Obama bids to avert G20 row
President Obama pleads with world leaders to put aside differences and work together for global economic recovery as he arrives in Seoul for the G20 summit.
US-Mexico gun curbs 'lack focus'
US efforts to stem the flow of illegal weapons to Mexico are hampered by a failure to share intelligence, a US justice department report finds.
US returning Tutankhamen items to Egypt
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Pakistan's Haider seeks UK asylum
Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider claims asylum in the United Kingdom, BBC Sport understands.
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Ferguson hails derby 'intensity'
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Woods prepared for Aussie defence
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Swann relishes build-up to Ashes
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Title hope still alive - Hamilton
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Boeing halts Dreamliner testing
Boeing halts test flights of its 787 Dreamliner after smoke in the cockpit forced an emergency landing in Texas.
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Euro Disney trims annual losses
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent'
Technology
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ISPs to get net piracy law review
TalkTalk and BT win the right to judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, which could demand action against illegal file-sharers.
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Queues as Xbox Kinect hits Europe
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YouTube aims to improve searching
Entertainment/Arts
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Tattoo director queries US remake
The Swedish director of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo questions why an English-language version is being made of Stieg Larsson's novel.
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Andy Warhol piece sells for $35m
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US to return King Tut artefacts
Sci/Environment
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Insight into how fish see colour
A mathematical model that mimics how a fish species sees colour offers an insight into how markings help females choose a mate, say researchers.
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1,000 tigers 'killed in a decade'
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Nuke debris clue to bomb origin
Health
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Brain injury link to youth crime
New research suggests that young offenders are more likely to have suffered head injuries in the past when compared to the rest of society.
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Screening move 'would cut smears'
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School problems 'link to alcohol'
Have Your Say
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What role does the West play on the world stage?
The British Prime Minister David Cameron said the UK still had "deeply-held concerns" over human rights, in his speech to students in China. Should western countries speak out on the affairs of non-western states?
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Can Burma achieve democracy?
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Burma election: 'Not going to vote'
Magazine
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Who grows a moustache nowadays? Err, me
Thousands of men are sprouting upper-lip hair to raise money for prostate cancer charities. One of them is charting his progress in these pages.
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How to disembark a crowded train
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The power of silence
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Five wild December vacations
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The secrets of Topkapi Palace
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Mini guide to Bratislava, Slovakia
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Around the world in five drinks
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The last archipelago of Thailand
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'Round-up king'
Wild West action as cowboys and cowgirls herd South Dakota bison
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Time and tide
How did the West take over from China as economic top dogs?
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Deadly loans
Burdened by microfinance debts, many Indians take their own lives
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Wild ride
Apollo astronaut Charles Duke on driving on the Moon
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Currency wars
What they are and how they affect everyone worldwide
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Why did he write it?
Can Bush's memoir change history?
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