VIDEO: On trail of world 'match-fixing boss'
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 03:36
European investigators say Singapore has become a centre for the illegal fixing of football match results around the world
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Malaysia troops launch Borneo attack
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 03:22
Malaysian soldiers launch an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo island.
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Gaza race cancelled over women ban
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 03:09
The UN cancels Gaza's third annual marathon, blaming the refusal of the territory's governing Islamist Hamas movement to allow women to run.
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Wen Jiabao opens China parliament
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 03:06
Premier Wen Jiabao issues pledges on growth, corruption and "well-being" as he opens China's annual parliament, the final stage of the leadership change.
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Former leader arrested in Maldives
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:59
Police in the Maldives capital, Male, arrest former President Mohamed Nasheed for abuse of office, after months of political tension.
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Bradford Batman's identity unveiled
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:57
A takeaway delivery driver is revealed as the mystery Batman figure who handed a wanted man in at a police station in Bradford.
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In pictures: Tweeting from space
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:55
A daily glimpse of life orbiting earth
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Top judge voices legal aid cuts fear
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:54
The UK's most senior judge tells the BBC legal aid cuts may mean people feel they cannot access justice and will "take the law into their own hands".
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Zimbabwe 'bars' Western observers
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:43
Zimbabwe says it is not inviting Western observers to the constitutional referendum and elections due this year.
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What does the future hold for China?
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:42
Damian Grammaticas on the challenges of ruling China
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VIDEO: Northumberland park's 'Dark Sky' bid
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 01:00
The night sky above Northumberland National Park is so spectacular that local authorities are bidding for it to become the largest Dark Sky Reserve in Europe.
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Immunity clue to premature labour
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 00:57
Calming the immune system will be a vital part of preventing premature labour, say UK academics.
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India thrash Aussies in Hyderabad
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 00:25
Australia lose eight wickets for only 57 runs as India win the second Test by an innings and 135 runs in Hyderabad.
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Pom-poms 'help reduce fear of crime'
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 23:34
Pom-poms and knitted items are strung from trees and lampposts to reduce the fear of crime in an area of Leicester.
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US award for Delhi rape victim
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 22:31
The US announces that an Indian woman who was gang-raped and murdered in Delhi last year is to receive its International Women of Courage Award.
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UK retail sales show faster growth
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 21:56
UK retail sales grew at their fastest rate in more than three years in February, as the drier weather coaxed shoppers back out onto the High Street.
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Forest elephants in serious decline
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 21:26
Forest elephant numbers have decreased by 62% across central Africa over the last decade, according to the largest study of its kind.
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Primary schools face tougher targets
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 20:52
Hundreds more primary schools in England could be labelled as underperforming and could be turned into academies, as the government raises its targets for test results.
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China keeps growth target at 7.5%
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 20:44
China leaves its economic growth target for the year unchanged at 7.5%, as it looks to expand at a steady pace and maintain social stability.
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'Whitehall role' in NHS payoffs
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 20:29
The Department of Health (DoH) plays a key role in vetting severance payments to NHS staff, including money offered to whistle-blowers, it emerges.
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