| Senate healthcare vote 'assured' |
21 Nov 2009 - Democrats in the US Senate say they have now secured the votes they need to begin a full debate on healthcare reform.
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| Knox prosecutors seek life term |
21 Nov 2009 - Italian prosecutors seek a life sentence for US student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend over an alleged sexual murder.
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| Archbishop and Pope make progress |
21 Nov 2009 - The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
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| Sri Lanka camps 'to be opened' |
21 Nov 2009 - Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.
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| Mumbai suspects arrested in Italy |
21 Nov 2009 - Italian police arrest a Pakistani father and son suspected of providing logistical support for last year's Mumbai attacks.
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| Gaza militants 'to end rockets' |
21 Nov 2009 - Hamas in Gaza says it has reached an agreement with other militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israeli territory.
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| Northern Ireland police fired at |
21 Nov 2009 - Officers come under attack in the village of Garrison, County Fermanagh, the BBC understands.
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| Chavez hails 'Carlos the Jackal' |
21 Nov 2009 - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez defends "Carlos the Jackal" and world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys".
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| Fish 'at risk' in acidified ocean |
21 Nov 2009 - Fish reared in water acidified by CO2 may become "fatally attracted" to the smell of their predators, say scientists.
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| Barbie dolls get naked for art's Turnip Prize |
21 Nov 2009 - Entries for the Turnip Prize, a spoof art competition held each year in Somerset, are invited.
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| Scotland stun Australia with win |
21 Nov 2009 - Scotland end a 27-year losing run against Australia as an awesome defensive performance sets up a 9-8 victory at Murrayfield.
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| England 6-19 New Zealand |
21 Nov 2009 - Jimmy Cowan scores the decisive try as New Zealand beat much-improved England at Twickenham.
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| What will the Vatican talks achieve? |
21 Nov 2009 - Will the meeting between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope ease the tensions between the churches?
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| Brown meets Cumbria flood victims |
21 Nov 2009 - Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits displaced residents in flood-hit Cumbria, as falling flood waters reveal the extent of the damage.
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| Canoeist pulled from river dies |
21 Nov 2009 - A canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, firefighters confirm.
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| Teenager 'stabbed and run over' |
21 Nov 2009 - A 19-year-old was stabbed and then run over in an attack on his way to shops near his north London home, police reveal.
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| DUP in pledge over power-sharing |
21 Nov 2009 - NI First Minister Peter Robinson admits he cannot guarantee the future of the assembly, but says the DUP will not walk away.
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| 40,000 homes hit by power cut |
21 Nov 2009 - Electricity has been restored to most of the 40,000 homes and businesses who were affected by a power cut in Londonderry, NIE says.
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| Man faces murder and arson charge |
21 Nov 2009 - A 27-year-old man is charged with the murder of a mother and arson with intent to endanger life and property.
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| Hand-wringing |
21 Nov 2009 - French angst after dubious football win over Ireland
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| Tough lessons |
21 Nov 2009 - Why Obama is finding Mid-East peace a struggle
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| Enabling rhythms |
21 Nov 2009 - Congo band shines despite disability and poverty
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| Struggle for unity |
21 Nov 2009 - Tough going at the Anglican-Roman Catholic summit
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| Television queen |
21 Nov 2009 - Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era?
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| Week in Pictures |
20 Nov 2009 - Striking images from around the world
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| Egypt leader enters football row |
21 Nov 2009 - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
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| US couple admit spying for Cuba |
21 Nov 2009 - A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.
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| China mine blast death toll rises |
21 Nov 2009 - A gas blast at a coal mine in China kills 42 people and leaves more than 66 trapped, state media reports.
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| Profile: Herman van Rompuy |
20 Nov 2009 - A profile of Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy, the European Union's first permanent president.
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| UN condemns Iran on human rights |
21 Nov 2009 - A UN committee approves a resolution condemning Iran for its post-election crackdown on political opposition supporters.
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| Second separated twin out of coma |
21 Nov 2009 - The second conjoined twin separated by doctors in Australia this week wakes from an induced coma.
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| Match-fix probe targets 200 games |
20 Nov 2009 - About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
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| Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing' |
21 Nov 2009 - Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
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| Midnight record for Twilight film |
21 Nov 2009 - The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings at North American box offices, studio Summit Entertainment says.
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| Water mission returns first data |
21 Nov 2009 - A European satellite launched to study the Earth's water cycle returns its first data, confirming its novel instrument is working well.
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| UK climate unit's e-mails hacked |
20 Nov 2009 - The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
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| Egypt leader enters football row |
21 Nov 2009 - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
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| Angola head urges action on graft |
21 Nov 2009 - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has called for a crackdown on government corruption.
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| Four on Hajj killed by swine flu |
21 Nov 2009 - Four people, three of them Africans, die of swine flu on this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, reports say.
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| Sani Abacha son 'must pay $350m' |
20 Nov 2009 - A Swiss court orders the seizure of $350m in assets from the son of Nigeria's ex-ruler Sani Abacha after a 10-year investigation.
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| 'Many flee' Congo fishing clashes |
20 Nov 2009 - 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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| Yacht pair plead for ransom talks |
20 Nov 2009 - A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.
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| East Africa in historic trade pact |
20 Nov 2009 - East African leaders sign a common market trade agreement, allowing the free movement of people and goods.
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| EU gives Nigeria $1bn 'for peace' |
20 Nov 2009 - Europe signs a $1bn deal with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace in the troubled Niger Delta.
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| UN condemns SA vineyard attacks |
20 Nov 2009 - The UN condemns violent attacks against Zimbabweans seeking work in South African vineyards, which has left many homeless.
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| Nigeria's leader delays budget because politicians squabble about venue |
19 Nov 2009 - Nigeria's president postpones his budget - because senators and representatives disagree on which chamber should host it.
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| Sage, onion... or gold? South African thief tries new chicken stuffing |
19 Nov 2009 - A South African jewellery firm worker is caught trying to steal gold from his employer by stuffing it in a cooked chicken.
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| Four tries for Springboks against Italy |
21 Nov 2009 - South Africa score four tries to beat Italy for their first win of their European tour.
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| Injured Kallis will miss series |
21 Nov 2009 - South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has a fractured rib and will miss the one-day international series against England.
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| Nations Cup draw |
20 Nov 2009 - Ghana's FA Chairman declares Group B the Group of death following the draw for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.
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| Enabling rhythms |
21 Nov 2009 - Congo band shines despite disability and poverty
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| Dangerous seas |
20 Nov 2009 - Can EU's taskforce defeat pirates off Somalia coast?
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| In pictures |
20 Nov 2009 - From football flips to goat migrations in Africa's week
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| Militants' grip |
20 Nov 2009 - US Somali youths recruited by homeland radicals
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| Family affair |
20 Nov 2009 - Is North Africa succumbing to dynastic rule?
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| Beefing up |
20 Nov 2009 - How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry
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| Sierra Leone police enlist youths |
20 Nov 2009 - Sierra Leone is to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in the crime-ridden capital, Freetown, police say.
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| Ethiopia convicts coup plotters |
19 Nov 2009 - Twenty-six Ethiopians are convicted of plotting a coup, allegedly masterminded by an exiled opposition leader.
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| Somalia 'to ratify UN child pact' |
20 Nov 2009 - Somalia says it will ratify the UN's child rights convention, leaving the US as the only nation not backing the accord.
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| Mugabe army 'quits diamond field' |
19 Nov 2009 - Soldiers have started to leave Zimbabwe's diamond fields, a minister says, after warnings from the global trade watchdog.
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| Hudson to play Winnie Mandela |
19 Nov 2009 - Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson will play the controversial ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie, in a forthcoming film.
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| US backs Guinea mercenary claim |
19 Nov 2009 - The US says its has evidence that South African "military trainers" are in Guinea helping the much-criticised ruling junta.
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| Somali woman stoned for adultery |
18 Nov 2009 - A 20-year-old woman is stoned to death by Somali Islamists, accused of adultery after giving birth to a still-born baby.
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| Hijacked tanker's captain 'dies' |
18 Nov 2009 - The captain of a tanker seized on Monday off the Seychelles has died of his injuries suffered during the attack, Somali pirates say.
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| Africa population tops a billion |
18 Nov 2009 - The number of people in Africa has passed the one billion mark, the UN Population Fund says in a report.
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| Hard choices in Malawi |
20 Nov 2009 - Should food or education be Malawi's priority?
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| Pictures: Sierra Leone recovery |
19 Nov 2009 - Nick Danziger's photographs of some of the thousands of victims of Sierra Leone's conflict, who say they have not been helped, unlike the fighters who committed atrocities.
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| Rebels Inc in DR Congo |
18 Nov 2009 - Is a feared militia based in DR Congo run from Europe?
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| In pictures: Algeria joy |
18 Nov 2009 - Algerian joy as win over Egypt secures World Cup place
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| Super-jumbo flights to seat 840 |
17 Nov 2009 - Budget flights using the world's largest aircraft are planned, carrying up to 840 people on each flight.
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| Congo gold 'still funding' rebels |
17 Nov 2009 - A senior UN official tells the BBC sanctions breaking is still rife in DR Congo, with rebels using smuggled gold to fund arms.
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| Are you ready for Angola? |
18 Nov 2009 - Friday is the draw for the 2010 Nations Cup. What does holding the event in Angola mean to you?
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| Do kids add to climate change? |
17 Nov 2009 - Would you have fewer kids if it helped to reduce climate change?
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| Do you worry about your weight? |
16 Nov 2009 - Liberian medical student Tabeh is worried about the increasing rate of obesity and wants us to ask: Are you watching what you eat?
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| Send us your pictures of Africa |
21 Jul 2009 - Send in your shots of Africa from shadows to hats
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