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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fresh suicide blast hits Pakistan Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a bank in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say. |
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| UN chief in Kabul for key talks UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off. | |
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| Depression link to processed food Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. | |
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| Zimbabwe diamond sales ban urged Rights groups want Zimbabwe banned from the international diamond trade over allegations of abuse by its soldiers. | |
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| Miliband hails links with Russia Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the UK and Russia will not "paper over our differences" but these will not block co-operation between them. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe diamond sales ban urged Rights groups want Zimbabwe banned from the international diamond trade over allegations of abuse by its soldiers. |
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| South Sudan leader urges split South Sudan's leader makes his strongest call yet for voters to back independence from the north in a referendum. | |
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| Government rules out ransom deal The government insists it will not pay a ransom to Somali pirates who kidnapped a British couple on a yacht in the Indian Ocean. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | CIT Group files for US bankruptcy The US lender, CIT Group, files for bankruptcy protection, after a debt-exchange offer to bondholders fails. |
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| Caracas joins border slayings row Venezuela says the 11 men found dead on its soil last week were Colombian paramilitaries undergoing training. | |
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| N Korea urges US nuclear talks North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea urges US nuclear talks North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused. |
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| Boat capsizes off Cocos Islands A rescue operation is under way after a boat carrying about 40 people sinks off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. | |
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| Scientists bring snow to Beijing Chinese meteorologists bring about Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | European water mission lifts off A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth. |
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| Miliband begins visit to Russia David Miliband is in Moscow for the first visit to Russia in five years by a British foreign secretary. | |
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| Final round for UN climate talks The last set of UN climate talks before the Copenhagen summit will open with divisions remaining over targets and money. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran seeks review of nuclear deal Iran says it wants the UN's nuclear watchdog to review a plan to send its enriched uranium abroad for processing. |
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| Israeli settler held over attacks Israeli police arrest a Jewish settler who they say confessed to a string of high-profile hate attacks over the past 12 years. | |
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| Saudis find 'al-Qaeda' arms cache Saudi officials say they have discovered a large arms cache near Riyadh linked to al-Qaeda militants. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Fresh suicide blast hits Pakistan Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a bank in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say. |
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| UN chief in Kabul for key talks UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off. | |
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| India train crash leaves 14 dead Fourteen die when a train rams into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Johnson defends drugs row sacking The home secretary defends his decision to sack the UK's chief drugs adviser for criticising government policy. |
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| Scottish flooding causing chaos Heavy rain wreaks havoc in the north and east of Scotland with homes flooded, roads closed and trains cancelled. | |
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| School places cheating report due A probe into parents cheating to get their children places at over-subscribed schools is to be published later. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | School places cheating report due A probe into parents cheating to get their children places at over-subscribed schools is to be published later. |
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| Bogus student checks 'don't work' Immigration officers have warned bosses that new rules designed to stop bogus students entering the UK are not working, the BBC is told. | |
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| Labels to aid student 'consumers' A food labelling-style system to help school leavers find out more about university courses and their future career prospects is to be introduced. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Report reveals probation failings A review of London probation service finds standards have worsened since the killings of two students, which led to the head of the service resigning. |
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| Beefeaters face harassment probe Three Beefeaters at the Tower of London are being investigated over allegations of harassment. | |
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| Hundreds at anti-homophobia vigil More than 1,500 people attend a vigil against homophobia held at the scene of an attack on a trainee policeman in Liverpool. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Ryanair may halt 'rapid growth' Budget airline Ryanair reports strong profits, but threatens to stop growing if it does not get a better deal on Boeing aircraft. |
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| CIT Group files for US bankruptcy The US lender, CIT Group, files for bankruptcy protection, after a debt-exchange offer to bondholders fails. | |
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| Growth in Chinese manufacturing China's manufacturing sector grew in October at its fastest rate in 18 months, a survey suggests. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson film tops US box office Michael Jackson film This Is It tops the North American box office in its first weekend of release. |
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| Ryan Seacrest 'stalker' arrested American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is granted a restraining order against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the star. | |
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| Crypt above Monroe remains unsold A second attempt to sell the burial vault above the remains of Hollywood film star Marilyn fails after no-one bids. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Rocket booster damaged on return The booster used on the Ares 1-X test rocket on Wednesday was damaged when it fell back into the ocean, Nasa says. |
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| EU strikes climate funding deal EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. | |
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| Spider web confirmed as 'oldest' A spider web encased in amber which was discovered on an East Sussex beach is confirmed as being the world's oldest on record. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Internet addresses set for change The internet regulator approves plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move set to transform the online world. |
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| Fallout 3 crowned 'game of year' Fallout 3 scoops ultimate game of the year at the Golden Joysticks, with Call of Duty also taking home a trio of awards. | |
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| Fry ends row with Twitter critic Actor and presenter Stephen Fry and another user of website Twitter apologise to each other after an online row broke out. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Depression link to processed food Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. |
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| Lung cancer care 'inadequate' Key areas of lung cancer care are still "woefully inadequate", a report by leading lung cancer specialists say. | |
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| Father fights to keep son alive A father is fighting a hospital's attempt to withdraw support keeping his baby son, who has a rare genetic condition, alive. | |
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| 1966: Viet Cong bombs Saigon At least eight people are killed including an American officer when Viet Cong artillery shells the South Vietnamese capital. | |||
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| 1970: Nightclub inferno 'wipes out generation' A fire at a nightclub in France has killed 142 people, most of them teenagers. | |||
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| 1986: Chemical spill turns Rhine red A catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basle, Switzerland, sends tons of toxic chemicals into the river Rhine, turning it red. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | New Hull chief backs boss Brown New Hull chairman Adam Pearson says Phil Brown will be in charge against Stoke on Sunday but refuses to give assurances over the manager's long-term future. |
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| India v Australia latest score Australia take on India in Mohali in the fourth of seven one-day internationals. | |
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| Yankees close to World Series joy The New York Yankees are just one win away from clinching their 27th World Series title after beating Philadelphia 7-4 in game four to lead 3-1. | |
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| Button vows to improve next year Britain's Jenson Button believes he will be a stronger driver next year after winning his maiden world title in 2009. | |
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| Injured Radcliffe vows to race on Britain's world record holder Paula Radcliffe vows to run on despite suffering more injury problems during Sunday's New York Marathon. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| New Hull chief backs boss Brown New Hull chairman Adam Pearson says Phil Brown will be in charge against Stoke on Sunday but refuses to give assurances over the manager's long-term future. |
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| Birmingham 0-0 Manchester City Manchester City have Shay Given to thank as his penalty save ensures they earn their fourth successive league draw against hard-working Birmingham. | |
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| Benitez defends Torres withdrawal Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez defends substituting striker Fernando Torres in their 3-1 defeat by Fulham. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India v Australia latest score Australia take on India in Mohali in the fourth of seven one-day internationals. |
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| Paceman Lee eager for Test return Australia fast bowler Brett Lee says he is far from finished as a Test cricketer despite suffering a string of injuries this year. | |
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| Yuvraj hits the gas as India win Yuvraj Singh hits 78 as India power to a six-wicket win over Australia in the third one-day international. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Williams sisters reach Doha final Defending champion Venus Williams will face Serena Williams in the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships after the sisters win their semi-finals. |
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| Safin plays final Russian match Marat Safin has played his last competitive match in Russia after losing in the semi-finals of the St Petersburg Open. | |
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| Agassi wig collapsed before final Tennis legend Andre Agassi wore a wig being held together with pins in his first Grand Slam final, his autobiography has revealed. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Button vows to improve next year Britain's Jenson Button believes he will be a stronger driver next year after winning his maiden world title in 2009. |
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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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