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More than 100 nations sign a treaty banning current designs of cluster bombs – but key states do not.
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Japan’s economy shows further signs of weakness as unemployment rises and consumer spending falls.
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A US marine is removed from duty over claims he distributed coins with biblical verses to citizens in Iraq.
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Simba Makoni, who lost in Zimbabwe’s presidential poll, calls for unity and for the run-off to be cancelled.
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An FBI specialist tells the court that the video at the centre of the singer’s trial is genuine.
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A world expert on primates, Dr Jane Goodall, urges Europe to find alternatives to experiments on animals.
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Yahoo’s boss says Microsoft is no longer interested in buying it but the two firms are still talking to each other.
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A Thai cabinet minister allied to ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra quits amid claims he criticised the monarchy.
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The World Bank is to offer immediate financial help to countries worst hit by the sharp rise in food prices.
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The billionaire owners of the Russian side of TNK-BP call for the resignation of its American chief executive.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon praises progress in Iraq at a UN forum, while Iraq’s PM calls for debt relief from Arab states.
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Nepal’s government formally tells the deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks.
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Trevor Graham – the coach of disgraced sprint trio Justin Gatlin, Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery – is found guilty of perjury.
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Tokyo shelves a military flight carrying quake aid to Sichuan amid Chinese fears of an anti-Japan backlash.
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Sweaters worn by US comedian Bill Cosby on The Cosby Show are to be auctioned online to raise money for charity.
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Dame Shirley Bassey is discharged from hospital where she was recovering from surgery on her stomach.
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Former tabloid editor turned talent show judge Piers Morgan will host a talk show as part of a two-year deal with ITV.
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Australian energy firm Origin rejects a $13bn takeover bid from UK power company BG Group.
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The head of the CIA says al-Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and on the defensive elsewhere.
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Police in Japan arrest a woman for living in a man’s wardrobe for several months without him knowing.
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Britney Spears is not well enough to appear in the case dealing with the control of her assets, her lawyer says.
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Loss of forests and other natural systems could halve living standards for the world’s poor, a major report says.
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The son of an influential Indian politician is sentenced to life imprisonment for a high profile murder.
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A Croatian court for the first time convicts a Croatian general for war crimes against Serbs.
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A leading Turkish gay rights group says it will fight its court-ordered ban for ”violating morality”.
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A plane landing in Honduras overshoots a runway and hits a road, leaving at least two passengers dead, officials say.
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Business airline Silverjet calls in administrators after financial problems forced it to suspend all of its flights.
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Beijing’s official tourism body is urging tour operators to stop selling holidays to France, Paris claims.
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Fuel protests triggered by rising oil prices spread to more countries across Europe, with strikes by fishermen.
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A woman accused of stalking Little Britain star David Walliams is warned she faces a ”significant” jail sentence.
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South Africa’s ex-leader FW De Klerk says the heritage of apartheid cannot be blamed for the xenophobic attacks.
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Poland asks the European Commission for more time to privatise its ailing shipyards, amid EU irritation over Polish state aid.
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Lebanon’s parliament agrees to nominate incumbent Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to lead a new government.
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Some of the hundreds of sudden, unexplained baby deaths each year may be linked to bacterial infection, research suggests.
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At least two people are killed and one seriously injured as a crane collapses in New York’s Upper East Side district.
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The billionaire owners of the Russian side of TNK-BP call for the resignation of its American chief executive.
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France’s ruling party opposes a court decision to annul a marriage on the basis that the wife lied about being a virgin.
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Noel Forgeard, former boss of EADS, is placed under formal investigation over allegations of insider trading.
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Rwanda’s justice minister criticises the UN-backed tribunal’s refusal to transfer a genocide case.
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair launches a faith foundation in an attempt to unite the world’s religions.
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The wife of Ghostbusters actor Bill Murray files for divorce, alleging he is addicted to drink and drugs.
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Pakistani scientist AQ Khan says in a rare interview that allegations he passed on nuclear secrets are false.
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A senior UN official says any coercion of Burmese cyclone victims to return home is completely unacceptable.
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Expect higher food prices and volatile commodity markets, says a report by the UN’s food organisation and OECD.
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There should be tighter controls on the BBC website to prevent it stifling commercial rivals, the BBC Trust says.
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A gunman kills at least eight people after opening fire at a mosque in Yemen, officials say.
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One of South America’s few remaining uncontacted tribes is photographed from the air on the Peru-Brazil border.
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Hull FC sign versatile Australia forward Michael Crocker on a three-year contract from next season.
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Time is running out for Europe to embrace the net’s new addressing system, Brussels warns.
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A seven-year-old student of a religious seminary in Pakistan dies after he is punished by his teacher, police say.
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Many cancer survivors are not getting the help they need to cope with after-effects, experts warn.
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Hungary leads a push by several new EU member states to get the EU’s CO2 emission targets recalculated.
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Four Coptic Christians are shot dead in broad daylight at a jewellery shop in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
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A father is jailed for killing his three-week-old baby by shaking him when he refused to take his bottle.
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The third Skynet military satellite – part of Britain’s single biggest space project – is held on the pad because of a fault on its rocket.
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Police in India have killed two protesters from the Gujjar tribe, a senior policeman in Rajasthan state tells the BBC.
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The part-privatisation of rail operator Deutsche Bahn gets the green light from German politicians.
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Sticking to a diet which includes fruit, vegetables, fibre and healthier fats could protect against type two diabetes.
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People in the South West are the most likely in England and Wales to live to their mid 70s, data shows.
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One in seven women could develop breast cancer if public health trends do not improve, experts warn.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 hits southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik.
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An apparent cooling period in the mid-20th Century was due to different measurement methods, scientists say.
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Tropical Storm Alma hits Nicaragua, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and flooding low-lying areas.
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Comic actor Harvey Korman, who starred in Blazing Saddles, dies at the age of 81 in Los Angeles.
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Three men are killed when a van crashed into a car after going through the central reservation on the M5 in Gloucestershire.
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The fastest spinning natural object in the Solar System is discovered by a British amateur astronomer.
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Computer-generated images and drawings of child sex abuse would be made illegal under new proposals.
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Computer giant Dell is the latest firm to offer a cut-down laptop aimed at the developing world.
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Software giant Microsoft gives a sneak peek of its next operating system, Windows 7, at a conference.
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The king of Bahrain appoints aJewish female legislator as the country’s new envoy to the United States.
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International police agency Interpol arrests 185 people in five Latin American countries in a big anti-smuggling operation.
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Expanding nuclear power capacity would help meet demands caused by electric cars, a leading scientist says.
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It will be at least seven years before Nigeria can generate enough electricity for its needs, the president says.
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The father of late children’s presenter Mark Speight talks for the first time about his grief for his son.
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The first group phase of the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying begins with 22 games.
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Doctors are failing to follow guidelines for managing heart failure, a Europe-wide survey suggests.
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The Caldas region of Colombia is buying 65,000 XO laptops for schoolchildren throughout the state.
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Two cargo ships have been hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast, a Kenyan maritime body says.
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Nasa’s Mars lander Phoenix has unstowed its robotic arm – one of the key tools in its mission.
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The Pakistani army dismisses a report that the army chief has tried to persuade President Musharraf to resign.
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The leader of Burundi’s last active rebel group, the FNL, returns from exile in Tanzania four days after a ceasefire.
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The chemical bicarbonate could help detect cancer using sensitive scanning, research suggests.
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Monkeys are taught to control robotic limbs using only their thoughts, Nature journal reports.
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Oil prices fall by more than $4 a barrel as the dollar gains strength and concerns grow about global energy demand.
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Parasites ensure the spread of malaria by being able to produce more sons than daughters.
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Anglican leaders ask the UN to intervene in Zimbabwe to protect Christians from political violence.
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The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay is to be charged with terrorism, the BBC learns.
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A new government, led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party takes power in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
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A US marine is removed from duty over claims he distributed coins with biblical verses to citizens in Iraq.
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Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests.
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The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay is to be charged with terrorism, BBC’s Newsnight learns.
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Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu calls the Israeli blockade of Gaza an ”abomination” during a visit.
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Data on people with low incomes could be shared with energy companies to help people pay their fuel bills.
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Google pinpoints future of web developments
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The Indian government says it will set up a commission to examine some of the grievances of victims of the world’s worst industrial disaster.
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The party of scandal-hit Israeli PM Ehud Olmert should prepare for possible polls, his foreign minister says.
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Northern Rock is to more than double the number of people handling debt management the BBC learns.
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United Airlines and US Airways halt plans to merge, say the parent companies of the two US carriers.
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Two brothers are jailed for grievous bodily harm after their mother turned them in to police.
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South Africa’s Western Cape wants parts of the province to be declared a disaster zone after xenophobic riots.
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