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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Troops battle to end Mumbai siege Indian special forces in Mumbai attempt to flush the last gunmen out of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, more than two days after militants launched co-ordinated attacks. |
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| Thai protesters ordered to leave Thai police say protesters occupying Bangkok's airports must leave immediately or face "appropriate measures". | |
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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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| 'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing China executes a scientist accused of spying for Taiwan, despite appeals from his daughters for clemency. | |
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| US stores lure hard-up shoppers US stores open early and offer steep discounts, while a worker dies in the crush as the Christmas shopping season kicks off. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ethiopian troops to leave Somalia All Ethiopian troops will leave Somalia by the end of the year, the country's foreign ministry announces. |
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| Poll riots erupt in Nigerian city At least 20 people, including a policeman, are killed in riots in the Nigerian city of Jos, aid workers say. | |
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| SA 'heroes' save Mumbai hostages South African bodyguards tell how they rescued 120 hostages from a Mumbai hotel seized by gunmen. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties Russian President Medvedev says Russian-Cuban ties are "especially intense", after meeting Cuban leader Raul Castro. |
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| Flood death toll in Brazil rises The number of deaths following flooding and landsides in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina rises to 97. | |
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| US stores lure hard-up shoppers US stores open early and offer steep discounts, while a worker dies in the crush as the Christmas shopping season kicks off. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai protesters ordered to leave Thai police say protesters occupying Bangkok's airports must leave immediately or face "appropriate measures". |
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| Korean cross-border train halted North Korea suspends cross-border rail links with South Korea, in a sign of worsening ties between the countries. | |
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| 'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing China executes a scientist accused of spying for Taiwan, despite appeals from his daughters for clemency. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Drug firms 'block cheap medicine' Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, the European Commission says. |
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| Saakashvili defends S Ossetia war President Mikhail Saakashvili denies seeking a green light from Washington for Georgia's assault on South Ossetia. | |
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| Seas scoured after Airbus crash French search teams sweep rough seas trying to find the bodies of five people missing after an Airbus jet crashed. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Suicide bombing at Iraqi mosque A suicide bomber kills nine people in an attack on a Shia mosque south of Baghdad during Friday prayers, Iraqi police say. |
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| Troops battle to end Mumbai siege Indian special forces in Mumbai attempt to flush the last gunmen out of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, more than two days after militants launched co-ordinated attacks. | |
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| Court orders Iranian man blinded An Iranian court rules that a man who blinded a woman with acid after she spurned his marriage proposals will also be blinded. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Troops battle to end Mumbai siege Indian special forces in Mumbai attempt to flush the last gunmen out of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, more than two days after militants launched co-ordinated 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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| Shares up as India market reopens Indian shares rise as the market reopens, a day after Thursday's attacks in Mumbai, India's business capital. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Cross-party fury over MP's arrest The Lib Dems say senior Tory Damian Green's arrest is a "mayday warning" for democracy amid cross-party anger |
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| UK funds for S Africa Aids fight The UK is to give South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan £15m to help combat Aids in the country. | |
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| 'No evidence' of UK attack link UK officials say there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Mumbai attacks had links with Britain. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Grant targeted on 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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 | Twins jailed for life for murder Identical twin brothers who beat a disabled man to death with planks and set his home on fire, are jailed for life. |
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| Man headed world paedophile ring A villager who helped lead a global child abuse ring from his home in Staffordshire is jailed indefinitely. | |
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| Armed guard as biker gang jailed Armed police guard Birmingham Crown Court as about 100 bikers support their comrades who are jailed for life for murdering a Hells Angel. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US stores lure hard-up shoppers US stores open early and offer steep discounts, while a worker dies in the crush as the Christmas shopping season kicks off. |
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| Economy boost for Spain and Italy Spain and Italy announce plans worth billions of euros to kick-start their economies. | |
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| EU calls for aid to poor nations The European Commission calls for more aid for developing countries as a major aid summit opens in Doha. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Owen film to open Berlin festival The 2009 Berlin Film Festival will open with political thriller The International, starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. |
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| Britney comeback reaches Germany Singer Britney Spears performs at an awards ceremony in Germany, where she is named best international pop star. | |
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| Little Britain USA set for return Matt Lucas and David Walliams say a second series of the US spin-off of comedy Little Britain will be made. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Protection boost for rare gorilla Cameroon creates a new national park for the Cross River gorilla, the world's rarest, ahead of a key conservation meeting. |
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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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| Faith leaders urge climate curbs Leaders from the world's religious traditions sign a manifesto calling for tough action on climate change. | |
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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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| Drug firms 'block cheap medicine' Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, the European Commission 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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| UK funds for S Africa Aids fight The UK is to give South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan £15m to help combat Aids in the country. | |
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| 1990: Tearful farewell from Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher formally tenders her resignation to the Queen and leaves Downing Street for the last time. | |||
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| 1994: Norway votes 'no' to Europe Norway has for a second time rejected membership of the European Union in a referendum after a closely-fought campaign. | |||
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| 1999: Nude swordsman attacks churchgoers Eleven people are injured in a sword attack at a church in south London after a naked man wielding a Samurai sword bursts in during Sunday Mass. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Pakistan concern for India series Pakistan admit the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India's Test tour of the country in January unlikely. |
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| India return up to us - Pietersen Kevin Pietersen says no England player will be forced to return to India where officials insist the Tests will go ahead, with the second match moved to Chennai. | |
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| Kinnear stays for rest of season Newcastle extend manager Joe Kinnear's contract until the end of the season. | |
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| Thai worry for rugby star's wife Rugby League star Jamie Peacock's heavily pregnant wife is among those stranded after the Thai airport protests. | |
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| Benitez questions Spain on Torres Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez questions the Spain training regime after striker Fernando Torres went down with another hamstring problem. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Kinnear stays for rest of season Newcastle extend manager Joe Kinnear's contract until the end of the season. |
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| Arsenal promise cash for signings Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists manager Arsene Wenger has money to spend on new players in the January transfer window. | |
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| Barry 'will not leave' in January Martin O'Neill says Gareth Barry has pledged his future to Aston Villa until "at least" the end of the season. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India return up to us - Pietersen Kevin Pietersen says no England player will be forced to return to India where officials insist the Tests will go ahead, with the second match moved to Chennai. |
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| Pakistan concern for India series Pakistan admit the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India's Test tour of the country in January unlikely. | |
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| Australia on top after first day Australia limit New Zealand to 262-6 on the first day of the second Test in Adelaide with Aaron Redmond firing 83 for the Black Caps. | |
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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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