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US Senate set for healthcare test
21 Nov 2009 - The US Senate begins a session on healthcare reform, as it prepares to vote on whether to proceed with debate on the bill.
Knox prosecutors seek life term
21 Nov 2009 - Italian prosecutors seek a life sentence for US student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend over an alleged sexual murder.
Archbishop and Pope make progress
21 Nov 2009 - The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
Sri Lanka camps 'to be opened'
21 Nov 2009 - Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.
Mumbai suspects arrested in Italy
21 Nov 2009 - Italian police arrest a Pakistani father and son suspected of providing logistical support for last year's Mumbai attacks.
Egypt leader enters football row
21 Nov 2009 - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
Chavez hails 'Carlos the Jackal'
21 Nov 2009 - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez defends "Carlos the Jackal" and world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys".
Second separated twin out of coma
21 Nov 2009 - The second conjoined twin separated by doctors in Australia this week wakes from an induced coma.
Fish 'at risk' in acidified ocean
21 Nov 2009 - Fish reared in water acidified by CO2 may become "fatally attracted" to the smell of their predators, say scientists.
Barbie dolls get naked for art's Turnip Prize
21 Nov 2009 - Entries for the Turnip Prize, a spoof art competition held each year in Somerset, are invited.
Live - Saturday football
21 Nov 2009 - Man Utd look to cut Chelsea's eight-point lead in the Premier League as they face Everton, after a win for the Blues but a shock defeat for Arsenal at Sunderland.
Scotland 9-8 Australia
21 Nov 2009 - Scotland end a 16-match losing run against Australia as an awesome defensive performance sets up victory over the Wallabies at Murrayfield.
What will the Vatican talks achieve?
21 Nov 2009 - Will the meeting between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope ease the tensions between the churches?
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Brown meets Cumbria flood victims
21 Nov 2009 - Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits displaced residents in flood-hit Cumbria, as falling flood waters reveal the extent of the damage.
Appeal for yacht couple's release
21 Nov 2009 - The family of a British couple seized by pirates appeals for their release after seeing footage of them with gunmen.
Fatal nightclub double shooting
21 Nov 2009 - A man dies and another man is injured in a double shooting at a nightclub in Wolverhampton in the early hours.
DUP in pledge over power-sharing
21 Nov 2009 - NI First Minister Peter Robinson admits he cannot guarantee the future of the assembly, but says the DUP will not walk away.
Two held after fatal stab attack
21 Nov 2009 - Police quiz two men in their 20s over the death of a man who was fatally stabbed in north London.
40,000 homes hit by power cut
21 Nov 2009 - Electricity has been restored to most of the 40,000 homes and businesses who were affected by a power cut in Londonderry, NIE says.
Hand-wringing
21 Nov 2009 - French angst after dubious football win over Ireland
Tough lessons
21 Nov 2009 - Why Obama is finding Mid-East peace a struggle
Enabling rhythms
21 Nov 2009 - Congo band shines despite disability and poverty
Struggle for unity
21 Nov 2009 - Tough going at the Anglican-Roman Catholic summit
Television queen
21 Nov 2009 - Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era?
Week in Pictures
20 Nov 2009 - Striking images from around the world
Sani Abacha son 'must pay $350m'
20 Nov 2009 - A Swiss court orders the seizure of $350m in assets from the son of Nigeria's ex-ruler Sani Abacha after a 10-year investigation.
US couple admit spying for Cuba
21 Nov 2009 - A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.
China mine blast death toll rises
21 Nov 2009 - A gas blast at a coal mine in China kills 42 people and leaves more than 66 trapped, state media reports.
Profile: Herman van Rompuy
20 Nov 2009 - A profile of Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy, the European Union's first permanent president.
UN condemns Iran on human rights
21 Nov 2009 - A UN committee approves a resolution condemning Iran for its post-election crackdown on political opposition supporters.
US sets marker on Afghan corruption
21 Nov 2009 - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
Match-fix probe targets 200 games
20 Nov 2009 - About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
21 Nov 2009 - Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
Midnight record for Twilight film
21 Nov 2009 - The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings at North American box offices, studio Summit Entertainment says.
Restart for 'Big Bang' experiment
21 Nov 2009 - The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
UK climate unit's e-mails hacked
20 Nov 2009 - The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
Egypt leader enters football row
21 Nov 2009 - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
Sani Abacha son 'must pay $350m'
20 Nov 2009 - A Swiss court orders the seizure of $350m in assets from the son of Nigeria's ex-ruler Sani Abacha after a 10-year investigation.
Four on Hajj killed by swine flu
21 Nov 2009 - Four people, three of them Africans, die of swine flu on this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, reports say.
'Many flee' Congo fishing clashes
20 Nov 2009 - More than 50,000 people flee DR Congo amid deadly ethnic clashes over fishing rights in the north-west, the UN says.
Yacht pair plead for ransom talks
20 Nov 2009 - A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.
East Africa in historic trade pact
20 Nov 2009 - East African leaders sign a common market trade agreement, allowing the free movement of people and goods.
EU gives Nigeria $1bn 'for peace'
20 Nov 2009 - Europe signs a $1bn deal with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace in the troubled Niger Delta.
UN condemns SA vineyard attacks
20 Nov 2009 - The UN condemns violent attacks against Zimbabweans seeking work in South African vineyards, which has left many homeless.
Sierra Leone police enlist youths
20 Nov 2009 - Sierra Leone is to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in the crime-ridden capital, Freetown, police say.
Nigeria's leader delays budget because politicians squabble about venue
19 Nov 2009 - Nigeria's president postpones his budget - because senators and representatives disagree on which chamber should host it.
Sage, onion... or gold? South African thief tries new chicken stuffing
19 Nov 2009 - A South African jewellery firm worker is caught trying to steal gold from his employer by stuffing it in a cooked chicken.
Nations Cup draw
20 Nov 2009 - Ghana's FA Chairman declares Group B the Group of death following the draw for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.
Fifa to probe Egypt over attacks
19 Nov 2009 - Fifa begins an investigation after Algerian players were attacked before their World Cup qualifier against Egypt in Cairo last week.
Semenya tests not complete - IAAF
19 Nov 2009 - Gender tests on South African athlete Caster Semenya are yet to be completed, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) reveal.
Enabling rhythms
21 Nov 2009 - Congo band shines despite disability and poverty
Dangerous seas
20 Nov 2009 - Can EU's taskforce defeat pirates off Somalia coast?
In pictures
20 Nov 2009 - From football flips to goat migrations in Africa's week
Militants' grip
20 Nov 2009 - US Somali youths recruited by homeland radicals
Family affair
20 Nov 2009 - Is North Africa succumbing to dynastic rule?
Beefing up
20 Nov 2009 - How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry
Ethiopia convicts coup plotters
19 Nov 2009 - Twenty-six Ethiopians are convicted of plotting a coup, allegedly masterminded by an exiled opposition leader.
Somalia 'to ratify UN child pact'
20 Nov 2009 - Somalia says it will ratify the UN's child rights convention, leaving the US as the only nation not backing the accord.
Mugabe army 'quits diamond field'
19 Nov 2009 - Soldiers have started to leave Zimbabwe's diamond fields, a minister says, after warnings from the global trade watchdog.
Hudson to play Winnie Mandela
19 Nov 2009 - Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson will play the controversial ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie, in a forthcoming film.
US backs Guinea mercenary claim
19 Nov 2009 - The US says its has evidence that South African "military trainers" are in Guinea helping the much-criticised ruling junta.
Somali woman stoned for adultery
18 Nov 2009 - A 20-year-old woman is stoned to death by Somali Islamists, accused of adultery after giving birth to a still-born baby.
Hijacked tanker's captain 'dies'
18 Nov 2009 - The captain of a tanker seized on Monday off the Seychelles has died of his injuries suffered during the attack, Somali pirates say.
Africa population tops a billion
18 Nov 2009 - The number of people in Africa has passed the one billion mark, the UN Population Fund says in a report.
Hard choices in Malawi
20 Nov 2009 - Should food or education be Malawi's priority?
Pictures: Sierra Leone recovery
19 Nov 2009 - Nick Danziger's photographs of some of the thousands of victims of Sierra Leone's conflict, who say they have not been helped, unlike the fighters who committed atrocities.
Rebels Inc in DR Congo
18 Nov 2009 - Is a feared militia based in DR Congo run from Europe?
In pictures: Algeria joy
18 Nov 2009 - Algerian joy as win over Egypt secures World Cup place
Super-jumbo flights to seat 840
17 Nov 2009 - Budget flights using the world's largest aircraft are planned, carrying up to 840 people on each flight.
Congo gold 'still funding' rebels
17 Nov 2009 - A senior UN official tells the BBC sanctions breaking is still rife in DR Congo, with rebels using smuggled gold to fund arms.
Are you ready for Angola?
18 Nov 2009 - Friday is the draw for the 2010 Nations Cup. What does holding the event in Angola mean to you?
Do kids add to climate change?
17 Nov 2009 - Would you have fewer kids if it helped to reduce climate change?
Do you worry about your weight?
16 Nov 2009 - Liberian medical student Tabeh is worried about the increasing rate of obesity and wants us to ask: Are you watching what you eat?
Send us your pictures of Africa
21 Jul 2009 - Send in your shots of Africa from shadows to hats



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