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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | 'Holocaust bishop' told to recant The Vatican orders a bishop to recant his views denying the Holocaust if he wants to serve in the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| UK culture body halts Iran work The British Council says it has suspended all operations in Iran after staff were intimidated by the authorities. | |
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| Obama unveils executive pay cap US President Barack Obama announces a $500,000 limit on executive pay at US firms that need government aid. | |
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| Ministers face torture pressure The UK government faces questions over whether it was complicit in the torture of a British resident held by the US. | |
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| Birds hit both Hudson jet engines US authorities confirm that birds collided with both engines of the US Airways jet that ditched into New York's Hudson River. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Radio chief in Somalia shot dead The director of Somalia's independent HornAfrik radio station is shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu. |
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| Sudan army takes key Darfur town Sudan's army says it has captured the key Darfur town of Muhajiriya, after weeks of deadly clashes with rebels. | |
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| Gaddafi condemns Africa democracy Libya's leader Col Gaddafi, the new African Union leader, says democracy leads to bloodshed in Africa. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama unveils executive pay cap US President Barack Obama announces a $500,000 limit on executive pay at US firms that need government aid. |
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| Argentina acts to end coin crisis Argentina announces an electronic ticketing system for Buenos Aires' transport to tackle a shortage of small change. | |
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| Birds hit both Hudson jet engines US authorities confirm that birds collided with both engines of the US Airways jet that ditched into New York's Hudson River. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Kyrgyzstan moves to shut US base Kyrgyzstan's government submits a decree to parliament for the closure of a key US air base in the Central Asian state. |
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| Indonesian divorce rate surges The divorce rate in Indonesia rises dramatically, with analysts saying the cause is a change in women's attitudes. | |
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| Panasonic set to cut 15,000 jobs Japanese electronics group Panasonic is cutting 15,000 jobs and closing 27 plants worldwide in an attempt to reduce costs. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| 'Holocaust bishop' told to recant The Vatican orders a bishop to recant his views denying the Holocaust if he wants to serve in the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| Kouchner hits out at book claims French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner rejects allegations in a book of unethical links with governments in Africa. | |
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| Nazi camp doctor 'died in 1992' Top Nazi fugitive Aribert Heim, known as "Doctor Death", has been dead since 1992, German's television reports. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UK culture body halts Iran work The British Council says it has suspended all operations in Iran after staff were intimidated by the authorities. |
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| Hamas police 'seize aid for Gaza' Hamas policemen have seized thousands of blankets and food parcels earmarked for Palestinian civilians in Gaza, UN officials say. | |
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| Iraqi death researcher censured An academic whose estimates of civilian deaths during the Iraq war sparked controversy is criticised for not fully co-operating with an inquiry. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN to launch Bhutto probe 'soon' UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he will launch "very shortly" an inquiry into the killing of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto in 2007. |
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| 'Dozens dead' in S Lanka fighting The UN says 52 civilians have been killed in fighting in Sri Lanka, as the president pledges to defeat rebels soon. | |
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| Banned Pakistan militants gather Militant groups, some banned by Pakistan, meet publicly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the first time since Mumbai. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | 'No torture pressure' - Miliband David Miliband disputes judges' claims that the US threatened to stop sharing intelligence over an alleged torture case. |
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| UK faces further snow disruption Fresh snowfalls are forecast across the UK, as local councils say they are running low on supplies of gritting salt. | |
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| Boy, 15, admits backpacker murder A 15-year-old pleads guilty to the murder of Orkney woman Karen Aim in New Zealand last year. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Parents urged to 'teach' cookery Parents must take more responsibility for teaching their children how to cook, the School Secretary Ed Balls says. |
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| Apprenticeship plan for schools Ministers say they want schools in England to take on apprentices in the role of teaching assistants. | |
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| Schools braced for fresh snowfall Thousands of schools are having to decide whether to close again on Thursday because of forecast snow. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sledge death girl 'gifted pupil' A 16-year-old girl who died in a sledging accident at a country park in South Yorkshire was a brilliant student. |
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| UK faces further snow disruption Fresh snowfalls are forecast across the UK, as local councils say they are running low on supplies of gritting salt. | |
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| 'Secrecy vow' over missing girl The family of a teenage girl who went missing in 1926 was sworn to secrecy about a man's deathbed confession, a relative claims. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama unveils executive pay cap US President Barack Obama announces a $500,000 limit on executive pay at US firms that need government aid. |
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| Madoff investigation finds $950m Almost $950m has so far been recovered from the investment firm of alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff, says an official. | |
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| Hamleys investor seeks protection Icelandic group Baugur, which owns stakes in Hamleys and House of Fraser, applies for protection from its creditors. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Spears' former manager sues star Britney Spears' former manager Sam Lutfi sues the singer and her parents in a Los Angeles court for libel and defamation. |
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| BB King to play UK arena concerts Blues legend BB King is to play four arena concerts in the UK - despite retiring from touring outside of the US in 2006. | |
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| Jade Goody says cancer has spread Former Big Brother star Jade Goody confirms her cancer has spread to the bowel, liver and groin. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Ancient sponges leave their mark The oldest evidence of animal life on Earth is found in 635-million-year-old rocks from Oman. |
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| Largest snake 'as long as a bus' The discovery of fossilised remains belonging to the world's largest snake has been reported in Nature journal. | |
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| Telescope sees smallest exoplanet The smallest planet yet found outside the Solar System is detected by a French space telescope. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook clocks fifth birthday In five short years, Facebook has helped a global change in the way people keep in touch with one another. |
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| Sex offenders booted off MySpace MySpace's removal of 90,000 users highlights issues surrounding sex offenders on social networks. | |
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| Video game helps with fire drill Researchers at Durham University have modified a video game to simulate fire scenarios for training purposes. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Pulse rate clue to heart attacks Simply measuring a woman's resting heart rate can predict her likelihood of having a coronary, say US researchers. |
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| Summer babies 'tall and strong' Children born in late summer or early autumn are often taller and stronger than peers born in spring and winter, research suggests. | |
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| 'Baby boomers' hit by sex cancers Babies born in the 1950s and 1960s are experiencing a surge in "sexually-transmitted" cancers, say researchers. | |
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| 1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing Eleven people are killed in a bomb blast on a bus travelling to an army base in North Yorkshire. | |||
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| 1998: 4,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquake An earthquake in northern Afghanistan leaves thousands dead, injured or homeless. | |||
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| 1968: More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrive in Britain, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing discrimination. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Pietersen knock steadies England Kevin Pietersen falls three runs short of his 16th Test hundred as England stutter to 236-5 on day one of the first Test against the West Indies. |
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| Everton 1-0 Liverpool (aet) Dan Gosling's winner two minutes from the end of extra time gives Everton victory in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Liverpool. | |
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| Beckham eager to stay with Milan David Beckham confirms he wants to secure a permanent move to AC Milan from American side LA Galaxy. | |
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| Wales select injury doubt Henson Gavin Henson is named in Wales' side to face Scotland despite being an injury doubt and sitting out training with a calf strain. | |
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| Aston Villa 3-1 Doncaster Aston Villa are pushed all the way before knocking a spirited Doncaster Rovers out of the FA Cup. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Everton 1-0 Liverpool (aet) Dan Gosling's winner two minutes from the end of extra time gives Everton victory in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Liverpool. |
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| Beckham eager to stay with Milan David Beckham confirms he wants to secure a permanent move to AC Milan from American side LA Galaxy. | |
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| Aston Villa 3-1 Doncaster Aston Villa are pushed all the way before knocking a spirited Doncaster Rovers out of the FA Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Pietersen knock steadies England Kevin Pietersen falls three runs short of his 16th Test hundred as England stutter to 236-5 on day one of the first Test against the West Indies. |
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| India triumph despite Murali feat India seal the one-day international series against Sri Lanka on a day when Muttiah Muralitharan equals Wasim Akram's one-day wicket-taking record. | |
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| IPL charges 'upset' England stars English players involved in the Indian Premier League are reportedly very unhappy at having to pay their counties 10% of their auction value to play. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | GB women begin Fed Cup in style Victories for Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong ensure Great Britain's Fed Cup campaign gets off to a perfect start with victory over Hungary in Estonia. |
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| Nadal thrilled with Aussie title Rafael Nadal says winning his first Grand Slam title on hard courts is extra special after beating Roger Federer at the Australian Open. | |
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| Nadal beats Federer in epic final Rafael Nadal produces a display of incredible defiance to defeat Roger Federer and win his first Australian Open title. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber recovery ahead of schedule Red Bull driver Mark Webber says his recovery from a broken leg is ahead of schedule as the first Grand Prix of 2009 looms next month. |
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| Rossi suffers injuries after fall Valentino Rossi requires stitches in his left hand and foot after a minor accident at his home in Italy. | |
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| F1 mourns ex-McLaren boss Mayer Former McLaren boss Teddy Mayer, who guided James Hunt to his world Formula One championship win in 1976, dies at the age of 73. | |
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