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 | US condemns Taliban soldier video The US military says a video of a captive soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family. |
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| Central US under blizzard alerts Several states declare emergencies as at least 19 people die amid huge winter snowstorms buffeting central US. | |
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| Queen's tribute to British troops The Queen uses her Christmas speech to express sadness at the death toll among British troops in Afghanistan. | |
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| Pope gives address after assault Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Christmas message in the Vatican, hours after a woman knocked him to the floor. | |
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| Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pope gives address after assault Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Christmas message in the Vatican, hours after a woman knocked him to the floor. |
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| US condemns Taliban soldier video The US military says a video of a captive soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family. | |
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| Christmas celebrated in Bethlehem Thousands of Christian worshippers take part in celebrations marking Christmas Day in Bethlehem. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | UN action shameful, says Eritrea Eritrea says sanctions imposed by the UN are shameful and dismisses claims it backs militants in Somalia. |
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| Niger vows to arrest dissidents Niger says it will arrest three exiled opposition leaders - jeopardising talks aimed at breaking the country's political deadlock. | |
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| Archbishop attacks anti-gay bill The Archbishop of York condemns proposals in Uganda to put to death gay people who have sex with a minor. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Central US under blizzard alerts Several states declare emergencies as at least 19 people die amid huge winter snowstorms buffeting central US. |
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| US condemns Taliban soldier video The US military says a video of a captive soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family. | |
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| Peru passengers die in bus crash At least 40 passengers were killed when a bus crashed down a mountainside in the Andes of southern Peru. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Anger over jailed China dissident The jailing for 11 years by China of one of its leading dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, is met with international condemnation. |
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| Fears grow for Hmong in Thailand Concern grows among diplomats and aid groups about thousands of Lao Hmong people whom Thailand plans to deport. | |
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| Death row clemency plea to China The brother of a British man due to be executed in China for drug smuggling makes a desperate plea for mercy. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Pope gives address after assault Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Christmas message in the Vatican, hours after a woman knocked him to the floor. |
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| Two more Catholic bishops resign Two more Catholic bishops have resigned in response to a report which criticised how they handled allegations of clerical abuse. | |
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| Italian PM vows to defeat mafia Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to defeat the organised crime in the country by 2013. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Dozens killed in Yemen air strike At least 30 suspected al-Qaeda militants, possibly including two commanders, are killed in an air strike in Yemen, officials say. |
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| Bin Laden's daughter 'is in Iran' Iran's foreign minister says he has been told that Osama Bin Laden's daughter Iman is staying at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran. | |
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| Christmas celebrated in Bethlehem Thousands of Christian worshippers take part in celebrations marking Christmas Day in Bethlehem. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| US condemns Taliban soldier video The US military says a video of a captive soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family. |
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| Afghan suicide bomb kills eight A suicide bomber kills eight Afghan civilians in Kandahar when his bomb explodes near a hotel, police say. | |
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| New state strike begins in India The start of a two-day strike by supporters of a planned new Indian state, Telangana, brings violence to the region. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Queen's tribute to British troops The Queen uses her Christmas speech to express sadness at the death toll among British troops in Afghanistan. |
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| Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend. | |
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| Absconding double rapist detained A convicted double rapist who absconded from the Pakistan High Commission in London in October is arrested. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Absconding double rapist detained A convicted double rapist who absconded from the Pakistan High Commission in London in October is arrested. |
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| M1 reopens after eight-car crash An eight-car pile-up closed the M1 for more than three hours and left one person seriously injured, police say. | |
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| White Christmas for parts of UK Snow falls in Glasgow and Nottinghamshire to give the UK its first white Christmas for five years, the Met Office confirms. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Severe weather warning for NI The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning because of heavy snow moving into the west of Northern Ireland on Christmas Day. |
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| Two more Catholic bishops resign Two more Catholic bishops have resigned in response to a report which criticised how they handled allegations of clerical abuse. | |
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| Church heads' message of hope The leaders of the four main Christian denominations in Ireland have delivered their Christmas messages. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Snow gives Scots white Christmas Flakes of snow fall on Glasgow on Christmas morning, giving the city its first white Christmas since 2004. |
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| Health chiefs in booze price plea All 17 of Scotland's public health chiefs sign a letter calling on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol. | |
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| Woman charged after man's death A 20-year-old woman is arrested and charged following the death of a 62-year-old man in Edinburgh. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Man charged in snowball stabbing Police charge a 19-year-old man with murder after a man was stabbed to death following a snowball fight in Denbighshire. |
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| New year strikes for rail workers Railway signalling workers in south Wales and the Marches are expected to walk out again in January over new rosters. | |
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| Archbishop hails 'caring' country The Archbishop of Wales in his Christmas message praises the compassion still shown by people during the economic downturn. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Audio slideshow: Political decade John Prescott's punch, the Hutton inquiry, Charles Kennedy's resignation... relive the political highlights of the past decade. |
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| Queen to pay tribute to services The Queen is expected to focus on Britain's armed forces and the environment in her annual Christmas Day broadcast. | |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend. |
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| 'Millions' spent on Eve shopping Shoppers will have spent £951,000 per minute on Christmas Eve on last-minute shopping, research suggests. | |
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| Bargains 'less likely this year' Shoppers searching for bargains in the seasonal sales may find they are a year too late for the best deals, according to experts. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sarandon-Robbins split confirmed Hollywood couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have ended their 23-year relationship, the actress's publicist confirms. |
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| 'Grisly' Murphy artwork withdrawn Artwork for a DVD release showing late actress Brittany Murphy lifeless in a bathtub is withdrawn by a US rental chain. | |
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| Strictly star on driving charge Strictly Come Dancing finalist Ricky Whittle is charged with dangerous driving after an incident involving a photographer. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Switch' could block Huntington's A "molecular switch" that can prevent Huntington's disease developing is found in mice. |
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| Esa satellite senses Earth's pull Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth. | |
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| Chimps use cleavers to chop food For the first time, chimps are seen using tools to chop up and reduce food into smaller bite-sized portions. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | HP camera 'can't see' black faces An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube. |
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| Military tracks Santa's journey A 50-year old tradition has gone hi-tech as children track Santa via Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. | |
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| Google's Admob plans scrutinised Google's plans to buy mobile phone marketing company Admob are looked at by the Federal Trade Commission. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| 'Switch' could block Huntington's A "molecular switch" that can prevent Huntington's disease developing is found in mice. |
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| Alzheimer's may 'ward off cancer' Alzheimer's disease is associated with a reduced risk of cancer and vice versa, a US study suggests. | |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Concern over university cash cuts University organisations voice fears about the scale of spending cuts being imposed on universities by the government. |
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| Pair quit amid student loans row Two directors at the Student Loans Company have resigned in the wake of a damning report on payment delays. | |
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| Legal warning halts outdoors trip A council says a school trip for 70 pupils cannot go ahead to avoid discriminating against one of the group who is disabled. | |
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| 1989: Romania's 'first couple' executed Deposed Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena are shot after being found guilty of crimes against the state. | |||
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| 1974: Cyclone Tracy leaves Darwin devastated The Australian city of Darwin is wrecked by a powerful cyclone that leaves thousands of people homeless. | |||
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| 1991: Gorbachev resigns as Soviet Union breaks up Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union for almost seven years, steps down from office. | |||
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