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11/22/2008 11:49 PM
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Apec leaders make free-trade vow
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Leaders from Asia-Pacific nations meeting in Peru pledge not to raise trade barriers in the face of the worldwide financial crisis.
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11/23/2008 05:16 AM
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G-Bissau leader's home under fire
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Guinea-Bissau's president says his residence has been fired on, in a gun battle which left at least one person dead.
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11/23/2008 06:48 AM
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Germans held in Kosovo over blast
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Three Germans are held in Kosovo over a blast at the EU envoy's office, amid reports they are intelligence officers.
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11/23/2008 03:49 AM
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Dalai Lama urges Chinese contacts
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The Dalai Lama asks Tibetan exiles to improve contacts with ordinary Chinese, but warns that their leaders remain a threat.
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11/23/2008 03:09 AM
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Venezuela set for 'critical' vote
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Venezuelans are set to vote in municipal elections to choose new state governors and over 300 mayors across the country.
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11/23/2008 04:37 AM
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Thai protesters in 'final battle'
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Thousands of protesters gather in the Thai capital for what they call a "final battle" to oust the government.
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11/22/2008 10:57 PM
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Fresh spacewalk in vexed mission
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International Space Station astronauts try to resolve the latest of a series of glitches that have plagued their mission.
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11/23/2008 06:45 AM
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Beheadings in Guatemala jail riot
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A fight between rival gangs in a Guatemalan prison leaves seven inmates dead, five of them beheaded, say officials.
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11/23/2008 06:19 AM
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Four UK police die in car crash
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Four police officers are killed in an early morning road accident in County Down.
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11/22/2008 10:00 PM
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Couple sues after nude photos on lost phone are posted on internet
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A US couple sue McDonald's for $3m (£2m) after nude photos of the woman, which were on her husband's mobile phone, ended up on the internet.
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11/22/2008 05:20 PM
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Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon's Jesus boast
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A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late former Beatle, John Lennon, for saying the band were more popular than Jesus.
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11/23/2008 03:27 AM
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Live text - India v England
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Play is due to resume at 1220 GMT after a two-hour rain delay, with India 82-1 from 14 overs against England in the fourth one-dayer in Bangalore.
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11/22/2008 10:18 PM
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Australia clinch easy Gabba win
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Australia wrap up a comfortable 149-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane.
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09/11/2008 11:27 AM
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Send your video, pictures and story ideas
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Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.
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11/22/2008 07:37 PM
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'Dirty war'
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Kidnap and torture in Russian republic of Ingushetia
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11/22/2008 06:37 AM
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Seething anger
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Why the Swiss want bank bosses fed to crocodiles
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11/22/2008 06:23 AM
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End game
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What legacy will Sri Lanka's bitter civil war leave?
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11/22/2008 07:50 PM
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Democratic deficit
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Lord Patten on China's 'threat to democracy'
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11/23/2008 01:54 AM
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'We lived on hope'
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Torn from home... the Kindertransport children of 1938
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11/22/2008 06:48 AM
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Thinking local
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Chavez pulls out all the stops for Venezuela elections
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11/22/2008 04:25 PM
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Zimbabwe denies bar on Annan team
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Zimbabwe denies refusing entry to a team led by former UN chief Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter.
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11/23/2008 03:01 AM
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Senior Honduran politician killed
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The deputy speaker of the Honduran Congress, Mario Fernando Hernandez, is shot dead by unidentified attackers.
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11/23/2008 01:16 AM
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Arrest over Japan ministry murder
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Japanese police arrest a man for weapons possession after he confesses to murdering a former health vice-minister.
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11/22/2008 09:38 PM
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Iceland protest ends in clashes
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Protesters in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, clash with police during a demonstration over the handling of the country's financial crisis.
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11/22/2008 08:05 AM
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'Israel spy' put to death in Iran
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A 45-year-old Iranian man convicted of spying for Iran's arch foe Israel is hanged, reports from Tehran say.
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11/22/2008 09:52 AM
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UK militant 'killed in Pakistan'
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A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed in Pakistan, reports say.
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11/23/2008 06:46 AM
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VAT 'to be cut in rescue package'
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The government is expected to cut VAT by 2.5% as part of an emergency package aimed at kick-starting the economy.
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11/21/2008 06:20 PM
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US shares up on 'Treasury choice'
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US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.
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11/21/2008 07:01 PM
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Light-wave implant hope for deaf
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An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.
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11/21/2008 07:23 PM
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Sea eagles could be reintroduced
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Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England.
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11/21/2008 06:27 AM
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Madonna and Ritchie granted divorce
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Madonna and Guy Ritchie are granted a divorce at London's High Court with the singer citing unreasonable behaviour.
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11/21/2008 09:52 AM
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IBM to build brain-like computers
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A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.
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