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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Nato hails Afghanistan operation Nato hails the first phase of a key offensive to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand province, but two soldiers are killed. |
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| Ukraine's Tymoshenko in poll vow Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko vows to challenge the results of the recent presidential elections in court. | |
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| Luge resumes with safety changes Luge training at the Winter Olympics resumes, following the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili. | |
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| Deadly restaurant blast in India A bomb blast at a restaurant popular with tourists in India's western city of Pune kills at least eight people, police say. | |
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| Charges in US university shooting A female biology professor is charged with murder after a shooting at a US university leaves three people dead. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ivory Coast government dissolved Ivory Coast's president dismisses the government and electoral commission, casting doubt on long-delayed elections. |
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| Kenya corruption inquiries widen Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki asks eight senior officials to step down pending inquiries into two corruption scandals. | |
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| Ten die as cable hits Nigeria bus Ten people have been killed by an electric cable falling on a bus in Nigeria's southern oil city of Port Harcourt, police say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Nato hails Afghanistan operation Nato hails the first phase of a key offensive to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand province, but two soldiers are killed. |
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| Haiti marks earthquake a month on Thousands of Haitians pray at the exact time the devastating earthquake struck their country on 12 January. | |
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| Olympics open after luge tragedy The 2010 Winter Olympics officially open but the ceremony in Vancouver is overshadowed by the death of 21-year-old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Burma frees NLD leader Tin Oo Burma frees the vice-chairman of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition National League for Democracy from prison, ahead of elections. |
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| 'Airport activist' home in China A Chinese dissident who lived at Tokyo's Narita airport for three months after China stopped him returning home is allowed back into the country. | |
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| Net attack hits Australian sites A hacktivist group plans to keep up with attacks aimed at Australian government websites | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukraine's Tymoshenko in poll vow Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko vows to challenge the results of the recent presidential elections in court. |
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| Greece calls EU rescue plan timid Greek PM George Papandreou criticises the European Union's response to Greece's financial crisis as timid and too slow. | |
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| Italian police seize counterfeits Police in Italy seize tonnes of fake goods, in the latest in a series of counterfeit scams there. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq election campaign under way Campaigning for next month's elections in Iraq is under way amid a continuing row over the ban on scores of candidates. |
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| Eight arrests over Red Cap deaths There is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates. | |
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| Saudi lingerie shop boycott call Campaigners in Saudi Arabia urge women there to begin a two-week boycott of lingerie shops staffed by men. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Nato hails Afghanistan operation Nato hails the first phase of a key offensive to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand province, but two soldiers are killed. |
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| Deadly restaurant blast in India A bomb blast at a restaurant popular with tourists in India's western city of Pune kills at least eight people, police say. | |
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| Afghanistan reach World Twenty20 Afghanistan earn a place in the ICC World Twenty20 and beat Ireland in the final of the qualifying tournament in Dubai. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK soldier dies in Afghan mission Gordon Brown pays tribute to the UK soldier killed in the Operation Moshtarak offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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| Barclays to pay £2bn in bonuses Barclays is to pay staff bonuses adding up to more than £2bn, the BBC learns - two days ahead of the bank's annual results. | |
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| Violent scenes after FA Cup tie Eleven people are arrested after football fans clash in Southampton following the derby against Portsmouth. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Mandelson in university dispute Lord Mandelson is pushed into a dispute over university job cuts because of his titular role as Lord President of the Privy Council. |
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| Universities warn on budget cuts Thousands of job losses could push higher education into crisis, the university lecturers' union has warned. | |
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| London base for Scots university Glasgow Caledonian University is to open a London base to take advantage of the lucrative market in overseas students. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Violent scenes after FA Cup tie Eleven people are arrested after football fans clash in Southampton following the derby against Portsmouth. |
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| Man charged with mansion killing A businessman is charged with the murder of a man found shot dead in a bathroom at his Cheshire mansion. | |
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| Father in court over river plunge A father appears in court charged with attempting to murder his children after a car plunged into a river near Evesham. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota recalls 8,000 US vehicles Toyota is to recall 8,000 Tacoma pick-up trucks in the US due to concerns about front drive shafts. |
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| US retail sales beat expectations US retail sales rose more than expected in January, figures show, but consumer confidence remains fragile. | |
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| German economic recovery falters Germany's recovery faltered in the final quarter of 2009, while eurozone growth was weak, preliminary figures indicate. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Khan movie hits Mumbai amid row A new film featuring Shah Rukh Khan opens in Mumbai amid tight security after protests by hardline Hindus. |
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| Malawians move for Madonna school Some 200 villagers in Malawi end their protests and agree to leave their land for a school being built by pop star Madonna. | |
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| Muse to headline Glastonbury 2010 Muse and Stevie Wonder will join U2 as headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Climate data 'not well organised' Phil Jones, the professor behind Climategate affair, has admitted some of his decades-old weather data was not well enough organised. |
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| Do speedy elephants walk or run? Scientists answer the weighty question of whether fast-moving elephants walk or run. | |
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| Tiger's ancient ancestry revealed As the Chinese Year of the Tiger begins, scientists say the world's biggest cat may be more ancient and unique than we thought. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pirate boss to make the web pay One of the founders of the Pirate Bay site is planning to help websites make money from their content. |
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| Net attack hits Australian sites A hacktivist group plans to keep up with attacks aimed at Australian government websites | |
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| Iceland to be 'journalism haven' Icelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks propose to turn Iceland into a 'journalism haven'. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Obesity 'set' before age of two The "tipping point" that sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs before the age of two, say US researchers. |
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| Clue on condition 'hug avoidance' Delays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs. | |
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| Genes behind stammering uncovered Stammering has long been recognised to run in families, but scientists now say they have identified three genes which may cause the problem in some people. | |
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| 1991: US bombers strike civilians in Baghdad Hundreds of Iraqi civilians are killed and wounded in Baghdad by American bombers. | |||
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| 1961: Ex-Congo PM declared dead Officials in the Congolese province of Katanga declare former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba dead. | |||
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| 2001: Landmark Aids case begins in Scotland A man goes on trial in Glasgow for knowingly infecting a woman with the HIV virus in a case believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - Winter Olympics day two Speed skater Sven Kramer, ski jumper Simon Ammann and biathlete Anastazia Kuzmina win golds at the 2010 Games in Vancouver. |
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| France 33-10 Ireland France produce an impressive display to outclass Grand Slam holders Ireland 33-10 in their Six Nations clash in Paris. | |
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| Wales 31-24 Scotland A last-gasp try from Shane Williams against 13-man Scotland completes a stunning comeback win for Wales in a dramatic Six Nations encounter. | |
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| Man City 1-1 Stoke Ricardo Fuller's header earns Stoke a deserved replay in their FA Cup fifth round tie with Manchester City. | |
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| Southampton 1-4 Portsmouth Portsmouth score two goals in the last six minutes to earn a thrilling FA Cup win over Southampton. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Man City 1-1 Stoke Ricardo Fuller's header earns Stoke a deserved replay in their FA Cup fifth round tie with Manchester City. |
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| Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City Chelsea ease past Cardiff to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. | |
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| Hiddink 'set to leave' Russia job Guus Hiddink will step down as Russia coach when his contract expires on 30 June, the Dutchman sys in his column in De Telegraaf newspaper on Saturday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Afghanistan reach World Twenty20 Afghanistan earn a place in the ICC World Twenty20 and beat Ireland in the final of the qualifying tournament in Dubai. |
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| Angry Malik hits back at Yousuf Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shoaib Malik says he will "expose" Test captain Mohammad Yousuf after he accused him of causing dressing room divisions. | |
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| Cook backs player rotation policy Acting captain Alastair Cook believes a football-style player rotation policy could be the way forward for England's cricketers. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Injured Del Potro out for a month US Open champion and world number five Juan Martin del Potro will miss at least four weeks with the wrist injury that has hampered his start to 2010. |
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| Keothavong beaten in last eight Anne Keothavong loses in the quarter-finals of her first tournament back after injury, but Elena Baltacha reaches the semi-finals. | |
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| Murray opts to extend rest period Andy Murray will miss next week's ATP World Tour event in Marseille as he continues to recuperate following his run to the Australian Open final. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton tops testing for McLaren McLaren's Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest time of the rain-hit winter test in Jerez late on the final day. |
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| Injured Lorenzo to miss testing Jorge Lorenzo will miss the second MotoGP testing session of the year after injuring his hand riding a motocross bike. | |
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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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