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 | Storm over Serbia embassy attacks Attacks by Serbian protesters against the US and other embassies in Belgrade draw international condemnation. |
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| Killer Wright due to be sentenced Serial killer Steve Wright is to be sentenced later for the murders of five women in Suffolk in 2006. | |
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| UK apology over rendition flights The foreign secretary admits two US "extraordinary rendition" flights landed on UK territory in 2002. | |
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| Northern Rock bill gets approval The bill to allow Northern Rock to be nationalised becomes law after peers back down in their demands. | |
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| Ofgem begins energy market probe Regulator Ofgem begins an investigation into the gas and electricity markets amid criticism of price rises. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Storm over Serbia embassy attacks Attacks by Serbian protesters against the US and other embassies in Belgrade draw international condemnation. |
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| Clinton and Obama spar in Texas Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton accuses Barack Obama of plagiarising during a live TV debate in Texas. | |
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| China defends arms sales to Sudan China defends its sale of weapons to Sudan, amid growing criticism of Beijing's support for Khartoum. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Annan hails Kenya talks progress Ex-UN chief Kofi Annan announces considerable progress in talks aimed at ending Kenya's political crisis. |
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| Uganda rebels walk out of talks Negotiators for the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels walk out of peace talks with the government. | |
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| China defends arms sales to Sudan China defends its sale of weapons to Sudan, amid growing criticism of Beijing's support for Khartoum. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Clinton and Obama spar in Texas Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton accuses Barack Obama of plagiarising during a live TV debate in Texas. |
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| Storm over Serbia embassy attacks Attacks by Serbian protesters against the US and other embassies in Belgrade draw international condemnation. | |
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| Venezuela passenger jet missing The authorities in Venezuela say they fear a missing commercial plane with 46 people aboard has crashed. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China defends arms sales to Sudan China defends its sale of weapons to Sudan, amid growing criticism of Beijing's support for Khartoum. |
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| Domain name for Asia up for grabs A domain name specific to Asia is being made available for anyone wanting a website in the region. | |
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| Planet's Burma guide 'unethical' The TUC is calling for a boycott of Lonely Planet guidebooks until the Burma edition is withdrawn from sale | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Storm over Serbia embassy attacks Attacks by Serbian protesters against the US and other embassies in Belgrade draw international condemnation. |
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| UK apology over rendition flights The foreign secretary admits two US "extraordinary rendition" flights landed on UK territory in 2002. | |
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| MEP fraud claims to face scrutiny The EU's anti-fraud office says it will look at a report investigating the way MEPs spend money given to them to pay their staff. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | W Bank building 'bias' condemned Israel approved 91 Palestinian requests to build homes in the West Bank since 2000, as settlers built 18,500 homes. |
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| Iranians spar with Israel at UN Iran urges the UN to stop Israel threatening military action against its nuclear programme. | |
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| US slaps sanctions on top Syrian The US imposes sanctions on a top Syrian businessman in response to the situation in Iraq and Lebanon. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan parties agree coalition Pakistan's two main opposition parties agree to form a coalition government after a strong election showing. |
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| Deposed judge in Pakistan appeal The sacked chief justice of Pakistan addresses supporters despite being under house arrest in Islamabad. | |
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| Nepal strives to get fuel supply The authorities in Nepal impose a daytime curfew for a second day to allow them to bring in fuel from India. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Killer Wright due to be sentenced Serial killer Steve Wright is to be sentenced later for the murders of five women in Suffolk in 2006. |
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| Ofgem begins energy market probe Regulator Ofgem begins an investigation into the gas and electricity markets amid criticism of price rises. | |
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| Northern Rock bill gets approval The bill to allow Northern Rock to be nationalised becomes law after peers back down in their demands. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Killer Wright due to be sentenced Serial killer Steve Wright is to be sentenced later for the murders of five women in Suffolk in 2006. |
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| Gazza held after hotel incident Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne is detained under the Mental Health Act after an incident at a Newcastle hotel. | |
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| Hundreds join missing girl search About 200 people join the police search for a nine-year-old girl who has been missing for more than two days. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Seized homes make £3m at auction Eighteen properties seized by the Assets Recovery Agency make £3m at an auction in Belfast. |
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| Complaint over Paisley employment A complaint is made to the parliamentary standards commissioner about First Minister Ian Paisley employing his son as a researcher. | |
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| Accident victim dies in hospital A 21-year-old man seriously injured in a road traffic collision in County Down dies in hospital. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Abduction case appeal launched Police launch a fresh appeal for information on the anniversary of the disappearance of accountant Andrew Ramsay. |
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| Private health claims dismissed Academics claim there is no evidence that NHS use of private health care centres is beneficial. | |
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| Killer admits murdering prisoner A killer admits murdering a fellow inmate in a prison cell while on remand at Kilmarnock jail. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Pc cleared over colleague attack A judge questions why a case came to trial after a police officer is cleared of wounding a colleague in a row. |
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| Hospitals warned over A&E failure Health Minister Edwina Hart rebukes all Welsh hospitals for missing accident and emergency targets. | |
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| Sat-nav lorry stuck in farm lane A timber lorry becomes trapped on a narrow farm track after the driver uses satellite navigation. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Northern Rock bill gets approval The bill to allow Northern Rock to be nationalised becomes law after peers back down in their demands. |
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| UK apology over rendition flights The foreign secretary admits two US "extraordinary rendition" flights landed on UK territory in 2002. | |
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| Call to scrap children's database The government is facing calls to scrap a database of every child in England after a report says it is not secure. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Ofgem begins energy market probe Regulator Ofgem begins an investigation into the gas and electricity markets amid criticism of price rises. |
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| January sales fever seen online Internet shoppers spent 75% more this January than last, driven by sales in clothes and electrical goods. | |
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| 'NatWest Three' face sentencing Three British bankers extradited to the US on Enron-related charges face sentencing in Texas. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Seven awards for Hairspray show West End show Hairspray has won a record seven awards at the Theatregoers' Choice Awards. |
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| Take That scoop Brit Award double Take That, the Arctic Monkeys and the Foo Fighters win two prizes each at the Brit Awards in London. | |
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| Star apologises over sex photos Hong Kong actor and singer Edison Chen suspends his career in the aftermath of a sex photo scandal. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | US 'confident' over satellite hit The shooting down of a disabled spy satellite probably destroyed its potentially toxic fuel tank, a US official says. |
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| Map pinpoints disease 'hotspots' Scientists compile a detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots of emerging infectious diseases. | |
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| Call for new laws on stolen logs Suppliers of illegally logged timber could be prosecuted in countries where it is sold, under new proposals. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Gaming's future 'on the network' The future of the games industry lies with the net, a panel of gaming luminaries predicts. |
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| Virtuality and reality 'to merge' Computers the size of blood cells will create immersive virtual realities by 2033, says inventor Ray Kurzweil. | |
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| Microsoft set to open up software Microsoft is to open up the technology of some of its top software to make it easier to operate with rivals' products. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Many workers 'asbestos ignorant' Most tradespeople are unaware of the health risks linked to asbestos, a survey suggests. |
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| Daytime dozing 'stroke warning' Regular daytime dozing may be an early warning sign of stroke in elderly people, say US researchers. | |
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| 'No proof' private clinics work Experts criticise ministers for pushing ahead with a £5bn scheme to carry out NHS care in private clinics. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Some exams 'harder than others' England's exams watchdog finds some subjects are harder than others in a comparison of exams. |
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| Wealthy 'thrive at poor schools' Middle class children do 'brilliantly' at poor schools because of their backgrounds, a report says. | |
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| Community languages 'lack status' Education watchdog Ofsted says community languages should be given higher status in England's schools. | |
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