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| Friday, 12 February, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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 | MI5 denies Binyam case 'cover-up' The head of MI5 denies his staff withheld documents relating to alleged torture of a UK resident from a scrutiny committee. |
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| Brown admits deal over leadership Gordon Brown admits in a television interview he struck a deal with Tony Blair over the 1994 Labour leadership. | |
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| Bill Clinton has heart procedure Former US President Bill Clinton is in good spirits after undergoing a heart procedure following chest pains, says a spokesman. | |
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| Protest at Mexico president visit Mexico's Felipe Calderon gets a public barracking as he unveils an anti-crime plan in his country's most violent city, Ciudad Juarez. | |
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| Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Protest at Mexico president visit Mexico's Felipe Calderon gets a public barracking as he unveils an anti-crime plan in his country's most violent city, Ciudad Juarez. |
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| Iran 'is blocking communications' The US accuses Iran of seeking a "near-total information blockade" to silence anti-government protesters. | |
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| Bill Clinton has heart procedure Former US President Bill Clinton is in good spirits after undergoing a heart procedure following chest pains, says a spokesman. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | SA re-enacts Mandela 1990 release Celebrations are held to mark 20 years since the release of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, a key step towards ending apartheid. |
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| Kenya chiefs block 'gay wedding' Local chiefs and officials in Kenya prevent a planned "gay wedding" in Kenya - where such unions are illegal. | |
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| Blatter blasts World Cup critics Fifa president Sepp Blatter says there is a disrespectful prejudice against South Africa hosting the World Cup. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Protest at Mexico president visit Mexico's Felipe Calderon gets a public barracking as he unveils an anti-crime plan in his country's most violent city, Ciudad Juarez. |
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| Bill Clinton has heart procedure Former US President Bill Clinton is in good spirits after undergoing a heart procedure following chest pains, says a spokesman. | |
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| Vancouver awaits Winter Olympics Vancouver will welcome athletes from 72 nations to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada at Friday's opening ceremony. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Indonesia jails murder official A former Indonesian corruption chief is jailed for 18 years for masterminding the murder of an alleged love rival. |
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| Somali pirates free fishing boat Somali pirates free a Taiwanese fishing boat held for 10 months after the owner pays a ransom, a maritime agency says. | |
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| 'Milkshake murderer' wins appeal Hong Kong's top court quashes the conviction of American woman Nancy Kissel for the murder of her banker husband. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU ready to help Greece on debts EU leaders say they are ready to shore up Greece's finances and ensure eurozone stability - but there is no specific aid pledge. |
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| Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. | |
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| Italy orders return of statue A judge in Italy orders the Getty Museum in Los Angeles to return an ancient Greek bronze statue. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran 'is blocking communications' The US accuses Iran of seeking a "near-total information blockade" to silence anti-government protesters. |
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| Yemen declares truce with rebels The Yemeni authorities declare a ceasefire with rebels in the north, who pledge to abide by the truce. | |
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| West Bank stab suspect 'suicidal' The Israeli authorities say a Palestinian man accused of fatally stabbing an Israeli soldier was 'tired of life'. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Mumbai attack defence lawyer shot A lawyer for a man accused of involvement in the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008 is shot dead, Indian police say. |
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| Sri Lanka general calls for calm Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka appeals for calm as police baton charge opposition protesters. | |
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| Blasts at Pakistan police station At least 12 people are killed in twin blasts near a police compound in north-western Pakistan, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| MI5 denies Binyam case 'cover-up' The head of MI5 denies his staff withheld documents relating to alleged torture of a UK resident from a scrutiny committee. |
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| Brown admits deal over leadership Gordon Brown admits in a television interview he struck a deal with Tony Blair over the 1994 Labour leadership. | |
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| Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man faces car river plunge quiz Police prepare to question a man after a car carrying two children is driven into the River Avon in Worcestershire. |
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| Court told of Rooney brand plan Wayne Rooney was to be "branded" as the "antithesis" of David Beckham when he started his sport career, a court is told. | |
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| Teen 'strangled schoolgirl' in NZ A teenager goes on trial in New Zealand for the murder of a 15-year-old girl from Essex who had emigrated there with her parents. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Wilson to resign as councillor Finance Minister Sammy Wilson announces his intention to step down from Belfast City Council on 1 March. |
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| Man is injured in armed robbery A man is injured during an armed robbery at a power tool suppliers in Duncrue industrial estate in north Belfast. | |
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| Pair jailed for killing Scotsman Two men are jailed in connection with the death of a Scottish man after a loyalist band parade in 2006. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Soldiers' bodies returned to UK The bodies of three soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, are due to be flown back to Britain. |
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| Sewage spill works 'not adequate' A watchdog criticises Scottish Water for failing to adequately address problems over sewage flooding in Argyll. | |
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| Police targeting city's speeders Grampian Police begin a crackdown on speeding in Aberdeen's 20mph and 30mph-limit zones. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown admits deal over leadership Gordon Brown admits in a television interview he struck a deal with Tony Blair over the 1994 Labour leadership. |
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| MI5 denies Binyam case 'cover-up' The head of MI5 denies his staff withheld documents relating to alleged torture of a UK resident from a scrutiny committee. | |
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| Salmond backs fraud plea minister Alex Salmond backs his deputy first minister after she wrote a letter in support of a man who could be jailed for fraud. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| EU ready to help Greece on debts EU leaders say they are ready to shore up Greece's finances and ensure eurozone stability - but there is no specific aid pledge. |
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| Stamp duty effect on home sales Sales of homes below the stamp duty threshold in England and Wales rose sharply at the end of 2009, research shows. | |
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| BA suspends staff over web posts Unite union says BA is engaged in a 'cyber-space' witch hunt as members are suspended over alleged web posts. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Glastonbury gets six-year licence Glastonbury Festival is given the go-ahead to continue for the next six years. |
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| Tributes paid to designer McQueen Friends and fashionistas pay tribute to Alexander McQueen, following the designer's sudden death aged 40. | |
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| Baldwin's daughter makes 911 call Actor Alec Baldwin is examined in hospital after an argument with his daughter, it is reported. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Study hints at dark matter action Researchers in the US say they have detected two signals which could possibly indicate the presence of particles of dark matter. |
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| Solar probe lifts off in Florida The Solar Dynamics Observatory launches from Florida on its mission to study the Sun's activity in unprecedented detail. | |
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| Climate e-mails inquiry under way An expert panel officially begins its inquiry into the "Climategate" affair, but immediately sees one member resign. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | MEPs condemn Iran 'surveillance' MEPs "strongly" criticise telecoms firm Nokia Siemens for providing "surveillance technology" to the Iranian authorities. |
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| Mobile firms 'must tackle theft' The government calls on the mobile phone industry to do more to protect handset owners against theft and other crimes. | |
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| Yahoo 'talks tough' about search Despite it's falling market share and the rise of Microsoft's Bing and Google, web portal Yahoo says it is still in the search business. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS 'cannot afford private role' Doctors are stepping up their campaign against NHS commercialisation, warning the service cannot afford to keep handing funds to the private sector. |
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| Clue over autism 'hug avoidance' Delays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs. | |
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| Poorest 'die seven years earlier' People in the poorest neighbourhoods in England live an average 7 years less than those in the richest areas, says a major report on health inequalities. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More 'will miss out on degrees' Lord Mandelson admits more students than usual will miss out on university degrees, saying creating more places is not the answer. |
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| Marriages dip again to record low Marriage rates in England and Wales fall for the fourth year in a row to reach their lowest level since records began. | |
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| Call for higher university fees Universities in England should charge tuition fees of at least £5,000 a year for courses, a think tank says. | |
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| 1989: Belfast lawyer Finucane murdered Leading solicitor Pat Finucane is shot dead at his home in north Belfast in front of his wife and children. | |||
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| 1964: Deaths follow Cyprus truce breach Fighting between ethnic Turks and Greeks in the disputed island of Cyprus has left at least 16 people dead. | |||
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| 1994: Art thieves snatch Scream One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway. | |||
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