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| Wednesday, 18 February, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama signs $787bn stimulus plan US President Barack Obama signs into law his $787bn economic stimulus plan, describing it as a "first step" to recovery. |
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| US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud Texan billionaire and cricket promoter Sir Allen Stanford has been charged over a $8bn investment fraud, officials say. | |
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| Explosives haul missing in Gaza The UN urges the return of an arms stockpile which disappeared while under Hamas control, the BBC learns. | |
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| US to boost troops in Afghanstan President Obama authorises the deployment of 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan to "meet urgent security needs". | |
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| Chrysler and GM seek further aid Troubled US carmaking giants Chrysler and GM seek $21bn as they submit survival plans to the US government. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mystery over E Guinea gun battle Equatorial Guinea accuses Nigerian rebels of an attack on the presidential palace, but the militants deny the claim. |
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| Darfur rebel group signs accord Sudan's most active rebel group signs a deal paving the way for broader peace talks to end the six-year conflict in Darfur. | |
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| Zimbabwe MDC politician in court Zimbabwe politician Roy Bennett appears in court to face charges, as a new power-sharing government meets for the first time. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama signs $787bn stimulus plan US President Barack Obama signs into law his $787bn economic stimulus plan, describing it as a "first step" to recovery. |
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| US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud Texan billionaire and cricket promoter Sir Allen Stanford has been charged over a $8bn investment fraud, officials say. | |
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| US to boost troops in Afghanstan President Obama authorises the deployment of 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan to "meet urgent security needs". | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Landmark Khmer Rouge trial starts Cambodians finally see a Khmer Rouge leader stand trial - the former head of a notorious Phnom Penh jail. |
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| Japan finance minister steps down Japan's finance minister resigns amid claims he was drunk at a G7 meeting - a further blow to Prime Minister Taro Aso. | |
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| Clinton issues warning on N Korea The US secretary of state, on a trip to Japan, warns North Korea to end its "provocative language and actions". | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Italian opposition leader resigns The leader of Italy's centre-left opposition, Walter Veltroni, resigns after a poor result in a key local election. |
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| UK lawyer guilty in bribery case David Mills, the estranged husband of minister Tessa Jowell is found guilty of accepting a bribe from the Italian PM. | |
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| Oil slick drifting to Irish coast An oil slick thought to have leaked into the Celtic Sea from Russian ships is heading towards Ireland and Wales. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Explosives haul missing in Gaza The UN urges the return of an arms stockpile which disappeared while under Hamas control, the BBC learns. |
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| German FM begins first Iraq visit Germany's foreign minister arrives in Baghdad, the first such visit since Berlin opposed the US-led invasion in 2003. | |
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| Israeli Ram wants action on Dubai The visa row overshadowing the Dubai tennis tournament continues as Israeli Andy Ram says the sport's governing bodies have to take action. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US to boost troops in Afghanstan President Obama authorises the deployment of 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan to "meet urgent security needs". |
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| Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan's conflict jumps nearly 40%, with more than 2,000 killed last year, the UN says. | |
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| Zardari details Swat peace terms Pakistan's president is to delay signing an order implementing Sharia law in Swat until the Taleban lay down arms. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | UK lawyer guilty in bribery case David Mills, the estranged husband of minister Tessa Jowell is found guilty of accepting a bribe from the Italian PM. |
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| Chancellor sets RBS bonus limits Chancellor Alistair Darling announces that the government is limiting the bonuses paid by RBS to the "legal minimum". | |
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| No sex charges for Harrods owner Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed will not face charges over an allegation he sexually assaulted a teenage girl. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Students 'do not know the Bible' Teaching English literature is becoming increasingly difficult because students do not know the Bible or classical mythology, says the Poet Laureate. |
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| Children 'affected by recession' The current recession is having an impact on children and young people, warns the Children's Society. | |
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| More hope to study at university There has been an 8% rise in applications to study at UK universities, this year's figures show. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | More charges in Gerrard bar case Two more footballers are charged over an incident in a bar which saw Liverpool's Steven Gerrard accused of assault. |
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| No sex charges for Harrods owner Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed will not face charges over an allegation he sexually assaulted a teenage girl. | |
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| Nine officers suspended in probe Nine members of the Metropolitan Police's Enfield crime squad are suspended in an anti-corruption inquiry. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud Texan billionaire and cricket promoter Sir Allen Stanford has been charged over a $8bn investment fraud, officials say. |
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| Chrysler and GM seek further aid Troubled US carmaking giants Chrysler and GM seek $21bn as they submit survival plans to the US government. | |
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| Obama signs $787bn stimulus plan US President Barack Obama signs into law his $787bn economic stimulus plan, describing it as a "first step" to recovery. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Disney Bolts to top of box office Disney film Bolt races to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart in its opening weekend. |
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| Valentine's Day wedding for Hayek Actress Salma Hayek has married her fiance, French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, her publicist confirms. | |
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| White Stripes to play after break Rock band White Stripes will play live together for the first time since cancelling their UK tour in 2007. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | UK 'eyes' to hunt for other Earths The US space agency will incorporate British detectors on its Kepler mission due to launch in just a few weeks' time. |
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| Race for 'God particle' heats up Europe's Cern is losing ground in the race to identify one of the fundamental particles of matter, its US rival claims. | |
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| Climate curbs need 'people power' The battle against climate change can only be won "in the hands of the many, not the few", warns a top scientist. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pirate Bay joy at charge change Half of the charges levelled at the founders of the Pirate Bay file-sharing site are dropped. |
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| Second 'Google phone' is unveiled A second phone based on Google's operating system Android is unveiled by Vodafone at the Mobile World Congress. | |
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| Universal charger for phones plan Mobile phone makers offer a solution to power problems with plans to create a universal charger | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Breastfed baby risk investigated Doctors are launching a first study across UK and Ireland into the scale of potentially fatal dehydration in breastfed babies. |
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| Cystic fibrosis gene cure closer Researchers say they are nearer a cure for cystic fibrosis after delivering a gene to replace the one that causes the condition. | |
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| First case of haemophiliac vCJD The Health Protection Agency confirms the first case of the human form of "mad cow disease" in a patient with haemophilia. | |
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| 1979: China invades Vietnam China sends hundreds of troops into Vietnam after weeks of tension and a military build-up along the border. | |||
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| 1987: Tamils strip off at Heathrow A group of Tamils seeking asylum in Britain protest at Heathrow airport by removing their clothes as they are about to be deported. | |||
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| 1992: Cannibal killer jailed for life Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life in the US for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Swann haul puts England in charge Graeme Swann takes 5-57 as England bowl out West Indies for 285 and build a lead of 312 after three days of the third Test in Antigua. |
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| ECB suspends talks with Stanford The ECB suspends negotiations with Sir Allen Stanford over a new sponsorship deal after fraud charges were filed in the US. | |
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| Trio quit Wasps to play in France Wasps confirm that James Haskell, Riki Flutey and Tom Palmer will leave the club at the end of the season to play in France. | |
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| Israeli Ram wants action on Dubai The visa row overshadowing the Dubai tennis tournament continues as Israeli Andy Ram says the sport's governing bodies have to take action. | |
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| Kaka urges Galaxy to sell Beckham AC Milan star Kaka calls for the LA Galaxy to allow David Beckham his desired move to Italy. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Kaka urges Galaxy to sell Beckham AC Milan star Kaka calls for the LA Galaxy to allow David Beckham his desired move to Italy. |
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| Luton 1-1 Brighton (aet) Luton book their place in the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Brighton. | |
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| Watford 2-0 Swansea Watford's Tommy Smith scores one and makes another as the Championship strugglers move out of the relegation zone and end Swansea's long unbeaten run. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Swann haul puts England in charge Graeme Swann takes 5-57 as England bowl out West Indies for 285 and build a lead of 312 after three days of the third Test in Antigua. |
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| ECB suspends talks with Stanford The ECB suspends negotiations with Sir Allen Stanford over a new sponsorship deal after fraud charges were filed in the US. | |
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| Swann celebrates Antigua success England spinner Graeme Swann describes his five-wicket haul as "phenomenal" as England take a massive lead on day three of the third Test. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Israeli Ram wants action on Dubai The visa row overshadowing the Dubai tennis tournament continues as Israeli Andy Ram says the sport's governing bodies have to take action. |
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| Federer sidelined by back injury World number two Roger Federer will miss the Dubai tournament as well as Switzerland's first-round Davis Cup tie against the US as he recovers from a back injury | |
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| Serena stutters through in Dubai Serena Williams fights back from a set down against Sara Errani to join sister Venus in the third round of the Dubai Tennis Championship. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton expects battle for title Lewis Hamilton admits the raft of technical changes in Formula One will make retaining his title even harder. |
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| Britain cannot lose GP - Stewart Sir Jackie Stewart says if Donington Park is not ready to host the British Formula One Grand Prix next year, Silverstone should continue hosting it | |
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| Global crisis hits Renault team The Renault Formula One team are hit by the global economic crisis as main sponsor ING withdraws its support. | |
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