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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Czech president's new treaty snag Czech President Vaclav Klaus wants a footnote added to the EU's Lisbon Treaty before signing it, the EU presidency says. |
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| French 'boy sex' minister defiant A French politician says he will not resign over comments that he enjoyed paying for "young boys" in Thailand. | |
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| NY socialite heir guilty of theft The 85-year-old son of late US philanthropist Brooke Astor is convicted of plundering his mother's fortune. | |
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| UN Afghan envoy denies cover-up The head of the UN's Afghan mission rejects his deputy's allegations that he tried to cover up electoral fraud. | |
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| 'Thousands' disarmed in Nigeria Nigeria's government says as many as 15,000 militants active in the Niger Delta surrendered during a two-month amnesty. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Thousands' disarmed in Nigeria Nigeria's government says as many as 15,000 militants active in the Niger Delta surrendered during a two-month amnesty. |
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| Guinea to probe rally shootings Guinea's military government announces a commission to investigate the shooting of protesters last week. | |
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| Mbeki delivers AU Darfur report South Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki presents a report to the AU aimed at finding peace in Sudan's Darfur region. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US deficit 'hits record $1.4tn' The annual US budget deficit hits $1.4 trillion estimates say - equal to 9.9% of GDP, more than treble the 2008 level. |
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| NY socialite heir guilty of theft The 85-year-old son of late US philanthropist Brooke Astor is convicted of plundering his mother's fortune. | |
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| Slow progress at Honduras talks Diplomats say they still have hope despite leaving Honduras with little sign of progress in resolving the political crisis. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall A typhoon makes landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, killing two people and injuring at least 40 others. |
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| Indonesia graft fighter on trial The suspended head of Indonesia's anti-corruption agency is charged with the murder of a leading businessman. | |
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| 'Nazi' accused faces extradition An Australian court rules that a Perth man can be extradited to Hungary to face accusations of murdering a Jew in 1944. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Czech president's new treaty snag Czech President Vaclav Klaus wants a footnote added to the EU's Lisbon Treaty before signing it, the EU presidency says. |
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| French 'boy sex' minister defiant A French politician says he will not resign over comments that he enjoyed paying for "young boys" in Thailand. | |
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| Zurich allows anti-minaret poster The Swiss city of Zurich allows a controversial campaign poster showing black minarets and a burka-clad woman. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN body to debate Gaza 'crimes' The UN brings forward a Security Council session on the Middle East after Libya demands a Gaza war crimes debate. |
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| Peace an illusion, says Israel FM Israel's foreign minister declares there is no chance of solving the Mid-East conflict and tells people to "learn to live with it". | |
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| Arab rivals urge Lebanese unity Syria and Saudi Arabia call for a national unity government to be formed in Lebanon to end political stalemate there. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan bomb strikes India embassy The Taliban says it carried out a suicide bombing near the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people. |
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| UN Afghan envoy denies cover-up The head of the UN's Afghan mission rejects his deputy's allegations that he tried to cover up electoral fraud. | |
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| Maoists 'kill 17 Indian police' At least 17 policemen are killed in a gun battle with Maoist insurgents in the Indian state of Maharashtra, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Royal Mail workers vote to strike Postal workers vote to take national strike action over job security, but the union says it will work to avoid action. |
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| I'm up to the test, Cameron says David Cameron says he is "ready to be tested" if the Tories win power, in his last conference speech ahead of an election. | |
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| Girl drowned 'as father kissed' A two-year-old girl died after her pushchair fell into the sea while her married father kissed his girlfriend, an inquest hears. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Europe strong in university table An annual table of 100 leading universities shows European and Asian universities are catching up with American institutions. |
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| School cash 'not getting results' Spending on education in Scotland could be cut by up to £680m without affecting standards, a study suggests. | |
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| Private school pupils 'dominate' Forty-two per cent of the UK's top scientists and scholars were privately educated and the trend is set to continue, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl drowned 'as father kissed' A two-year-old girl died after her pushchair fell into the sea while her married father kissed his girlfriend, an inquest hears. |
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| 'Most wanted' sex offender found A man who went on the run abroad after being convicted of sex offences against a child is arrested on the Greek island of Crete. | |
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| Tory banned over 'champagne row' A Conservative Party member is banned from attending the rest of the party conference in Manchester over claims he tried to steal a bottle of champagne. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | World financial crisis 'not over' The US economist widely credited with predicting the financial crisis warns we are already "planting the seeds of the next crisis". |
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| Banks step in as dollar tumbles Asian central banks intervene in the currency markets in an attempt to slow the slide of the US dollar. | |
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| EU pledges scrutiny on Opel deal Job cuts and factory closures by Opel cannot be influenced by levels of state aid given to the firm, the EU says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mueller wins Nobel literary prize German author Herta Mueller is announced as the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. |
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| Forsyth says 'Du Beke was wrong' Bruce Forsyth says he does not "condone" racist language, following his recent comments about the Strictly Come Dancing race row. | |
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| Jay Sean ends Peas US chart reign British R&B singer Jay Sean ends the Black Eyed Peas' six-month reign at the top of the US singles chart. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Monkey mothers 'coo' over babies The way that rhesus macaque mothers bond with their babies bears a remarkable resemblance to human behaviour. |
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| Royal blood disorder identified DNA analysis reveals the identity of the "cursed blood" disorder that afflicted the British Royal Family | |
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| Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled A team of researchers in the US has demonstrated a tiny battery powered by the decay of radioactive isotopes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled A team of researchers in the US has demonstrated a tiny battery powered by the decay of radioactive isotopes. |
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| IBM 'in anti-competition probe' IBM is being investigated by the US Department of Justice over allegations of anti-competitive behaviour, a trade body says. | |
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| Napster offers cut-price service Napster relaunches its service, offering unlimited music streaming plus five MP3 downloads for a £5 monthly fee. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Coeliac bone loss link uncovered People with coeliac disease may be more susceptible to osteoporosis because their own immune system attacks their bone tissue, a study suggests. |
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| Nobel Prize for chemistry of life The Nobel Prize for chemistry is awarded to scientists who studied the structure of the every cell's "protein factory". | |
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| India pregnancy deaths 'needless' Tens of thousands of women die in India during pregnancy or childbirth or soon after giving birth, a new report says. | |
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| 1952: Many die as three trains crash at Harrow At least 85 people are killed in the UK's worst peacetime rail crash after three trains collide at Harrow and Wealdstone. | |||
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| 2003: The Terminator takes on California Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before the end of his term of office. | |||
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| 2005: Powerful quake hits South Asia Many hundreds of people die in Pakistan, north India and Afghanistan following a massive quake. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cannavaro in failed doping test Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro fails a doping test after taking a medicine containing banned substance cortisone. |
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| Duminy ignites Champions League A brilliant innings from JP Duminy gives Cape Cobras victory in the inaugural match of cricket's Champions League. | |
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| Beckham set to return to AC Milan LA Galaxy are close to agreeing a loan deal with AC Milan that will see David Beckham return to the Serie A side in January. | |
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| Saudis consider Liverpool offer A Saudi prince could bid for a major stake in Liverpool but has concerns about the club's debt and relationship between its owners, one of his key aides says. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Cannavaro in failed doping test Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro fails a doping test after taking a medicine containing banned substance cortisone. |
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| Beckham set to return to AC Milan LA Galaxy are close to agreeing a loan deal with AC Milan that will see David Beckham return to the Serie A side in January. | |
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| Saudis consider Liverpool offer A Saudi prince could bid for a major stake in Liverpool but has concerns about the club's debt and relationship between its owners, one of his key aides says. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England omit Harmison for SA tour Steve Harmison is left out of the Test squad for South Africa, Kevin Pietersen is in and there is a surprise call-up for Liam Plunkett. |
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| Duminy ignites Champions League A brilliant innings from JP Duminy gives Cape Cobras victory in the inaugural match of cricket's Champions League. | |
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| Ashes dates for 2010-11 announced The schedule for England's defence of the Ashes is revealed, with the New Year Test in Sydney delayed by a day. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Serena falls to Petrova in China Serena Williams, the world number one in waiting, loses to Nadia Petrova in round three of the China Open. |
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| Mauresmo considering retirement Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo is considering quitting tennis. | |
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| Murray pulls out of Chinese event British number one Andy Murray withdraws from next week's Shanghai Masters 1000. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Massa unlikely to return in 2009 Ferrari's Felipe Massa says his chances of driving in the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi are "very low". |
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| Devastated Toseland will aim for Fogarty record James Toseland admits he is devastated to lose his MotoGP ride but says he will now aim for Carl Fogarty's World Superbike record of four titles. | |
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| Rally of Spain latest (wrc.com) Latest news and stage times from the Rally of Spain. | |
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