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Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army. .... more »
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. .... more »
Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election .... more »
How poverty is changing the face of Greece's poor .... more »
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Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round? .... more »
A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa. .... more »
US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong. .... more »
Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals. .... more »
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking. .... more »
Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations. .... more »
At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match. .... more »
Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday. .... more »
More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia. .... more »
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show. .... more »
Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s. .... more »
The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody. .... more »
Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho. .... more »
A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to women's group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry. .... more »
Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking. .... more »
US President Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is down to its lowest rate in three years. .... more »
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Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as energy secretary to fight a charge of perverting the course of justice relating to a 2003 speeding case. .... more »
Chris Robshaw says England's young side will not be daunted by Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. .... more »
Nine-year-old Alannah Shevenell returns home more than three months after undergoing a transplant of six organs to remove a potentially deadly tumour. .... more »
At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say. .... more »
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The Qatar Masters is reduced to 54 holes after strong winds allow only three hours of play on Friday. .... more »
Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking. .... more »
A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to women's group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry. .... more »
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