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 | Iran delays reply on nuclear plan Iran says it will respond to a proposed deal on its controversial nuclear programme next week, missing a UN deadline. |
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| US bank failures hit 100 for year The number of US bank failures this year hits 100 after US federal regulators shut down the Florida-based Partners Bank. | |
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| Bishops castigate African leaders More than 200 Roman Catholic bishops from across Africa tell corrupt political leaders in the continent to repent or step down. | |
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| Abbas sets Palestinian polls date Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says polls will be held on 24 January in the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza. | |
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| US envoy sees fairer Afghan poll The US special envoy to Afghanistan says it is reasonable to hope for fewer irregularities in the presidential run-off poll. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Bishops castigate African leaders More than 200 Roman Catholic bishops from across Africa tell corrupt political leaders in the continent to repent or step down. |
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| Mungiki sect head freed in Kenya Crowds welcome the release from prison of a notorious gang leader in Kenya after murder charges against him are dropped. | |
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| Uganda rebukes Somali Islamists Uganda's president says Somali Islamists will "pay" if they carry out a threat to attack the Ugandan capital, Kampala. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US 'overshoot' plane data checked Data from a US plane is examined for clues as to why it overflew its destination by 150 miles (240km), sparking hijack fears. |
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| US envoy sees fairer Afghan poll The US special envoy to Afghanistan says it is reasonable to hope for fewer irregularities in the presidential run-off poll. | |
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| Fire engulfs Puerto Rico fuel hub An explosion with the strength of an earthquake shakes an oil refinery near the capital of Puerto Rico, triggering a huge fire. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea human rights 'abysmal' A UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry. |
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| Asian leaders launch rights group Asian leaders at a regional summit in Thailand officially launch a new human rights watchdog that critics say is toothless. | |
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| Thai king makes public appearance Thailand's King Bhumibol makes his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital more than a month ago. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | US asks for Polanski extradition The US formally asks Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charges, Swiss officials say. |
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| Major French smear trial closes The trial of ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin, accused of conspiring to damage Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential bid, ends. | |
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| Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran delays reply on nuclear plan Iran says it will respond to a proposed deal on its controversial nuclear programme next week, missing a UN deadline. |
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| Abbas sets Palestinian polls date Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says polls will be held on 24 January in the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza. | |
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| Europe criticised on Iraqi asylum The UN High Commissioner for Refugees criticises European countries for sending asylum seekers back to central Iraq. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Aid agency seeks Pakistan access The Red Cross says relief workers are being kept out of Pakistan's South Waziristan, amid evidence of growing civilian casualties. |
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| US envoy sees fairer Afghan poll The US special envoy to Afghanistan says it is reasonable to hope for fewer irregularities in the presidential run-off poll. | |
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| Bangladesh Islamist group banned The Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut Tahrir is banned in Bangladesh, the home ministry announces. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Record recession for UK economy The UK economy unexpectedly shrank 0.4% between July and September, making the recession the longest since records began. |
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| Griffin complaint over BBC 'mob' BNP leader Nick Griffin is to complain to the BBC over his appearance on Question Time, saying he faced a "lynch mob". | |
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| UK soldier killed in blast named A British soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan is named as Corporal James Oakland of the Royal Military Police. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Loans firm tightens debt recovery The Student Loans Company tightens its debt recovery procedures as it writes off £29m |
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| Child services are 'inadequate' Children's services in Cornwall have been ruled as "inadequate" in a detailed report by Ofsted inspectors. | |
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| Fears strike could hit admissions Parents worried about missing school admissions deadline are being given extra advice. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Two jailed for raping backpacker Two men are jailed for raping a New Zealand backpacker in a "sustained and brutal attack" near Buckingham Palace. |
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| Man 'strangles dog' after attack A man is believed to have strangled his dog after it attacked a four-year-old boy in a Birmingham park. | |
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| Crews walk out in second strike Fire crews in South Yorkshire begin a second 24-hour walk out in a row over shift patterns after talks with their employer fail. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Record recession for UK economy The UK economy unexpectedly shrank 0.4% between July and September, making the recession the longest since records began. |
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| US bank failures hit 100 for year The number of US bank failures this year hits 100 after US federal regulators shut down the Florida-based Partners Bank. | |
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| Icahn resigns as Yahoo director Billionaire investor Carl Icahn resigns with immediate effect from the board of internet giant Yahoo. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| US asks for Polanski extradition The US formally asks Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charges, Swiss officials say. |
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| Rapper Wayne faces year in prison US rap star Lil Wayne faces a year in prison after pleading guilty to gun charges arising from an arrest in 2007. | |
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| US pie-splattered comedian dies Veteran US comic Soupy Sales - who had some 20,000 pies thrown at him in a long TV career - dies aged 83. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Copenhagen 'backup' group meets Legislators from 16 major economies meet to hammer out climate policies ahead of December talks in Copenhagen. |
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| Panel supports commercial space Experts asked to review the US human spaceflight programme give strong support to the use of commercial services to launch astronauts. | |
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| Epic humpback whale battle filmed The greatest of all animal battles is filmed in its entirety for the first time by a BBC crew. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Universal phone charger approved A new charger that will work with all handsets has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union. |
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| Europe backs down on piracy plans The European Parliament has dropped an amendment that required member states to get court orders before cutting people off from the net. | |
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| Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | New way to 'stop' premature birth A drug used to treat cancer can stop contractions and may prevent premature labour, researchers say. |
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| Diabetes drug 'trumps fat pill' A diabetes injection appears more effective at promoting weight loss than one of the leading obesity drugs, trials suggest. | |
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| Low dose radiation 'harms heart' Mathematicians at Imperial College say they have worked out that low radiation doses can cause cardiovascular disease. | |
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| 1956: Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule. | |||
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| 1983: Beirut blasts kill US and French troops At least 146 American marines and 27 French servicemen have been killed after two separate bomb attacks on military headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut. | |||
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| 2001: IRA begins decommissioning weapons The Northern Ireland peace process reaches an historic breakthrough as the IRA announce they are decommissioning their weapons. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | South Africa reappoint Parreira Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira is to return to his previous job as coach of South Africa. |
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| Button in frame for McLaren drive New world champion Jenson Button emerges as a potential team-mate for his predecessor Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next year. | |
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| NSW seal Champions League glory Brett Lee puts in a barnstorming display with bat and ball as New South Wales beat Trinidad & Tobago by 41 runs in the Champions League final. | |
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| England 34-12 France England recover from an insipid first half to defeat France 34-12 in the Four Nations curtain-raiser in Doncaster. | |
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| Todt elected as Mosley successor Jean Todt defeats Ari Vatanen in the election to succeed Max Mosley as president of motorsport's governing body the FIA | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| South Africa reappoint Parreira Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira is to return to his previous job as coach of South Africa. |
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| Atletico Madrid sack coach Resino Struggling Spanish side Atletico Madrid part company with their coach Abel Resino, days after losing 4-0 at Chelsea in the Champions League. | |
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| Rooney could miss Liverpool clash Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney may be forced to miss his side's trip to Liverpool on Sunday with a calf injury. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | NSW seal Champions League glory Brett Lee puts in a barnstorming display with bat and ball as New South Wales beat Trinidad & Tobago by 41 runs in the Champions League final. |
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| S Africa leave out Gibbs & Ntini Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini are dropped from the South Africa one-day squads to face Zimbabwe and England next month. | |
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| Essex declare interest in Hoggard Essex coach Paul Grayson says they would be interested in signing former England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Jankovic sent crashing in Moscow Defending champion Jelena Jankovic is beaten 6-4 6-3 by Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the quarter-finals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. |
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| Clijsters slips to Schnyder loss Kim Clijsters suffers her first defeat since winning the US Open, losing to Patty Schnyder at the Luxembourg Open. | |
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| Jankovic grabs final Doha berth Jelena Jankovic qualifies for next week's season-ending WTA Championships after Vera Zvonareva loses to Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0 6-2 in the Kremlin Cup. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Button in frame for McLaren drive New world champion Jenson Button emerges as a potential team-mate for his predecessor Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next year. |
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| Matt Roberts' Malaysian MotoGP column Valentino Rossi can clinch the title this weekend | |
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| Wales Rally GB latest (wrc.com) Latest news and stage times from the Wales Rally GB | |
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