Suicide attack on Pakistan police
At least 17 people, including schoolchildren, are killed in a suicide bombing at a police station in north-west Pakistan - the latest in a spate of attacks.
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NZ quake 'damaged 100,000 homes'
Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.
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Spain brands Eta ceasefire 'insufficient'
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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Chinese pilots lied about records
China is checking the qualifications of all its commercial pilots, after it emerged that more than 200 of them lied about their experience.
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US to unveil $50bn building plan
President Barack Obama is expected to call for a new $50bn infrastructure plan on Monday as he bids to find ways to jump-start the US economy.
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France support for Iran 'adulterer'
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.
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Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods
Several hundred thousand people flee towns and villages threatened by floods in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
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SA public sector strike suspended
South African trade unions suspend a strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.
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Travolta extortion case dismissed
Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
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Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
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Malaysia jails 'Lizard King' snake smuggler
Malaysian wildlife trafficker Anson Wong, nicknamed the "Lizard King", is jailed for trying to smuggle 95 boa constrictors in his luggage.
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Colombian confirmed as world's shortest man
A 70cm (27-inch) tall Colombian is named the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.
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BP well 'poses no further risk'
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
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Tropical storm Earl hits Canada
Tropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing power cuts.
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Miners' families mark first month
Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.
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Guatemala sees rescue hopes fade
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens buried by mud as they tried to rescue other trapped people.
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Vicar jailed for sham marriages
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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SA ex-police chief Selebi appeals
Jackie Selebi, the former South African police chief convicted of taking bribes from a drug dealer, is allowed to appeal against his 15-year jail sentence.
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Japan convicts whaling activists
A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.
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N Korea to free South Korea crew
North Korea says it will release the crew of a South Korean fishing boat seized in waters east of the Korean peninsula one month ago.
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Germany extends nuclear lifespan
Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.
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BA boss reveals takeover ambition
British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.
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Israel settlement ban 'will end'
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman vows his party will block any attempt to extend the partial freeze on settlements in the West Bank.
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US troops summoned in Iraq attack
US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.
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Afghan journalist knifed to death
The body of a prominent Afghan broadcast journalist is found near his home in the capital, Kabul, police say.
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Lessons for Mumbai tiffin workers
Tiffin carriers in the Indian city of Mumbai learn English and basic computer skills to improve their business prospects.
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Labour MPs call for hacking probe
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m
Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.
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Russia signals end to export ban
Russia's grain export ban will be lifted as soon as it is clear how much has been harvested, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said.
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End UK rebate - EU budget chief
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
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Live text - US Open day eight
Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are in action at the US Open, with Svetlana Kuznetsova up first and Roger Federer playing later.
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Capello insists Rooney will play
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Woods set to learn Ryder Cup fate
Tiger Woods will find out on Tuesday if he has made the United States Ryder Cup team to play Europe at Celtic Manor.
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Clooney slays box office rivals
George Clooney's The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
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American Pie star gets probation
American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
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Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m
Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.
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India's illegal betting syndicates
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
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Life for Roma expelled from France
Nick Thorpe has been visiting some of the families in western Romania, who were sent back from France.
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Eta ceasefire 'insufficient'
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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Hokey cokey world record bid
They put their right foots in, they put their right foots out and broke the world hokey cokey record.
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Further landslides hit Guatemala
Emergency services in Guatemala say up to 100 people are feared to have been buried by landslides on the main highway linking it with Mexico.
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Trapped miners speak to families
The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.
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German nuclear reactors to stay
Politicians and industrialists in Berlin have agreed to extend the life of Germany's nuclear power stations - some of them until 2030 and beyond.
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Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?
The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
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Unswung 60s
What does Mad Men tell us about this most mythologised decade?
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Brilliant ideas
The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions
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Zero tolerance?
US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb
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'Just nationalists'
Economic discontent fuels rise of far-right groups in Mongolia
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Cloak and dagger
How the BBC learned that Eta was calling a ceasefire
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Campaign contenders
Three of the most unusual candidates in Afghanistan's elections
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Hero's welcome?
Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust
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