World News
Scientists to review climate body |
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The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. |
Contractors 'divert Somalia aid' |
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Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says. |
Israel pressured over homes |
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Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem. |
Nigeria charges over Jos killings |
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Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. |
Obama says Haiti situation 'dire' |
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Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's president. |
'Last Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia |
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Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin. |
Russian drivers 'used as shield' |
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Russia launches a criminal inquiry after claims that traffic police used civilian drivers as a "human shield" to stop criminals. |
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan |
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. |
Collider to shut down for a year |
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The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned. |
Baby elephant shocks Sydney zoo with 'miracle' survival |
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An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb. |
Spy phone: mobile allows bosses to snoop on their staff |
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Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan. |
Live - Wednesday football |
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David Beckham returns to Old Trafford as his AC Milan side try to overcome Man Utd and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Burnley host Stoke in the Premier League. |
Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus |
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Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country. |
Tough task |
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Challenges ahead for new president in quake-hit Chile |
Galapagos tension |
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Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem? |
Hewitt on Europe |
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Ashton in EU turf battle over new diplomatic team |
Fighting the tide |
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Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe |
Thin red line |
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Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan |
Biswas on India |
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Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy |
ANC seeks Winnie Mandela answers |
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South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson. |
