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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Zimbabwe rival to enter coalition Zimbabwe's opposition agrees to enter a unity government with President Mugabe next month, ending months of stalemate. |
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| Steele wins Republican chair vote Michael Steele is chosen to head the Republican National Committee, the first African American to hold the post. | |
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| Fears over Sri Lanka war children A growing number of children have been killed or injured in Sri Lankan fighting over the last 10 days, a UN agency says. | |
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| Tight security before Iraq polls Iraq is on a high security alert ahead of elections, after three candidates are killed. | |
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| Obama calls recession a disaster President Obama calls the recession a "continuing disaster" for the US and urges immediate action. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Zimbabwe rival to enter coalition Zimbabwe's opposition agrees to enter a unity government with President Mugabe next month, ending months of stalemate. |
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| Witness 'trained child soldiers' A court in The Hague hears testimony from a man who says he trained child soldiers for DR Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga. | |
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| Kenya store fire death toll rises At least 22 people died in a fire that gutted a Nairobi store, say officials - and 25 remain missing as the recovery operation goes on. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Steele wins Republican chair vote Michael Steele is chosen to head the Republican National Committee, the first African American to hold the post. |
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| Norway sells 'unethical' shares Norway's state investment fund blacklists US firm Textron, owner of planemaker Cessna, and Canadian mining firm Barrick Gold. | |
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| US to run peanut salmonella probe US officials launch a criminal investigation into peanut contamination which made more than 500 people ill with salmonella. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Heatwave cripples south Australia A record heatwave in south-east Australia causes bush fires, power cuts and an apparent increase in deaths among the elderly. |
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| North Korea tears up agreements North Korea says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South over its "hostile intent", as ties worsen. | |
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| Obama and Hu 'urge closer ties' US President Barack Obama phones China's Hu Jintao - and is quoted in Chinese media as calling for stronger bilateral links. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Eurozone jobless at two-year high Unemployment across the nations that share the euro rises to its highest level in more than two years, as more firms lay off staff. |
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| Porsche scales back worker hours Germany's Porsche becomes the latest car company to cut back its worker hours amid falling global demand. | |
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| Norway sells 'unethical' shares Norway's state investment fund blacklists US firm Textron, owner of planemaker Cessna, and Canadian mining firm Barrick Gold. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Tight security before Iraq polls Iraq is on a high security alert ahead of elections, after three candidates are killed. |
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| US 'actively seeks' Mid-East deal US envoy George Mitchell says Washington is committed to "actively and aggressively" seeking peace in the Middle East. | |
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| Israel 'hides settlements data' Israel has concealed key data detailing illegal settlement-building activity, reports Haaretz newspaper. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Fears over Sri Lanka war children A growing number of children have been killed or injured in Sri Lankan fighting over the last 10 days, a UN agency says. |
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| Mumbai 'not planned in Pakistan' Pakistan's report on the Mumbai attacks will show they were not planned there or in the UK, a top envoy says. | |
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| Nine in court over Pakistan bombs Nine suspected al-Qaeda operatives appear in court in Pakistan over two-high profile attacks on foreigners. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Nail-bomber given life sentence A Muslim convert is jailed for life after launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Devon. |
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| Refinery strikes spread across UK Unofficial strikes break out across the UK in support of a walkout by energy workers against the use of foreign labour. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier is killed in a firefight in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Balls pushes ahead with academies The Schools Secretary Ed Balls says he will resist calls to slow the pace of the academy programme. |
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| 'Reluctance' to identify gifted Many state schools are unwilling to identify gifted and talented pupils for fear of being seen as "elitist", a report says. | |
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| Increase in 'unproductive' youths A growing number of young people are not in work, education or training in England, figures suggest. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man killed visiting newborn son A man is stabbed to death in south London while travelling to hospital to visit his wife who had just given birth. |
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| Wife jailed over rap band killing A Sheffield woman who paid members of a rap band to attack her husband before killing him herself is jailed for life. | |
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| Banned motorist drives from court A drink-driver who was banned at a hearing in Liverpool is caught on camera walking from the court and driving away. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Obama calls recession a disaster President Obama calls the recession a "continuing disaster" for the US and urges immediate action. |
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| Merkel proposes UN economic body German Chancellor Angela Merkel says we need a United Nations Economic Council modelled on the UN Security Council. | |
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| Porsche scales back worker hours Germany's Porsche becomes the latest car company to cut back its worker hours amid falling global demand. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Narnia franchise continues voyage The Narnia series of films will continue after 20th Century Fox stepped in to produce the third of CS Lewis's books. |
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| Ledger insurance lawsuit settled An agreement has been reached in a lawsuit involving actor Heath Ledger's $10m (£7m) life insurance policy. | |
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| Webber's fear for Eurovision act Andrew Lloyd Webber worries that one of his Eurovision acts may not cope well with the pressure of representing the UK. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Acid oceans 'need urgent action' Marine ecosystems risk being severely damaged by ocean acidification unless there are dramatic cuts in CO2 levels, warn scientists. |
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| UK energy saving policy 'failing' The UK government is failing to support the measures needed to meet its energy saving targets, an expert warns. | |
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| MS stem-cell treatment 'success' Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early in the disease, a study suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Mixed reaction to digital plans Official plans to prepare the UK's digital infrastructure for the future need fleshing out, say experts. |
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| Firms back data protection pledge Twenty UK companies sign a pledge to do more to safeguard the personal data they hold about customers and citizens. | |
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| Gates predicts four-year downturn Microsoft founder Bill Gates says it could be four years before the world's troubled economies return to economic growth. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | MS stem-cell treatment 'success' Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early in the disease, a study suggests. |
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| Childbirth drink danger revealed Women who drink too much water during labour are at greater risk of a potentially dangerous condition, say scientists. | |
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| Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000 More than 60,000 Zimbabweans have been infected by cholera, a figure the WHO had called a "worst case scenario". | |
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| 1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest British troops open fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Londonderry in the worst day of the current crisis so far. | |||
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| 1965: Last farewell to Churchill Thousands of people pay their last respects to Britain's greatest wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill who is buried today after a full state funeral. | |||
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| 2003: 'Shoe bomber' jailed for life British-born Richard Reid is sentenced to life in jail for trying to bomb an American Airlines flight carrying 197 people. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Serena & Safina vie for top spot Serena Williams and Dinara Safina will battle for both the Australian Open title and the world number one ranking on Saturday. |
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| Benitez angry at Spurs over Keane Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he is unhappy at Tottenham's comments about possibly re-signing striker Robbie Keane. | |
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| N'Zogbia poised for Magpies exit Charles N'Zogbia has got his wish for a move away from Newcastle after the Magpies reached a deal for him to join Wigan, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| McLaren & Ferrari in united front Former bitter rivals McLaren and Ferrari are now "working extremely closely together" as teams increasingly seek to present a united front to F1's rulers. | |
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| Real make move for Hammer Faubert West Ham midfielder Julien Faubert is discussing a loan move to Real Madrid. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Benitez angry at Spurs over Keane Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he is unhappy at Tottenham's comments about possibly re-signing striker Robbie Keane. |
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| N'Zogbia poised for Magpies exit Charles N'Zogbia has got his wish for a move away from Newcastle after the Magpies reached a deal for him to join Wigan, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| Real make move for Hammer Faubert West Ham midfielder Julien Faubert is discussing a loan move to Real Madrid. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Cricket mourns death of Frindall Test Match Special statistician Bill Frindall dies at the age of 69 after suffering from Legionnaire's disease. |
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| Simmons punishes England bowlers Lendl Simmons hits a superb 282 as West Indies A post 574-8 declared against England on the second day of the three-day tour match in St Kitts. | |
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| S Africa top rankings after win South Africa beat Australia by 39 runs in the final one-day international at Perth to replace them as the world's top-ranked ODI team. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Serena & Safina vie for top spot Serena Williams and Dinara Safina will battle for both the Australian Open title and the world number one ranking on Saturday. |
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| Robson set for Aussie Open final Britain's Laura Robson will attempt to win the second junior Grand Slam title of her career at the Australian Open on Saturday. | |
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| Nadal into final after epic win Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open final after battling past fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | McLaren & Ferrari in united front Former bitter rivals McLaren and Ferrari are now "working extremely closely together" as teams increasingly seek to present a united front to F1's rulers. |
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| Rally Ireland latest (wrc.com) The World Rally Championship is in Ireland for the beginning of the 2009 season. | |
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| Champion Loeb leads Rally Ireland Sebastien Loeb has a 44-second lead after a weather-affected opening day at Rally Ireland, the first event of this year's WRC. | |
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