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China oil demand is 'astonishing'

BBC news - 52 min 22 sec ago
Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.
Categories: World

BNP teachers will not be banned

BBC news - 56 min 16 sec ago
Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.
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BA union announces strike dates

BBC news - 56 min 38 sec ago
British Airways cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March.
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Israel seals off occupied West Bank

aljazeera.net - 58 min ago
Lockdown ordered ahead of anticipated protests by Palestinians after Friday prayers.
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Baroness not to face expenses charge

BBC news - 58 min 52 sec ago
Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her expenses, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
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Lehman bosses severely criticised

BBC news - 59 min 3 sec ago
A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
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Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city

BBC news - 59 min 25 sec ago
At least 39 die in twin suicide attacks targeting Pakistani security forces in the eastern city of Lahore, police say.
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Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city

aljazeera.net - 1 hour 11 min ago
At least 40 killed as twin explosions rip through military vehicles in Lahore.
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Microsoft rebuffed in Word appeal

BBC news - 1 hour 24 min ago
Microsoft has lost a second appeal in a case that will see it pay $240m (£160m) in damages to software firm i4i.
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Burma election laws a 'setback'

BBC news - 1 hour 31 min ago
The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.
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Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden

aljazeera.net - 1 hour 48 min ago
Turkey protests Swedish vote to describe killing of Armenians during WWI as genocide.
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Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders

BBC news - 1 hour 52 min ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi denounces new law

aljazeera.net - 2 hours 1 min ago
Opposition leader "surprised but undaunted" by "unjust" rules to keep her out of polls.
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Jay Sean wins Asian Music Awards

BBC news - 2 hours 17 min ago
Jay Sean sweeps the boards at the 2010 Asian Music Awards by winning the four awards for which he was nominated.
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Taiwan official quits over death penalty

BBC news - 2 hours 20 min ago
Taiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions.
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Israel charges over human shield

BBC news - 2 hours 21 min ago
Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
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Mogadishu residents told to leave

BBC news - 2 hours 22 min ago
Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.
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Phil Spector 'denied fair trial'

BBC news - 2 hours 32 min ago
Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector are appealing his murder conviction, claiming he was denied a fair trial.
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Bangkok on alert ahead of rally

aljazeera.net - 2 hours 40 min ago
Thai capital braces for violence as anti-government red shirts prepare for major rally.
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UN critical of Israel over Gaza

BBC news - 2 hours 43 min ago
The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.
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