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 | Major Afghan offensive launched More than 15,000 US, British and Afghan troops launch the biggest military push in Afghanistan since toppling the Taliban in 2001. |
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| Haiti marks earthquake a month on Thousands of Haitians pray at the exact time the devastating earthquake struck their country on 12 January. | |
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| UK winner of £56m on EuroMillions A UK ticket-holder wins Britain's biggest lottery prize of all time, scooping a £56m jackpot in Friday's EuroMillions game. | |
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| Call for working week of 21 hours The working week should be cut to 21 hours to help boost the economy and improve standards in society, a think tank says. | |
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| MoD names latest Helmand casualty A UK soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Thursday is named as L/Cpl Darren Hicks from the Coldstream Guards. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Major Afghan offensive launched More than 15,000 US, British and Afghan troops launch the biggest military push in Afghanistan since toppling the Taliban in 2001. |
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| Haiti marks earthquake a month on Thousands of Haitians pray at the exact time the devastating earthquake struck their country on 12 January. | |
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| Live - Winter Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony for the 21st Winter Olympics is under way in Vancouver, Canada, hours after the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili in a training crash. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Thousands flee' Somalia fighting Thousands of people have fled Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, in the past two days, the UN refugee agency says. |
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| Police arrest five 'gay' Kenyans Police in Kenya arrest five men accused of planning a "gay wedding" - a day after another union was halted. | |
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| Poll call over Zimbabwe impasse Fresh elections may be needed in Zimbabwe after political leaders fail to end their deadlock, the MDC says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Major Afghan offensive launched More than 15,000 US, British and Afghan troops launch the biggest military push in Afghanistan since toppling the Taliban in 2001. |
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| Haiti marks earthquake a month on Thousands of Haitians pray at the exact time the devastating earthquake struck their country on 12 January. | |
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| Olympics set to start under cloud The 2010 Winter Olympics will begin under a serious cloud after the death of a Georgian luger in training ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | 'Airport activist' home in China A Chinese dissident who lived at Tokyo's Narita airport for three months after China stopped him returning home is allowed back into the country. |
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| China decries US-Dalai Lama plans China urges the US to reconsider its "wrong decision", as the White House confirms President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama. | |
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| Japan anger over whaling 'attack' Japanese reacts angrily after a Sea Shepherd rancid butter attack on a whaling ship in the Antarctic. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Greece calls EU rescue plan timid Greek PM George Papandreou criticises the European Union's response to Greece's financial crisis as timid and too slow. |
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| Ingushetia shoot-out 'kills 20' At least 20 insurgents die in an operation by Russian security forces in the restive republic of Ingushetia, officials say. | |
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| Olympic luger dies after crashing Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after a high-speed crash, casting a shadow over the opening of the Winter Olympics, but the team will continue to compete. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq election campaign under way Campaigning for next month's elections in Iraq is under way amid a continuing row over the ban on scores of candidates. |
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| Eight arrests over Red Cap deaths There is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates. | |
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| US-Iraqi raid on Iranian group The US and Iraqi military say its forces attacked suspected members of an Iranian-backed militant group in southern Maysan province. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Major Afghan offensive launched More than 15,000 US, British and Afghan troops launch the biggest military push in Afghanistan since toppling the Taliban in 2001. |
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| Khan movie hits Mumbai amid row A new film featuring Shah Rukh Khan opens in Mumbai amid tight security after protests by hardline Hindus. | |
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| India-Pakistan talks 'date set' Key Indian and Pakistan envoys will meet in Delhi on 25 February for peace talks stalled since the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan says. | |
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| UK | |
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| Major Afghan offensive launched More than 15,000 US, British and Afghan troops launch the biggest military push in Afghanistan since toppling the Taliban in 2001. |
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| UK winner of £56m on EuroMillions A UK ticket-holder wins Britain's biggest lottery prize of all time, scooping a £56m jackpot in Friday's EuroMillions game. | |
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| Call for working week of 21 hours The working week should be cut to 21 hours to help boost the economy and improve standards in society, a think tank says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Pc passed secrets to drug dealer A police officer is convicted of passing confidential information to his wife's drug dealer in return for free drugs and money. |
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| Rooney defends agent over dispute Wayne Rooney tells a packed courtroom that his agent had helped make him a "very wealthy young man". | |
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| Prince 'hit policeman with car' Police investigate an incident in which Prince Andrew allegedly struck a policeman while driving into Buckingham Palace. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | UVF pair admit 13 years of crime Two UVF brothers who have admitted involvement in the murder of Tommy English confess to crimes spanning 13 years. |
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| Paisley hits out at 'trick talk' Former DUP leader Ian Paisley hits out at "talk of clever tricks and cunning plans" over the Hillsborough deal. | |
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| Three charged over drugs seizures Three men have been charged with drug offences following searches in Londonderry, the police say. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Abuse accused allowed to return A teenager accused of sexually assaulting his four-year-old neighbour in a village is allowed to move back to the same street. |
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| Cameron enters Sturgeon fraud row David Cameron says Scotland's deputy first minister must answer questions over a letter she wrote on behalf of a fraudster. | |
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| Poetry lights up Valentine's Day A line of romantic poetry is to be projected on to the rock beneath Edinburgh Castle to celebrate Valentine's Day. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Lib Dem health spokeswoman sacked Leader Nick Clegg dismisses Baroness Tonge over comments she made about alleged organ trafficking by Israeli troops in Haiti. |
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| Mandelson in university dispute Lord Mandelson is pushed into a dispute over university job cuts because of his titular role as Lord President of the Privy Council. | |
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| MI5 Binyam claim 'ludicrous lies' Home Secretary Alan Johnson attacks media coverage of the Binyam Mohamed case, saying "ludicrous lies" are being told about MI5. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota recalls 8,000 US vehicles Toyota is to recall 8,000 Tacoma pick-up trucks in the US due to concerns about front drive shafts. |
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| Call for working week of 21 hours The working week should be cut to 21 hours to help boost the economy and improve standards in society, a think tank says. | |
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| Pubs win court battle over music Pubs, restaurants and hotels could share £20m in refunds after winning a court battle over charges for recorded music. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Muse to headline Glastonbury 2010 Muse and Stevie Wonder will join U2 as headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival. |
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| Injured Robbie out of dance final So You Think You Can Dance finalist Robbie White is forced to pull out after dislocating his shoulder. | |
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| Malawians move for Madonna school Some 200 villagers in Malawi end their protests and agree to leave their land for a school being built by pop star Madonna. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Tiger's ancient ancestry revealed As the Chinese Year of the Tiger begins, scientists say the world's biggest cat may be more ancient and unique than we thought. |
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| Do speedy elephants walk or run? Scientists answer the weighty question of whether fast-moving elephants walk or run. | |
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| Climate data 'not well organised' Phil Jones, the professor behind Climategate affair, has admitted some of his decades-old weather data was not well enough organised. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pirate boss to make the web pay One of the founders of the Pirate Bay site is planning to help websites make money from their content. |
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| Net attack hits Australian sites A hacktivist group plans to keep up with attacks aimed at Australian government websites | |
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| Iceland to be 'journalism haven' Icelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks propose to turn Iceland into a 'journalism haven'. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Obesity 'set' before age of two The "tipping point" that sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs before the age of two, say US researchers. |
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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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| 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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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Mandelson in university dispute Lord Mandelson is pushed into a dispute over university job cuts because of his titular role as Lord President of the Privy Council. |
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| Teachers complain of 'e-spying' Teaching unions are complaining that e-safety software is being used against their members. | |
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| Recession 'hits private school' A small prep school says it is the latest independent institution to be hit by the recession. | |
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| 1991: US bombers strike civilians in Baghdad Hundreds of Iraqi civilians are killed and wounded in Baghdad by American bombers. | |||
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| 1961: Ex-Congo PM declared dead Officials in the Congolese province of Katanga declare former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba dead. | |||
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| 2001: Landmark Aids case begins in Scotland A man goes on trial in Glasgow for knowingly infecting a woman with the HIV virus in a case believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland. | |||
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