| Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire' |
| Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns. |
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| 'US troops called' in Iraq attack |
| US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deady attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC. |
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| Heavy rains devastate Guatemala |
| A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people. |
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| 'Banish Pakistan trio if guilty' |
| Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty. |
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| German meeting on nuclear power |
| Leading members of Germany's coalition government are meeting to solve a row over the future of nuclear power stations in the country. |
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| Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed' |
| An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says. |
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| Salvador police find $9m barrel |
| Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby. |
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| Crash survivors back Chile miners |
| Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground. |
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| Security stepped up at Kabul Bank |
| Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse. |
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| Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast |
| The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987. |
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| Craigslist ends adult service ads |
| Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups. |
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| Danish rocketeers postpone launch |
| A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up. |
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| BP well 'poses no further risk' |
| The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment. |
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| Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel |
| Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year. |
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| Six die in Barbados shop attack |
| Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside. |
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| Argentina reopens Franco probe |
| An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain. |
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| Mozambique police fire at rioters |
| Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio. |
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| Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%' |
| Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says. |
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| New Zealand assesses quake damage |
| Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue. |
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| South Korea FM offers to resign |
| The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry. |
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| Car bomb kills Russian soldiers |
| A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others. |
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| French hostages 'in good health' |
| Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser. |
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| One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza |
| Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another. |
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| Bahrain charging Shia activists |
| Prosecutors in Bahrain accuse 23 Shia activists of forming a "terrorist network" aiming to overthrow the Gulf state's Sunni-dominated government. |
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| Bangladesh anthrax cases spread |
| Health officials in Bangladesh are on high alert after the number of people infected by anthrax rises to more than 300. |
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| Karzai sets up Taliban talks body |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says. |
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| Archbishop backs papal visit cost |
| The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event. |
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| Gove defends free school numbers |
| Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". |
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| Petrobras files $65bn share offer |
| The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers. |
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| UN calls special food price talks |
| The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices. |
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| US sees 54,000 jobs go in August |
| The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show. |
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| England cruise to win in Twenty20 |
| England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan. |
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| Live text - US Open day seven |
| Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams are among the players in action on day seven of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. |
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| Pedrosa wins on tragic MotoGP day |
| Dani Pedrosa wins the San Marino MotoGP, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 race. |
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| Daybreak appearance for Charles |
| Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak. |
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| Funeral for festival death star |
| The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium. |
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| T.I. released after drug arrest |
| The American rap star has been released from jail on bail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy. |
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| Trapped miners speak to families |
| The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link. |
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| Could adverts appear on the Colosseum? |
| The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs. |
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| Eta announces ceasefire |
| The armed Basque separatist group Eta has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for Basque independence from France and Spain, the BBC has been told. |
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| Amazon river at record low |
| The Amazon river has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru |
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| Canada's wilderness cottage culture |
| During the summer months in Ontario, Canada, thousands of local people escape the heat - as well as the hustle and bustle of city life - by fleeing to their lakeside cottages in the wilderness. |
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| Tourism near the Gaza border |
| At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border. |
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| Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin |
| Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin. |
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| Ground Zero Islamic centre causes debate |
| Plans to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero in New York have triggered a debate across the US about the limits of religious tolerance. |
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| One-minute World News |
| Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. |
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| Elusive peace |
| How easy is to find an optimist in the Middle East? |
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| Warhol's pivotal years |
| A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period |
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| Historical dilemma |
| How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum? |
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| Crumble in the jungle |
| Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay |
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| Missing in Mexico |
| Mystery of young women's disappearances in Ciudad Juarez |
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| Medieval munchies |
| How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating |
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| Remember when... |
| How much can you trust the human memory? |
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| Hero's welcome? |
| Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust |
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