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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Troops deployed amid Chile unrest Thousands of Chilean troops head to the devastated earthquake zone as reports emerge of survivors turning to looting. |
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| US plans 'dramatic' nuclear cuts US President Barack Obama is planning "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear arsenal, a senior US administration official says. | |
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| Reformist papers banned in Iran The authorities in Iran close down the biggest-circulation reformist newspaper Etemaad, saying it breached media laws. | |
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| Walls blamed for storm disaster Blame is being laid on France's aged sea defences after violent storms left some 50 dead and thousands homeless along the country's Atlantic coast. | |
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| Karadzic calls Serb cause 'holy' Former leader Radovan Karadzic says the Serb cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy", as his genocide trial resumes. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria police held over deaths A "significant number" of Nigerian police officers are arrested over the alleged extra-judicial killing of members of a religious sect. |
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| Nkunda seeks end to Rwanda arrest Congolese rebel chief Laurent Nkunda goes to court in a bid to end 14 months of house arrest in Rwanda. | |
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| Petition opposes Uganda gay bill A 450,000-name petition opposing Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill is handed to the speaker of parliament. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Chile troops tackle quake looters The Chilean military tries to restore order after the country's devastating earthquake, arresting dozens and shooting a man dead. |
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| US plans 'dramatic' nuclear cuts US President Barack Obama is planning "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear arsenal, a senior US administration official says. | |
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| Spanish-Venezuelan row escalates Spain demands an explanation from Venezuela over claims it helped rebel groups which plotted to kill Colombia's president. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Pru shares hit by $35bn Asia deal Prudential shares tumble after the insurer unveils $35.5bn (£23bn) deal to buy one of Asia's biggest insurance firms. |
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| Toyota boss apologises in China The president of Toyota apologises in China, the world's largest auto market, for a safety recall over faults. | |
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| China fires police over 'torture' Two senior Chinese police officers are dismissed and four disciplined over the alleged fatal torture of a man in custody. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Karadzic calls Serb cause 'holy' Former leader Radovan Karadzic says the Serb cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy", as his genocide trial resumes. |
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| Walls blamed for storm disaster Blame is being laid on France's aged sea defences after violent storms left some 50 dead and thousands homeless along the country's Atlantic coast. | |
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| Spanish-Venezuelan row escalates Spain demands an explanation from Venezuela over claims it helped rebel groups which plotted to kill Colombia's president. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran 'not co-operating' says IAEA The UN's nuclear watchdog says it cannot confirm all Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful as Tehran is not being co-operative enough. |
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| Reformist papers banned in Iran The authorities in Iran close down the biggest-circulation reformist newspaper Etemaad, saying it breached media laws. | |
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| Hamas to keep British man in jail Hamas announces it is to hold British journalist Paul Martin for another 15 days in jail in the Gaza Strip. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan teenagers risk life for Europe United Nations aid agencies are increasingly concerned about the number of children from Afghanistan migrating across Europe alone. |
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| Nato soldiers die in Afghanistan Nato says four of its troops have been killed in three separate attacks in western and southern Afghanistan. | |
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| India beat Pakistan in hockey cup India win their opening match in the men's field hockey World Cup in Delhi - against arch-rival Pakistan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Ashcroft admits 'non-dom' status Conservative donor and deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft admits he does not pay UK tax on his earnings outside of Britain. |
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| Financiers 'discuss Man Utd bid' A group of financiers - dubbed the "Red Knights" - meet for the first time to discuss taking over Man Utd, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| BBC presenter found dead in flat The BBC daytime television presenter Kristian Digby is found dead at his flat in east London, police say. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Pupils to be told school places Parents are finding out whether their children have been given their first preference secondary school places for the autumn. |
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| Tories to reform academy system A Tory government would rush through a new law to allow more schools in England to become academies, Michael Gove says. | |
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| Qualifications 'to be scrapped' The government is set to scrap some of the 6,500 different qualifications that are offered by exam boards. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Double fatal fire was 'homicide' A fire which claimed the lives of an elderly man and woman in Warwickshire is being treated as murder or manslaughter. |
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| BBC presenter found dead in flat The BBC daytime television presenter Kristian Digby is found dead at his flat in east London, police say. | |
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| Lazy dog 'walker' loses licence A man caught driving his car with his lurcher dog walking alongside attached by a lead is banned from driving. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Pru shares hit by $35bn Asia deal Prudential shares tumble after the insurer unveils $35.5bn (£23bn) deal to buy one of Asia's biggest insurance firms. |
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| UK pound drops on election fears The pound tumbles to a 10-month low as fears grow the UK will have a hung parliament in the upcoming election. | |
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| Financiers 'discuss Man Utd bid' A group of financiers - dubbed the "Red Knights" - meet for the first time to discuss taking over Man Utd, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Prison drama sweeps French Oscars Hard-hitting prison drama A Prophet wins nine awards at the Cesar awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars. |
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| 'No special Oscar' for CGI actors Actor Andy Serkis says he does not see a need for a separate Oscar category for "performance capture" actors. | |
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| New 3D Shrek film to open Tribeca The new Shrek movie will open this year's Tribeca Film festival in New York, it is announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | UK science 'must meet challenge' The UK government's top scientific advisory body urges ministers to maintain the upward trajectory in science spending to compete with other nations' research efforts. |
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| Ants navigate with 'stereo smell' Desert ants in Tunisia are the first animals known to navigate with stereo smell, using it to create an odour map of their surroundings. | |
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| MPs quiz 'climategate' scientist The climate scientist at the centre of the row over stolen e-mails faces his first public questioning. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft offers browser choices Microsoft is to ask millions of Europeans who use Windows if they want to switch to a rival web browser. |
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| PS3 owners should 'stop gaming' Sony tells owners of older models of its PlayStation 3 to stop using them until it can fix a problem with its online games network. | |
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| Government tackled on wi-fi plans Libraries and universities are protesting about plans to make them police those who use their free wi-fi networks. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Gene test aid to cancer treatment Scientists develop a gene test which predicts how well chemotherapy will work in individual breast cancer patients. |
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| Pain 'should be seen as disease' Chronic pain needs to be recognised as a disease in its own right, experts say. | |
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| Heart warning in obese children Obese children as young as three years old show signs of future heart disease, say US researchers. | |
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| 1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years Nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs is sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for espionage. | |||
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| 1954: US tests hydrogen bomb in Bikini The biggest explosion ever made by man is witnessed in the Pacific when US scientists explode their second H-bomb at Bikini Atoll. | |||
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| 1994: West charged as death toll mounts Fred West is charged with two further murders following the discovery of more human remains in the garden of his Gloucester home. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | IPL allays player boycott threat The threat of mass withdrawals from the Indian Premier League seems to have gone away after organisers give new commitments over security. |
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| Rooney asks fans not to boo Terry Wayne Rooney urges England supporters to show support for former captain John Terry in England's friendly against Egypt on Wednesday. | |
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| Ferrari the big threat - Hamilton Lewis Hamilton says up to six teams have competitive cars but names Ferrari as McLaren's fastest rival. | |
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| Financiers 'discuss Man Utd bid' A group of financiers - dubbed the "Red Knights" - meet for the first time to discuss taking over Man Utd, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| Warnock takes over as QPR manager QPR appoint Neil Warnock as their fifth manager this season after agreeing compensation with Crystal Palace. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Rooney asks fans not to boo Terry Wayne Rooney urges England supporters to show support for former captain John Terry in England's friendly against Egypt on Wednesday. |
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| Financiers 'discuss Man Utd bid' A group of financiers - dubbed the "Red Knights" - meet for the first time to discuss taking over Man Utd, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| Portsmouth ordered back to court Portsmouth are to return to the High Court after Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs challenge the club going into voluntary administration. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| IPL allays player boycott threat The threat of mass withdrawals from the Indian Premier League seems to have gone away after organisers give new commitments over security. |
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| Kings XI dismiss Bopara concerns Kings XI Punjab dismiss reports that England batsman Ravi Bopara may not play for them in the Indian Premier League because of security concerns. | |
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| Cook omitted from Twenty20 squad Alastair Cook is omitted from England's provisional squad for the ICC World Twenty20. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Djokovic retains title in Dubai Novak Djokovic beats Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3 to win the weather-hit Dubai Open and successfully defend an ATP title for the first time. |
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| Williams wins back-to-back titles Venus Williams fights back from a set down to win the Mexican Open final and her second consecutive title in a row. | |
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| Kleybanova wins maiden tour title Alisa Kleybanova beats top seed Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-2 in a rain-disrupted all-Russian final to claim her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ferrari the big threat - Hamilton Lewis Hamilton says up to six teams have competitive cars but names Ferrari as McLaren's fastest rival. |
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| Rossi dominates testing in Sepang Valentino Rossi leads the way again at the second pre-season test of the year in Malaysia. | |
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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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