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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama fends off Geithner doubters US President Barack Obama backs his embattled treasury secretary in a US TV interview, saying he would not be allowed to resign. |
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| Venezuela military 'seizes ports' Venezuela's military takes control of key airports and sea ports on behalf of Hugo Chavez's federal government, reports say. | |
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| 'Deadly' stampede at Pope speech Two people reportedly die in a stampede in Angola as the Pope gives an address at a football stadium in the capital. | |
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| Crowds march against Naples mafia At least 100,000 people march along the waterfront in Naples in one of the largest anti-mafia protests in years. | |
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| Iran demands change in US policy Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei responds to President Obama's overture by demanding US policy changes. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Deadly' stampede at Pope speech Two people reportedly die in a stampede in Angola as the Pope gives an address at a football stadium in the capital. |
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| Madagascar's leader is sworn in Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina is sworn in as the Indian Ocean island's new leader, but many diplomats boycott the ceremony. | |
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| Sudan 'extermination' as aid cut Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir is accused of 'exterminating' civilians by denying access to the giant refugee camps in Darfur. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Venezuela military 'seizes ports' Venezuela's military takes control of key airports and sea ports on behalf of Hugo Chavez's federal government, reports say. |
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| Obama fends off Geithner doubters US President Barack Obama backs his embattled treasury secretary in a US TV interview, saying he would not be allowed to resign. | |
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| Iran demands change in US policy Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei responds to President Obama's overture by demanding US policy changes. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea confirms reporters held North Korea confirms the arrest of two female US journalists, saying they were detained for illegally entering its territory. |
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| Queensland elects female premier Queensland elects the first female state premier in Australia's history, as Anna Bligh wins for Labor. | |
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| Jet's tail hits Australia runway An airliner carrying more than 225 people makes an emergency landing after its tail hits the runway in Melbourne. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Crowds march against Naples mafia At least 100,000 people march along the waterfront in Naples in one of the largest anti-mafia protests in years. |
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| US 'backs Danish PM as Nato head' The US is prepared to back Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Nato's next secretary general, reports say. | |
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| Wales 15-17 Ireland Ireland claim the Grand Slam for the first time in 61 years, beating Wales in a dramatic Six Nations finale in Cardiff. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran demands change in US policy Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei responds to President Obama's overture by demanding US policy changes. |
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| Iraq kidnappers send latest video The kidnappers of five Britons held in Iraq for nearly two years send a new video to the British embassy in Baghdad. | |
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| Israel's Netanyahu gets more time Benjamin Netanyahu, the man expected to be Israel's next prime minister, is given another two weeks to form a government. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Envoy damns US Afghan drug effort US counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan are "wasteful and ineffective", the US envoy to Afghanistan says. |
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| Bombers strike on Afghan new year Two bombings in eastern Afghanistan have left at least eight people dead, officials say. | |
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| Troops guilty of Kashmir 'lapses' A high-level army inquiry into the killing of two civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir finds three soldiers guilty of "lapses". | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Iraq kidnappers send latest video The kidnappers of five Britons held in Iraq for nearly two years send a new video to the British embassy in Baghdad. |
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| UK plans comprehensive terror law The UK's new counter-terrorist strategy will be the world's most comprehensive, the Home Office says. | |
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| Wales 15-17 Ireland Ireland claim the Grand Slam for the first time in 61 years, beating Wales in a dramatic Six Nations finale in Cardiff. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Student hardship pleas 'increase' BBC research suggests there has been a big rise in the number of students applying for emergency hardship funds. |
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| GCSE grades to 'rise with change' The introduction of a 'modular' structure for GCSEs is likely to push up grades, says the head of an exam board. | |
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| Colleges face £170m projects loss Colleges in England say they face losses of more than £170m if renovation work does not get the funding they expected. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Canal man was 'brutally killed' Detectives say a man whose body was found in a canal in a North Yorkshire village was brutally murdered. |
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| Teenager shot dead with air rifle A teenage boy dies after being accidentally shot with an air rifle at a house in Hayes, Greater London. | |
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| Foreign ban postmaster leaves job A postmaster from Nottingham who refused to serve customers who could not speak English leaves his job. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | AIG bonuses 'higher than thought' Controversial US insurance giant AIG paid $218m in bonuses - much more than previously thought, a senior US official says. |
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| 'Obstacle' Hungary PM to resign Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany says he will quit because he is an obstacle to the country's economic recovery. | |
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| French aid prompts Renault move French carmaker Renault is to shift some car production back to France from Slovenia after the guarantee of state aid. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Family hold wake for Richardson The family of the actress Natasha Richardson, who died after a skiing accident, hold a wake in New York. |
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| Jury directed in Spector retrial The jury in the murder retrial of Phil Spector are advised they can consider a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. | |
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| Beatty sued over rights to Tracy Actor and director Warren Beatty is being sued over the rights to iconic comic strip character Dick Tracy. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space station unfurls solar wings Ten years after its construction began, the International Space Station now has full power capability. |
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| Pink elephant is caught on camera A wildlife cameraman captures images of a rare baby pink African elephant in northern Botswana. | |
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| Finches choose sex of offspring Female finches "decide" the number of sons or daughters in their brood | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google pulls some street images Google has removed dozens of images from its new Street View service after complaints from users about privacy. |
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| Surge in demand for online video British demand for online video sites has shot up over the past year, according to a new report. | |
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| Online game gets banking licence Real and virtual finances look set to get closer as Project Entropia becomes a licenced banking institution. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Gene 'has key schizophrenia role' Scientists have discovered a single gene may control how some patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder respond to their medication. |
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| New guidance on IVF defects risk Couples seeking IVF treatment are to be warned children born using the treatment may face a higher risk of birth defects. | |
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| Maggot therapy hope 'premature' Using maggots to treat leg ulcers is no better than standard treatment with a gel, a UK trial has found. | |
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| 1960: Scores die in Sharpeville shoot-out More than 50 Africans die and 169 are injured as police open fire in the South African township of Sharpeville. | |||
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| 1991: Heseltine unveils new property tax The government has revealed plans for a new property tax in place of the controversial poll tax. | |||
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| 1999: Comedy genius Ernie Wise dies One of Britain's most loved and most successful comedians, Ernie Wise, dies aged 73. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Wales 15-17 Ireland Ireland claim the Grand Slam for the first time in 61 years, beating Wales in a dramatic Six Nations finale in Cardiff. |
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| Live text - Women's World Cup final New Zealand win the toss and bat first against England in the Women's World Cup final in Sydney. | |
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| Murray shines in win over Federer Andy Murray reaches the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final with a fine 6-3 4-6 6-1 victory over Roger Federer. | |
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| Fulham 2-0 Man Utd Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney are sent off as Manchester United's title hopes take another blow with a shock defeat at Fulham. | |
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| De Villiers builds large SA lead South Africa's dominance of the third Test against Australia continues as they end the third day 340 runs ahead and ready to push for victory. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Fulham 2-0 Man Utd Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney are sent off as Manchester United's title hopes take another blow with a shock defeat at Fulham. |
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| Tottenham 1-0 Chelsea Luka Modric caps a man-of-the-match display with a superb goal as Tottenham deal Chelsea's title bid a huge blow. | |
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| Rangers 2-2 Hearts Rangers' Scottish Premier League title hopes suffer another blow as Hearts come from two behind to draw at Ibrox. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Live text - Women's World Cup final New Zealand win the toss and bat first against England in the Women's World Cup final in Sydney. |
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| Collingwood cool on Twenty20 role Paul Collingwood rules himself out of being England's captain in this summer's World Twenty20. | |
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| De Villiers builds large SA lead South Africa's dominance of the third Test against Australia continues as they end the third day 340 runs ahead and ready to push for victory. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray shines in win over Federer Andy Murray reaches the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final with a fine 6-3 4-6 6-1 victory over Roger Federer. |
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| Murray v Federer as it happened Andy Murray claims his sixth win over Roger Federer to move into the final of the Indian Wells Masters. | |
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| In-form Roddick hammers Djokovic Andy Roddick upsets defending champion Novak Djokovic with a 6-3 6-2 win in the Indian Wells quarter-finals, while Rafael Nadal sees off Juan Martin del Potro. | |
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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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| F1 in disarray over scoring plan Formula 1 looks set to scrap plans for a new scoring system just nine days before the start of the new season. | |
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| Hamilton hits out at rule changes World champion Lewis Hamilton hits out at decisions to change the F1 points system and instigate huge cost cuts. | |
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