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| Tuesday, 16 February, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Taliban military chief in custody The Taliban's most senior military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan, US officials say. |
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| Inflation expected to exceed 3% Data due out later is expected to show that UK inflation rose above 3% in January, caused by the VAT rise and higher petrol prices. | |
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| Broadcaster admits mercy killing A Nottingham broadcaster reveals in a BBC documentary on euthanasia that he killed an ailing lover by smothering him. | |
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| MPs 'should repay home profits' The man tasked with overhauling what MPs can claim as expenses says profits made on second homes should be handed back. | |
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| Belgians probe deadly rail crash An investigation is launched into the rush-hour train collision which killed 18 people outside the Belgian capital, Brussels. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Taliban military chief in custody The Taliban's most senior military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan, US officials say. |
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| Saudi doubts over Iran sanctions New sanctions on Iran would not be a quick enough solution to the nuclear issue, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says. | |
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| Luger expressed fears over track Nodar Kumaritashvili told his father he was afraid of the luge track in Canada only days before he crashed and died on it in a training accident. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea unveils interim government The authorities in Guinea appoint a transition government to steer the country from military to civilian rule. |
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| Kenya faces political 'meltdown' Wrangling within Kenya's coalition government is undermining its fight against corruption, a lobbying group warns. | |
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| Libya bars Europeans in Swiss row Libya stops issuing visas to citizens from many European nations, in the latest development in a row with Switzerland. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Taliban 'forced from strongholds' Nato and Afghan troops are succeeding in pushing militants from their strongholds in Helmand province, officials say. |
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| Saudi doubts over Iran sanctions New sanctions on Iran would not be a quick enough solution to the nuclear issue, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says. | |
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| Child Rio Carnival queen in tears A seven-year-old breaks down crying as she takes the controversial lead of a Rio de Janeiro carnival parade. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Sydney terror plotters sentenced Five men convicted of a terrorist conspiracy in Sydney, Australia, are given jail sentences of 23 to 28 years. |
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| UN envoy meets Burma opposition UN human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana visits Burma in what he says will be a "critical" year for the country. | |
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| China charges tycoon over fraud One of China's richest men, founder of the Gome electronics chain Huang Guangyu, is charged with bribery and insider trading. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Belgians probe deadly rail crash An investigation is launched into the rush-hour train collision which killed 18 people outside the Belgian capital, Brussels. |
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| Luger expressed fears over track Nodar Kumaritashvili told his father he was afraid of the luge track in Canada only days before he crashed and died on it in a training accident. | |
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| Jewels grabbed from Paris visitor Jewellery worth 4.5m euros is reported to have been stolen from the mayor of Kiev's daughter as she arrived in Paris. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Saudi doubts over Iran sanctions New sanctions on Iran would not be a quick enough solution to the nuclear issue, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says. |
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| '11 Europeans' wanted in Dubai Police in Dubai investigating the killing of a Hamas militant say the suspects are 11 people with European passports. | |
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| Yemen rebels free Saudi soldier Rebels in Yemen reportedly hand over one Saudi soldier, captured during cross-border fighting, as part of a ceasefire agreement. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Taliban military chief in custody The Taliban's most senior military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan, US officials say. |
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| More protests for new India state Students clash with police as fresh protests break out in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh over the creation of a new state. | |
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| S Lanka blast kills two children At least two children are killed and seven others injured in an explosion in the northern Jaffna peninsula, police officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Inflation expected to exceed 3% Data due out later is expected to show that UK inflation rose above 3% in January, caused by the VAT rise and higher petrol prices. |
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| Scout climber dies in avalanche A teenage Scout leader has been killed in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands while on an organised trip. | |
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| Afghan blast kills UK bomb expert A soldier who specialised in tackling roadside bombs dies in a blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Broadcaster admits mercy killing A Nottingham broadcaster reveals in a BBC documentary on euthanasia that he killed an ailing lover by smothering him. |
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| Olympic legacy plans 'unclear' Plans for the use of the Olympic Park venue after the 2012 Games are "still unclear", a London Assembly report says. | |
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| Row over Labour MP's 'pig jibe' A Labour MP apologises after appearing to describe the Conservatives as "scum-sucking pigs" but insists his comments were tampered with. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Hallway death being investigated Irish police are investigating the death of a man found in the hallway of an apartment complex in Mullingar, Westmeath. |
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| Devlin accused will not testify The defence team in the Thomas Devlin murder trial says it has no evidence to offer and the two accused won't take the stand. | |
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| Property firm wins deposit case A Belfast property company wins a legal battle with a buyer seeking to win back the deposit he put down on an apartment. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scout climber dies in avalanche A teenage Scout leader has been killed in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands while on an organised trip. |
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| House prices 'continue to rise' The Scottish housing market continues to recover with most areas showing price increases over the past quarter, a report says. | |
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| DNA test for inherited diseases A fast, low cost DNA test which can determine a person's chances of developing certain inherited diseases could soon be a reality. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | MPs 'should repay home profits' The man tasked with overhauling what MPs can claim as expenses says profits made on second homes should be handed back. |
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| Tory 'worker co-operatives' plan David Cameron bids to woo Labour voters with a pledge to give public sector workers the chance to run services. | |
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| Body scanners 'may be unlawful' The use of airport body scanners may break discrimination law as well as breach privacy rights, the equality watchdog says. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Inflation expected to exceed 3% Data due out later is expected to show that UK inflation rose above 3% in January, caused by the VAT rise and higher petrol prices. |
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| Jobs market 'still on the ropes' The UK economy is facing more redundancies, with substantial cuts expected in the public sector, a report says. | |
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| Corus production to end 'in days' Production of steel at Teesside's Corus plant, where 1,700 jobs are under threat, will cease on Friday, says the firm. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Radio 2 'must broaden its appeal' BBC Radio 2 must do more to attract ethnic minority listeners and those over 65, the BBC Trust says. |
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| Haiti charity single tops chart Everybody Hurts, recorded to help Haiti's earthquake victims, sells more than 453,000 copies in its first week of release. | |
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| Doctor struck off Dancing on Ice Dr Hilary Jones is the sixth celebrity to be given the boot on ITV1 show Dancing on Ice after losing out in the skate-off to actor Danny Young. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Space rock contains organic feast Scientists confirm that a meteorite that crashed to Earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds. |
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| Fossils 'record past sea changes' Fossilised coral in the Great Barrier Reef could help scientists understand how sea levels have changed since the last Ice Age. | |
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| Why love birds 'dance' to the Sun Male great bustards point their tail feathers towards the Sun during elaborate mating displays, scientists find. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft launch Windows Phone 7 Microsoft shows off the latest version of its mobile phone operating system, called Windows phone 7 series. |
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| Mobile firms unite to offer apps Twenty-four of the largest phone operators join together to make it easier to sell and distribute mobile phone apps. | |
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| Intel and Nokia merge platforms Intel and Nokia have merged their mobile operating systems in a bid to compete with more established mobile platforms. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Men 'need better-fitting condoms' Badly-fitted condoms do not just reduce the pleasure of sex for men and women - they increase the risks of infection and pregnancy, researchers say. |
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| Poverty link to rogue cancer gene Experts say there is a genetic explanation for why women from poor backgrounds are less likely to beat breast cancer. | |
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| Simple test can spot concussion Spotting athletes who are still unfit to return to action days or weeks after a blow to the head could be made simpler by a new test. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Children 'copy parents' drinking' Research suggests children learn drinking habits from their parents and that many families never discuss alcohol. |
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| Poor children 'lag a year behind' Research says children from the poorest homes are almost a year behind middle class pupils in language skills by the age of five. | |
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| Ads tackle teen domestic violence Teenage boys are urged not to violently abuse their girlfriends, or pressure them for sex, in a government advertising campaign. | |
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| 1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro becomes the country's youngest ever premier. | |||
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| 2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage At least seven Serbs are killed in a bomb attack on a bus making its way to a religious ceremony in Kosovo. | |||
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| 1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting resigns from his post over the Belgrano affair. | |||
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