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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US House backs financial reform The US House of Representatives approves the most sweeping reforms to the financial sector since the 1930s. |
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| Turkish court bans pro-Kurd party Turkey's highest court bans the country's largest pro-Kurdish party over alleged links with Kurdish separatist rebels. | |
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| US woman of 98 'choked roommate' A Massachusetts jury charges a woman of 98 with suffocating her 100-year-old roommate after complaining about visitors. | |
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| EU's climate aid pledge dismissed Developing countries and aid agencies criticise the latest pledges by richer nations to help them tackle climate change. | |
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| UK bans Kenyans over corruption More than 20 Kenyans accused of corruption are banned from visiting the UK, the High Commissioner announces. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mugabe anger at Zanu-PF fighting Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe hits out at members of his own party for weakening their rule over the country. |
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| UK bans Kenyans over corruption More than 20 Kenyans accused of corruption are banned from visiting the UK, the High Commissioner announces. | |
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| Senegal imams condemn huge statue Imams in Senegal begin a concerted campaign against a controversial giant statue being built in Dakar. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US House backs financial reform The US House of Representatives approves the most sweeping reforms to the financial sector since the 1930s. |
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| Clinton warning for Latin America US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges Latin American countries to "think twice" before getting too close to Iran. | |
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| US woman of 98 'choked roommate' A Massachusetts jury charges a woman of 98 with suffocating her 100-year-old roommate after complaining about visitors. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea agrees US 'co-operation' North Korea says it will co-operate with the US on its nuclear programme and agrees stalled talks need to resume. |
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| Cambodia's king pardons Thai spy Cambodia's king has pardoned a Thai man sentenced to seven years in jail for spying, a Cambodian government spokesman says. | |
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| Australia blitz on drink violence Thousands of police are to flood Australian cities and towns in a two-night blitz on alcohol-related violence. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU's climate aid pledge dismissed Developing countries and aid agencies criticise the latest pledges by richer nations to help them tackle climate change. |
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| Turkish court bans pro-Kurd party Turkey's highest court bans the country's largest pro-Kurdish party over alleged links with Kurdish separatist rebels. | |
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| Outrage in Cyprus at tomb raiders Politicians in the Republic of Cyprus voice outrage after tomb raiders steal the corpse of ex-leader Tassos Papadopoulos. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Fire attack on West Bank mosque A mosque in the north of the West Bank is damaged in an arson attack, blamed by eyewitnesses on Jewish settlers. |
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| US threatens tough Iran sanctions The US Defense Secretary says he expects "significant" new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. | |
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| Shell wins Iraq oil field rights A consortium led by Shell wins the rights to develop Iraq's giant Majnoon oil field, and other contracts are awarded. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India reaffirms new state pledge India's home secretary says the process for creating the new state of Telegana will go ahead, with Hyderabad its capital. |
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| 'Key militant killed' in Pakistan A suspected key al-Qaeda figure is thought to have been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last week, US officials say. | |
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| UN Afghan envoy to leave in March The UN envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, will not continue in his role once his current term expires in March, the UN says. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Baby ward shortages 'scandalous' A coroner describes midwife shortages at a hospital where a newborn baby died as "scandalous". |
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| Over-the-counter pill for girls A controversial NHS pilot is providing the contraceptive pill to teenage girls without prescription in pharmacies. | |
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| Man jailed for ice-scrape carjack A man is jailed indefinitely for running over a mother-of-four when he took her car as she scraped ice from the windscreen. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | School leaders criticise vetting Seven school leaders' organisations say the new child safety scheme is too complex and will deter volunteer helpers. |
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| Education u-turn comes under fire Labour calls for a statement to the Scottish Parliament after the government admits it will not meet class size targets. | |
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| Science schools 'should select' Specialist science schools should be allowed to select pupils by ability, a report agues. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Footballer 'attacked in revenge' Six men fighting extradition to Crete are accused of a savage "revenge" attack on a footballer over a red card. |
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| Bus firm unsure of driver's route The owner of a double-decker bus, which crashed into a railway bridge, injuring 14 children, says he is unsure why the driver took that route. | |
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| 'Chubby' Brown on assault charge Comedian Roy "Chubby" Brown is to face a charge of assaulting a woman at a Middlesbrough car park. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| US House backs financial reform The US House of Representatives approves the most sweeping reforms to the financial sector since the 1930s. |
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| Apple and Nokia's battle hots up The legal battle between Nokia and Apple takes a new turn, with Apple countersuing Nokia for alleged patent violations. | |
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| US extends executive pay limits The White House "pay czar" extends the limits on executive pay at four US firms who were given government bailout money. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Cyrus song ruled out of Grammys A song by US teen star Miley Cyrus that was nominated for a Grammy award has now been ruled ineligible. |
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| Sarkozy sends wishes to Hallyday President Sarkozy sends best wishes to Johnny Hallyday after the singer suffered complications following back surgery. | |
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| Avatar gala takes place in London Sci-fi epic Avatar has premiered in London, with stars Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington on the red carpet. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Genetic 'map' of Asia's diversity An international scientific effort has revealed the genetics behind Asia's diversity. |
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| Stunning vistas from UK telescope The world's largest survey telescope, Vista, reveals its first spectacular images of the Universe. | |
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| Copenhagen publishes draft text Rich countries are being asked to raise their pledges on tackling climate change, a draft text at the Copenhagen summit shows. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | UK trails on super-fast broadband The UK looks healthy when it comes to broadband penetration but OECD figures show it trailing in terms of super-fast access |
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| Aid agencies 'must use new tools' The nature of new technological tools is a huge help in disaster management, but aid agencies must change to adopt them. | |
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| Most of the UK missing out on HD Despite a majority of UK households having HD televisions, very few people are actually watching content in full HD. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 20mph zones 'cut injuries by 40%' 20mph traffic speed zones can reduce road injuries by more than 40%, research based on a study in London suggests. |
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| Alcohol post-breast cancer risk Women who have had breast cancer should stick to three alcoholic drinks or less a week, researchers suggest. | |
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| Over-the-counter pill for girls A controversial NHS pilot is providing the contraceptive pill to teenage girls without prescription in pharmacies. | |
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| 1941: Germany and Italy declare war on US Hitler and Mussolini announce they are at war with America which retaliates with its own declaration of war on "the forces of savagery and barbarism". | |||
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| 1994: Russian troops storm into Chechnya Russian president Boris Yeltsin orders ground troops into Chechnya after a two-week bombing campaign fails to bring the break-away territory to heel. | |||
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| 2005: Massive fire at Buncefield oil depot A huge fire continues to burn at a major fuel depot in Hertfordshire after a series of explosions early this morning. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Benitez hits back at Reds critics Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez hits back at Jurgen Klinsmann and Graeme Sounness over their criticism of his record and the quality of the Reds' squad. |
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| Ballesteros to receive BBC award Golf legend Seve Ballesteros will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality of the Year. | |
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| Capello backs Scala's Scots bid Nevio Scala says he has been encouraged by Fabio Capello and Giovanni Trapattoni as he bids to become Scotland manager. | |
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| Robinho vows to stay at Man City Manchester City forward Robinho tells BBC Sport he would be happy to stay at the Eastlands club for the next 10 years. | |
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| Injured Ashton forced to retire West Ham and England striker Dean Ashton retires at the age of 26 after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Benitez hits back at Reds critics Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez hits back at Jurgen Klinsmann and Graeme Sounness over their criticism of his record and the quality of the Reds' squad. |
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| Uefa approves Ukraine 2012 cities Uefa chooses Ukranian capital Kiev to host the 2012 European Championships final and approved three other cities in the country to stage matches. | |
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| Ferguson rules out Campbell swoop Sol Campbell will not be signing for Manchester United, says boss Sir Alex Ferguson, although Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has not ruled out a possible move. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Abu Dhabi set to host MCC match The MCC's county curtain-raiser with Durham is to be played in Abu Dhabi on 29 March under lights and with a pink ball. |
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| Strauss hits ton in final warm-up Andrew Strauss hits a hundred and Kevin Pietersen 71 as England enjoy the first day of their match against a South African XI. | |
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| New Zealand v Pakistan latest New Zealand take on Pakistan in the deciding match of the three-Test series in Napier. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Mixed doubles in Olympic line-up Mixed doubles is introduced to the Olympic programme in time for the 2012 London Games. |
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| Agassi 'ashamed' by drug past A candid Andre Agassi tells BBC Sport's Olly Foster that depression was the reason behind his drug use and subsequent unpunished test failure in 1997. | |
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| Henin seeks elusive Wimbledon win Former world number one Justine Henin says the lure of trying to finally win Wimbledon will be one of her biggest goals when she returns to competitive tennis next year. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | F1 drivers to help race stewards Ex-Formula 1 drivers will become part of the group of race officials at each grand prix. |
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| MotoGP poised for bigger engines MotoGP engines will increase in size from 800cc to 1000cc in 2012 after a agreement between the sport's governing body and rights holders on Friday. | |
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| Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. | |
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