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| Wednesday, 13 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Many feared dead in Haiti quake A major loss of life is feared in Haiti after a strong quake topples buildings and buries victims under rubble. |
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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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| More snow leaves drivers stranded A fresh band of snow brings traffic to a standstill across swathes of south-west England and south Wales. | |
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| Defence cuts 'will shrink forces' The British armed forces could be forced to shrink by up to a fifth because of a lack of money, a military think tank predicts. | |
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| Back devolution, unionists urged The secretary of state has called on unionists to agree to the rapid devolution of policing and justice powers. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Many feared dead in Haiti quake A major loss of life is feared in Haiti after a strong quake topples buildings and buries victims under rubble. |
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| Guinea chief goes to Burkina Faso Guinea's military leader, not seen in public since surviving an assassination attempt in 2009, arrives in Burkina Faso. | |
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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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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea chief goes to Burkina Faso Guinea's military leader, not seen in public since surviving an assassination attempt in 2009, arrives in Burkina Faso. |
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| Nigeria lawmakers to see Yar'Adua Nigeria's parliament votes to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to check on absent President Umaru Yar'Adua's health. | |
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| Witness U-turn boosts Roy Bennett The key prosecution witness in the trial of Zimbabwe politician Roy Bennett contradicts much of the state's case in his testimony. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Many feared dead in Haiti quake A major loss of life is feared in Haiti after a strong quake topples buildings and buries victims under rubble. |
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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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| Indigenous Chileans get apology Chile's president apologises to the descendants of a group of indigenous people exhibited as human curiosities in Europe. | |
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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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| China moves to curb overheating China's central bank has stepped in to curb lending in its economy, raising the amount of money banks must set aside as reserves. | |
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| Deadly shooting at Japanese bar At least two people are killed and two others injured after a gunman opens fire at a bar in western Japan, officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Dutch report: Iraq war not legal A Dutch inquiry into the Iraq war says that military action was not justified by UN resolutions on Iraq. |
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| Turkey calls for Israeli apology Turkey seeks an apology from Israel over the "discourteous" treatment of its ambassador in a row over a Turkish TV series. | |
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| Italy 'to open transgender jail' Italy is to open one of the world's first prisons for the exclusive use of transgender inmates, reports say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Turkey calls for Israeli apology Turkey seeks an apology from Israel over the "discourteous" treatment of its ambassador in a row over a Turkish TV series. |
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| US denies killing Iran scientist The US dismisses allegations by Iran that US and Israeli agents killed physicist Massoud Ali Mohammadi in Tehran. | |
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| Saudi forces 'oust Yemeni rebels' Saudi troops regain control of a border village occupied by Yemeni rebels, the kingdom's deputy defence minister says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | One dead in Sri Lanka poll attack Gunmen in Sri Lanka fire on a bus in the south of the island, killing a supporter of opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka. |
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| India-Bangladesh telephone deal Indian telecommunications firm Bharti Airtel agrees to buy about 70% of the fourth largest mobile company in Bangladesh. | |
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| Pair charged over 'occult death' A couple in the Pakistani city of Karachi are charged with murdering their baby as part of an alleged "black magic" ritual. | |
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| UK | |
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 | More snow leaves drivers stranded A fresh band of snow brings traffic to a standstill across swathes of south-west England and south Wales. |
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| Defence cuts 'will shrink forces' The British armed forces could be forced to shrink by up to a fifth because of a lack of money, a military think tank predicts. | |
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| Campaign to keep treasure hoard Historian Dr David Starkey launches a campaign to keep the largest-ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold in the West Midlands. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Motorists stranded in heavy snow Blizzards lead to thousands of motorists being stranded as wintry weather causes chaos in Devon. |
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| Campaign to keep treasure hoard Historian Dr David Starkey launches a campaign to keep the largest-ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold in the West Midlands. | |
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| Crucifixion for Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square will host a vast outdoor re-enactment of Christ's trial and execution, it is announced. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Back devolution, unionists urged The secretary of state has called on unionists to agree to the rapid devolution of policing and justice powers. |
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| Teenagers charged with sex attack Four 15-year-old boys are charged with falsely imprisoning and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in west Belfast. | |
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| Developer Campbell 'a DUP donor' A property developer from whom Iris Robinson obtained £25,000 for her teenage lover, once donated money to her party the DUP. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Minister facing pylons grilling Scottish Energy Minister Jim Mather faces tough questions from MSPs over concerns with the Beauly to Denny power line. |
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| Maternity hospital closes doors The Queen Mother's Hospital at Yorkhill in Glasgow is closing as part of a city-wide revamp of maternity services. | |
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| Bruce looks down on town at last A bronze, 6ft 6in statue of Robert the Bruce finally take its place at a Scottish town hall after a 130-year delay. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Campbell defends Iraq war dossier Tony Blair's ex-spokesman Alastair Campbell says he defends "every word" of the September 2002 dossier on Iraq's weapons. |
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| Back devolution, unionists urged The secretary of state has called on unionists to agree to the rapid devolution of policing and justice powers. | |
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| Labour manifesto 'to be radical' Gordon Brown's election manifesto will be the "most radical programme" Labour has offered "in recent times", a party source says. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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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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| RBS chief defends pay structure The chief executive of RBS defends his bank's pay structure, but admits that his parents think he earns too much. | |
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| US financial crisis panel to open A 10-member panel established by US Congress to examine the causes of the financial crisis will begin its hearings on Wednesday. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Simon Cowell quits American Idol American Idol judge Simon Cowell confirms he will leave at the end of the season, as he takes his show The X Factor to Fox. |
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| Maguire to leave Spider-Man films Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi will not be returning for a fourth film in the hit Spider-Man franchise, it is announced. | |
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| TV funeral for Corrie's Blanche Much-loved Coronation Street character Blanche Hunt will be given an on-screen funeral later this year, the soap's producer says. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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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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| The solar cell that builds itself Researchers have used a property of salad dressing to get electronics to self-assemble on a range of surfaces. | |
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| Mars lander's survival 'unlikely' Nasa listens for signals from the Phoenix Mars lander, but says it is unlikely to have survived the Martian winter. | |
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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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| Violent games 'worse' than porn A leading porn star courts controversy by claiming violent video games are more of a danger to children than online porn. | |
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| Fines of £500,000 for data losses A new law gives the Information Commissioner's Office the power to fine organizations heavily if they are found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act. | |
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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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| Blood drug offers dementia hope Researchers believe a drug used to lower blood pressure may be more effective against Alzheimer's disease than was thought. | |
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| Big bum and thighs 'are healthy' Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for you and appears to protect against heart and metabolic problems, say experts. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Graduate job chances 'improving' Graduate vacancies in the UK in 2010 are set to "increase significantly", but competition will be stiff, research says. |
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| Call for part-time student loans Part-time students in England must be treated more fairly in the university loans and grants system, say new universities. | |
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| 'Bleak future' for universities Universities face the bleakest times for funding since the Thatcher years in the 1980s, a leading university vice-chancellor warns. | |
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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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