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 | 'Thousands dead' in Haiti quake Haiti's President Rene Preval says thousands of people are feared dead following a huge earthquake which devastated the capital. |
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| Cut-up man 'killed for identity' A man was stabbed to death and dismembered in his home so his killers could steal his identity, a court is told. | |
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| Mother describes son's 'torture' A mother from Essex accused of murdering her disabled son said she wanted him to go to heaven rather than suffer "hell on earth". | |
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| Fresh snow brings more disruption Fresh snow in parts of the UK causes more school closures and transport chaos, amid further limits on road gritting. | |
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| Dead soldier had been hurt before A British soldier was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan three months after being injured in another blast, the MoD says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| 'Thousands dead' in Haiti quake Haiti's President Rene Preval says thousands of people are feared dead following a huge earthquake which devastated the capital. |
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| Israel 'sorry' over Turkey snub Israel apologises to Turkey in an effort to defuse a row over the treatment of Turkey's envoy in Tel Aviv. | |
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| Pope meets Christmas attack woman Pope Benedict XVI meets the mentally disturbed woman who assaulted him at Mass on Christmas Eve. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria deputy leader 'in charge' Nigeria's vice-president has the right to perform all duties on behalf of the sick president, but is not the head of state, a court rules. |
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| Uganda president wary of gay bill Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni distances himself from a bill proposing execution for some gay people. | |
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| Cameroon 0-1 Gabon Gabon shock four-time champions Cameroon, beating them 1-0 in Africa Cup of Nations Group D. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| 'Thousands dead' in Haiti quake Haiti's President Rene Preval says thousands of people are feared dead following a huge earthquake which devastated the capital. |
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| Google 'may end China operations' Internet giant Google says it may end operations in China after hackers targeted Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts. | |
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| UN probe clears Guatemala leader A UN investigation clears Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom of involvement in the murder of a prominent lawyer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Google 'may end China operations' Internet giant Google says it may end operations in China after hackers targeted Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts. |
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| Philippines killing witness talks The first eyewitness to testify against the chief suspect in a Philippines massacre describes the horror of the scene. | |
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| Shares in Japan Airlines dive 81% Shares in the troubled carrier Japan Airlines continue to fall on mounting speculation that it will file for bankruptcy. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Israel 'sorry' over Turkey snub Israel apologises to Turkey in an effort to defuse a row over the treatment of Turkey's envoy in Tel Aviv. |
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| Ukraine poll tensions stirred up Tension rises ahead of Ukraine's presidential election, with PM Yulia Tymoshenko already alleging fraud. | |
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| Pope meets Christmas attack woman Pope Benedict XVI meets the mentally disturbed woman who assaulted him at Mass on Christmas Eve. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel 'sorry' over Turkey snub Israel apologises to Turkey in an effort to defuse a row over the treatment of Turkey's envoy in Tel Aviv. |
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| 'Al-Qaeda chief' killed in Yemen The alleged leader of an al-Qaeda cell in Yemen is killed in an exchange of fire with security forces, according to a provincial governor. | |
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| Seven killed in Iraq truck bomb Seven people die as a suicide bomber blows up a truck near a police station in western Iraq, security officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan civilian deaths 'rise 14%' Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose by 14% in 2009 compared with 2008, the UN reports. |
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| BBC reporter beaten in Sri Lanka A BBC reporter is in hospital in Sri Lanka after being attacked following clashes between rival political groups. | |
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| Sri Lanka overcome India in final Sri Lanka win the triangular tournament in Bangladesh, beating India by four wickets with a strong team performance. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Fresh snow brings more disruption Fresh snow in parts of the UK causes more school closures and transport chaos, amid further limits on road gritting. |
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| Cut-up man 'killed for identity' A man was stabbed to death and dismembered in his home so his killers could steal his identity, a court is told. | |
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| McKinnon granted judicial review A High Court judge will rule whether Home Secretary Alan Johnson was wrong to allow the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Cut-up man 'killed for identity' A man was stabbed to death and dismembered in his home so his killers could steal his identity, a court is told. |
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| Mother describes son's 'torture' A mother from Essex accused of murdering her disabled son said she wanted him to go to heaven rather than suffer "hell on earth". | |
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| Fresh snow brings more disruption Fresh snow in parts of the UK causes more school closures and transport chaos, amid further limits on road gritting. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Foster 'hopes for breakthrough' The DUP and Sinn Fein are working to fit "the last piece in the jigsaw" to resolve their deadlock, Arlene Foster says. |
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| Robinson formally resigns as MP Iris Robinson, wife of DUP leader Peter Robinson, formally resigns as MP for Strangford, the Treasury says. | |
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| Car bomb officer's leg amputated A police officer injured in a dissident republican car bomb attack last week has his right leg amputated. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man shot dead in store car park A 29-year-old man has been shot dead in broad daylight in a supermarket car park in the north of Glasgow, police say. |
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| Ten years for 'dangerous' rapist A man who admitted subjecting a woman to an eight-hour rape ordeal in Edinburgh is sentenced to at least 10 years in jail. | |
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| Funding fears over Haiti mission A rescue organisation says it faces bankruptcy if it sends a team to help survivors of the Haiti earthquake. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Crashes and disruption after snow Snowfall brings more problems across Wales, including a minibus crashing into a house and 750 schools closing. |
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| Final go-ahead for badger cull Ministers announce final backing for a cull of badgers in a pilot area of Pembrokeshire, in a bid to combat bovine TB. | |
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| Sex website row 'led to murder' A 25-year-old man murdered his wife after a row about his use of websites for people seeking casual sex, a jury hears. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Campbell's Short criticism 'poor' Alastair Campbell is attacked for suggesting Clare Short was barred from key meetings, the Iraq inquiry is told. |
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| PM 'must face Iraq inquiry soon' Gordon Brown faces calls from the Lib Dems to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry before the general election. | |
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| Games 'safe from sewage attack' Security measures for the Olympic site include action to reduce the risk of flooding by sewage, a minister says. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK's economy 'returns to growth' The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a forecast by a leading economic think tank. |
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| Google 'may end China operations' Internet giant Google says it may end operations in China after hackers targeted Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts. | |
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| Wall Street bank bosses testify A panel established by US Congress to examine the causes of the financial crisis has its first hearings. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Wyclef lends voice to Haiti cause Haitian-born rap star Wyclef Jean urges fans to donate to relief efforts in the wake of the huge earthquake that struck the Caribbean state on Tuesday. |
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| 'No plans' to reschedule X Factor ITV say they have no plans to move the X Factor from its place in its autumn schedule, despite reports that Simon Cowell is trying to move the show. | |
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| Hoult: Bafta nomination was 'big surprise' Former Skins actor Nicholas Hoult says getting on Bafta's rising star shortlist was a shock but doesn't feel he's "in a position to be nominated" for the award. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Puffins' winter odyssey revealed Puffins from the North Sea's largest colony make a surprise excursion to the Atlantic Ocean, tags fitted to the seabirds reveal. |
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| Light shed on fish gill mystery Fish developed gills to "decontaminate" their bodies, rather than to breathe, new research suggests. | |
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| Science explains the wrinkly dog The genetic cause of the Shar-pei dog's wrinkled skin is explained by scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Google 'may end China operations' Internet giant Google says it may end operations in China after hackers targeted Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts. |
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| Modern Warfare 2 sales hit $1bn Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 becomes one of a small number of entertainment franchises to take more than $1bn in sales. | |
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| Ministers in copyright concession Ministers back down over what critics claimed were "draconian" new powers to crack down on online copyright infringement. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'No such thing' as safe cocaine The myth that cocaine is a safe party drug should be dispelled, say UK experts, as a study links the drug to 3% of sudden deaths. |
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| Green tea 'may block lung cancer' Drinking green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer, say experts who have studied the disease in Taiwan. | |
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| Call to revamp alcohol labelling The term "units of alcohol" should be scrapped in favour of centilitres of pure alcohol, the Tories say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | University applications 'surging' There is set to be a huge surge in applications for university places this year - with year-on-year increases of up to 38% reported. |
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| London shines in school tables London is the highest performing region in England at GCSE level, the latest secondary school league tables show. | |
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| More schools reach GCSE target More secondary schools in England reach the exam benchmark, annual league tables show - with 247 now still too low. | |
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| 1991: Bloodshed at Lithuanian TV station Around 13 people are killed and at least 140 injured as Soviet troops continue to attack Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. | |||
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| 1964: Riots in Calcutta leave more than 100 dead Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people. | |||
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| 2001: Earthquake devastates Salvador More than 1,000 people are feared dead after an earthquake strikes the Central American city of San Salvador. | |||
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