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Iraq results point to tight race
First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.
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Biden tries to ease Mid-East row
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
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Liverpool sunk by late Lille goal
Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead.
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Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.
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Anguish for kidnap boy's family
Relatives of kidnapped five-year-old Sahil Saeed speak of their anguish as reports of his release turn out to be false.
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James Bulger's mother meets Straw
Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.
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Obama urges China action on yuan
US President Barack Obama has urged China to change its currency strategy to help re-balance the global economy.
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Web censure 'curbs human rights'
Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report.
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Thalidomide effect mystery solved
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
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'No decision yet' on BA strikes
The union representing BA cabin crew says there will be no immediate announcement about strike dates.
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Four deny charges over expenses
Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.
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'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
The Chancellor Alistair Darling warns not to expect a "giveaway" when the Budget is announced later this month.
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Nigeria women protest at killings
Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last Sunday's violence near Jos, where many women and children were massacred.
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Ex-Bosnian leader 'owed apology'
Britain should apologise to ex-Bosnian president for "mistreating" him in prison, says chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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HSBC in huge Swiss data theft
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.
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Crackdown call over school cheats
A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up.
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Morocco warns religious groups
Morocco warns against religious activists seeking to convert people - two days after expelling 20 Christians.
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Live - Europa League
Fulham play Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League after Liverpool are beaten in Lille.
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Extradition over Auschwitz theft
A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz.
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