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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Scientist guilty of US murder bid A US court finds a Pakistani female scientist guilty of attempting to murder US agents while detained in Afghanistan. |
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| Clinton vetoes Iran prisoner swap The US rejects Iran's suggestion of swapping Iranians jailed in the US for three American hikers currently held in Iran. | |
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| Scan unlocks vegetative patients Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. | |
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| West wary over Iran uranium offer Western powers react warily after Iran says it will accept a deal to swap its enriched uranium for processed nuclear fuel. | |
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| Obama bid to rally ruffled party US President Barack Obama seeks to rally Democratic senators, following the loss of a key seat in a recent election. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Bashir may face genocide charges International judges are told to reconsider bringing genocide charges against Sudan's President Bashir over Darfur. |
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| 'Love-child' is mine, says Zuma South Africa President Jacob Zuma, who has three wives, admits fathering a child last year with another woman. | |
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| Athlete's children 'not abducted' The children of a Moroccan Olympic champion fled from his house and were smuggled out with Norway's help, they say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Scientist guilty of US murder bid A US court finds a Pakistani female scientist guilty of attempting to murder US agents while detained in Afghanistan. |
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| Obama bid to rally ruffled party US President Barack Obama seeks to rally Democratic senators, following the loss of a key seat in a recent election. | |
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| Toyota says no UK Prius concerns Toyota says there are no reported problems with the brakes on its Prius car in the UK and Europe, despite concerns in the US and Japan. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Anwar sodomy trial finally starts After repeated delays, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim goes on trial accused of sodomy and vehemently denies the claim. |
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| N Korean 'sacked' over currency A North Korean finance official is reportedly sacked over the country's disastrous currency revaluation. | |
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| Indian man 'faked fire attack' Australian police say an Indian man who claimed he was set on fire fabricated the story, as tensions continue over alleged racism. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Greece to face economic scrutiny The European Commission says it supports Greece's plans to reduce its deficit but will closely monitor its progress. |
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| Scan unlocks vegetative patients Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. | |
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| Sculpture fetches £65m at auction A life-size bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti is sold at auction for the world record price of £65,001,250. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | West 'seeking new Iran sanctions' Western diplomats work on the first stages of a UN resolution on further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. |
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| Clinton vetoes Iran prisoner swap The US rejects Iran's suggestion of swapping Iranians jailed in the US for three American hikers currently held in Iran. | |
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| West wary over Iran uranium offer Western powers react warily after Iran says it will accept a deal to swap its enriched uranium for processed nuclear fuel. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US soldiers die in Pakistan blast Three US soldiers become the first known American military fatalities in Pakistan, as they die in a bomb claimed by the Taliban. |
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| Scientist guilty of US murder bid A US court finds a Pakistani female scientist guilty of attempting to murder US agents while detained in Afghanistan. | |
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| Crowds protest at Sri Lanka poll Thousands of opposition supporters in Sri Lanka demonstrate against President Rajapaksa's election victory. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Brown denies defence 'guillotine' Gordon Brown denies British troops were sent into battle without the equipment they needed, in Commons clashes. |
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| Robinson back as first minister DUP leader Peter Robinson resumes his role as NI First Minister after stepping down temporarily in January. | |
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| Scan unlocks vegetative patients Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Hi-tech exam cheating increases More than 4,400 people cheated in last year's GCSEs and A-levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, says watchdog Ofqual. |
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| Schools levy more 'holiday fines' Schools and councils are increasingly fining parents who take their children away on holiday during term time without permission, figures reveal. | |
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| Rise in ethnic minority students Ethnic minority groups are better represented in UK's universities than in the general population, research finds. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Hit men 'known before killings' Nottinghamshire Police identified six hit men weeks before two of them killed a couple in a revenge attack, an inquest hears. |
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| Daughter's death shatters striker Former Premier League footballer Antoine Sibierski says his family has been "shattered" by the death of his daughter. | |
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| Clamp left in dog for two years A dog has a metal clamp removed from its stomach after it was left there following a routine operation two years ago. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota shares fall as woes mount Shares in Toyota fall 6% as it deals with the impact of a worldwide car recall, and a new safety issue over its Prius model. |
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| Greece to face economic scrutiny The European Commission says it supports Greece's plans to reduce its deficit but will closely monitor its progress. | |
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| Post-split Time Warner in profit Media group Time Warner returns to profit in it first results since splitting from AOL thanks to a number of hit films. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Wonder in talks with Glastonbury Stevie Wonder is in talks with Glastonbury Festival for him to headline the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night. |
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| Skippy the Kangaroo creator dies John McCallum, the Australian film and TV pioneer who helped create classic series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, dies at the age of 91. | |
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| Boston Legal actor dies aged 27 Actor Justin Mentell, who appeared on the hit US TV show Boston Legal, is killed in a car accident, aged 27. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Exoplanet gas spotted from Earth Astronomers have used a new ground-based technique to study the atmospheres of planets outside our Solar System. |
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| Saturn mission 'extended again' The US space agency (Nasa) extends an international mission to explore Saturn until 2017. | |
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| Scan unlocks vegetative patients Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Phishing scam hits carbon permits Online criminals have created fake carbon registries and managed to steal permits worth 3 million euros. |
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| Nokia navigation reaches 1m users Mobile company Nokia says that one person per second is downloading its free navigation software. | |
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| Mussolini iPhone app taken down A controversial iphone application that allows users to download speeches by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is withdrawn. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Dementia 'losing out' on funding Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer, but gets just a fraction of the funding for causes and cures, says a report. |
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| Pregnancy brain lapses 'a myth' Expectant mums need to stop blaming their bump for memory lapses, say experts who want to dispel the "baby brain" myth. | |
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| Internet use linked to depression UK psychologists suggest there is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, but others dispute their findings. | |
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| 1959: Buddy Holly killed in air crash Three young rock 'n' roll stars, including 22-year-old singer Buddy Holly, die when their plane crashes in the United States. | |||
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| 1960: Macmillan speaks of 'wind of change' in Africa Harold Macmillan outrages South African politicians with a speech warning of the "wind of change" in Africa. | |||
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| 1986: Pope and Mother Teresa feed the sick The Pope meets Mother Teresa in Calcutta and visits her home for the sick and dying. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Alonso sets pace on Ferrari debut Fernando Alonso sets the fastest time as Ferrari send out a warning to their rivals at the Valencia Formula 1 test as Jenson Button admits to a "tough day". |
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| Terry will not quit before talks John Terry will not offer to resign as England captain ahead of a meeting with Fabio Capello, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| Leeds 1-3 Tottenham Jermain Defoe scores three as Tottenham see off Leeds in the FA Cup replay to earn a fifth-round tie at Bolton. | |
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| New-look Wales lose injured Rees Gareth Williams replaces injured hooker Matt Rees and Wales name a revamped backline for their Six Nations opener against England. | |
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| Bolt to start 2010 with 400m run Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt will make his 2010 track comeback over 400m in Jamaica on Saturday 13 February. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Terry will not quit before talks John Terry will not offer to resign as England captain ahead of a meeting with Fabio Capello, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Leeds 1-3 Tottenham Jermain Defoe scores three as Tottenham see off Leeds in the FA Cup replay to earn a fifth-round tie at Bolton. | |
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| Fulham 1-0 Portsmouth Jonathan Greening scores as Fulham pile more misery on bottom-placed and cash-strapped Portsmouth. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Donald interested in England role South Africa pace legend Allan Donald is interested in succeeding Ottis Gibson as England's bowling coach. |
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| Flintoff loving new life in Dubai England cricketer Andrew Flintoff tells BBC Sport's Olly Foster all about his new life in Dubai after he and his family decided to move there last year. | |
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| Gibson named as new Windies coach Ottis Gibson has been appointed as the new head coach of West Indies after resigning from his post as England bowling coach. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | GB cruise to opening Fed Cup win Britain's Fed Cup team see off Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 as their bid for promotion begins in Portugal. |
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| Murray rises to third in rankings Britain's Andy Murray returns to the top three in the world rankings for the first time since October after reaching the Australian Open final. | |
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| Murray 'hungry' to win first Slam Britain's Andy Murray says his desire to win a Grand Slam title remains undimmed by defeat to Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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| Alonso sets pace on Ferrari debut Fernando Alonso sets the fastest time as Ferrari send out a warning to their rivals at the Valencia Formula 1 test as Jenson Button admits to a "tough day". |
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| Rossi tries his hand at F1 with Ferrari MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi switches from two wheels to four as he takes the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 Formula 1 car at the Circuit de Catalunya racetrack near Barcelona. | |
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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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