| Taliban arrests halt UN contacts |
| The former UN special envoy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN communications.
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| Moscow hosting Mid-East talks |
| A new bid is to be made in Moscow shortly to find ways of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. |
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| Srebrenica gay theory irks Dutch |
| Dutch officials reject a US general's claim that troops failed at Srebrenica because of poor morale over gay soldiers.
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| China unveils homemade helicopter |
| China's first domestically developed civilian helicopter takes off on a maiden flight in the eastern province of Jiangxi. |
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| Castro supporters heckle march |
| Hundreds of Cuban government supporters heckle the "Ladies in White" protesters marking the 2003 crackdown on dissidents. |
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| New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon' |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is "substantial" progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia. |
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| US health bill 'will cut deficit' |
| Congressional officials say the healthcare bill will cut the deficit by $138bn over 10 years, ahead of a possible vote on Sunday. |
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| Nigeria recalls Libya ambassador |
| Nigeria recalls its ambassador to Libya after leader Muammar Gaddafi suggested Nigeria be divided into two states. |
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| US man admits Mumbai role |
| US citizen David Headley admits his role in the deadly attacks on Mumbai and plotting to attack a Danish newspaper. |
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| Belgian sex film cabins not a cultural activity, court rules |
| A Belgian sex shop owner attempting to cut the VAT bill for his film screenings under cultural exemptions is told by the European Court of Justice that solo viewings are excluded. |
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| European telescope pictures huge swathes of dust in Milky Way |
| Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy. |
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| Fulham earn famous win over Juventus |
| Fulham produce a stunning second-leg comeback against nine-man Juventus to make the Europa League quarter-finals. |
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| Woods strategy surprises Nicklaus |
| Jack Nicklaus says he is surprised by Tiger Woods' decision not to play any events before his Masters comeback. |
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| In pictures |
| Jerusalem's African-Palestinian community |
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| It's quiz time! |
| Dotcom turns 25 - but what does it actually mean? |
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| Damage limitation |
| Will the Pope be undermined by child abuse row? |
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| Blood curse |
| Symbolism and the supernatural used in Thai stand-off |
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| Security fears |
| But cricket fans still have fun at IPL game in Delhi |
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| Mardell's America |
| How healthcare debate has changed US politics |
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| Wrestlemania |
| Senegal's big business bare-fist fighting in pictures |
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| Talking Shop |
| Meet the man who dresses Cher - and Barbie |
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| Rio Tinto announces Chinese deal |
| Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in Guinea. |
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| Zuma survives no-confidence vote |
| South Africa's President Zuma survives a vote of no-confidence by MPs - the first such motion since apartheid ended. |
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| Polanski lawyers file new appeal |
| Lawyers for Roman Polanski file an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s US trial for sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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| 'Jihad Jane' denies terrorism charges |
| A self-styled "Jihad Jane", held in the US in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, denies four charges. |
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| Thai protesters vow to stay put |
| Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers. |
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| UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban |
| A US- and EU-backed bid to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna fails, raising fears for the species' future. |
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| EU's foreign chief in Gaza visit |
| The EU's foreign policy chief visits the Gaza Strip as militants there fire a rocket into Israel, killing one person. |
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| MEPs hear torture exports claims |
| Amnesty International tells MEPs European firms are exporting items used for torture, in spite of EU rules. |
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| US sanctions on Hamas bank and TV |
| The US Treasury has said it will freeze any assets owned by a bank and a TV station they find under their jurisdiction. |
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| Dubai jails pair for 'sexy texts' |
| A string of steamy text messages results in a three month jail sentence for an Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai. |
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| Kidnapped Sahil returns to the UK |
| Five-year-old Sahil Saeed returns to the family home in Oldham, as three people are charged with his kidnapping in Pakistan. |
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| Indian children 'sacrifice' probe |
| Five children poisoned to death in a village in India may have been sacrificed, police say. |
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| Is time up for Madagascar's leader? |
| A political crisis has engulfed Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina, who seized power a year ago. With the country's economy spiralling out of control, he now faces sanctions for failing to set up a unity government. |
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| Is US politics nastier than ever? |
| As Barack Obama delivers his angriest performance since he was elected, Mark Mardell asks if America is becoming more divided. |
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| Do unions have too much power? |
| Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action will resume this morning. What's your reaction? |
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