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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Civilians die in Afghan offensive Nato confirms 12 civilians were killed when two rockets missed their target during a big offensive on the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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| US warns Iran not to 'build bomb' Hillary Clinton says the US would welcome peaceful engagement with Iran but not "while they are building their bomb". | |
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| Author Dick Francis dies aged 89 Writer and former jockey Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died aged 89, his family has said. | |
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| Kenyan leader lifts suspensions Kenya's president revokes the prime minister's suspension of two government ministers linked to corruption allegations. | |
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| Oldest US death row inmate dies The oldest death row inmate in the US, Viva Leroy Nash, dies of natural causes in Arizona at the age of 94. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Kenyan leader lifts suspensions Kenya's president revokes the prime minister's suspension of two government ministers linked to corruption allegations. |
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| Egypt Coptic murder trial opens A court in Egypt adjourns the trial of three Muslim men charged with killing six Coptic Christians and a policeman. | |
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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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| Civilians die in Afghan offensive Nato confirms 12 civilians were killed when two rockets missed their target during a big offensive on the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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| Oldest US death row inmate dies The oldest death row inmate in the US, Viva Leroy Nash, dies of natural causes in Arizona at the age of 94. | |
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| Waves hit surf contest spectators Thirteen spectators at a surfing contest in California are injured after large waves hit the seawall where they were standing. | |
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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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| Australian woman, 60, beats shark An Australian grandmother survives a shark attack after punching the animal, despite losing more than three pints of blood. | |
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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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 | Lebanon marks Hariri anniversary Thousands mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of former PM Rafik Hariri, which changed Lebanon's political landscape. |
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| US warns Iran not to 'build bomb' Hillary Clinton says the US would welcome peaceful engagement with Iran but not "while they are building their bomb". | |
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| British journalist held in Gaza A British journalist named as Paul Martin is arrested in Gaza by Hamas security forces, British and Hamas officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Civilians die in Afghan offensive Nato confirms 12 civilians were killed when two rockets missed their target during a big offensive on the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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| Pakistan crisis fear over judges Pakistan faces fresh political uncertainty after the Supreme Court blocks a move by the president to appoint two judges. | |
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| India restaurant bomb kills nine A bomb blast at a restaurant popular with tourists in India's western city of Pune kills nine and injures 57, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK Afghan mission 'going to plan' The first stage of a Nato offensive in south Afghanistan, which involves more than 1,000 British soldiers, has "gone to plan", the MoD says. |
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| Author Dick Francis dies aged 89 Writer and former jockey Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died aged 89, his family has said. | |
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| Couple in £56m EuroMillions win A Gloucestershire couple are confirmed as Britain's biggest lottery winners, with a £56m EuroMillions jackpot. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | US actress 'in Tory school talks' The Tories are in talks with foreign education groups - including one run by actress Goldie Hawn - to set up state schools in England. |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl dies after car river plunge A girl who was trapped in a car wthat plunged into the River Avon in Worcestershire on Thursday dies in hospital. |
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| Abducted girl returns from Libya A girl from Wigan who spent two years in Libya after being abducted by her father returns home. | |
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| Couple in £56m EuroMillions win A Gloucestershire couple are confirmed as Britain's biggest lottery winners, with a £56m EuroMillions jackpot. | |
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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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| Dubai market falls on debt fears Dubai's stock market falls 3.5% after a report says Dubai World may offer only 60 cents on the dollar to creditors. | |
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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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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Haiti charity single tops chart Everybody Hurts, recorded to help Haiti's earthquake victims, sells more than 453,000 copies in its first week of release. |
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| Author Dick Francis dies aged 89 Writer and former jockey Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died aged 89, his family has said. | |
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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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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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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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| Do speedy elephants walk or run? Scientists answer the weighty question of whether fast-moving elephants walk or run. | |
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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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| 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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 | Lung sufferers offered sex advice People with breathing problems have been offered some timely Valentine's Day advice to help them enjoy a fulfilling love life. |
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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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| 1961: Belgian jet crashes seconds before landing At least 73 people are killed when a Boeing 707 jet airliner crashes at Berg, near Brussels airport. | |||
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| 1971: D-Day delivers new UK currency The British Government launches a new decimal currency across the country. | |||
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| 1989: Soviet troops pull out of Afghanistan Soviet troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan, nine years after they invaded the country. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - Winter Olympics day three The men's luge competition is hotting up at Whistler, while the women's 3000m speed skating is taking place in Vancouver. |
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| Italy 12-17 England England make it two wins out of two in the Six Nations but they have to survive a brave Italian fightback before securing a nervy victory in Rome. | |
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| S Africa stumble after good start Alviro Petersen scores a century on his Test debut but South Africa slump to 266-9 after a strong start to the second Test against India. | |
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| Crystal Palace 2-2 Aston Villa Stiliyan Petrov heads a late equaliser to earn Aston Villa an FA Cup fifth-round replay against Crystal Palace after an enthralling match at Selhurst Park. | |
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| Oracle secure America's Cup win Challengers BMW Oracle win the 33rd staging of the America's Cup after taking an unassailable 2-0 win over Swiss holders Alinghi. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Crystal Palace 2-2 Aston Villa Stiliyan Petrov heads a late equaliser to earn Aston Villa an FA Cup fifth-round replay against Crystal Palace after an enthralling match at Selhurst Park. |
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| Chelsea drawn with Man City/Stoke Holders Chelsea will face Manchester City or Stoke in the FA Cup quarter-finals. | |
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| Bolton 1-1 Tottenham Tottenham fight back to earn an FA Cup fifth-round replay after an entertaining draw with Bolton. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | New Zealand v Bangladesh live score New Zealand take on Bangladesh in a one-off Test match at Hamilton. |
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| S Africa stumble after good start Alviro Petersen scores a century on his Test debut but South Africa slump to 266-9 after a strong start to the second Test against India. | |
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| Clinical Aussies seal series win A superb Ricky Ponting century helps Australia beat West Indies by 50 runs in the fourth one-day international to win the five-match series. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Soderling wins after withdrawal Sweden's Robin Soderling secures the World Tennis Tournament title in Rotterdam after Mikhail Youzhny retires hurt. |
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| Roddick to meet Verdasco in final Andy Roddick and Fernando Verdasco will meet in the SAP Open final in San Jose after they both come through testing semi-finals. | |
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| Dementieva clinches Paris title Top seed Elena Dementieva recovers from losing the first set to beat Lucie Safarova and win her first Paris Indoors title | |
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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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