| Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city |
| At least 39 die in twin suicide attacks targeting Pakistani security forces in the eastern city of Lahore, police say.
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| New York agrees 9/11 dust payout |
| New York City is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue workers who say their health was damaged by dust at Ground Zero. |
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| UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade |
| The UN's top humanitarian official criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and settlement plans, as Israel seals off the West Bank. |
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| Siberian tigers die at China zoo |
| Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country. |
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| Mogadishu residents told to leave |
| Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues. |
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| Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding |
| Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.
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| Japan arrests whaling activist |
| An activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month is arrested by Japan's coastguard. |
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| Thailand braces for 'red' protest |
| Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of rallies in Bangkok by supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. |
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| Lehman bosses severely criticised |
| A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses. |
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| Atheists meet in Melbourne to celebrate lack of faith |
| More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief. |
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| Drugs: the Opera - Mexico's plague gets high-brow treatment |
| The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict stages its premiere in Mexico City. |
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| Live - Bahrain GP practice |
| Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg sets the fastest time in the second practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix. |
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| Cook and Pietersen dominate Test |
| Alastair Cook hits 158 not out and Kevin Pietersen a memorable 99 as England close day one of the first Test against Bangladesh on an imposing 374-3. |
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| On trial |
| Legal battle in Israel over Franz Kafka manuscripts |
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| State of drinkers |
| Why Kerala has India's biggest alcohol problem |
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| It's quiz time! |
| What do humans and bonobos have in common? |
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| Rare opportunity |
| Door creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the US |
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| Polling Darfur |
| Can an election be held in a land of refugees? |
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| Yes, Yukon |
| Canada's best-kept secret hopes to strike tourist gold |
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| Nigeria women protest at killings |
| Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred. |
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| Drogba scoops top African award |
| Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year, while Algeria were named team of the year. |
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| Woods comeback speculation mounts |
| Speculation is growing that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf within the next month. |
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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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| Burma election laws a 'setback' |
| The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations. |
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| Taiwan official quits over death penalty |
| Taiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions.
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| Pope in talks on German sex abuse |
| Pope Benedict XVI meets Germany's top bishop amid a crisis over abuse of children by priests in his native country. |
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| Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy is holding separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron. |
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| Israel charges over human shield |
| Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza. |
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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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| IPL to begin amid tight security |
| The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is set to begin amid heavy security in Mumbai. |
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| Funeral held for Karachi cleric |
| Security is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday. |
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| Cuba: The smoker's paradise |
| In Havana, one of the last bastions of the committed smoker, Matt Frei experiences Cubans' love affair with the cigar. |
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| Parched Cyprus 'at war' with nature |
| Water has been rapidly disappearing in Cyprus since the 1970s, yet despite the warnings, Cypriots don't seem to be taking the shortage as seriously as they should. |
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| Can US broker Middle East peace? |
| Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved? |
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