the last stop of a Latin American tour to strengthen Russian regional influence. | |
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| Malaysian jailed for maid attacks A former Malaysian flight attendant who repeatedly scalded her Indonesian maid is jailed for 18 years. | |
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| Iraqi parliament backs US pullout The Iraqi parliament approves a plan on the future of US forces in Iraq, paving the way for complete withdrawal by 2011. | |
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| Thai PM 'to act against protests' The Thai prime minister vows to take action on paralysing anti-government protests at Bangkok's two main airports. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Congolese flee rebels for Uganda Some 13,000 Congolese have fled into Uganda from a rebel advance in just two days, the UN says. |
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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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| Kenya to get poll violence court Kenya's cabinet agrees to implement a report into post-poll violence to prosecute those responsible. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Iraqi parliament backs US pullout The Iraqi parliament approves a plan on the future of US forces in Iraq, paving the way for complete withdrawal by 2011. |
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| Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties President Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba on the last stop of a Latin American tour to strengthen Russian regional influence. | |
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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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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai PM 'to act against protests' The Thai prime minister vows to take action on paralysing anti-government protests at Bangkok's two main airports. |
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| China tycoon's arrest confirmed Police say Chinese billionaire Huang Guangyu is in custody while they investigate him for alleged economic crimes. | |
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| China condemns France over Tibet China says it has "no choice but to postpone" a planned summit with the EU because of the French stance on the Tibet issue. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Airbus jet crashes in test flight Two people are killed and five are missing after an Airbus A320 plane crashes during a test flight after maintenance work. |
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| Spain unveils 11bn euro stimulus Spain launches an 11bn euros (£9.2bn) economic boost plan aimed at creating 300,000 jobs in 2009. | |
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| Dutch 'internet baby' case opens A Dutch court hears the case of a Dutch couple's alleged illegal adoption of a baby from Belgium over the internet. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iraqi parliament backs US pullout The Iraqi parliament approves a plan on the future of US forces in Iraq, paving the way for complete withdrawal by 2011. |
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| Livni urges Olmert to step down The leader of Israel's governing Kadima Party, Tzipi Livni, calls on PM Ehud Olmert to quit after the attorney-general says he may charge him. | |
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| Jewish centre seized in Mumbai Police surround a Jewish centre in the Indian city of Mumbai where a rabbi is thought to have been taken hostage. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Forces fight through siege hotels Indian forces fight to clear the last gunmen from two hotels in Mumbai, more than 24 hours after a series of attacks in the city. |
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| Tiger leader makes defiant speech Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran says Sri Lanka's government is dreaming if it expects outright military victory. | |
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| Sharp drop in Afghan poppy crop There is a sharp decrease in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, according to the latest report by UN. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Briton killed in Mumbai is named A British national killed after gunmen mounted attacks across Mumbai is named as Andreas Liveras. |
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| Senior Tory arrested over leaks Conservative immigration spokesman, Damian Green, has been arrested and bailed as part of a probe into Home Office leaks. | |
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| Man rushes Queen's car on visit A man is arrested after rushing towards the Queen's car during a royal visit to Oxfordshire. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Science exam standards 'eroded' Record-breaking exam results are "illusory" in a system which is failing a generation, the Royal Society of Chemistry says. |
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| Crackdown on student fraud claims Ministers order a crackdown on fraudulent student grant claims. | |
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| Scottish Baccalaureates disputed Critics say new advanced qualifications in science and languages are an unnecessary move. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sons heard father killing mother A man is jailed for life for murdering his ex-partner while their two young sons hid in their bedroom. |
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| Two more arrests over boy's death Two more people are arrested in connection with the murder of the Derby teenager Kadeem Blackwood. | |
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| TV close goes under the hammer The cul-de-sac that was used in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside is to be sold at auction. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Indian markets shut after attacks Financial markets in India have been closed after the attacks in Mumbai, India's business capital. |
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| Spain unveils 11bn euro stimulus Spain launches an 11bn euros (£9.2bn) economic boost plan aimed at creating 300,000 jobs in 2009. | |
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| China fears unrest amid slowdown The accelerating economic slowdown in China will lead to huge unemployment and could fuel social unrest, China's top planner has said. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Cliff and The Shadows to reunite Cliff Richard and The Shadows are to reunite for what they say will be their final tour, 20 years after they last went on the road. |
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| BBC Two to air George Best drama A drama about how alcoholism destroyed the life and career of football legend George Best is to be shown on BBC Two. | |
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| Royal Academy hails Russian hit An art exhibition threatened by a row between the UK and Russia became one of the Royal Academy's biggest successes. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Clue to break-up of ice shelves A US team produces a computer model to predict the rate at which ice shelves break apart into icebergs. |
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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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| How the turtle's shell evolved A 220 million year old fossil from China shows that the ancestors of modern turtles did not have complete shells | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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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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| Apple made to drop iPhone advert The UK advertising watchdog forces Apple to pull an iPhone advert after ruling it exaggerates the phone's speed. | |
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| Spam on rise after brief reprieve Two weeks after the shutdown of a firm hosting massive spamming networks, spam levels are slowly returning to normal. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cholera Zimbabwe's 'worst crisis' Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the cholera outbreak is now his country's biggest threat. |
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| 'Meat intake cut' on cancer fears One in 10 people has tried to cut down on processed meats such as bacon in the wake of a report linking them to cancer, a survey says. | |
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| Mouse Down's 'eased in the womb' A mouse experiment has raised hopes of halting some of the effects of Down's syndrome before birth. | |
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| 1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead The BBC TV presenter and co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records is killed outside his home. | |||
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| 1967: De Gaulle says 'non' to Britain - again The French President, Charles de Gaulle, says he will veto Britain's application to join the Common Market for a second time. | |||
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| 2000: Schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies in stabbing A 10-year-old schoolboy dies after being stabbed in the leg by a gang of hooded attackers near his home. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England to return home from India England's players will fly home on Friday following terror attacks in Mumbai, but their Test series against India will go ahead. |
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| Portsmouth 2-2 AC Milan Filippo Inzaghi scores a late equaliser to break Portsmouth's hearts and send AC Milan into the Uefa Cup's last 32. | |
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| Striker Torres faces new lay-off Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will be out of action for two to three weeks with a hamstring strain sustained in the Wednesday's win over Marseille. | |
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| Champions League cricket on hold The Champions League cricket tournament in which eight teams, including Middlesex, were set to take part has been postponed following the terror attacks in India. | |
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| Schalke 04 0-2 Man City Manchester City book their place in the last 32 of the Uefa Cup with an impressive victory at Schalke. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Portsmouth 2-2 AC Milan Filippo Inzaghi scores a late equaliser to break Portsmouth's hearts and send AC Milan into the Uefa Cup's last 32. |
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| Striker Torres faces new lay-off Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will be out of action for two to three weeks with a hamstring strain sustained in the Wednesday's win over Marseille. | |
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| Schalke 04 0-2 Man City Manchester City book their place in the last 32 of the Uefa Cup with an impressive victory at Schalke. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| England to return home from India England's players will fly home on Friday following terror attacks in Mumbai, but their Test series against India will go ahead. |
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| Champions League cricket on hold The Champions League cricket tournament in which eight teams, including Middlesex, were set to take part has been postponed following the terror attacks in India. | |
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| Record stand powers South Africa Unbeaten centuries from Mark Boucher and Ashwell Prince take South Africa to a commanding 357-5 on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh. | |
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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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| 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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| Berger quits as Toro Rosso boss Formula One team Red Bull are set to regain 100% control of sister outfit Toro Rosso after buying out Gerhard Berger's 50% share. | |
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