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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul. |
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| Carnage as car bomb hits Peshawar At least 91 people are killed by a car bomb in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, in the deadliest such attack this year. | |
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| Stellar blast is record-breaker Gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event ever seen from Earth. | |
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| Warships track 'hijacked yacht' A yacht belonging to the British couple thought to have been captured by pirates is spotted near the Somali coast. | |
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| Cuba's ex-leader Castro 'strong' Cuba's ex-leader Fidel Castro is looking strong and remains on top of developments at home and abroad, says a world health chief. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | UN expert 'denied Zimbabwe entry' The UN torture investigator says he has been denied entry into Zimbabwe, amid rising political turmoil. |
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| Somalia to 'purge piracy by 2011' Somalia's prime minister says his government will eradicate piracy off its coast in the next two years, as he asks for international help to do so. | |
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| 'No consent' for Mandela auction A Hollywood actress did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Cuba's ex-leader Castro 'strong' Cuba's ex-leader Fidel Castro is looking strong and remains on top of developments at home and abroad, says a world health chief. |
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| Islamist dies in FBI Detroit raid The leader of a radical Islamist group is shot dead in an FBI raid near the US city of Detroit, officials say. | |
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| Uruguay coalition back in power Uruguay's left-wing Broad Front coalition wins a new parliamentary majority after Sunday's elections. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China rescues kidnapped children Chinese police say they have rescued 2,000 children from human traffickers, and hope to reunite them with their families. |
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| Australia refuses Tamil refugees Australian authorities say 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Indonesia will not be brought to Australia. | |
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| West Aceh bans 'tight trousers' Muslim women in the Indonesian district of West Aceh are to be banned from wearing tight trousers, an official says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism' The Swiss government lays out proposals to ban or severely restrict assisted suicide as part of plans to combat "suicide tourism". |
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| Germany's Merkel begins new term Germany's new coalition government is sworn in as Chancellor Angela Merkel is formally re-elected by MPs. | |
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| Serb genocide suspects arrested Police in Bosnia arrest three former Serb policemen suspected of committing genocide during the Bosnian war. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran nuclear sanctions 'unlikely' Further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans are unlikely in the near future, Russia's top foreign policy aide says. |
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| Hamas in Gaza elections warning The Islamist movement Hamas tells Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not to take part in elections called by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. | |
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| 'Abuse rabbi' returns to Israel A self-styled rabbi suspected in one of the worst cases of child abuse in Israeli history is extradited from Brazil to face questioning. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Carnage as car bomb hits Peshawar At least 91 people are killed by a car bomb in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, in the deadliest such attack this year. |
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| UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul. | |
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| US warned on deadly drone attacks The US is told its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may break international law. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Fresh mail strikes will go ahead Three days of nationwide postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday morning as planned , the union has said. |
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| Cost cuts blamed for Nimrod crash The MoD sacrificed safety to cut costs, an independent review into a fatal RAF Nimrod crash in 2006 says. | |
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| Player on sister assault charge A footballer is charged with assaulting his sister after an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Grants rise for 75,000 students A students' union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary. |
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| Nurseries fear for troubled young State-run nurseries say a shake-up of early years funding will force them to reduce provision for children from disadvantaged homes. | |
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| Diploma advert ruled 'misleading' The advertising standards watchdog says a government advert for the new diploma was misleading. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Player on sister assault charge A footballer is charged with assaulting his sister after an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire. |
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| Longer term for Rhys gun supplier The gang member who supplied the gun used to kill schoolboy Rhys Jones has his jail term increased to 12 years. | |
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| Warships track 'hijacked yacht' A yacht belonging to the British couple thought to have been captured by pirates is spotted near the Somali coast. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | EU approves Northern Rock split The European Union approves the division of Northern Rock into two separate banks - paving the way for a partial sale. |
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| US new home sales slip back again The annual rate of US new home sales fell unexpectedly in September, raising doubts about the housing sector's recovery. | |
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| Sharp falls for European shares European stock markets are hit by disappointing company results and economic data in the US. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Fans hail Jackson concert movie Michael Jackson's concert documentary, This Is It, is warmly received by fans after its worldwide premiere. |
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| Actress Windsor quits EastEnders Actress Barbara Windsor, who plays pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, is to leave the show next year. | |
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| 'No consent' for Mandela auction A Hollywood actress did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Nasa launches rocket successfully The US space agency has launched the Ares I-X, a prototype rocket designed to replace the ageing shuttle. |
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| Stellar blast is record-breaker Gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event ever seen from Earth. | |
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| Starfish 'pump up' to cool down Starfish have a remarkable strategy to avoid overheating in the sun, scientists discover. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Net pirates to be 'disconnected' The Business Secretary Peter Mandelson says UK will introduce a three strikes policy for persistent illegal file-sharers. |
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| Call to harmonise mobile airwaves The EU urges its members to adopt a common frequency for mobile broadband to ensure 100% broadband coverage by 2013. | |
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| Massive call for mobile rate cut A petition to reduce mobile termination rates including more than 114,000 signatures will be passed to watchdog Ofcom on Wednesday. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Aura' migraines a stroke risk Young women who have migraines with auras are twice as likely to have a stroke, researchers say. |
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| Curry spice 'kills cancer cells' An extract found in the curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, lab scientists have shown. | |
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| Russia warned about HIV epidemic An HIV/Aids expert tells the BBC that the epidemic in Russia is now out of control, as a major conference starts in Moscow. | |
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| 1962: World relief as Cuban missile crisis ends US President John F Kennedy welcomes Russia's announcement that it will dismantle its missiles based in Cuba. | |||
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| 2001: Christians killed in Pakistan massacre Masked gunmen burst into a church in eastern Pakistan killing 18 people including children who were at prayer. | |||
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| 1974: Minister's wife survives bomb attack Sports Minister Denis Howell's wife and young son survive a bomb attack on their car. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool Arsenal prove too strong for Liverpool as they beat the Reds to book a Carling Cup quarter-final spot. |
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| Celtic 0-1 Hearts A penalty from Michael Stewart is enough to send Hearts through to the semi-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup at the expense of wasteful Celtic. | |
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| Agassi admits use of crystal meth Andre Agassi admits in his new autobiography he lied to tennis authorities about his use of crystal methamphetamine to escape a ban. | |
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| Dhoni leads India to easy victory Captain Mahendra Dhoni hits a magnificent 124 as India beat Australia by 99 runs in Nagpur. | |
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| Serena secures year-end top spot Serena Williams will finish the year as world number one after Dinara Safina withdraws from the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool Arsenal prove too strong for Liverpool as they beat the Reds to book a Carling Cup quarter-final spot. |
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| Celtic 0-1 Hearts A penalty from Michael Stewart is enough to send Hearts through to the semi-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup at the expense of wasteful Celtic. | |
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| Chelsea 4-0 Bolton Chelsea maintain their 100% home record this season with a comfortable win over Bolton in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Dhoni leads India to easy victory Captain Mahendra Dhoni hits a magnificent 124 as India beat Australia by 99 runs in Nagpur. |
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| Former Test umpire Shepherd dies Former umpire David Shepherd dies aged 68 after a long battle with cancer. | |
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| ECB wins overseas player battle New Home Office laws, created after pressure from English cricket chiefs, deal a massive blow to the "Kolpak" players in county cricket. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Agassi admits use of crystal meth Andre Agassi admits in his new autobiography he lied to tennis authorities about his use of crystal methamphetamine to escape a ban. |
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| Serena secures year-end top spot Serena Williams will finish the year as world number one after Dinara Safina withdraws from the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha. | |
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| Dementieva defeats champion Venus Elena Dementieva battles back to beat defending champion Venus Williams on day one at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | McLaren to fight for British GP Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren and their Formula 1 rivals will do "all they can" to save the British Grand Prix. |
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| Cool Rossi crowned world champion Valentino Rossi wins his seventh world MotoGP crown after finishing third in the rain-delayed Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. | |
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| Loeb secures sixth title in a row France's Sebastien Loeb claims a record sixth successive world rally title with victory at the Rally GB. | |
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