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Water world (21 November 06:41) |
| Filipino villages still deluged weeks after storms hit |
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Restart for Big Bang experiment (21 November 04:42) |
| The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs. |
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Sears Tower plot leader is jailed (21 November 04:27) |
| The leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago is sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison. |
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Israel halts stadium construction (21 November 03:56) |
| Israel orders construction work on an internationally financed football stadium being built for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to be halted.
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Re-start for Big Bang machine (21 November 03:01) |
| The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment has been re-started after a hiatus of 14 months. |
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France reject Irish replay hopes (21 November 02:21) |
| The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game. |
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Dangerous seas (21 November 01:53) |
| Can EU's taskforce defeat pirates off Somalia coast? |
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Galileos fingers and a tooth found Italian museum says (21 November 01:22) |
| Fingers and a tooth cut from the body of famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found, an Italian museum says. |
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French jail mail escapee caught (21 November 12:34) |
| A French murder suspect who hid in a cardboard box and escaped in a delivery van is recaptured after weeks on the run. |
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Easyjet sorry for Holocaust error (20 November 11:44) |
| Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine. |
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Drug resistant swine flu hits UK (20 November 10:44) |
| Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. |
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Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK (20 November 10:44) |
| Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. |
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Iran criticised over nuclear deal (20 November 10:27) |
| The six major powers say they are disappointed with Iran's apparent rejection of a deal over its nuclear programme. |
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Mussolini brain stolen by criminals keen to sell it on the web (20 November 10:18) |
| The granddaughter of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini says criminals have stolen part of his brain and blood to sell on the internet. |
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India plans surge in solar power (20 November 10:04) |
| India backs plans for a massive increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power. |
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Mercedes want Schumacher - Jordan (20 November 09:24) |
| Michael Schumacher will race in Formula 1 for Mercedes' new team in 2010, BBC Sport's Eddie Jordan believes. |
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Powers dismay as Iran shuns deal (20 November 08:57) |
| The six major powers say they are disappointed with Iran's apparent rejection of a deal over its nuclear programme. |
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Many flee Congo fishing clashes (20 November 08:54) |
| More than 50,000 people flee DR Congo amid deadly ethnic clashes over fishing rights in the north-west, the UN says. |
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Lights out (20 November 08:43) |
| What's causing big power cuts in Latin America?
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Match-fix probe targets 200 games (20 November 08:27) |
| Around 200 football ties, including three in the Champions League, are part of a match-fixing probe, German officials say. |
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Magic moments (20 November 08:08) |
| Some of Oprah's most memorable shows |
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Italy sex scandal prostitute dies (20 November 08:05) |
| A transsexual prostitute linked to a sex row involving an Italian politician is found burned to death, officials say. |
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Italian sex scandal woman dies (20 November 08:05) |
| A transsexual prostitute linked to a sex row involving an Italian politician is believed to have been burned to death, media report. |
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Italian sex scandal woman dead (20 November 08:05) |
| A transsexual prostitute linked to a sex row involving an Italian politician is believed to have been burned to death, media report. |
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Afghan ex-warlord escapes attack (20 November 07:48) |
| MP and former Afghan warlord Abdul Rasul Sayyaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in which five bodyguards die. |
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Henry admits replay would be fair (20 November 07:17) |
| Under-fire France striker Thierry Henry says a replay of the World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland would "be the fairest solution". |
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Parents plight (20 November 06:39) |
| Russian concerns on children taken from families |
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Priest shot dead in Moscow church (20 November 06:01) |
| A masked gunman enters a church in Russia's capital Moscow and shoots dead a Russian Orthodox priest, police say. |
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Coaxing Karzai (20 November 05:49) |
| Will Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off? |
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Puzzling choices (20 November 05:39) |
| What EU appointments mean for bloc's future |
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Beckham never considered MLS exit (20 November 05:33) |
| David Beckham says at no stage did he think about leaving LA Galaxy, despite being booed on his return from a loan spell at AC Milan. |
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EU foreign head dismisses critics (20 November 05:27) |
| The new EU foreign affairs chief dismisses criticism of her appointment, saying she is the "the best person for the job". |
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Roy Keane has no sympathy for Irish (20 November 05:18) |
| Roy Keane lambasts the Republic of Ireland's attempts to get their World Cup play-off match against France replayed. |
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Bodies of Mumbai gunmen unburied (20 November 05:10) |
| The unclaimed bodies of nine gunmen who were killed during the Mumbai attacks a year ago are still awaiting burial. |
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Riot over Egypt football defeat (20 November 04:54) |
| Police are injured as Egypt fans' anger over reported violence at a World Cup game erupts at the Algerian embassy. |
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UN nuclear watchdog presses Iran (20 November 04:49) |
| The UN atomic watchdog urges Iran to accept a deal, as nuclear talks between Tehran and the West are deadlocked. |
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EU gives Nigeria $1bn for peace (20 November 04:43) |
| Europe signs a $1bn deal with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace in the troubled Niger Delta. |
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Five shot dead on Pacific island (20 November 04:15) |
| At least five people are killed in a shooting incident on Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific. |
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US father shot child abuse son (20 November 03:53) |
| A US man is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his teenage son dead on suspicion he had inappropriate contact with a three-year-old girl. |
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Sierra Leone police enlist youths (20 November 03:47) |
| Sierra Leone is to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in the crime-ridden capital, Freetown, police say. |
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Fifa turns down Irish replay plea (20 November 03:47) |
| Fifa rejects the Football Association of Ireland's request for a replay of France's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland. |
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Top EU posts bring mixed response (20 November 01:55) |
| The appointment of two little-known figures to the new top jobs in the European Union has drawn a mixed response. |
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Deadly shooting on Pacific island (20 November 01:52) |
| At least five people are killed in a shooting incident on Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific. |
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Pakistan drone attack kills eight (20 November 01:39) |
| At least eight suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say. |
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Top South Korean model found dead (20 November 01:25) |
| South Korean model Daul Kim is found dead at her apartment in Paris, amid speculation she took her own life. |
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Militants grip (20 November 01:20) |
| US Somali youths recruited by homeland radicals |
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Deadly Mariana Islands shooting (20 November 12:57) |
| At least five people are killed in a shooting incident in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific. |
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Afghan suicide bomber hits market (20 November 12:50) |
| A suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills at least 13 people, including a policeman, in south-west Afghanistan. |
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US welcomes Van Rompuys EU role (20 November 11:25) |
| The US says the appointment of Herman van Rompuy as President of the European Council will strengthen EU-US relations. |
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India train derailed by Maoists (20 November 10:26) |
| A passenger train in India has derailed, killing at least two people, after Maoist rebels blew up a railway track, police say. |
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