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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | India police 'name Mumbai gunmen' Indian police release names and photographs of the suspected militants killed during last month's Mumbai attacks. |
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| Protests as Athens funeral held Police and protesters clash in Athens as the funeral takes place of the boy whose death sparked rioting across Greece. | |
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| State governor held in US probe Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is arrested, accused of trying to profit from his power to appoint a successor to Barack Obama. | |
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| World Bank predicts global gloom The World Bank forecasts a significant decline in global economic growth in 2009 for both developed and emerging countries. | |
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| Poor countries 'need carbon cuts' Developing countries need to make big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions if "dangerous" climate change is to be avoided, a report warns. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Pirates 'put down hostage revolt' Somali pirates say they have thwarted an apparent revolt by the crew of a hijacked Ukrainian ship, according to reports. |
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| Zimbabwe MDC adviser 'kidnapped' Zimbabwe's opposition says an adviser to the party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been abducted. | |
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| Ruling party's man leads in Ghana The candidate of Ghana's ruling party is narrowly ahead in the ongoing count from Sunday's presidential election. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | State governor held in US probe Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is arrested, accused of trying to profit from his power to appoint a successor to Barack Obama. |
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| US mortgage boss denies any blame US mortgage giant Fannie Mae did not cause the crisis in the housing market, its ex-boss tells a Congressional committee. | |
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| Canada's rate at half-century low Canada's central bank brings interest rates to their lowest level in 50 years, at 1.5%, in an effort to stem recession. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan sinks deeper into recession Japan sinks deeper into recession in the three months to September than expected, new figures indicate. |
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| Prosecutor dispute at Khmer trial Judges are asked to intervene at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia amid a row over who should be investigated. | |
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| Pilots survive night on ice floe Two men whose plane sank in freezing waters survived 18 hours on a tiny sheet of ice "huddled together like penguins". | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Protests as Athens funeral held Police and protesters clash in Athens as the funeral takes place of the boy whose death sparked rioting across Greece. |
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| Ukraine coalition set to reform Ukraine's pro-Western coalition which collapsed in September has been reformed, says the speaker of parliament. | |
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| Monaco drops bid to expand land Monaco shelves a plan to extend its territory into the sea, because of the global economic crisis, ruler Prince Albert II says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Hawks dominate Likud party vote Israel's right-of-centre Likud party elects a list of candidates dominated by hardliners for next February's election. |
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| Anger as Egypt sheikh meets Peres Egypt's top Muslim cleric is under pressure to resign for shaking the hand of the Israeli President, Shimon Peres. | |
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| Israel briefly opens Gaza borders Israel temporarily reopens some border crossings with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential aid supplies. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| India police 'name Mumbai gunmen' Indian police release names and photographs of the suspected militants killed during last month's Mumbai attacks. |
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| Slump hits India's car industry Carmakers Nissan and Renault scale down plans for new plants in India after a sharp fall in car sales in the region. | |
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| S Lanka's 'Somalia conditions' A UN official in a rebel-held area of north Sri Lanka says that conditions for displaced people there are "as basic as in Somalia". | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Benefit claimants 'must do more' Benefit claimants including single parents must "play their part" in the economy or lose payments, ministers say. |
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| UK economy at risk, warns Cameron The government is putting the British economy at risk with its £20bn "borrowing binge", says David Cameron. | |
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| Cosmetics boss funds protesters The founder of cosmetics retailer Lush is revealed as a fundraiser for the climate change protesters that closed Stansted Airport. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | England's pupils in global top 10 A global league table has placed England's primary and secondary pupils in the top 10 for science and maths. |
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| A-level predictions 'unreliable' Boys are more likely than girls to be given lower A-level predictions than they actually achieve, a study finds. | |
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| Primary school subjects overhaul England's primary schools should teach six themed areas of learning, proposes a major review. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Cocaine charge cricketer remanded Former England cricketer Chris Lewis is on remand charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK. |
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| Man held after ice-scrape injury A man is arrested after woman who had been trying to scrape the ice from her car was run over by her own vehicle. | |
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| Vicar gets 10-year ban for affair A West Midlands vicar is barred from office for 10 years for having an adulterous relationship with a parishioner. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US faces deep problems, OECD says The OECD says the US recession might get worse, while deep structural problems remain unresolved. |
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| White House seeking auto bail-out The White House and leading congressional Democrats continue efforts to agree a $15bn bail-out for the "Big Three" car firms. | |
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| US mortgage boss denies any blame US mortgage giant Fannie Mae did not cause the crisis in the housing market, its ex-boss tells a Congressional committee. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Blur confirm summer reunion gig Blur are to play a huge live show in London's Hyde Park next summer - their first concert as a four-piece band for nine years. |
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| Bagpuss and Ivor creator dies Oliver Postgate, who created Bagpuss, the Clangers, and other well-loved children's TV series, dies aged 83, his family confirms. | |
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| Simpsons lead Writers Guild list The Simpsons leads the charge for the Writers Guild of America's annual broadcasting awards, with five nominations. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Poor countries 'need carbon cuts' Developing countries need to make big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions if "dangerous" climate change is to be avoided, a report warns. |
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| Black hole found in Milky Way There is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a study by German astronomers has confirmed. | |
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| France fined over GM crop delay The EU's top court fines France 10m euros for delaying implementing EU rules on genetically modified crops. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | The mouse hits 40-year milestone The first public demonstration of the computer mouse took place 40 years ago on 9 December, 1968. |
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| IWF backs down on Wiki censorship The body which regulates the internet has removed a Wikipedia page showing a naked girl from its banned list. | |
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| Virtual world for Muslims debuts A virtual world modelled on The Sims and aimed at Muslims to help them socialise has been created. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Daily nuts may help boost health Adding nuts to a healthy diet may help release people from a dangerous combination of health problems, research suggests. |
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| Brain cell hope for hearing loss Scientists believe a transplant of brain cells may one day be able to reverse a common form of hearing loss. | |
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| 'Pioneering' arm for 7/7 victim A woman severely injured in the 7 July bombings has a prosthetic arm fitted to her bone and skin in "breakthrough" surgery. | |
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| 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed Tripartite talks on Northern Ireland end in an historic agreement to set up a Council of Ireland. | |||
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| 1952: London fog clears after days of chaos The sunshine returns following four days of thick fog that brought the capital to a standstill. | |||
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| 1993: Astronauts put Hubble back in action A record-breaking mission to repair the faulty Hubble telescope in outer space is declared an unqualified success. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj Didier Drogba comes off the bench to score the winner as Chelsea edge into the last 16 of the Champions League. |
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| PSV 1-3 Liverpool Liverpool come from behind to beat PSV Eindhoven and qualify for the Champions League last 16 as winners of Group D. | |
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| Pietersen demands England focus England skipper Kevin Pietersen says there will be no excuses when his team face India in the Test series starting on Thursday. | |
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| Teams 'positive' on Mosley scheme Plans to cut costs in F1 by using standardised engines are gaining support among its teams, claims governing body the FIA. | |
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| Tuesday's Champions League review Inter Milan are beaten to top spot by Panathinaikos, plus a full round-up of Tuesday's Champions League action. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj Didier Drogba comes off the bench to score the winner as Chelsea edge into the last 16 of the Champions League. |
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| PSV 1-3 Liverpool Liverpool come from behind to beat PSV Eindhoven and qualify for the Champions League last 16 as winners of Group D. | |
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| Tuesday's Champions League review Inter Milan are beaten to top spot by Panathinaikos, plus a full round-up of Tuesday's Champions League action. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Pietersen demands England focus England skipper Kevin Pietersen says there will be no excuses when his team face India in the Test series starting on Thursday. |
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| Cocaine charge cricketer remanded Former England cricketer Chris Lewis is on remand charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK. | |
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| England to donate first Test fees England's players will donate half their match fees from Thursday's first Test with India towards the victims of the terror attacks in Mumbai. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Sampras backs Murray to win major Pete Sampras believes Andy Murray is on the cusp of winning a Grand Slam title - but voices doubt over whether Rafa Nadal is equipped for a long reign as world number one. |
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| Sports Personality names revealed The top 10 contenders for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award are announced. | |
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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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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Teams 'positive' on Mosley scheme Plans to cut costs in F1 by using standardised engines are gaining support among its teams, claims governing body the FIA. |
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| Williams committed to F1 future Williams says there is no doubt they will be in Formula One next year in the wake of Honda's decision to quit the sport. | |
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| Button hopeful over Honda future Driver Jenson Button is confident Honda can attract a new buyer to compete in Formula One in 2009. | |
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