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 | Nigeria man charged over 'attack' A Nigerian man is charged with attempting to destroy a plane after he allegedly tried to detonate a device on a passenger jet arriving in the US. |
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| Missing boy 'found dead in river' Police in Hertfordshire searching for a 13-year-old boy missing since Christmas Eve believe they have found his body in the River Stort. | |
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| Renewed clashes reported in Iran Iranian security forces and opposition activists clash in the capital Tehran, reformist websites and witnesses say. | |
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| Stores busy for Boxing Day sales Thousands of shoppers flood into UK shops hoping for a bargain but discounts are not expected to be as big as last year. | |
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| Benn fights to keep hunt ban The environment secretary launches a campaign to keep the fox-hunting ban as traditional Boxing Day hunts meet. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Nigeria man charged over 'attack' A Nigerian man is charged with attempting to destroy a plane after he allegedly tried to detonate a device on a passenger jet arriving in the US. |
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| Renewed clashes reported in Iran Iranian security forces and opposition activists clash in the capital Tehran, reformist websites and witnesses say. | |
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| Tsunami fifth anniversary marked Countries across the Indian Ocean mark five years since the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Nigeria man charged over 'attack' A Nigerian man is charged with attempting to destroy a plane after he allegedly tried to detonate a device on a passenger jet arriving in the US. |
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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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| AMERICAS | |
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| Nigeria man charged over 'attack' A Nigerian man is charged with attempting to destroy a plane after he allegedly tried to detonate a device on a passenger jet arriving in the US. |
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| US states facing fresh blizzards A severe winter storm in the Midwestern US that has seen record amounts of snow fall is set to continue, forecasts say. | |
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| Sheen in domestic violence claims Actor Charlie Sheen spent much of Christmas Day in a cell after being accused of domestic violence, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Tsunami fifth anniversary marked Countries across the Indian Ocean mark five years since the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people. |
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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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| 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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 | Vatican admits pontiff vulnerable The Vatican says it is impossible to protect the Pope from incidents like that involving a woman at Christmas Eve Mass. |
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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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| 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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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Palestinians condemn Israeli raid Palestinian leaders condemn Israel's killing of three suspected militants in the West Bank as a "dangerous escalation". |
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| Renewed clashes reported in Iran Iranian security forces and opposition activists clash in the capital Tehran, reformist websites and witnesses 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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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Tsunami fifth anniversary marked Countries across the Indian Ocean mark five years since the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people. |
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| India bridge collapse 'kills 40' The collapse of a bridge under construction in western India is feared to have killed some 40 people. | |
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| Air strike in Pakistan kills 10 Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least 10 people. | |
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| UK | |
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 | 'UK student' in jet terror probe Police carry out searches at a London mansion block as part of the inquiry into an attempted act of terrorism on a US jet. |
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| Visit for China death row Briton British officials are to visit Briton Akmal Shaikh, who is to be executed in China next week for drugs smuggling. | |
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| Missing boy 'found dead in river' Police in Hertfordshire searching for a 13-year-old boy missing since Christmas Eve believe they have found his body in the River Stort. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Missing boy 'found dead in river' Police in Hertfordshire searching for a 13-year-old boy missing since Christmas Eve believe they have found his body in the River Stort. |
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| Ceiling panel falls on shoppers A large piece of plastic ceiling panel falls on shoppers at Selfridges in Manchester city centre, injuring four people. | |
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| 'UK student' in jet terror probe Police carry out searches at a London mansion block as part of the inquiry into an attempted act of terrorism on a US jet. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Galway bishop 'will not resign' A fifth bishop named in the Murphy report into clerical abuse will not resign, a spokesman for his diocese says. |
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| Stores busy for Boxing Day sales Some stores in Belfast say takings for Boxing Day sales are up by almost a third, compared to last year. | |
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| Homes without water after freeze Some families in the west of Northern Ireland have been left without water as a result of freezing temperatures. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man dies after large disturbance An investigation is launched into the death of a man in the east end of Glasgow, police have confirmed. |
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| Minister backs 'brain' games role Education Secretary Michael Russell says computer games can play a key role in encouraging children's learning. | |
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| Two men arrested over ref death Two men are arrested over the death of a man who was found at his home in East Kilbride earlier in the month. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Remand for murder charge teenager A 19-year-old man is remanded in custody, charged with murdering a 20-year-old who was stabbed outside his home. |
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| Praise for women rescued on peak Rescuers say two women airlifted off Snowdonia were well-equipped and acted correctly after becoming trapped. | |
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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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| POLITICS | |
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 | Benn fights to keep hunt ban The environment secretary launches a campaign to keep the fox-hunting ban as traditional Boxing Day hunts meet. |
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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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| 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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 | Stores busy for Boxing Day sales Thousands of shoppers flood into UK shops hoping for a bargain but discounts are not expected to be as big as last year. |
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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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| 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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 | Sheen in domestic violence claims Actor Charlie Sheen spent much of Christmas Day in a cell after being accused of domestic violence, police say. |
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| EastEnders tops Christmas viewing EastEnders was the most watched TV programme on Christmas Day, attracting 10.9m viewers, figures show. | |
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| Bastian wins Christmas Strictly Actress Ali Bastian is named crowned the Strictly Come Dancing 2009 Christmas Champion. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Ancient whale sucked mud for food An ancient "dwarf" whale fed by sucking small animals out of the seafloor mud with its short snout and tongue. |
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| Troubleshooters that block cancer A family of "limpet-like" proteins play a crucial role in repairing DNA damage which can lead to cancer, two studies show. | |
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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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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | AI aims to solve in-game chatter Prize-winning "chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design. |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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 | Free smoking quit kits launched A free quit-smoking kit is launched as research shows almost half of smokers in England resolve to quit in the new year. |
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| Troubleshooters that block cancer A family of "limpet-like" proteins play a crucial role in repairing DNA damage which can lead to cancer, two studies show. | |
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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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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Minister backs 'brain' games role Education Secretary Michael Russell says computer games can play a key role in encouraging children's learning. |
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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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| 2004: Thousands die in Asian tsunami Sea surges triggered by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean kill over 10,000 people in southern Asia, with many more feared dead. | |||
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| 1988: First clue to Lockerbie crash found Crash investigators uncover wreckage which may hold the key to the Lockerbie air disaster. | |||
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| 1990: Iranian leader upholds Rushdie fatwa Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said the death sentence on writer Salman Rushdie for alleged blasphemy will remain in force. | |||
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