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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | European storm death toll mounts The fiercest storm to hit Spain and south-western France in a decade kills 15 people, including four children. |
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| Obama issues US recovery pledge US President Barack Obama says his administration will be held accountable for his economic recovery plan. | |
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| Pope move ignites Holocaust row The Pope rehabilitates four breakaway bishops, one of whom denies the Nazis murdered Jews by gassing during the Holocaust. | |
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| Pressure still on BBC in Gaza row ITV, Channel 4 and Five are to run a charity appeal for Gaza, amid growing criticism of the BBC's decision not to show it. | |
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| Migrants escape on Italian island Hundreds of illegal immigrants on an Italian island break out of a detention centre which has been criticised by the UN. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | New SA party promises reforms A breakaway party from South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) pledges electoral reform in its manifesto. |
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| Somali capital bombing kills 16 A policeman and 15 civilians are killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials say. | |
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| Kenyan school strike 'to spread' A strike which has paralysed primary schools in Kenya will spread to secondary schools next week, a union official says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama issues US recovery pledge US President Barack Obama says his administration will be held accountable for his economic recovery plan. |
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| Mexico man 'dissolved 300 bodies' A Mexican arrested by police says he disposed of 300 bodies for a drugs gang by dissolving them in chemicals. | |
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| Brazil model dies from infection A prominent Brazilian model whose hands and feet were amputated because of an infection dies in hospital. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand defies UN over migrants Thailand admits it has sent scores more asylum-seekers back out to sea, having ignored a UN request for information. |
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| Cambodian slum dwellers evicted Cambodian police oversee the eviction of hundreds of people from a slum community in the centre of Phnom Penh. | |
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| Kim son 'not interested' in power The eldest son of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il says that he has "no interest" in succeeding his father. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| European storm death toll mounts The fiercest storm to hit Spain and south-western France in a decade kills 15 people, including four children. |
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| Belgian charged for creche attack A 20-year-old man is charged with killing two babies and an adult in a frenzied attack at a nursery in Belgium. | |
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| Pope move ignites Holocaust row The Pope rehabilitates four breakaway bishops, one of whom denies the Nazis murdered Jews by gassing during the Holocaust. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN reopens schools in Gaza Strip UN schools in Gaza, used to shelter Palestinians during the recent Israeli offensive, reopen for classes. |
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| Falluja car bomb blast 'kills 13' Thirteen people are killed in a car bomb attack against a police patrol in the Iraqi city of Falluja, police say. | |
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| Pressure still on BBC in Gaza row ITV, Channel 4 and Five are to run a charity appeal for Gaza, amid growing criticism of the BBC's decision not to show it. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian PM 'stable' after heart op Indian PM Manmohan Singh, 76, is in a stable condition after undergoing heart bypass surgery, Indian media report. |
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| Afghanistan raid leaves 15 dead US-led forces killed 15 militants in eastern Afghanistan, the US military says, but local officials say civilians died in the raid. | |
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| India film smoking ban is lifted The High Court in Delhi quashes a government ban on smoking scenes in films. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Three die in Highlands avalanche Police in the Highlands confirm that three climbers have died following an avalanche on a mountain. |
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| Pressure still on BBC in Gaza row ITV, Channel 4 and Five are to run a charity appeal for Gaza, amid growing criticism of the BBC's decision not to show it. | |
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| Prince Harry and girlfriend split Prince Harry and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy have ended their relationship, the BBC understands. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Protesters spark academy closure A troubled school in Cumbria is forced to close for the day after 200 parents and children hold a protest march outside. |
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| Freeze in extra student numbers Universities are warned they will face financial penalties for "over-recruiting" - as a limit is placed on student numbers. | |
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| More teenagers get drug treatment Drug and alcohol treatment services for young people are becoming more accessible, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Family attack Matthews jail term Relatives of Karen Matthews say she should have been given a longer sentence for kidnapping her daughter Shannon. |
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| Man held in campus rape inquiry A man is arrested over the rape of a woman in the grounds of the University of Surrey campus in Guildford, police say. | |
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| Raccoon rescued from town garden A surprised couple find a raccoon in a tree while birdwatching in their back garden. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama issues US recovery pledge US President Barack Obama says his administration will be held accountable for his economic recovery plan. |
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| UK in recession as economy slides The UK enters recession for the first time since the early 1990s, after the economy shrank by 1.5% in the last quarter of 2008. | |
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| Oil rises as Opec output reduced Oil prices rise as hopes that Opec is complying with its production cuts outweigh new gloomy economic news. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Two detained over Travolta 'scam' Bahamas police detain two people over an alleged plot to extort money from grieving actor John Travolta, officials say. |
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| Ledger had 'most fun' as Joker Heath Ledger's family say they are "proud and excited" by his posthumous Oscar nomination for The Dark Knight. | |
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| Slumdog makes its debut in India Slumdog Millionaire, the Mumbai-based movie nominated for 10 Oscars, finally opens in India to much debate. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Green light for US stem cell work US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. |
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| A billion frogs on world's plates As many as one billion frogs are being harvested from the wild for human consumption each year, according to a new study. | |
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| Climate shift 'killing US trees' Old growth trees in western parts of the US are being killed as a result of regional climatic shifts, a study suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Britannica reaches out to the web An encyclopaedia announces plans to let users and experts contribute to entries in the reference work. |
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| Apple's first Macintosh turns 25 The first Apple computer to be called a Macintosh is 25 years old on 24 January. | |
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| Japanese firms unveil 'robocop' Two Japanese companies unveil a security robot that can be commanded from a mobile phone to hurl a net over suspects. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Green light for US stem cell work US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. |
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| Vitamin D 'is mental health aid' Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests. | |
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| Cash for child medicine research Millions are to be spent on research to enable doctors to give adult medicines more safely to children. | |
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| 1971: Idi Amin ousts Uganda president General Idi Amin seizes power while President Milton Obote is away on a foreign visit - troops seal off Entebbe airport. | |||
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| 1999: Colombia quake leaves hundreds dead At least 300 people are killed and 1,000 are injured in an earthquake in Colombia, South America - the worst for 16 years. | |||
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| 2004: Nasa rover looks for water on Mars The second of two Nasa rovers sent to explore Mars has landed on the surface of the planet, where it will look for signs of water. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Australian Open Jelena Jankovic, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are all in action on day seven of the Australian Open. |
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| Portsmouth 0-2 Swansea Championship side Swansea City knock holders Portsmouth out of the FA Cup with an impressive 2-0 win at Fratton Park. | |
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| Man Utd 2-1 Tottenham Manchester United come from behind to knock Tottenham out of the FA Cup. | |
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| Kettering 2-4 Fulham Fulham survive a scare against non-league Kettering to secure a fourth-round victory at Rockingham Road. | |
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| Ospreys 15-9 Leicester The Ospreys win the battle, but Leicester win the Heineken Cup Pool Three war at Liberty Stadium to ensure their place in the quarter-finals. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Portsmouth 0-2 Swansea Championship side Swansea City knock holders Portsmouth out of the FA Cup with an impressive 2-0 win at Fratton Park. |
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| Man Utd 2-1 Tottenham Manchester United come from behind to knock Tottenham out of the FA Cup. | |
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| Kettering 2-4 Fulham Fulham survive a scare against non-league Kettering to secure a fourth-round victory at Rockingham Road. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Shah offered England Test boost Owais Shah has a chance to stake a claim for a Test place against the West Indies after being named in the team to face St Kitts & Nevis on Sunday. |
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| Clinical Sri Lanka secure series Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan by 234 runs in Lahore to win the one-day series 2-1. | |
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| Mushtaq tips Panesar to find form England's spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed says Monty Panesar can bounce back from a poor series in India by being a key player against West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live text - Australian Open Jelena Jankovic, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are all in action on day seven of the Australian Open. |
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| Murray cruises to win over Melzer Andy Murray books a fourth-round meeting with Fernando Verdasco after a 7-5 6-0 6-3 win over Jurgen Melzer. | |
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| Impressive Nadal brushes off Haas Spanish number one seed Rafael Nadal defeats Germany's Tommy Haas 6-4 6-2 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | F1 drivers delay signing licences Formula One drivers are delaying signing their super licences for the new season after a price rise. |
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| Hamilton faces tight test regime Lewis Hamilton faces a truncated testing schedule in getting to grips with the technical changes F1 will embrace this season. | |
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| India 'will host 2011 Grand Prix' India will definitely host a Grand Prix in Delhi in 2011, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells the BBC Asian Network. | |
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