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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama outlines Iraq pullout plan President Barack Obama announces details of his plan to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010. |
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| Bangladesh army backs government The head of Bangladesh's army pledges support for the government following a bloody mutiny by border guards. | |
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| Vatican rejects bishop's apology The Vatican rejects a British bishop's apology for offending people by denying the full extent of the Holocaust. | |
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| US economy suffers sharp nosedive The US economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months of 2008 revised official figures show, sending stocks spiralling lower. | |
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| Spanish seize huge cocaine haul A Venezuelan fishing boat is seized with five tonnes of cocaine on board, Spanish customs officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zuma dismisses new SA challenge Jacob Zuma, leader of South Africa's ruling ANC, tells the BBC he is not worried by the emergence of a new opposition. |
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| Rwanda priest jailed for genocide A former Rwandan priest is given a 25-year jail sentence for his role in the 1994 genocide by a UN war crimes court. | |
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| Mugabe prepares lavish birthday Supporters of Zimbabwe's president raise $250,000 to mark his 85th birthday, as the country seeks emergency aid. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama outlines Iraq pullout plan President Barack Obama announces details of his plan to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010. |
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| Canada 'turns back Russia bomber' Canadian jets intercepted a Russian bomber on the eve of US President Obama's visit to Ottawa, Canadian officials say. | |
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| US detainee 'on terror charges' A Qatari-Saudi national held on US soil is formally charged by a court with supporting a foreign terror group. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Australasians in Asia trade pact South East Asian economy ministers sign a free trade deal with Australia and New Zealand that aims to boost their combined economies. |
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| Singapore suspect still at large One year after a suspected Islamist militant escaped from a Singapore jail, the authorities vow to track him down. | |
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| China denounces US 'rights abuse' Two days after a US report criticised China's rights record, Beijing retaliates with a fiery critique of life in the US. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Vatican rejects bishop's apology The Vatican rejects a British bishop's apology for offending people by denying the full extent of the Holocaust. |
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| Kurdish 'grave sites' to be dug A Turkish prosecutor orders excavations at sites where it is thought bodies of Kurds killed in the 1990s may have been dumped. | |
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| Spanish seize huge cocaine haul A Venezuelan fishing boat is seized with five tonnes of cocaine on board, Spanish customs officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Obama outlines Iraq pullout plan President Barack Obama announces details of his plan to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010. |
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| No deal in Israel coalition talks Israel's prime minister-designate says talks to include the centrist Kadima party in a coalition have ended without agreement. | |
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| US detainee 'on terror charges' A Qatari-Saudi national held on US soil is formally charged by a court with supporting a foreign terror group. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bangladesh army backs government The head of Bangladesh's army pledges support for the government following a bloody mutiny by border guards. |
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| Protests continue on Sharif ban Protests against a court decision to ban Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif and his brother from elected office enter a third day. | |
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| India launches Gandhi sale move India is taking steps to prevent Mahatma Gandhi's personal possessions being auctioned in New York, reports from India say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Brown vows to claw pension back Gordon Brown pledges to "use every legal means at our disposal" to claw back Sir Fred Goodwin's "unacceptable" £16m pension. |
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| Kercher suspect 'did cartwheels' Meredith Kercher murder suspect Amanda Knox "turned cartwheels" in the police station after the killing, a policeman testifies. | |
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| Vatican rejects bishop's apology The Vatican rejects a British bishop's apology for offending people by denying the full extent of the Holocaust. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Brown sets targets for science The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to re-train specialist teachers. |
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| Foreign students leaving UK debts Up to 70% of students from other parts of the European Union are failing to repay loans taken out while at UK universities. | |
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| Young pupils fuel record truancy The rate of unauthorised absence in England's primary schools has taken the overall level to a record. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Fake officer steals car with baby A mother whose baby was abducted when a thief posing as a police officer stole her car in Greater Manchester thought she would "never see him again". |
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| Miss Whiplash in river car ordeal Former brothel keeper Lindi St Clair is rescued from her car after being trapped upside down in a river for nearly 24 hours. | |
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| Police hunt 'radioactive' teacher Police are hunting a "dangerously radioactive" London college principal accused of child pornography charges. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US economy suffers sharp nosedive The US economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months of 2008 revised official figures show, sending stocks spiralling lower. |
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| GE makes rare cut in dividend General Electric makes a rare cut in its shareholder dividend in a bid to conserve cash amid the economic downturn. | |
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| China warns of unemployment risk China's commerce minister tells the BBC the country's biggest challenge is rising unemployment, which could trigger social unrest. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ang Lee to head Venice festival Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee is to head the jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers announce. |
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| U2 in surprise rooftop gig at BBC Rock band U2 play a surprise gig on top of BBC Broadcasting House to promote the launch of their 12th studio album. | |
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| 'Lost' Hughes play to be staged A play discovered in the archive of poet Ted Hughes is to get its first staging next month in a London theatre. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Earliest 'human footprints' found Footprints dating from 1.5m years ago found in Kenya show modern foot shape and walking style had already developed by then. |
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| Brown sets targets for science The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to re-train specialist teachers. | |
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| Doctors plan voice box transplant British doctors are debating whether it is ethical to start clinical trials to allow voice box transplantation. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook offers control to users Social network Facebook responds to criticism over the way it handles user data by handing over control to its users. |
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| Net TV plans get Trust scrutiny Plans to make net-based catch-up TV services accessible via set-top boxes are being scrutinised by the BBC Trust. | |
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| New MoD tech 'could save lives' The MoD has showcased some new technology as part of its Defence Technology Plans which, it is hoped, will help keep soldiers a bit safer. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact' The sticky plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease may have a bigger impact on the brain than it was thought, research suggests. |
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| Old drug combination in TB fight Two drugs already used for fighting other infections may help in the battle against drug-resistant TB, researchers say. | |
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| Doodling 'may help memory recall' Doodling may look messy, but it could in fact be a sign of an alert mind, a study carried out by Plymouth University suggests. | |
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| 2002: Hindus die in train fire A fire on a train in India results in the deaths of 57 Hindu pilgrims returning from the disputed holy site of Ayodhya. | |||
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| 1975: PC murder linked to IRA bomb factory Scotland Yard says the man who shot dead a police officer in London yesterday had been staying in a flat used as a "bomb factory" by the IRA. | |||
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| 1963: Argoud charged over de Gaulle plot Antoine Argoud, President De Gaulle's arch enemy and a former colonel in the French Army, is charged with an assassination attempt. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | France 21-16 Wales France destroy Wales' hopes of back-to-back Grand Slams as they defy a late Welsh onslaught in Paris. |
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| Bopara takes England to big total Ravi Bopara makes 104 as England declare on 600-6 and reduce West Indies to 85-1 by the close on day two of the fourth Test in Barbados. | |
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| Djokovic to meet Ferrer in final Novak Djokovic will meet David Ferrer in Saturday's Dubai Championship final | |
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| British trio progress in Arizona England's Ross Fisher and Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy make the WGC Accenture Match Play quarter-finals. | |
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| Hiddink quashes long-term rumours Guus Hiddink insists no plans have been made to turn his temporary role at Chelsea into a permanent job. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Parry to leave post at Liverpool Rick Parry is to leave his post as Liverpool chief executive at the end of the season. |
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| Hiddink quashes long-term rumours Guus Hiddink insists no plans have been made to turn his temporary role at Chelsea into a permanent job. | |
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| O'Neill stands by Villa rotation Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill defends his decision to field a weakened side against CSKA Moscow. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Bopara takes England to big total Ravi Bopara makes 104 as England declare on 600-6 and reduce West Indies to 85-1 by the close on day two of the fourth Test in Barbados. |
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| Flintoff to return home from tour Andrew Flintoff is returning home from England's tour of the West Indies on Friday to have treatment on his injured hip. | |
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| Bopara glad to grab second chance Ravi Bopara says he knew he had to make the most of his second England opportunity as he hit a maiden Test ton against West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Djokovic to meet Ferrer in final Novak Djokovic will meet David Ferrer in Saturday's Dubai Championship final |
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| Goodall & Eaton named in GB team Josh Goodall and Chris Eaton join Andy Murray and Ross Hutchins in the GB Davis Cup team to play Ukraine next week. | |
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| Murray out of Dubai with a virus Andy Murray pulls out of his Dubai quarter-final against Richard Gasquet because of a virus. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ex-Honda team closes on F1 return The former Honda team plans to test at Silverstone and Barcelona in the next fortnight, raising hopes it will start the new Formula One season next month. |
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| RBS cutbacks to hit British sport RBS will halve its funding of British sport as a result of the global economic downturn, BBC Sport can reveal. | |
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| Melandri in one-man Kawasaki team Italy's Marco Melandri will be the only rider in Kawasaki's MotoGP team this season. | |
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