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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Clinton warns Israel of choices The US secretary of state calls on Israel to make "difficult" choices, amid a row over new homes in East Jerusalem. |
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| Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
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| Bush and Clinton urge Haiti aid Former US Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton visit earthquake-stricken Haiti to help raise funds for reconstruction. | |
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| Afghan insurgents in peace talks A delegation from Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's militant group meets President Karzai in Kabul, the Afghan government says. | |
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| BA strike hits flight schedules More than a third of BA flights at major UK airports have so far been cancelled on the third day of strike action. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Angola police jailed for killings Seven Angola police officers are sentenced to 24 years in jail each for killing eight people - reportedly the first such conviction. |
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| Sudan 'will expel poll observers' Sudan's Omar al-Bashir threatens to expel foreign poll monitors over suggestions that next month's vote should be delayed. | |
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| Ivory bids fall on poaching fears A UN wildlife trade meeting rejects proposals for further sales of ivory, amid concern on poaching controls. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Clinton warns Israel of choices The US secretary of state calls on Israel to make "difficult" choices, amid a row over new homes in East Jerusalem. |
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| Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
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| Bush and Clinton urge Haiti aid Former US Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton visit earthquake-stricken Haiti to help raise funds for reconstruction. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. |
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| Rio Tinto group 'admit bribery' Four executive of mining giant Rio Tinto told a court in the Chinese city of Shanghai they took bribes, officials say. | |
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| Zhang feted at Asian Film Awards Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is recognised for his outstanding contribution to Asian cinema at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Sarkozy reshuffle after poll loss French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet after a heavy defeat in regional elections. |
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| BA strike hits flight schedules More than a third of BA flights at major UK airports have so far been cancelled on the third day of strike action. | |
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| Berlin poker heist suspect seized German police say they have arrested the suspected mastermind of a dramatic armed robbery at a Berlin poker tournament. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Clinton warns Israel of choices The US secretary of state calls on Israel to make "difficult" choices, amid a row over new homes in East Jerusalem. |
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| Israeli killed by 'friendly fire' An Israeli soldier is shot dead by 'friendly fire' as three Palestinians are seized trying to cross from Gaza into Israel. | |
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| Grandson of Iranian reformer held The grandson of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is arrested as he arrives in the country. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan insurgents in peace talks A delegation from Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's militant group meets President Karzai in Kabul, the Afghan government says. |
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| Indian state in Coca-Cola claim Drinks giant Coca-Cola is asked to pay $47m in compensation for alleged environmental damage at a plant it ran in southern India. | |
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| Pakistan seeks to probe scientist Pakistan seeks court permission to investigate nuclear scientist AQ Khan over claims he transferred nuclear secrets. | |
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| UK | |
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 | MPs' foreign visit rules breached The BBC uncovers hundreds of parliamentary rule breaches by MPs who accepted free trips abroad from foreign governments. |
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| Labour suspends former ministers Three ex-cabinet ministers are suspended from the parliamentary Labour party over claims about influencing policy for cash. | |
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| 'Voice of boxing' Carpenter dies Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter dies aged 84. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Oxford state pupil numbers peak The proportion of state school pupils at Oxford University looks set to be the highest since the early 1980s, figures reveal. |
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| Free internet to boost libraries Free internet access and the right to order any book are among the measures in a review on the future of libraries. | |
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| Colleges plea for Budget leniency Further education colleges in England are calling on the chancellor to protect them from cuts in Wednesday's Budget. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dead children in 'video farewell' A father made a "farewell video" of his two children before strangling them after the breakdown of his marriage, a Manchester court hears. |
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| Teenager jailed for man's murder A Somerset waitress is jailed for life, with a minimum term of nine years, for murdering the boyfriend of her best friend. | |
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| Support for shunned gay couple A gay couple turned away by a Berkshire guest house owner because of their sexuality have received messages of support. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. |
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| BA says strike to cost £7m a day BA says industrial action will cost £7m a day but says there will be little damage to its full-year earnings. | |
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| US firm wins UK tank-making deal US defence firm General Dynamics wins a £4bn contract to build a new light tank for the British Army. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mountaintop takes Olivier honours The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall, wins best play at the Oliviers, while Rachel Weisz and Mark Rylance take acting honours. |
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| Alice unchallenged at US cinemas Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland remains the number one film in the US and Canada, topping the box office chart for a third week. | |
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| Zhang feted at Asian Film Awards Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is recognised for his outstanding contribution to Asian cinema at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | 'Cosmonauts' ready for Mars test Four Europeans agree to be locked away in steel containers for 18 months to simulate a mission to Mars. |
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| Ivory bids fall on poaching fears A UN wildlife trade meeting rejects proposals for further sales of ivory, amid concern on poaching controls. | |
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| Chair announced for climate probe A chairman has been announced for an independent review into the science published by the unit at the centre of the "Climategate" row. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. |
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| Mixed reaction to fast net pledge Plans for super-fast broadband and putting government services online has won a mixed reaction from analysts and experts. | |
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| Quantum tech boosts phone cameras Tiny semiconductor "quantum dot" particles could be used in mobile phone cameras that outperform larger approaches. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Democrats hail US healthcare bill Democrats hail the approval of legislation extending healthcare to 32 million more Americans as a historic advance in social justice. |
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| Non-smokers lung cancer gene clue A gene that could explain why some non-smokers develop lung cancer has been pinpointed by US researchers. | |
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| Nobel Prize-winning inventor dies The Scottish scientist credited with having developed beta-blocker drugs, Sir James Black, dies aged 85. | |
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| 1956: King convicted for bus boycott Civil rights leader, the Reverend Martin Luther King, has been convicted of organising an illegal boycott by black passengers of buses in the US state of Alabama. | |||
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| 1979: British ambassador assassinated in Holland British ambassador in Holland Sir Richard Sykes is shot dead outside his Dutch home. | |||
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| 1963: Profumo denies affair with model The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, denies any impropriety with Christine Keeler. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Tigers fume at lack of referrals Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan thinks England would be facing defeat in the second Test if the television referral system was in place in Mirpur. |
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| New Zealand v Australia live score New Zealand take on Australia in the first Test in Wellington. | |
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| French Open could move from Paris The French Open could be forced into a "heartbreaking" move away from Paris in the next few years. | |
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| League probes Pompey rules breach Cash-strapped Portsmouth could face a fine from the Premier League for breaching rules and regulations over the course of the season. | |
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| 'Voice of boxing' Carpenter dies Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter dies aged 84. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | FA chief executive Watmore quits Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore resigns after less than a year in the post. |
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| Arsenal fight Vermaelen red card Arsenal lodge an appeal with the FA against defender Thomas Vermaelen's dismissal in the 2-0 win over West Ham. | |
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| Cahill makes return after lay-off Gary Cahill makes his comeback from a seven-week lay-off after he plays for Bolton reserves on Monday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | New Zealand v Australia live score New Zealand take on Australia in the first Test in Wellington. |
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| Tigers fume at lack of referrals Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan thinks England would be facing defeat in the second Test if the television referral system was in place in Mirpur. | |
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| Patient Bell puts England ahead Ian Bell's 10th Test century allows England to reach 440-8 on day three of the second Test, 21 runs ahead of Bangladesh. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | French Open could move from Paris The French Open could be forced into a "heartbreaking" move away from Paris in the next few years. |
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| Ljubicic wins first Masters title Ivan Ljubicic becomes the oldest first-time winner of a Masters Series event by beating Andy Roddick in the final of the BNP Paribas Open. | |
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| Jankovic takes Indian Wells title Jelena Jankovic upsets the form book as she cruises to a straight-sets win over Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton in awe of Red Bull speed McLaren's Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull are "ridiculously faster" than the rest of the F1 teams. |
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| Stoner sets pace in Qatar testing Former world champion Casey Stoner sets the fastest lap time in the final MotoGP pre-season test in Qatar. | |
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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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