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| Thursday, 19 February, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | All rescued as helicopter ditches All 18 people on board a helicopter which ditched near a North Sea platform have been found safe and well. |
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| Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' President Barack Obama reveals a plan to tackle the US housing crisis, aiming to help up to nine million families. | |
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| Toxic rubbish 'dumped in Africa' Toxic waste from municipal dumps in the West is being dumped illegally in African countries, an investigation finds. | |
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| Egypt's Nour released from jail Egypt frees opposition figure Ayman Nour after three years in jail on what he said were politically motivated charges. | |
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| Guantanamo Bay release overturned A US appeals court overturns a ruling that would have released 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees into the US. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe nominee will face trial A magistrate in Zimbabwe rules there is enough evidence for a top member of the MDC to face charges including terrorism. |
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| Angola acts after rabies deaths A mass animal rabies vaccination programme is under way in Angola's capital, where 71 children have recently died of the disease. | |
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| Egypt's Nour released from jail Egypt frees opposition figure Ayman Nour after three years in jail on what he said were politically motivated charges. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' President Barack Obama reveals a plan to tackle the US housing crisis, aiming to help up to nine million families. |
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| Guantanamo Bay release overturned A US appeals court overturns a ruling that would have released 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees into the US. | |
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| France sends troops to Guadeloupe France deploys 260 military police to its Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, after a local official is killed in anti-inflation protests. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US pledges stronger Jakarta ties Top diplomat Hillary Clinton praises Indonesia's modernity and calls for better ties, on the second leg of her Asian tour. |
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| Sweden accepts ex-Guantanamo man A Chinese Muslim who was held in Guantanamo Bay for almost five years is granted permission to stay in Sweden indefinitely. | |
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| 'Tibetans held' in China protest Chinese police have detained several people after a pro-Tibet protest in south-west China, campaign groups say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Europe cool on GM calls for help The UK, Germany and Sweden react coolly to calls from US car giant General Motors for government aid for Vauxhall, Saab and Opel. |
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| Sarkozy aims to head off unrest French President Sarkozy unveils economic benefits for people hit by the credit crunch, hoping to quell discontent. | |
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| Italy crucifix row teacher barred An Italian teacher is suspended after some students complained that he removed a crucifix from his classroom. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Egypt's Nour released from jail Egypt frees opposition figure Ayman Nour after three years in jail on what he said were politically motivated charges. |
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| Captive deal 'key to Gaza truce' Israel's cabinet says there will be no truce in Gaza until an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinians three years ago is freed. | |
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| Sudan novelist Tayeb Salih dies Sudanese novelist Tayeb Salih, who won fame with his 1966 novel Season of Migration to the North, dies. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India offers Sri Lanka evacuation India says it ready to help in the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians caught up in fighting in Sri Lanka. |
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| Afghanistan hails 'new US ties' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is turning a new page in US ties, his spokesman says, as 17,000 more American troops are pledged. | |
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| Swat peace rally reporter killed A Pakistani TV journalist is shot dead after covering a peace mission by a radical Taleban cleric in Swat. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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| All rescued as helicopter ditches All 18 people on board a helicopter which ditched near a North Sea platform have been found safe and well. |
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| Law Lords back Qatada deportation The Law Lords have given the go-ahead for the deportation from the UK of the radical cleric Abu Qatada. | |
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| Duffy crowned queen of the Brits Welsh singer Duffy has done a hat-trick at the Brit awards, picking up three including the coveted best British album. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Colleges on extremist signs watch College staff are urged to be vigilant for students who access extremist material on the internet or use extremist graffiti symbols. |
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| Child poverty 'billions needed' An extra £4.2bn a year in tax credits is needed to meet the government's target of halving child poverty, a report warns. | |
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| Children 'more savvy' financially Children in Britain are increasingly financially aware at a younger age than their parents, a survey suggests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Store killing 'mistaken identity' The killing of a shopper in south-west London over queue-jumping was a case of mistaken identity, jurors hear. |
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| On-the-run killer is found dead A convicted killer who escaped from a secure mental hospital in south London dies after being hit by a train. | |
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| Mother calls for text driving ban The family of a woman killed by a driver who was sending a text message campaign for tougher laws. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UBS pays $780m to settle tax case UBS agrees to pay $780m (£549m) to the US government to settle allegations that it defrauded US tax authorities. |
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| Europe cool on GM calls for help The UK, Germany and Sweden react coolly to calls from US car giant General Motors for government aid for Vauxhall, Saab and Opel. | |
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| Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' President Barack Obama reveals a plan to tackle the US housing crisis, aiming to help up to nine million families. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Duffy crowned queen of the Brits Welsh singer Duffy has done a hat-trick at the Brit awards, picking up three including the coveted best British album. |
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| Simon and Garfunkel plan new tour Simon and Garfunkel are planning to tour together for the first time in five years, Art Garfunkel reveals to BBC News. | |
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| Court denies Polanski dismissal A judge turns down the request to dismiss a 1978 rape case against Roman Polanski because the director is a fugitive. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Jupiter in space agencies' sights Nasa and the European Space Agency forge ahead with a plan to send a probe to the Jupiter system and its icy moon Europa. |
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| Grizzlies reveal 'fancy footwork' Underwater cameras reveal how grizzly bears use their feet to collect dead salmon from the bottom of pools. | |
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| EU court attacks GM crop secrecy Europe's top court rules that EU governments have no right to conceal the location of field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Privacy law call in Facebook row A watchdog says a privacy law is needed to protect users' rights after Facebook was forced to do an about- turn. |
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| Offline security warning sounded A security expert sounds a warning on new features that allow offline access to websites. | |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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 | Risky tan jab warnings 'ignored' Repeated warnings about potential health risks of so-called tan jabs appear to be going unheeded, experts believe. |
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| Stem cell 'cure' boy gets tumour A boy treated with foetal stem cells for a rare disease develops tumours, raising questions over the therapy's safety. | |
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| Aids takes deadly toll in China HIV/Aids has become China's deadliest infectious disease, the government says, killing 7,000 in nine months. | |
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| 1996: Bomb blast destroys London bus Three people are feared dead after a bomb explodes on a London bus, nine days after the IRA ended its ceasefire. | |||
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| 1978: Belfast bomb suspects rounded up Police in Northern Ireland arrest at least 20 people in connection with the La Mon restaurant bomb. | |||
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| 1981: Thatcher gives in to miners Mrs Thatcher's Conservative Government withdraws plans to close 23 pits in its first major U-turn since coming to power two years ago. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England pile pressure on Windies England set West Indies a target of 503 and then reduce them to 143-3 on day four of the third Test in Antigua. |
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| Man Utd 3-0 Fulham Premier League leaders Man Utd stretch their lead to five points after comprehensively disposing of Fulham. | |
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| Aston Villa 1-1 CSKA Moscow John Carew's second-half equaliser earns Aston Villa a draw in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie with CSKA Moscow. | |
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| ECB chief Clarke under pressure England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke's leadership over the Sir Allen Stanford affair has led to calls for him to resign. | |
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| Forfar 0-4 Rangers Holders Rangers ease into the last eight of the Homecoming Scottish Cup with a comfortable victory over Forfar at Station Park. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Man Utd 3-0 Fulham Premier League leaders Man Utd stretch their lead to five points after comprehensively disposing of Fulham. |
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| Aston Villa 1-1 CSKA Moscow John Carew's second-half equaliser earns Aston Villa a draw in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie with CSKA Moscow. | |
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| Forfar 0-4 Rangers Holders Rangers ease into the last eight of the Homecoming Scottish Cup with a comfortable victory over Forfar at Station Park. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| England pile pressure on Windies England set West Indies a target of 503 and then reduce them to 143-3 on day four of the third Test in Antigua. |
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| Harmison fired up for big finale Steve Harmison says the final day of the third Test is England's biggest day of the winter with the West Indies needing 360 to win. | |
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| ECB chief Clarke under pressure England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke's leadership over the Sir Allen Stanford affair has led to calls for him to resign. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Venus rules out boycott over Peer Venus Williams says her fellow players had no intention of boycotting the Dubai Championships after Israeli Shahar Peer was denied a visa. |
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| Keothavong marches on in Memphis Anne Keothavong reaches the quarter-finals of the WTA RMK Championships in Memphis with a 7-6 6-4 win over Portugal's Michelle Larcher De Brito. | |
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| Djokovic beats Chardy in Open 13 Novak Djokovic beats Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in round one of the Open 13 in Marseille. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Virgin involved in Honda F1 talks Honda says Richard Branson's Virgin Group is one of several potential buyers of its Formula One team. |
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| Silverstone gets MotoGP facelift Silverstone plans £5m of improvements to make the circuit more bike-friendly before staging the British MotoGP in 2010 | |
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| Williams opt against new system Williams rule out using Formula One's new Kinetic Energy Recovery System at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. | |
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