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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme Financier Bernard Madoff is jailed after pleading guilty to all 11 charges in a $50bn (£35bn) fraud and apologising to investors. |
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| Doubt over German gunman warning German police say a message warning of a school shooting which left 16 people dead may have been faked after the attack. | |
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| Junk alert for space station crew The crew of the International Space Station are forced to shelter in the Soyuz capsule after a close call with space debris. | |
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| Climate fears 'being realised'' International scientists say the worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged just two years ago are already being realised. | |
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| Search for Canada crash survivors One person is confirmed dead and one survivor is found after a helicopter carrying 18 people crashes off Canada's east coast. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan kidnappers 'demand ransom' The kidnappers of three aid workers in Sudan's Darfur region have demanded a ransom, local officials say. |
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| Zimbabwe cabinet nominee is freed Zimbabwe authorities free MDC official Roy Bennett from jail, a day after the country's Supreme Court ordered his release on bail. | |
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| Madagascar police defy government The head of the military police in Madagascar says his force has stopped taking orders from the government. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme Financier Bernard Madoff is jailed after pleading guilty to all 11 charges in a $50bn (£35bn) fraud and apologising to investors. |
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| Canadian jailed over UK bomb plot A Canadian convicted of involvement in a foiled fertiliser bomb plot in Britain is sentenced to 10 years and six months in jail. | |
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| Search for Canada crash survivors One person is confirmed dead and one survivor is found after a helicopter carrying 18 people crashes off Canada's east coast. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US and China try to resolve row The US president urges more contact with China's military, but tensions remain over last weekend's naval confrontation. |
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| N Korea sets rocket launch date North Korea tells an international shipping body it plans to carry out a controversial rocket launch in early April. | |
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| Thaksin urges end to Thai splits Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he wants to bury the hatchet with political foes and jokes about his assets. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Doubt over German gunman warning German police say a message warning of a school shooting which left 16 people dead may have been faked after the attack. |
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| Serbs jailed for Croatia massacre Thirteen Serbs are jailed by a Belgrade court over the 1991 massacre of some 200 Croats at a pig farm near Vukovar. | |
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| Swiss pardon Spain war veterans Switzerland votes to pardon its citizens who fought in the Spanish Civil War, the last European country to do so. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President Bush tells the judge his action was natural but is jailed for three years. |
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| Hamas threatens rocket militants Hamas says it will act to stop rocket attacks by militants from Gaza into Israel, which it describes as ill-timed. | |
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| Facebook in Arabic and Hebrew The world's most popular social-networking site, Facebook, launches Arabic and Hebrew versions of the website. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Clashes mark protest in Pakistan Police in Pakistan beat protesters in a bid to stop lawyers and opposition activists launching an anti-government march. |
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| US drone kills Pakistan militants Pakistan says missiles fired by an unmanned US drone kill at least 12 people in Kurram on the Afghan border. | |
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| India's richest men lose billions Indian businessman Anil Ambani has been revealed as the biggest loser on the 2009 Forbes World Billionaire list, losing $31.9bn over the last 12 months. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Action pledged over child safety Ministers promise to overhaul children's services after a report condemns slow progress in protecting young people. |
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| Widow 'numb' at policeman murder The widow of a policeman murdered by dissident republicans in County Armagh speaks of her devastation at his death. | |
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| Inter reject Mourinho 'assault' Officials at Inter Milan say the club's manager Jose Mourinho did not attack a Manchester United fan after a European tie. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Five out of six get top school There has been a slight increase in the number of families getting their first choice of secondary school in England this year. |
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| More state pupils head to Oxford The proportion of state school pupils accepted by Oxford University rose to 55.4% last year. | |
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| Schools 'losing out' in shake up Schools are suffering as a result of the merger of education and children's services departments in town halls, school leaders say. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Inter reject Mourinho 'assault' Officials at Inter Milan say the club's manager Jose Mourinho did not attack a Manchester United fan after a European tie. |
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| Texting peer freed after appeal Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed, who was texting while driving on the M1 before a fatal collision, is freed by the Court of Appeal. | |
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| Camp protesters 'sleep-deprived' Police are accused in a report by the Liberal Democrats of using sleep-deprivation to intimidate climate protesters in Kent. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme Financier Bernard Madoff is jailed after pleading guilty to all 11 charges in a $50bn (£35bn) fraud and apologising to investors. |
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| GM 'does not need March funding' US carmaker General Motors says it will not need the $2bn it had previously requested for March from the government. | |
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| General Electric debt rating cut US industrial giant General Electric has had its debt rating lowered by ratings agency Standard and Poor's. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson to play 50 gigs at the O2 Michael Jackson will now play 50 shows at London's O2, continuing his residency well into 2010. |
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| Chris Brown withdraws from awards Singer Chris Brown takes his name off Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards shortlist following his assault charge. | |
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| US show Jericho returns as comic Axed US TV show Jericho will return as a comic book in the autumn, it is announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Junk alert for space station crew The crew of the International Space Station are forced to shelter in the Soyuz capsule after a close call with space debris. |
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| Coatings that 'self-heal' in sun Researchers have devised a coating that uses sunlight to automatically heal scratches. | |
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| Climate fears 'being realised'' International scientists say the worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged just two years ago are already being realised. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | BBC team exposes cyber crime risk Click has acquired control of 22,000 home computers as part of an investigation into hi-tech crime. |
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| Google introduces phone services Google debuts a voice service that offers free domestic calls, low cost international calls and speech-to-text voicemail. | |
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| Comic Relief gets a digital push Red Nose Day is finding a new home on Twitter and social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | A step closer to reading the mind Scientists say for the first time they have understood someone's thoughts by looking at what their brain is doing. |
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| 'Fat neck' a clue to heart risk The thickness of a person's neck may provide as many clues to their risk of heart problems as their waist, a study suggests. | |
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| Device turns pink before you do Scientists develop an indicator that changes colour to warn of sunburn. | |
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| 1993: Bombay hit by devastating bombs At least 200 people are killed when a series of devastating bombs explode in India's financial capital. | |||
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| 1984: Miners strike over threatened pit closures Tens of thousands of Britain's miners are stopping work in what looks like becoming a long battle against job losses. | |||
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| 1964: Hoffa faces eight years behind bars The president of the powerful American Teamsters union is sentenced to eight years on bribery charges. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man City 2-0 Aalborg Manchester City take control of their Uefa Cup last-16 tie against Aalborg with a comfortable first-leg victory. |
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| Woods struggles as Wilson falters A double-bogey on the 18th hole denies Oliver a share of the first-round lead at the WGC-CA Championship as Tiger Woods makes his strokeplay comeback. | |
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| Federer is set to become a father Roger Federer announces that he and his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec are expecting their first child this summer. | |
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| Inter reject Mourinho 'assault' Officials at Inter Milan say the club's manager Jose Mourinho did not attack a Manchester United fan after a European tie. | |
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| Brawn GP set stunning test pace Brawn GP dominate the final day of testing in Barcelona, while Lewis Hamilton and McLaren remain off the pace. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Man City 2-0 Aalborg Manchester City take control of their Uefa Cup last-16 tie against Aalborg with a comfortable first-leg victory. |
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| Inter reject Mourinho 'assault' Officials at Inter Milan say the club's manager Jose Mourinho did not attack a Manchester United fan after a European tie. | |
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| Chelsea stars ask Hiddink to stay Michael Ballack and Petr Cech call for interim manager Guus Hiddink to stay at Stamford Bridge beyond the end of the season. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Pietersen keen to learn from IPL Kevin Pietersen believes English participation in the Indian Premier League could be key to improving England's record in one-day cricket. |
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| Gayle ruled out of Twenty20 match West Indies skipper Chris Gayle will miss Sunday's Twenty20 international against England but all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is set to return. | |
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| England to tackle first-Test jinx England are to address their poor record in opening Tests, according to assistant coach Andy Flower. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer is set to become a father Roger Federer announces that he and his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec are expecting their first child this summer. |
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| Montanes win sets up Murray clash Andy Murray will face Albert Montanes in his first match in Indian Wells after the Spaniard beat Florent Serra on Thursday. | |
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| Keothavong beaten in Indian Wells Anne Keothavong's main-draw debut in Indian Wells ends in disappointing fashion with a 2-6 6-3 6-1 defeat by Olga Govortsova. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| Brawn GP set stunning test pace Brawn GP dominate the final day of testing in Barcelona, while Lewis Hamilton and McLaren remain off the pace. | |
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| Hungarian MotoGP axed from list The inaugural Hungarian MotoGP, which was due to take place in September 2009, has been postponed for a year. | |
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