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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israel says no proof of Dubai hit Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says there is no proof it carried out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Haiti frees US missionary group Eight of the 10 US missionaries accused of kidnapping children in Haiti are freed from jail and are heading home. | |
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| French guilty in US wine scandal French winemakers and traders are convicted of a scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a top US buyer. | |
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| US hails Taliban chief's capture The US hails the capture of the Afghan Taliban military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as a "big success" for US-Pakistani cooperation. | |
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| Ukrainian poll result suspended A Ukrainian court suspends the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by loser Yulia Tymoshenko. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Kenya minister hits out at leader Kenya's Agriculture Minister William Ruto hits out at his former ally, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, amid a bitter power struggle. |
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| Mugabe in diamond export threat Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe threatens to quit the international body regulating diamond sales. | |
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| Archbishop in genome health study Scientists analyse the genomes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Haiti frees US missionary group Eight of the 10 US missionaries accused of kidnapping children in Haiti are freed from jail and are heading home. |
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| Dalai Lama in US for Obama talks The Dalai Lama arrives in the US ahead of talks with President Barack Obama on Thursday which China opposes. | |
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| French guilty in US wine scandal French winemakers and traders are convicted of a scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a top US buyer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Charges over Thailand club fire Thai prosecutors charges four people over a deadly Bangkok nightclub fire which left 67 Thais and tourists dead and injured scores. |
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| Dalai Lama in US for Obama talks The Dalai Lama arrives in the US ahead of talks with President Barack Obama on Thursday which China opposes. | |
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| Malaysia women flogged over sex Three Malaysian women are caned by the authorities for having extra-marital sex, say officials. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukrainian poll result suspended A Ukrainian court suspends the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by loser Yulia Tymoshenko. |
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| UK inquiry into 'fake ID' murder UK authorities launch an inquiry into how fraudulent British passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai. | |
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| French guilty in US wine scandal French winemakers and traders are convicted of a scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a top US buyer. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel says no proof of Dubai hit Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says there is no proof it carried out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Syria talks candid, US envoy says A top US diplomat describes as "candid" his talks with Syria's leader, part of a US move to improve ties with Damascus. | |
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| 'Saudi royal link' to hotel death A 33-year-old being held over the death of a man in a London hotel could have links with the Saudi royal family, it is understood. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban 'lining up human shields' Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says. |
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| US hails Taliban chief's capture The US hails the capture of the Afghan Taliban military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as a "big success" for US-Pakistani cooperation. | |
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| India to hold Maoist attack probe The government of the Indian state of West Bengal orders an inquiry into the killings of at least 24 troops by Maoist rebels. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK inquiry into 'fake ID' murder UK authorities launch an inquiry into how fraudulent British passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Argentina steps up Falklands row Argentina announces new controls on shipping en route to the Falkland Islands in a growing row over UK oil drilling plans. | |
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| Mail comments on Gately 'lawful' A controversial Daily Mail column on the death of singer Stephen Gately did not break the law, the Crown Prosecution Service says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Almost 200 exams lost to snowfall Almost 200 A-level, AS and GCSE exams were cancelled in England because of January's snowfall, regulator Ofqual has revealed. |
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| Ofsted privatises nursery checks The education watchdog in England is in the final stages of preparing to outsource its early years inspections. | |
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| Labour leader 'stumps students' A third of students in England and Scotland do not know Gordon Brown is the leader of the Labour Party, a survey finds. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Mercy killing' confession probed Police continue to question TV presenter Ray Gosling after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. |
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| Boy posted racial hatred videos A 17-year-old boy from Norfolk is given a two-year conditional discharge for posting "highly disturbing" white supremacist videos online. | |
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| Arrest over bogus Claudia message A man is arrested and cautioned for posting a bogus message on Facebook claiming to be missing York chef Claudia Lawrence. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota considers Corolla recall Japanese carmaker Toyota mulls a recall of the world's best-selling car, the Corolla, as it also denies any cover-ups. |
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| US unemployment 'to remain high' US unemployment will remain high this year, the Federal Reserve warns, despite the economy growing strongly. | |
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| Strong sales lift profits at HP Hewlett-Packard raises its outlook for its financial year after strong sales over the Christmas period lifted its profits by 25%. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Brits ceremony watched by 5.8m An average audience of 5.8 million tuned in to see the Brit Awards on ITV1, according to overnight figures. |
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| Palin hits out against Family Guy Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin criticises TV show Family Guy for "mocking" her son who has Down's syndrome. | |
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| Mail comments on Gately 'lawful' A controversial Daily Mail column on the death of singer Stephen Gately did not break the law, the Crown Prosecution Service says. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Archbishop in genome health study Scientists analyse the genomes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu. |
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| Ancient giant cattle genome first Scientists are publishing details of their research of the DNA of large wild cattle that died out almost 400 years ago. | |
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| Japan to question whale activist A New Zealand activist who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in protest is to be taken to Japan for questioning. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' A leading privacy watchdog files a complaint with US regulators urging them to investigate Google's Buzz social network. |
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| BBC to offer iPhone applications The BBC announces it will start offering iPhone apps for some of its news and sport content from April. | |
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| Seesaw launches online TV service An online TV service that offers programmes from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five is rolled out across the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Malaria' killed King Tutankhamun Tutankhamun may well have died of malaria after the disease ravaged a body crippled by a rare bone disorder, experts say. |
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| Acupuncture 'may cut period pain' Acupuncture may be an effective way of alleviating severe period pain, a review of existing studies suggests. | |
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| Germans get Lidl cheese warning The German supermarket chain Lidl tells Germans to avoid two types of Austrian cheese allegedly linked to fatal food poisoning. | |
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| 1979: China invades Vietnam China sends hundreds of troops into Vietnam after weeks of tension and a military build-up along the border. | |||
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| 1987: Tamils strip off at Heathrow A group of Tamils seeking asylum in Britain protest at Heathrow airport by removing their clothes as they are about to be deported. | |||
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| 1992: Cannibal killer jailed for life Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life in the US for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - Winter Olympics day six The action switches to men's half-pipe and men's curling after American Lindsey Vonn wins gold in the women's downhill. |
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| FC Porto 2-1 Arsenal Sol Campbell scores for injury-hit Arsenal but two gifted goals give Porto victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. | |
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| Tiger Woods set to break silence Tiger Woods will speak publicly on Friday for the first time since the scandal surrounding his private life erupted. | |
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| Benitez derides play-off proposal Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez criticises an idea to use a play-off to determine the Premier League's fourth Champions League spot. | |
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| Di Resta impresses at wet Jerez Force India test driver Paul Di Resta makes a solid start as Formula One's latest four day test gets underway in wet conditions in Spain. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | FC Porto 2-1 Arsenal Sol Campbell scores for injury-hit Arsenal but two gifted goals give Porto victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. |
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| Bayern Munich 2-1 Fiorentina Miroslav Klose's 89th-minute header seals a dramatic win for Bayern Munich against battling Fiorentina. | |
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| Rangers 1-0 St Mirren Kris Boyd strikes late to send Rangers into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. | |
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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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| India v South Africa live score India take on South Africa in the second Test at Kolkata. | |
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| India frustrated by rain delays India's Amit Mishra takes the key scalps of Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith to leave South Africa on 115-3 during a rain-interrupted fourth day in Kolkata. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Top seeds sent crashing in Dubai Top two seeds Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznetsova were both sent crashing on a day of upsets in the last eight of the Dubai Championships. |
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| Keothavong wins again in Memphis Britain's Anne Keothavong marches into the third round of the Cellular South Cup in Memphis with a 6-3 6-1 win over Portugal's Michelle Larcher de Brito. | |
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| Baltacha extends winning streak British number one Elena Baltacha takes her winning streak to six matches after an easy first-round victory over Renata Voracova at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Di Resta impresses at wet Jerez Force India test driver Paul Di Resta makes a solid start as Formula One's latest four day test gets underway in wet conditions in Spain. |
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| Lorenzo rocked by testing setback Jorge Lorenzo could miss both remaining pre-season MotoGP testing sessions because of his hand injury. | |
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| Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden. | |
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