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- Greeks on strike over austerity
- Afghans 'foil Karzai death plot'
- Human 'cloning' makes stem cells
- Mexico arrests top cartel suspect
- India unveils $35 tablet computer
- Bahrain grants medics a retrial
- Banks protests planned across US
- Nobel win for crystal discovery
- Syrian woman denies death claims
- Cricket 'corruption' trial starts
- Russia reveals China 'spy' arrest
- Two unwell after 'killer' curry
- Spanish duchess remarries at 85
- 'Cuts needed' to sustain Simpsons
- Former England bowler Dilley dies
- Sportsday Live - Wednesday 5 October
- FA 'yet to begin manager search'
- Fight through economic storm - PM
- Huntley throat slasher given life
- UK economic growth revised down
- Self-styled lord jailed for fraud
- Crowd 'urged balcony man to jump'
- Liquid ban for Olympic Games fans
- Garlic bread row murderer jailed
- Stab death man guilty of murder
- Public sector pension rise agreed
- 'Weeks to clear' strike backlog
- Call to scrap University of Wales
- Hope for 400 jobs on metals site
- Knox 'overwhelmed' at US return
- Woman died on NY helicopter treat
- Haiti appoints new prime minister
- Ex-leader's body flown to Caracas
- Somali aid push in famine zones
- ANC rejects Tutu's apartheid tag
- IMF warns on drastic budget cuts
- French Socialists face showdown
- Palestinians push for Unesco seat
- India police make 'Gandhi gaffe'
- Karzai olive branch to Pakistan
- Thailand flood deaths exceed 200
- NZ condemns Japan's whaling plans
- UBS to take 'disciplinary action'
- Shares up despite Italy downgrade
- Senate currency bill 'dangerous'
- BT turns up broadband speed dial
- Samsung wants iPhone 4S Euro ban
- Tweets offer view of world events
- Von Trier vows to remain silent
- Adele cancels 10-date US tour
- Miracles guitarist Tarplin dies
- Cull 'no help' to Tasmanian devil
- New push to eradicate guinea worm
- TB smoking toll 'could reach 40m'
- Fears as GPs offer private option
- Tim Cook's dull debut
- 7 questions on baking
- VIDEO: Jostling for power in Libya
- VIDEO: Arizona dust storm causes pile-up
- VIDEO: Bull rescued after manhole fall
- VIDEO: 'Lord' jailed for elaborate fraud
- VIDEO: Knox begins life as a free citizen
- VIDEO: Helicopter crashes in New York river
- VIDEO: Jolie calls for action on famine
- VIDEO: Buenos Aires to host Beatles auction
- Day in pictures
- Fight to the finish
- Why Russia and China rebuffed the West on Syria
- Davenport: 'A life of adventure'
- Are bailouts immoral?
- Swimming feat of limbless Frenchman
| Greeks on strike over austerity Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:59 AM PDT Thousands of public sector workers in Greece walk off the job as protests over the country's austerity measures continue. |
| Afghans 'foil Karzai death plot' Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:06 AM PDT Afghan intelligence officials say they have arrested six people linked to the militant Haqqani network who were plotting to kill President Hamid Karzai. |
| Human 'cloning' makes stem cells Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:04 AM PDT A form of cloning has been used to create personalised embryonic stem cells in humans, say researchers. |
| Mexico arrests top cartel suspect Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:26 AM PDT Mexican security forces arrest a man believed to be a key figure in the country's most powerful drugs gang, the Sinaloa cartel. |
| India unveils $35 tablet computer Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:06 AM PDT India unveils what it says is the world's cheapest touch-screen tablet computer, to be sold to students at the subsidised price of $35 (£23). |
| Bahrain grants medics a retrial Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:37 AM PDT Bahrain's government has ordered a civilian retrial for 20 medical staff convicted in a security court for helping anti-government protesters. |
| Banks protests planned across US Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT Demonstrators are preparing to march on New York's financial district, with rallies also planned in several other US cities. |
| Nobel win for crystal discovery Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:42 AM PDT The Nobel prize for chemistry goes to an Israeli researcher for his discovery of the structure of quasicrystals, a form which sceptics said was impossible. |
| Syrian woman denies death claims Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:25 AM PDT A woman claiming to be the 18-year-old pronounced dead and mutilated by human rights groups last month has appeared on Syrian TV. |
| Cricket 'corruption' trial starts Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:20 AM PDT The trial of two Pakistan cricketers accused of being involved in a betting scam shows the "rampant corruption at the heart of international cricket", prosecutors say. |
| Russia reveals China 'spy' arrest Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:49 AM PDT A Chinese man faces a charge in Russia of attempted spying for allegedly trying to gain details of a surface-to-air missile system through bribery. |
| Two unwell after 'killer' curry Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:33 AM PDT Two people are taken to hospital following the "world's hottest chilli" competition at an Indian restaurant in Scotland. |
| Spanish duchess remarries at 85 Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:18 AM PDT Spain's flamboyant, fabulously wealthy 85-year-old Duchess of Alba marries a civil servant 24 years her junior at a palace in Seville. |
| 'Cuts needed' to sustain Simpsons Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:30 AM PDT US network Fox says it can no longer afford to produce hit animated comedy The Simpsons without a pay cut for its cast. |
| Former England bowler Dilley dies Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:58 AM PDT Graham Dilley, a hero of the 1981 Ashes Test win over Australia at Headingley, dies aged 52 after a short illness. |
| Sportsday Live - Wednesday 5 October Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:58 PM PDT Sportsday Live - breaking sports news, featuring the latest ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifiers and more. |
| FA 'yet to begin manager search' Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:31 AM PDT The Football Association says it is not yet searching for Fabio Capello's successor as England manager. |
| Fight through economic storm - PM Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:50 AM PDT David Cameron warns of a global recession but urges the UK to "fight for a better future", in his speech to the Conservative conference. |
| Huntley throat slasher given life Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:55 AM PDT A prisoner who attacked Soham killer Ian Huntley and strangled child killer Colin Hatch is ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years in jail. |
| UK economic growth revised down Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:44 AM PDT The UK economy grew by 0.1% between April and June, official figures show, less than the 0.2% estimated previously. |
| Self-styled lord jailed for fraud Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT A self-styled "lord" whose home was used for scenes from The King's Speech has been jailed for a multimillion pound fraud, it can be revealed. |
| Crowd 'urged balcony man to jump' Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:59 AM PDT A failed asylum seeker fell from a Nottingham tower block after being taunted by a crowd of people, an inquest hears. |
| Liquid ban for Olympic Games fans Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:43 AM PDT Spectators entering Olympic venues for next summer's Games will not be able to take in liquids over 100ml or large amounts of food. |
| Garlic bread row murderer jailed Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:49 AM PDT A teenager who murdered a young mother-of-two in a knife attack after a row about garlic bread is jailed for at least 15 years. |
| Stab death man guilty of murder Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:02 AM PDT A 27-year-old man is convicted of murdering the father of his girlfriend's son in a knife attack in Ayrshire. |
| Public sector pension rise agreed Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:58 AM PDT The executive agrees that public sector workers should pay an extra 3.2% in pension contributions after the Treasury threatens to cut the Northern Ireland block grant. |
| 'Weeks to clear' strike backlog Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:17 AM PDT The Health Minister Edwin Poots has said the backlog caused by the Unison strike could take weeks to clear. |
| Call to scrap University of Wales Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:05 AM PDT Five universities calling for the University of Wales (UoW) title to be scrapped because they are appalled by new claims about the validation of its qualifications. |
| Hope for 400 jobs on metals site Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:50 AM PDT The prospective buyers of the Anglesey Aluminium site have plans for a biomass power station and fish farm which they say could create up to 400 jobs. |
| Knox 'overwhelmed' at US return Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT A tearful Amanda Knox says she is "overwhelmed" at being back on US soil after her acquittal for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher. |
| Woman died on NY helicopter treat Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:48 AM PDT A tourist killed when a helicopter crashed into a river in New York City, injuring two family members and a friend, had been celebrating her birthday. |
| Haiti appoints new prime minister Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:55 AM PDT After months of delay, the senate in Haiti accepts President Martelly's third nominee for prime minister, appointing Garry Conille, an advisor to Bill Clinton. |
| Ex-leader's body flown to Caracas Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:37 PM PDT The body of Venezuela's ex-President Carlos Andres Perez is repatriated from the US, after the settling of a family feud over his final resting place. |
| Somali aid push in famine zones Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:08 AM PDT The International Red Cross begins a huge distribution of aid to a million people in Somalia famine zones controlled by the Islamist militants. |
| ANC rejects Tutu's apartheid tag Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:21 AM PDT South Africa's ruling ANC rejects Archbishop Desmond Tutu's assertion the party is "worse than the apartheid government" over the Dalai Lama visa issue. |
| IMF warns on drastic budget cuts Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:41 AM PDT Eurozone service sector growth contracts, as the IMF warns the stronger economies must avoid imposing drastic budget cuts at the expense of growth. |
| French Socialists face showdown Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:44 AM PDT The six contenders for the right to stand for France's opposition Socialists at the 2012 presidential poll face their third and final live TV debate. |
| Palestinians push for Unesco seat Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:59 AM PDT The UN cultural agency Unesco agrees to put to a vote a Palestinian bid for full membership - another step in the Palestinian campaign for recognition as a state. |
| India police make 'Gandhi gaffe' Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:21 PM PDT India's Central Bureau of Investigation is criticised for wrongly claiming it put on trial a suicide bomber who killed former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. |
| Karzai olive branch to Pakistan Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:25 AM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai seeks to reassure Pakistan about a strategic partnership agreement he signed with India in Delhi on Tuesday. |
| Thailand flood deaths exceed 200 Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT More than two hundred people have died in monsoon flooding in Thailand since mid-July, officials say, as more heavy rain is forecast. |
| NZ condemns Japan's whaling plans Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:26 AM PDT New Zealand condemns Japan's decision to resume whaling in Antarctic waters later this year, calling it "entirely disrespectful". |
| UBS to take 'disciplinary action' Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT Two top UBS executives resign over an alleged rogue trading incident as the Swiss bank prepares to take 'disciplinary action'. |
| Shares up despite Italy downgrade Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:14 AM PDT European stock markets see sharp gains despite the move by ratings agency Moody's to cut the Italian government's credit rating. |
| Senate currency bill 'dangerous' Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:12 PM PDT A top US Republican criticises a Senate bill that could penalise China for alleged currency undervaluation as "pretty dangerous". |
| BT turns up broadband speed dial Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:50 AM PDT Some UK homes could benefit from speeds of up to 300Mbps next year while others will have to be content with slower services. |
| Samsung wants iPhone 4S Euro ban Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:24 AM PDT Samsung is seeking an injunction to get the new iPhone 4S banned from sale in France and Italy. |
| Tweets offer view of world events Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT Twitter data extrapolated from key events such as football matches could be used as real-time data barometers researchers say. |
| Von Trier vows to remain silent Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:55 AM PDT Danish film director Lars Von Trier vows to stop talking in public after he was questioned by police following comments he made about Adolf Hitler. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:00 AM PDT The singer says she is "heartbroken" after being forced to cancel her US tour because of problems with her vocal cords. |
| Miracles guitarist Tarplin dies Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:07 AM PDT Marv Tarplin, the Motown guitarist with Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, dies at his Las Vegas home aged 70. |
| Cull 'no help' to Tasmanian devil Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:41 PM PDT Culling does not effectively control the contagious cancer threatening the Tasmanian devil, finds a new study. |
| New push to eradicate guinea worm Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:07 AM PDT A new campaign is being launched to try to rid the world of guinea worm. |
| TB smoking toll 'could reach 40m' Posted: 04 Oct 2011 04:00 PM PDT Forty million smokers around the world could die from TB by 2050, research suggests. |
| Fears as GPs offer private option Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:23 AM PDT Fears are being raised over a blurring of the lines between private and NHS care after news emerged of GPs targeting patients for private work. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:11 PM PDT Apple's new boss takes to the stage for his first major product launch, but the event will fail to impress all but the most dedicated Apple fans. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:35 PM PDT Sales of cake tins and cookie cutters are up because of The Great British Bake Off. Do you know your self-raising flour from your spatula? |
| VIDEO: Jostling for power in Libya Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:09 AM PDT In Libya, the towns that rose up against Colonel Gaddafi are now arguing about who should get which posts in a new interim government. |
| VIDEO: Arizona dust storm causes pile-up Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:53 AM PDT One man has been killed and many injured in a massive pile-up after a dust-storm rolled across an interstate in Arizona. |
| VIDEO: Bull rescued after manhole fall Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:31 AM PDT A young bull is pulled from a concrete water chamber, two days after falling through a manhole in Chile's capital Santiago. |
| VIDEO: 'Lord' jailed for elaborate fraud Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:15 AM PDT A flamboyant conman who boasted about mixing with rock stars and royalty at his London mansion has been jailed for seven years and eight months after being found guilty of fraud. |
| VIDEO: Knox begins life as a free citizen Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT The American, Amanda Knox has arrived home in Seattle after being cleared by a court in Italy of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher. |
| VIDEO: Helicopter crashes in New York river Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:15 PM PDT A woman has died and two others are seriously injured after a helicopter plunged into a river in New York City shortly after take-off, officials say. |
| VIDEO: Jolie calls for action on famine Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:08 PM PDT Angelina Jolie has added her voice to calls for international action to be scaled up, to tackle the famine in the Horn of Africa. |
| VIDEO: Buenos Aires to host Beatles auction Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:28 AM PDT Residents of Argentina's capital Buenos Aires witness a brief revival of Beatlesmania, ahead of an auction of Fab Four memorabilia. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:11 AM PDT Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2011 03:11 PM PDT Nobel laureate's race againt time to find his own cure |
| Why Russia and China rebuffed the West on Syria Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:35 AM PDT Why Russia and China rebuffed the West over Syria |
| Davenport: 'A life of adventure' Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT The website of a self-styled Lord and his celebrity lifestyle |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:44 PM PDT Should taxpayers have to repay investors who lent to Greece? |
| Swimming feat of limbless Frenchman Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:15 PM PDT Limbless Frenchman prepares for swimming exploit |
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