| Israel backs E Jerusalem building |
| Israel approves 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow US vice-president Biden's visit. |
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| Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry |
| Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.
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| Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist' |
| Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad. |
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| Indian MPs approve women's bill |
| India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women. |
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| 'Ransom bid' in Cyprus body theft |
| A ransom was demanded for the stolen and now-recovered body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos, a minister says. |
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| Raids 'kill Indonesia militants' |
| Indonesian security forces kill three alleged militants and investigate whether one is key Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin. |
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| Burma outlines new election laws |
| Burma's military rulers will hand-pick the election commission, under newly-enacted poll laws, the government says. |
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| Prince fined over Kenya assault |
| Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband is fined 200,000 euros for assaulting a hotel owner in Kenya in 2000. |
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| US school soda deal 'cuts sugar' |
| The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. |
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| 'Bottled ghosts' attract New Zealand auction buyers |
| Two glass bottles said to contain the ghosts are bought for NZ$2,000 in an online auction in New Zealand. |
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| Women who drink wine in moderation stay slim, says study |
| Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study that shows moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers. |
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| Man Utd return 'excites' Beckham |
| David Beckham insists he will not show any nerves when he faces Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time with AC Milan on Wednesday night. |
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| FA probes England security breach |
| The Football Association is looking into a security breach after a recording emerged purporting to carry discussions between England coaches and players. |
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| Separation fear |
| Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law |
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| Hewitt on Europe |
| An EMF? Hard to set up and no cure for euro woes |
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| Throwing arm |
| The soldier who chucked a grenade back at the Taliban |
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| Bryant's Australia |
| How Kevin Rudd's popularity slipped after Copenhagen |
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| Not welcome |
| Slovak village builds wall to keep Roma Gypsies out |
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| In pictures |
| Mourning in Nigeria after carnage of ethnic clashes |
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| Nigeria under fire over killings |
| A Christian organisation in Nigeria accuses security forces of failing to stop hundreds being killed in clashes near the city of Jos. |
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| Somali hope for Chandlers release |
| Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible. |
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| EU concern over end of tanker bid |
| Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal. |
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| Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US |
| Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers. |
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| Japan confirms secret nuclear pact |
| Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports. |
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| Thailand invokes emergency laws |
| Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies. |
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| Third of EU emissions 'imported' |
| Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries. |
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| Greece asks US for its assistance |
| Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes. |
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| Israel and Syria in nuclear bids |
| Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity. |
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| Iraq election voter turnout '62%' |
| The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people. |
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| Bangladesh 'ignores' refugees |
| Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns. |
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| US warns of 'hard Afghan fight' |
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns of "hard fighting" ahead, in his first Afghan trip since a major offensive there. |
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| New Kurdish party to challenge polls |
| Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in Sunday's election. |
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| Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe |
| Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term. |
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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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