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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Drama as US crew recapture vessel US crew members recapture their hijacked ship from Somali pirates but their captain is still being held on a lifeboat, reports say. |
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| New nuclear talks offer for Iran The six powers co-ordinating policy with Iran over its nuclear ambitions move to invite the Iranians for fresh talks. | |
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| Terror raids follow files blunder Twelve men are arrested in anti-terror raids after a senior officer accidentally reveals secret documents. | |
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| Voting begins in Indonesia poll Indonesians have begun voting in parliamentary elections, which will decide who can run for president in July. | |
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| Italy buries first quake victims Italy holds funerals for some of the 272 people now known to have died in Monday's quake in the Abruzzo region. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Drama as US crew recapture vessel US crew members recapture their hijacked ship from Somali pirates but their captain is still being held on a lifeboat, reports say. |
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| Sierra Leone RUF rebels sentenced An international tribunal jails three former Sierra Leone rebel leaders for a total of nearly 120 years. | |
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| Chad hunts for rogue legionnaire A manhunt is under way for a French Foreign Legion soldier who killed two comrades and a Togolese peacekeeper in Chad, say officials. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Drama as US crew recapture vessel US crew members recapture their hijacked ship from Somali pirates but their captain is still being held on a lifeboat, reports say. |
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| Fed minutes reveal gloomy outlook Notes from the last meeting of US Federal Reserve policy makers show how downbeat they had become on the US economy. | |
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| Clinton concern for Iran reporter US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses her deep concern about the detention of an Iranian-American journalist in Iran. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Voting begins in Indonesia poll Indonesians have begun voting in parliamentary elections, which will decide who can run for president in July. |
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| Mass Thai protest over leadership Protesters in Thailand surround the home of an influential royal adviser, accusing him of engineering an army coup three years ago. | |
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| N Korea celebrates rocket launch Thousands of North Koreans rally in Pyongyang to celebrate what the state media say was a successful satellite launch. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Romania blamed over Moldova riots Moldova's president accuses neighbour Romania of stoking violence which erupted in the country's capital on Tuesday. |
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| Terror raids follow files blunder Twelve men are arrested in anti-terror raids after a senior officer accidentally reveals secret documents. | |
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| Italy buries first quake victims Italy holds funerals for some of the 272 people now known to have died in Monday's quake in the Abruzzo region. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Bomb attack near Iraq Shia shrine A bomb explodes in a mainly Shia Muslim part of Baghdad, killing seven people and injuring at least 20 others, Iraqi police say. |
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| New nuclear talks offer for Iran The six powers co-ordinating policy with Iran over its nuclear ambitions move to invite the Iranians for fresh talks. | |
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| Drama as US crew recapture vessel US crew members recapture their hijacked ship from Somali pirates but their captain is still being held on a lifeboat, reports say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Taleban storm district near Swat Taleban militants from Pakistan's troubled Swat valley storm the nearby district of Buner, killing at least five people, police say. |
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| Eviction notice for Khaleda Zia The Bangladesh government cancels the lease on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Dhaka cantonment residence. | |
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| UN issues new Sri Lanka warning The UN issues a fresh appeal for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Sri Lanka to avoid a 'bloodbath' on the beaches. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Terror raids follow files blunder Twelve men are arrested in anti-terror raids after a senior officer accidentally reveals secret documents. |
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| Man charged over 1983 murder case Police investigating the murder of a Nottinghamshire teenager 26 years ago charge a 50-year-old man. | |
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| Rates expected to stay unchanged The Bank of England is expected to keep interest on hold as sharp cuts in recent months have left little scope for further reductions. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools keep testing 14-year-olds Teenagers might have thought they were being let off when ministers scrapped the tests - but many will still take them. |
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| Warning over A* for admissions Top universities risk undermining confidence by using the new A* A-level grade for admissions, warns Minister for Higher Education David Lammy. | |
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| Lip-reading classes 'too costly' A charity says the government should provide lip-reading classes in England at little or no cost. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | G20 probe officer comes forward A police officer thought to be filmed at the G20 protest in London pushing a man who later died, comes forward. |
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| Man charged over 1983 murder case Police investigating the murder of a Nottinghamshire teenager 26 years ago charge a 50-year-old man. | |
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| Pc guilty of girl's crash death A Northumbria Police officer is found guilty of causing the death of a schoolgirl by dangerous driving. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | German car scrap scheme expands Germany triples the size of its car scrapping scheme, which pays cash to those who turn in older cars. |
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| Fed minutes reveal gloomy outlook Notes from the last meeting of US Federal Reserve policy makers show how downbeat they had become on the US economy. | |
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| US insurers in line for state aid Some of the biggest insurance companies in the US may be in line for government bail-outs from funds set aside for banks. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackman 'heartbroken' over leak X-Men Origins star Hugh Jackman says the leaking of the film a month ahead of its release is a "serious crime". |
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| Spock gives fans Star Trek treat Leonard Nimoy surprises fans by showing the new Star Trek film instead of a scheduled screening of The Wrath Of Khan. | |
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| House star quits for Obama role Hollywood actor and House star Kal Penn is to begin work in President Barack Obama's administration. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Era of personalised medicine awaits A revolution in genome screening has been promised by US scientists. |
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| Chimpanzees exchange meat for sex Chimpanzees enter into long-term deals, exchanging meat for sex, say researchers who studied behaviour in Ivory Coast. | |
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| US space tourist lands on Earth A Russian capsule carrying a US space tourist and two professional astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Police fight back on laser threat As the number of incidents of aircraft targeted by hand-held lasers rises, so does the devices police have to fight the crime. |
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| Spam overwhelms e-mail messages More than 97% of all e-mail messages are unwanted spam, contain malicious software, or are product adverts, says Microsoft. | |
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| UK mobile operators told to share Government could force mobile firms to share airwaves which it sees as a perfect delivery vehicle for universal broadband. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Pollution link with birth weight Exposure to traffic pollution could affect the development of babies in the womb, US researchers have warned. |
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| Test 'sheds light on back pain' A simple technique could help differentiate between different causes of back pain - and thus improve treatment. | |
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| Study finds stress link to asthma New research from the Children of the 90s finds women who are stressed while pregnant are more likely to have children who suffer from asthma. | |
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| 1953: Seven years' hard labour for Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced to seven years hard labour accused of playing a leading role in the Mau Mau movement. | |||
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| 1994: Rock musician Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself' The lead-singer of grunge rock band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, is found dead in his Seattle home. | |||
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| 1995: Death Row Briton is executed British-born Nicholas Ingram has been executed in the electric chair in the US after two appeals to the US Supreme Court were turned down. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea Chelsea storm back from a goal down at Liverpool to take a commanding lead after the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. |
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| Barcelona 4-0 Bayern Munich Leo Messi scores twice as Barcelona tear Bayern Munich to shreds at the Nou Camp to all but reach the Champions League semi-finals. | |
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| Safina to take Serena's top spot Russia's Dinara Safina will move to the top of the women's world rankings after Serena Williams' surprise first-round exit at the WTA event in Marbella. | |
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| Czechs in turmoil as coach sacked Czech football is in turmoil after they sack coach Petr Rada and six players are banned for a breach of discipline. | |
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| Ace Clark wins pre-Masters event South Africa's Tim Clark is one of three players to record a hole-in-one on his way to winning the pre-Masters par-three competition on Wednesday. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea Chelsea storm back from a goal down at Liverpool to take a commanding lead after the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. |
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| Barcelona 4-0 Bayern Munich Leo Messi scores twice as Barcelona tear Bayern Munich to shreds at the Nou Camp to all but reach the Champions League semi-finals. | |
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| Celtic 4-0 Falkirk Celtic ease aside bottom side Falkirk to maintain their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England select Foster and Mahmood Lancashire's Sajid Mahmood and Essex keeper James Foster are named in a 25-man England Performance Squad for this summer's international season. |
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| Arthur pledges future to S Africa South Africa coach Mickey Arthur pledges his loyalty to the Proteas in answer to speculation linking him to the vacant role of England coach. | |
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| Vaughan & Bell begin Ashes quest Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell aim to press their claims for an England recall when they play for the MCC in the season-opener against Durham at Lord's. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Safina to take Serena's top spot Russia's Dinara Safina will move to the top of the women's world rankings after Serena Williams' surprise first-round exit at the WTA event in Marbella. |
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| Keothavong withdraws with virus British number one Anne Keothavong retires from her first-round match in Belgium through illness. | |
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| Top seed Blake beaten in Houston Americans James Blake and Mardy Fish go out of the US Men's Clay Court Championship in round one. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Our MotoGP coverage has moved >>>> Click the link to reach our MotoGP section |
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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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| McLaren face FIA 'lying' inquiry McLaren will appear before the FIA World Motorsport Council on 29 April to answer charges of misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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