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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Mugabe vows to seize more farms Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marks his birthday with a vow to continue seizing land from white farmers. |
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| Afghan president urges April poll Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls for polls to be held in April - earlier than the date set by the electoral commission. | |
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| China enacts tough new food law China passes a strict new food safety law, after a series of scandals involving food processing companies. | |
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| New Bangladesh graves discovered Fresh graves containing bodies of murdered officers are found in the Bangladeshi capital following a border guard mutiny. | |
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| Chavez sends army to rice plants Venezuela's president orders the army to take over the country's rice processing plants, amid a row over food prices. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Mugabe vows to seize more farms Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marks his birthday with a vow to continue seizing land from white farmers. |
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| Somali leader agrees Sharia law Somalia's President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed agrees to introduce Sharia law to defuse clashes with tribal leaders. | |
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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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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Broad support for Obama Iraq plan US Republicans broadly welcome President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw most troops from Iraq by the middle of 2010. |
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| US soldier guilty of Iraq murder A US military jury finds an army officer guilty of the murder of an Iraqi detainee during questioning last May. | |
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| Chavez sends army to rice plants Venezuela's president orders the army to take over the country's rice processing plants, amid a row over food prices. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China enacts tough new food law China passes a strict new food safety law, after a series of scandals involving food processing companies. |
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| Burma offers Rohingya return deal Burma says it will take back thousands of ethnic Rohingyas who have fled, but only if they identify themselves as Bengali. | |
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| Tibetan monk 'shot' while on fire A Tibetan monk is shot after setting fire to himself during a protest against Beijing's rule, reports say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Romanian plane survives emergency A small airliner makes a dramatic emergency landing in Romania with none of its 51 passengers or crew injured. |
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| Police recover Irish bank money Police in the Irish Republic recover up to 4m euros, believed to be from the country's biggest bank robbery. | |
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| Catholic priest numbers increase The number of priests in the Catholic Church throughout the world is slowly rising, the Vatican says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Broad support for Obama Iraq plan US Republicans broadly welcome President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw most troops from Iraq by the middle of 2010. |
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| 'Five rockets' fired into Israel Palestinian militants in Gaza reportedly fire five rockets into Israel territory but there is no indication of casualties. | |
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| US soldier guilty of Iraq murder A US military jury finds an army officer guilty of the murder of an Iraqi detainee during questioning last May. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | New Bangladesh graves discovered Fresh graves containing bodies of murdered officers are found in the Bangladeshi capital following a border guard mutiny. |
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| Afghan president urges April poll Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls for polls to be held in April - earlier than the date set by the electoral commission. | |
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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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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Brown promises banking clean-up Gordon Brown urges a clean-up of the financial system to ensure "banking responsibility" in the UK and abroad. |
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| HSBC to announce £12bn share sale Europe's biggest bank HSBC is hoping to raise more than £12bn from shareholders and investors through a new rights issue. | |
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| Child cold drugs under scrutiny The effectiveness of many over-the-counter cold medicines for children under 12 has been put in doubt by a government agency. | |
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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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 | Two British tourists die in Alps Two Britons who fell to their deaths after a night out at a ski resort in the French Alps are named by the Foreign Office. |
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| Man to be quizzed on 2001 murder A man who went missing from a hostel over two weeks ago is brought to Sheffield for questioning over the murder of a woman. | |
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| Fugitive Gerrard 'fixer' arrested A convicted robber who has been on the run from Lincolnshire Police since last year is found and arrested. | |
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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 play surprise rooftop concert Rock band U2 play a surprise gig on top of BBC Broadcasting House to promote the launch of their new 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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 | British 'careless' with liberties British people have been "careless" with their civil liberties, but that is beginning to change, the former shadow home affairs minister says. |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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 | Motor neurone disease 'gene clue' A gene linked to a type of motor neurone disease that runs in families has been pinned down after a 10-year search. |
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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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| 1986: Swedish prime minister assassinated Olof Palme, the prime minister of Sweden, is shot dead and his wife Lisbeth wounded in a street ambush in central Stockholm. | |||
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| 2001: At least 10 die in Selby rail crash Up to 13 are killed and more than 70 injured when a high speed train is hit by a car which careered off the motorway. | |||
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| 1975: Dozens killed in Moorgate Tube crash A London Underground train crashes at Moorgate, killing the driver and at least 29 passengers. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ireland 14-13 England Ireland stay on course for the Grand Slam as they scrape a one-point win over England at Croke Park. |
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| Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool Liverpool's Premier League title ambitions suffer a major blow as they fail to win at Middlesbrough for a seventh successive season. | |
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| Hiddink retains title ambitions Guus Hiddink believes Chelsea can still win the Premier League title after Frank Lampard's late goal clinches a 2-1 win over Wigan at Stamford Bridge. | |
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| Australia open huge lead over SA Australia open up a 297 second-innings lead over South Africa before the weather causes an early finish on day three in Johannesburg. | |
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| Scotland 26-6 Italy Scotland secure their first victory of the 2008 Six Nations with a deserved win over Italy. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool Liverpool's Premier League title ambitions suffer a major blow as they fail to win at Middlesbrough for a seventh successive season. |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Wigan A superb John Terrry volley and Frank Lampard's last-gasp header breaks Wigan hearts and keeps Chelsea in the Premier League title race. | |
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| Arsenal 0-0 Fulham Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are dealt another severe blow as Fulham a fifth successive league draw on the Gunners. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Stylish Sarwan frustrates England Ramnaresh Sarwan hits an unbeaten 184 as West Indies close 202 behind England at 398-5 after three days of the fourth Test. |
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| Australia open huge lead over SA Australia open up a 297 second-innings lead over South Africa before the weather causes an early finish on day three in Johannesburg. | |
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| Jayawardene targets farewell win Mahela Jayawardene will bid to end his career as Sri Lanka captain on a winning note when they take on Pakistan in the second and final Test in Lahore | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Djokovic battles to Dubai victory Novak Djokovic overcomes David Ferrer to win the Dubai Championship. |
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| Fleming aims for rankings boost Colin Fleming says he hopes his call up to the Great Britain team to face Ukraine in the Davis Cup will help boost his world ranking. | |
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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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| 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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| Bulgarians to host MotoGP racing Bulgaria will host a round of the MotoGP world championship from 2012 onwards. | |
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