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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Repentant Woods sorry for affairs A tearful Tiger Woods makes a frank apology for cheating on his wife, saying he does not know when he will return to competitive golf. |
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| Guinea killings 'atrocious crime' The killing of opposition supporters in Guinea last year was a crime against humanity, the ICC says in its initial probe. | |
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| Morocco minaret fall kills many At least 36 people die in Morocco as a minaret collapses at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, officials say. | |
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| Niger's coup leaders lift curfew Niger's new military leaders lift a curfew and reopen borders, a day after they seized power promising to restore democracy. | |
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| IMF gives vote back to Zimbabwe The International Monetary Fund agrees to restore Zimbabwe's voting rights after a seven-year suspension for unpaid debts. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea killings 'atrocious crime' The killing of opposition supporters in Guinea last year was a crime against humanity, the ICC says in its initial probe. |
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| Niger's coup leaders lift curfew Niger's new military leaders lift a curfew and reopen borders, a day after they seized power promising to restore democracy. | |
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| Morocco minaret fall kills many At least 36 people die in Morocco as a minaret collapses at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Repentant Woods sorry for affairs A tearful Tiger Woods makes a frank apology for cheating on his wife, saying he does not know when he will return to competitive golf. |
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| Ex-US Secretary of State Haig ill Former US Secretary of State and aide to Richard Nixon, Alexander Haig, 85, is critically ill in hospital, a spokesman says. | |
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| Haiti resumes commercial flights The first commercial passenger flight arrives in Haiti since the earthquake on 12 January that killed more than 200,000 people. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China anger at Dalai Lama visit President Obama's talks with the Dalai Lama in Washington have "seriously undermined" US-China relations, Beijing says. |
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| N Korea declares sea firing zones North Korea declares a naval firing zone near its disputed sea border with South Korea, amid efforts to re-start nuclear talks. | |
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| Pope to canonise first Australian Pope Benedict confirms Australia is to get its first saint - an outspoken nun, Mother Mary MacKillop, who died in 1909. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia policeman guilty of murder A Russian ex-police officer who shot dead two people at random in a supermarket gets life in jail for murder. |
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| Greece 'needs European support' Greece's Prime Minister says his country needs European support to cut debt levels effectively, but adds it does not need a bail-out. | |
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| Logjammed European court reformed Plans are approved to streamline the European Court of Human Rights to help clear a backlog of 120,000 cases. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran leader denies nuclear claims Iran's supreme leader denies it is developing nuclear weapons, after a new UN report sparks an international outcry. |
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| ElBaradei greeted by Egypt crowds Former IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei is welcomed home by hundreds of people outside Cairo's airport. | |
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| Dubai chief in Mossad arrest call Dubai's police chief calls for the head of Mossad to be arrested if Israel's spy agency was behind the killing of a Hamas boss. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan police deployed to warzone Hundreds of Afghan police officers are sent to areas captured by Nato-led forces in an offensive against the Taliban. |
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| Taliban chiefs 'held in Pakistan' Two senior members of the Afghan Taliban are detained in Pakistan, reports say - but there is confusion over the details. | |
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| India row over Jesus beer image The Indian state of Meghalaya confiscates textbooks showing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette and a can of beer. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Brown steps up election campaign Gordon Brown says Labour will "stand up for the many" as he reveals his party's slogans for the general election. |
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| 'Brother' charged after boy death A man is charged with murder after a nine-year-old boy died in a knife attack in Bradford, police say. | |
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| British soldier died on birthday A British soldier killed on his 27th birthday in a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan is named. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. |
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| Claim of U-turn on sex education The government is accused of doing a U-turn over compulsory sex education in faith schools. | |
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| Graduates sought for social work Graduates in England will receive at least £15,000 to retrain as children's social workers under a new government-funded scheme. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Brother' charged after boy death A man is charged with murder after a nine-year-old boy died in a knife attack in Bradford, police say. |
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| Plane spotters detained in India Two plane spotters from Bristol are detained in India on suspicion of spying after taking pictures of a plane at an airport in New Delhi. | |
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| Woman accused of murdering girl A woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a two-and-half year old girl is found at a house in West Yorkshire. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Dollar rises on surprise Fed move The dollar rises against a basket of currencies after the US Federal Reserve increases interest rates for emergency bank loans. |
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| GM chief to get $9m pay package General Motors boss Ed Whitacre will get an annual salary of $1.7m, plus $7.3m in shares to be paid out at a later date. | |
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| Carrefour profits see sharp drop Profits at Carrefour, the world's second-biggest retailer, fall 70%, hurt by asset writedowns in Italy and price-cutting. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Lloyd Webber considers Abbey bid Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber expresses interest in buying the Abbey Road recording studios following reports its future is under threat. |
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| Actor and director Jeffries dies Actor and film director Lionel Jeffries, best known for The Railway Children and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dies at the age of 83. | |
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| Haiti single held off US top spot Haiti charity single We Are The World 25 fails to hit the top spot in the US Billboard chart. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Shuttle crew to return to Earth Space shuttle astronauts have left the International Space Station and will undock early on Saturday to return to Earth. |
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| Dolphins have diabetes off switch A study in dolphins has revealed genetic clues that could help medical researchers to treat type 2 diabetes. | |
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| LHC set to re-start after break The Large Hadron Collider will be re-started next week after shutting down late last year for the holiday period. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft offers browser choice Millions of Internet Explorer users in Europe will get the chance to change their web browser from 1 March. |
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| US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. | |
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| Alex laptop aids computer novices A laptop called Alex aimed at people who are not regular computer users is being launched in the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cancer detection blood test hope Personalised blood tests which could track whether cancer treatment is working or if the disease has come back have been developed by US researchers. |
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| Fridge-free vaccine hopes raised Scientists at Oxford University have found a way of keeping vaccines stable without refrigeration. | |
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| Happiness wards off heart disease Being happy and positive may help ward off heart disease, a study suggests. | |
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| 2001: Foot-and-mouth scare at UK abbatoir A five-mile exclusion zone is placed around an abbatoir in Essex after a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease is detected. | |||
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| 1997: China's reformist Deng Xiaoping dies China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has died at the age of 92 after suffering from failing health for several years. | |||
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| 1961: Lumumba rally clashes with UK police Police battle with supporters of the murdered Congolese premier outside the Belgian embassy in London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - Winter Olympics day eight Great Britain's Amy Williams goes for gold in the women's skeleton in Whistler, while John and Sinead Kerr lead British hopes in the ice dance as the group stages of curling and ice hockey continue in Vancouver. |
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| Repentant Woods sorry for affairs A tearful Tiger Woods makes a frank apology for cheating on his wife, saying he does not know when he will return to competitive golf. | |
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| Morgan guides England to T20 win Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen share an unbroken century stand as England beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Twenty20 international in Dubai. | |
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| Britons reach Match Play quarters Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Oliver Wilson all reach the last eight of the World Match Play Championship in Arizona. | |
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| 2012 to be Phelps' last Olympics American swimmer Michael Phelps says London 2012 will be his final Olympics and he will quit the sport when he turns 30. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Pompey to be denied transfer wish The Premier League is expected to reject Portsmouth's request for permission to sell players outside the transfer window, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Chelsea stars warned over conduct Chelsea's players are told that bad behaviour will not be tolerated following John Terry's sacking as England captain for an alleged affair. | |
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| Champions League blow for Scots Scotland loses one of its two Champions League places for the 2011-12 season after good results by Belgian sides. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Morgan guides England to T20 win Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen share an unbroken century stand as England beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Twenty20 international in Dubai. |
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| Australia cruise to one-day win Australia wrap up a 4-0 series win over the West Indies with a comfortable 125-run victory in the final one-dayer in Melbourne. | |
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| Champions League venue undecided Champions League Twenty20 chairman Lalit Modi says no definite decision has been taken on where this year's event will take place but it will run from 10-26 September. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Venus beats Peer in Dubai semis Venus Williams beats Shahar Peer on the low-profile Court Two as security concerns surround the Israeli player at the Dubai Championships. |
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| Nalbandian suffers injury setback Former world number three David Nalbandian withdraws from the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires with a leg injury. | |
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| Israeli Peer tests Dubai security Israeli Shahar Peer makes it to the Dubai Championships semi-finals, raising questions around the tournament's security provisions. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Campos buyout improves 2010 hopes Campos edge closer to making the 2010 grid after a buyout which sees Colin Kolles come in as team principal. |
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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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