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 | Haiti quake rescue declared over Haiti's government has declared the search for quake survivors over, the UN says, a day after two people are found alive. |
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| SF want defining policing meeting The NI Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is to seek an urgent meeting with Peter Robinson over devolving policing. | |
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| British actress Jean Simmons dies British film actress Jean Simmons, who played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, dies at the age of 80. | |
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| UK terror threat level 'severe' The UK terror threat is raised to "severe", but the home secretary says there is "no intelligence to suggest an attack is imminent". | |
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| New Italy paparazzi probe opens Italian prosecutors reportedly begin a fresh investigation into paparazzi blackmail, including a case involving a Fiat heir. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Haiti quake rescue declared over Haiti's government has declared the search for quake survivors over, the UN says, a day after two people are found alive. |
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| Biden pledges Blackwater appeal US Vice-President Joe Biden, in Baghdad, promises an appeal against the dismissal of the Blackwater manslaughter case. | |
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| New Italy paparazzi probe opens Italian prosecutors reportedly begin a fresh investigation into paparazzi blackmail, including a case involving a Fiat heir. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria bodies stuffed in wells More victims of deadly religious clashes in central Nigeria are discovered, with scores of bodies stuffed in wells. |
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| Deadline over ill Nigerian leader A court gives Nigeria's cabinet 14 days to decide if ill and absent President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit to lead the country. | |
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| Fear for Ivory Coast pay-out cash An Ivory Caost court rules that $45m (£28m) for victims of dumped waste should go to an activist, raising fears of fraud. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Haiti quake rescue declared over Haiti's government has declared the search for quake survivors over, the UN says, a day after two people are found alive. |
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| Biden pledges Blackwater appeal US Vice-President Joe Biden, in Baghdad, promises an appeal against the dismissal of the Blackwater manslaughter case. | |
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| Venezuela oil 'may double Saudis' A US study of Venezuela's oil could give the country double the reserves of current world-leader Saudi Arabia. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan MP questioned over scandal Prosecutors question Japanese political kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, known as the Shadow Shogun, over an alleged funding scandal. |
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| Obama keeps up pressure on China President Obama wants answers on alleged cyber-attacks originating in China on the search giant Google, officials say. | |
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| Lip-synch fine for Chinese stars Two Chinese pop singers fall foul of a lip-synching ban, facing fines of up to $12,000 (£7,400) for allegedly miming at a show. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | UK terror threat level 'severe' The UK terror threat is raised to "severe", but the home secretary says there is "no intelligence to suggest an attack is imminent". |
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| New Serbian patriarch enthroned The new Serbian Orthodox patriarch is enthroned at a ceremony in Belgrade, pledging to back Serbia's claims to Kosovo. | |
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| New Italy paparazzi probe opens Italian prosecutors reportedly begin a fresh investigation into paparazzi blackmail, including a case involving a Fiat heir. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Biden pledges Blackwater appeal US Vice-President Joe Biden, in Baghdad, promises an appeal against the dismissal of the Blackwater manslaughter case. |
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| US envoy holds talks in West Bank US Envoy George Mitchell meets Palestinian leaders a day after visiting Israel, in a drive to restart peace talks. | |
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| Video shows Yemen rebel 'unhurt' Yemeni rebels post a video of their leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, showing him in apparent good health. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lanka poll violence warning The main opposition candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential poll accuses the ruling party of planning violence to win on Tuesday. |
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| Nepal general: 'Don't blame me' Nepal's retired army chief says he is not responsible for instability that followed his refusal to integrate Maoist rebels into the army. | |
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| Rare warbler found in Afghanistan Scientists say they have discovered a breeding site for the world's least-known bird species in a remote part of Afghanistan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | SF want defining policing meeting The NI Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is to seek an urgent meeting with Peter Robinson over devolving policing. |
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| UK rescuers describe Haiti ordeal UK rescuers returning home from Haiti's devastating earthquake describe the harrowing conditions on the ground. | |
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| British actress Jean Simmons dies British film actress Jean Simmons, who played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, dies at the age of 80. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Arrests during trouble at protest Fifteen people are arrested as an English Defence League (EDL) rally in Staffordshire turns violent, leaving four officers injured. |
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| Riverside murder suspect in court A man appears in court charged with murdering his 18-year-old former girlfriend found stabbed by the River Kennet in Reading. | |
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| Missing baby found in cathedral A Nottinghamshire baby found in a cathedral in the Irish Republic is to be reunited with his legal guardian next week. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| SF want defining policing meeting The NI Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is to seek an urgent meeting with Peter Robinson over devolving policing. |
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| Officer held over atrocity probe A PSNI officer is questioned over allegations of misconduct around the investigation of the Loughinisland atrocity. | |
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| Teens injured in laneway shooting Two teenagers are shot - one in the lower back and the other in both legs - by a masked man in west Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| MacAskill briefed on threat level The Scottish government was told about a change to the terror threat level before it was raised, the justice secretary confirms. |
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| Union campaigns on spending cuts The Glasgow branch of the Unison union holds an open meeting to fight proposed service cuts by the city council. | |
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| Sea 'menace' invades Scots river A creature known as carpet sea squirt is discovered in Scottish waters and could threaten other marine life, scientists say. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Family reaction to murder verdict The family of Jenna Thomas, killed by her much older ex-boyfriend, say his conviction can't make up for their loss. |
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| Tigers complain over 16-men error Leicester lodge an official complaint with Heineken Cup organisers after the Ospreys play with 16 men for a short period. | |
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| Film writer and journalist dies Tributes are paid to journalist, critic and leading writer on Wales and the cinema, Dave Berry, who has died aged 66. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Cameron: Torture case not one-off David Cameron says the case of brothers sentenced for torturing two boys in Doncaster is not an "isolated incident of evil". |
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| Brown government 'dysfunctional' Gordon Brown's government has become "utterly dysfunctional", the head of the top civil servants' union says. | |
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| MP may lose pay-off over expenses A Labour MP faces being stripped of a £65,000 allowance for retiring MPs after a "serious" breach of expenses rules. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Barclays bank to 'defer bonuses' Barclays Bank is to defer paying bonuses earned this year to its directors and senior staff for up to three years. |
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| Heating scheme 'needs more funds' A government scheme, Warm Front, which helps vulnerable people with their heating, "needs more funding", an MP says. | |
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| Supermarkets 'curb alcohol deals' Supermarkets are reducing their promotions on alcoholic drinks, according to The Grocer magazine. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Stars come out for Haiti benefit Some of the world's top celebrities take part in a telethon to collect money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. |
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| British actress Jean Simmons dies British film actress Jean Simmons, who played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, dies at the age of 80. | |
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| Polanski must appear in US court Film director Roman Polanski has lost his bid to be sentenced in a US court without having to return to the country. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Dare-devil skydiver seeks record Extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner will try to break the sound barrier during an attempt to make the highest parachute jump. |
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| Copenhagen 'fails forest people' A multi-billion dollar deal to reduce deforestation could trigger conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report warns. | |
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| Rare warbler found in Afghanistan Scientists say they have discovered a breeding site for the world's least-known bird species in a remote part of Afghanistan. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Obama keeps up pressure on China President Obama wants answers on alleged cyber-attacks originating in China on the search giant Google, officials say. |
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| Engineers 'can learn from slime' The way fungus-like slime moulds grow could help engineers design computer and communication networks, say researchers. | |
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| Motorola in Blackberry complaint Motorola has asked US regulators to stop Blackberry owners, Research in Motion, from sales in the US. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Technique 'tracks' spread of MRSA Cambridge researchers have developed a technique for precisely tracking the spread of the superbug MRSA in hospitals. |
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| Supermarkets 'curb alcohol deals' Supermarkets are reducing their promotions on alcoholic drinks, according to The Grocer magazine. | |
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| New director of dementia strategy A new national clinical director for dementia is appointed to lead the government's £150m National Dementia Strategy. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Poor children 'deceived' by exams The head of a leading independent school says poor children are being deceived by "high grades in soft subjects". |
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| Ofsted finds citizenship 'gaps' Schools inspectors say some schools in England are struggling to cover citizenship properly. | |
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| Record university intake in 2009 More students than ever before were accepted for UK university courses in 2009. | |
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| 1973: Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce "peace with honour" in Vietnam. | |||
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| 1989: Many killed in Tajik earthquake Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake strikes the Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan. | |||
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| 1955: Express train crashes killing 14 Fourteen people die and dozens are injured when an express train travelling from York to Bristol derails at Sutton Coldfield station. | |||
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