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Get the latest BBC World news: international news, features and analysis from Africa, Americas, South Asia, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. |
| February 9th, 2010 |
| Toyota in global recall of Prius |
Toyota recalls thousands of its flagship Prius cars worldwide over braking problems, in the latest blow to the carmaker.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching' |
Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| India suspends first GM food crop |
India halts the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Tymoshenko bloc 'contests result' |
Members of Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc say it will contest the conduct of Ukraine's presidential vote after her reported defeat.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Nigeria MPs urge power transfer |
Both houses of Nigeria's National Assembly pass a motion for sick President Yar'Adua to hand power to his deputy.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Charges over Philippines massacre |
The Philippines charges 196 people with murder over a pre-election massacre which left 57 dead.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Wife fears for Sri Lanka general |
The wife of arrested former presidential candidate, Gen Sarath Fonseka, says she has no idea where he is.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Chinese quake activist sentenced |
An activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five years for subversion.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Fertile forties pregnancy warning |
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Sarah Palin's 'helping hand' of crib notes for speech |
Sarah Palin is criticised for writing crib notes on her hands for Saturday's high-profile Tea Party speech.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Super Bowl becomes US TV's most watched programme |
The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl is the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures show.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| South Africa complete India rout |
Dale Steyn secures match figures of 10-108 as South Africa beat India by an innings and six runs in the first Test in Nagpur.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Australia too strong for Windies |
Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Adelaide.
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| February 8th, 2010 |
| How should the world react to Iran? |
The West pushes for "strong sanctions" over Iran's uranium plans. What is your reaction?
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| September 29th, 2009 |
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| February 8th, 2010 |
| Open plan |
Why surprise plays little part in latest Afghan operation
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Gold, myrrh and... |
Could frankincense be used to treat cancer?
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Day in pictures |
Striking images from around the world
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Poll quandary |
Will Ukraine PM Yulia Tymoshenko challenge outcome?
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| 'Tube taxi' |
Desperate Burmese find ways to cross the Thai border
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Mafia clutches |
How Camorra gained a grip over Italy's Africa Town
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Opel plans 11bn euro investment |
General Motors' Opel unit announces plans to invest 11bn euros ($15bn; £9.7bn) in new cars over the next five years.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Swiss bank UBS returns to profit |
Swiss bank UBS reports its first quarterly profit for a year, helped by lower costs and a large tax credit
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| UK financial regulator resigns |
Hector Sants, chief executive of the UK's Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Smartphone keys get quantum trick |
A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Online safety for five-year-olds |
Children as young as five are being targeted in a safety campaign launched as part of EU Internet Safety Day.
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| February 8th, 2010 |
| China shuts down hacking website |
Three people are arrested as China's largest training website for hackers is shut down, state media reports.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Actor Sheen charged with assault |
Actor Charlie Sheen is charged with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller during an argument on Christmas Day.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| White Stripes battle US Air Force |
Rock band The White Stripes take on the US Air Force, complaining it used one of their songs in a TV advert without permission.
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| February 8th, 2010 |
| Enceladus water story reinforced |
The Cassini probe returns yet more data to back up the idea of a sub-surface sea on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Atom-smasher yields first result |
The spray of subatomic particles from the Large Hadron Collider's record-smashing December experiments has been analysed.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| 'Third-hand smoke' risk warning |
Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.
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| February 8th, 2010 |
| ICC rejects Darfur rebel charges |
The first Darfur war crimes suspect to face international judges has the charges against him dropped.
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| February 8th, 2010 |
| Africa malaria drugs 'low-grade' |
Many Africans with malaria are getting low-grade drugs, according to a study of Uganda, Senegal and Madagascar.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Colombia mounts major drugs raids |
More than 20 people are arrested in Colombia in what the authorities say is the biggest anti-drug operation in a decade.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Chavez declares energy emergency |
President Hugo Chavez says emergency measures are needed to help tackle Venezuela's power shortages.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| North Korean diplomacy heats up |
North Korea tells China it is committed to a non-nuclear peninsula, say reports, as a top UN envoy heads to Pyongyang.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Kazakhstan lifts media critic ban |
A Kazakhstan court overturns a ruling banning the media from criticising President Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| France's national identity plans |
Newcomers to France will have to sign a declaration of values as part of a campaign to define national identity.
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| February 9th, 2010 |
| Italy 'to punish reckless skiers' |
Italy's government is to consider new laws to jail skiers and snowboarders who trigger deadly avalanches.
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