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Biden in Israel for peace drive
US Vice-President Joe Biden leads the latest Middle East peace push, a day after Israel approves new homes for the West Bank.
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Bush asks Tories to save NI deal
Ex-US President George W Bush makes a phone plea to stabilise Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, ahead of a key vote.
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'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack
Several hundred people are now reported to have been killed in an ethnic clash near the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say.
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US eases sanctions for freer web
The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.
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Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.
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US rapper jailed over gun on bus
Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a gun, discovered on his tour bus in 2007.
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Cuba lashes out at hunger striker
Cuba criticises the actions of a dissident journalist, on hunger strike for 12 days in protest at the death of a political prisoner.
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Superweed predator to be unleashed
A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.
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Toyota rejects electronics fears
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.
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Women who drink wine in moderation stay slim, says study
Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study that shows moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.
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Why do bonobos prefer not to dine alone?
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, voluntarily shares food, scientists report.
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Wigan dent Liverpool's Euro hopes
Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League suffer a setback as struggling Wigan beat Rafa Benitez's s side 1-0.
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Haskell regrets England-Stade row
Flanker James Haskell comes down on the side of England in the club-versus-country row that has broken out between England and his team Stade Francais.
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Who would you give an Oscar to?
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the best directing Oscar. What did you think of this year's ceremony?
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Not welcome
Slovak village builds wall to keep Roma Gypsies out
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Bryant's Australia
How Kevin Rudd's popularity slipped after Copenhagen
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In pictures
Mourning in Nigeria after carnage of ethnic clashes
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Lethal cocktail
The remote Afghan region claiming British lives
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Jovian vision
Secrets the coming missions to Jupiter could reveal
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Bigelow triumph
Why are there still so few female film-makers?
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AIG selling second overseas unit
AIG sells an insurance group to rival MetLife for $15.5bn, as it continues to raise funds to pay off a federal bail-out.
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Brussels to mull 'European IMF'
Europe may set up a version of the International Monetary Fund to bolster the eurozone's financial stability.
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UK house price rises 'will ease'
Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.
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Internet access 'a human right'
Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
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Weak questions put e-mail at risk
Questions used as security checks on websites need to be replaced by better tests to see who someone is, say researchers.
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Drug scam hijacks college sites
UK university websites are targeted by criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.
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Oscar triumph for The Hurt Locker
Historic win for The Hurt Locker as Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the best director Oscar at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Alice adventure breaks 3D record
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the North America box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.
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Lords in science investment call
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.
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Tory review urges science boost
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
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'London bomb stress' recognised
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Uganda to 'move half a million'
People living in Uganda's mountainous areas are at risk from mudslides and must be relocated, the government says.
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France seizes 35 Somali 'pirates'
The French navy captures 35 Somali suspected pirates in three days - calling it the biggest seizure since 2008.
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Obama continues healthcare attack
US President Barack Obama attacks insurers for raising rates as he continues his push for healthcare reform.
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US anti-gay rights senator comes out
Roy Ashburn, a state senator who has voted against gay rights during his 14 years in office, confesses he is gay.
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Burma passes key election laws
Burma's military rulers pass five key election laws, paving the way for polls expected to be held later this year.
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Oscar win for dolphin hunt film
A film about the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan, wins the best documentary Oscar - angering the town's mayor.
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Strong quake hits eastern Turkey
A strong earthquake of 6.0 magnitude has struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people, officials say.
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Vatican accused over German abuse
A German minister criticises the Vatican for a "wall of silence" over recently emerged sexual abuse allegations.
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Iranian poet handed 'travel ban'
Iran's most celebrated female poet is banned from travelling out of the country by the government.
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Israel 'to build nuclear plant'
Israel is to unveil this week plans to build a nuclear power plant, reports say.
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Thirteen killed in Pakistan blast
At least 13 people are killed and 60 injured in a suicide attack on an anti-terrorist unit in Lahore in Pakistan, police say.
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India women's bill sparks uproar
Protests by Indian MPs delay voting on a landmark bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
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'Insurance for all' plan for dogs
Every dog owner in the UK would have to take out insurance under government proposals to crack down on dangerous breeds.
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Facebook murder prompts questions
The family of a teenager raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender questions how closely he was monitored by police.
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Call to scrap 50% student target
Targets for getting young people into higher education should be scrapped and top-up fees raised, say graduate recruiters.
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Retail sales rebound in February
Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.
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Ex-judge backs Venables anonymity
Jon Venables could be murdered by vigilantes if his new identity is revealed, the judge who originally granted his anonymity warns.
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