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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Madagascar rival claims mandate Madagascar's opposition leader stakes a claim to lead a new government, hours after troops storm a presidential palace. |
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| Fritzl hears daughter's testimony Austrian Josef Fritzl is quizzed over video testimony from the daughter he has admitted raping and fathering children with. | |
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| Obama wants to block AIG bonuses US President Barack Obama calls for bonus payouts to executives announced by US insurance giant AIG to be blocked. | |
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| Downturn 'risks Africa conflict' Leaders warn parts of Africa could be plunged back into conflict if they do not get help to recover from the global crisis. | |
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| Khatami pulls out of Iranian race Mohammad Khatami quits the June presidential election in Iran, saying he does not want to split the reformist vote. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Madagascar rival claims mandate Madagascar's opposition leader stakes a claim to lead a new government, hours after troops storm a presidential palace. |
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| Aid workers 'released' in Somalia Four UN aid workers, three of them foreigners, are freed in southern Somalia hours after being abducted, reports say. | |
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| Downturn 'risks Africa conflict' Leaders warn parts of Africa could be plunged back into conflict if they do not get help to recover from the global crisis. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama wants to block AIG bonuses US President Barack Obama calls for bonus payouts to executives announced by US insurance giant AIG to be blocked. |
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| Report claims CIA used 'torture' A leaked ICRC report says torture was used by the US on al-Qaeda suspects in CIA secret prisons. | |
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| Seattle paper moves online only Tuesday's edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will be the last copy to be printed, as a slimmed-down edition moves solely online. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China athletes 'faked their age' Thousands of young athletes in southern China are faking their age to gain an advantage over their rivals, a study suggests. |
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| Australia cuts migrant job intake Australia cuts its quota of foreign skilled workers to save local jobs amid the world financial downturn. | |
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| Karmapa softens stance on China Tibetan Buddhism's third-highest figure speaks of his admiration for Chinese culture, suggesting a willingness to co-operate with Beijing. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Fritzl hears daughter's testimony Austrian Josef Fritzl is quizzed over video testimony from the daughter he has admitted raping and fathering children with. |
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| Serbia seeks IMF emergency loan Serbia begins talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree an emergency loan worth up to 2bn euros. | |
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| Gravity satellite launch delayed The European Space Agency delays its gravity mapping satellite because of a technical problem at its Russian launch site. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraqis 'more upbeat about future' Violence and insecurity are no longer the Iraqis' chief concerns, for the first time since the 2003 war, a BBC poll suggests. |
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| Iranian drone 'shot down in Iraq' US forces shot down an Iranian drone aircraft 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad last month, the US military says. | |
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| Khatami pulls out of Iranian race Mohammad Khatami quits the June presidential election in Iran, saying he does not want to split the reformist vote. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan reinstates sacked judge Pakistan's government reinstates sacked top judge Iftikhar Chaudhry, prompting the opposition to call off protests. |
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| Blast strikes Pakistan bus depot At least eight people are killed in an explosion at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, police say. | |
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| S Africa to host Champions Trophy The 2009 Champions Trophy will be hosted by South Africa, the ICC confirms. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Council pension funds suing RBS Two local authority pension funds tell the BBC they are suing Royal Bank of Scotland for compensation. |
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| 'Blood trail' led to dying Jimmy A brother of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen tells the court how he followed a "trail of blood" to find his dying younger brother. | |
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| Two guns found near murder scene Two guns are recovered by detectives close to where a policeman was shot dead in Northern Ireland last week. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Cambridge entry level is now A*AA All applicants to Cambridge University will normally need at least A*AA in their A-levels from next year, colleges have agreed. |
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| Teachers 'lack skills awareness' Most teachers know little about apprenticeships and have a bias towards academic qualifications, a survey suggests. | |
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| Teacher banned for made-up deaths A maths teacher who invented the deaths of three girlfriends to take time off work has been banned from teaching. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Blood trail' led to dying Jimmy A brother of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen tells the court how he followed a "trail of blood" to find his dying younger brother. |
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| Jailed man's confession 'apology' A prisoner who could be freed after DNA evidence cast doubt over his conviction apologises for wrongly confessing to murder in 1979. | |
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| Convoy protest at collapsed firm Former workers at a construction company stage a protest after 420 people lost their jobs, as it emerges that the firm acquired an £11m ruby. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama wants to block AIG bonuses US President Barack Obama calls for bonus payouts to executives announced by US insurance giant AIG to be blocked. |
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| US seeks $100m of Madoff assets The US wants to seize more than $100m of property and assets belonging to disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff, prosecutors say. | |
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| Seattle paper moves online only Tuesday's edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will be the last copy to be printed, as a slimmed-down edition moves solely online. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Banks 'concerned' over model riot America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks says she is 'concerned' over an audition which descended into chaos. |
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| West Wing star Silver dies at 62 Award-winning actor Ron Silver, who played political strategist Bruno Gianelli in The West Wing, dies of cancer at 62. | |
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| Lohan arrest warrant is quashed A judge quashes an arrest warrant for actress Lindsay Lohan, after it transpires she kept the terms of her parole. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Russia to approve new Moon rocket Russian space officials are to select the winning proposal for a new rocket intended to carry cosmonauts on missions to the Moon. |
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| Gravity satellite launch delayed The European Space Agency delays its gravity mapping satellite because of a technical problem at its Russian launch site. | |
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| Canadian dig yields tiny dinosaur The smallest meat-eating dinosaur ever found in North America has been identified from six tiny pelvic bones. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Second generation Surface coming A second generation of Microsoft's Surface computing device is two to three years away, the South by SouthWest Festival hears. |
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| File sharing agency up for debate Plans for a Digital Rights Agency that would oversee copyright controls have been outlined by the government. | |
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| Deals drive mobile money services A series of deals and initiatives look set to boost mobile banking in many developing nations. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Vegetarians 'get fewer cancers' Vegetarians have a lower incidence of cancer but surprisingly a higher rate of colorectal cancer, a large UK study suggests. |
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| Brown lukewarm on alcohol pricing Plans to set minimum prices for alcohol are unveiled - but have not attracted government support. | |
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| Oxygen therapy benefit in autism Oxygen treatment in a decompression chamber may help children with autism, US researchers say. | |
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| 1988: Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery A gunman kills three mourners and injures at least 50 people attending a funeral for IRA members shot dead in Gibraltar. | |||
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| 1988: Thousands die in Halabja gas attack Thousands of people die in a poison gas attack in the northern Iraqi town of Halabja. | |||
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| 1978: Aldo Moro snatched at gunpoint Former Italian premier Aldo Moro is kidnapped at gunpoint in Rome by a gang believed to be from the Red Brigade. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | West Ham 0-0 West Brom Basement club West Brom fail to take advantage of a injury-hit West Ham side in a mediocre draw at Upton Park. |
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| S Africa to host Champions Trophy The 2009 Champions Trophy will be hosted by South Africa, the ICC confirms. | |
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| Jackson claims new world record Jo Jackson beats Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington to win the 400m freestyle in a new world record time at the British Swimming Championships. | |
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| Murray dismisses France's Mathieu Andy Murray beats Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3 6-2 to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 in California. | |
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| England submits back-up 2022 bid England wants to be considered to host the 2022 World Cup if the bid for the 2018 tournament fails. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| West Ham 0-0 West Brom Basement club West Brom fail to take advantage of a injury-hit West Ham side in a mediocre draw at Upton Park. |
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| Premier League as it happened West Ham and bottom club West Brom play out a turgid 0-0 draw at Upton Park. | |
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| West Ham & Blades end Tevez saga West Ham and Sheffield United reach an out-of-court settlement over the long-running Carlos Tevez dispute. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Flower admits Twenty20 failings Andy Flower says England are struggling at Twenty20 three months before the World Cup. |
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| England must be smarter - Strauss Captain Andrew Strauss makes no excuses after England's Twenty20 defeat by the West Indies. | |
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| S Africa to host Champions Trophy The 2009 Champions Trophy will be hosted by South Africa, the ICC confirms. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray dismisses France's Mathieu Andy Murray beats Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3 6-2 to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 in California. |
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| Nadal hits form in Indian Wells World number one Rafael Nadal and defending champion Novak Djokovic win their opening matches in Indian Wells. | |
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| Murray stoic despite doubles loss Jamie Murray remains upbeat despite losing his second-round doubles match with Simon Aspelin at the Indian Wells Masters. | |
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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 maintain impressive form Brawn GP driver Rubens Barrichello sets the fastest time during the final pre-season test in Jerez. | |
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| We are not competitive - McLaren Lewis Hamilton's McLaren team admit they cannot match the pace of their Formula One rivals with just 16 days left to go until the first race of 2009. | |
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