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Concern over Haiti airlift halt

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 2:10
related countries: Haiti Haiti, United States United States

US doctors say scores of badly injured quake victims in Haiti could die because of the suspension of airlifts to the US.
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Death toll rises in Peru floods

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 5:21
related countries: Peru Peru

The number of people killed in heavy flooding in southern Peru rises to 20, officials say, with five more missing.
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China 'intensifies' media curbs

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 6:00
related countries: China China

China has recently intensified its efforts to control the media, says a report by the International Federation of Journalists.
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In pictures

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 7:23
related countries: Australia Australia

Federer victorious in Australia
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Live - Murray v Federer

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 7:30
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Britain's Andy Murray has a mountain to climb as he attempts to win his first Grand Slam title after Roger Federer wins the opening two sets in the Australian Open final.
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Houses collapse in Chinese quake

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 7:52
related countries: China China

A moderate earthquake destroys at least 100 homes and kills one person in Sichuan, in south-western China.
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Final fever

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 8:03
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Ghana Ghana

Piers Edwards torn between Egypt and Ghana in Africa Cup
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Federer ends Murray's dream

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 11:25
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Roger Federer beats Andy Murray in the Australian Open to win his 16th Grand Slam and end the Briton's hopes of his first.
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Pakistan Taliban leader 'buried'

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 11:42
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Taliban

The row over the reported death of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud deepens after reports of his burial.
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Key US bail-out targets 'not met'

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 11:54
related countries: United States United States

The US government bail-out programme has done little to prevent future financial crises, a key watchdog's report says.
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Gaddafi thwarted over AU position

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 12:19
related countries: Sudan Sudan, United States United States

Libya's Muammar Gaddafi fails to extend his one-year term as AU president as Malawi's president takes over.
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Murray 'hungry' to win first Slam

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 14:02
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Britain's Andy Murray says his desire to win a Grand Slam title remains undimmed by defeat to Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open.
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Wife in Sri Lanka journalist plea

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 14:36
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

The wife of a missing Sri Lankan journalist who favoured the loser in last week's presidential poll pleads he be freed.
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Yemen rejects rebel truce offer

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 14:53
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Yemen

Yemen rejects a truce offer by northern rebels, insisting they must agree to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia, officials say.
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Family reunited

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 15:13
related countries: El Salvador El Salvador

El Salvador's troubled adoption history
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Libya overturns Swiss man's jail

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 16:13
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Libya Libya

A Libyan appeal court quashes a Swiss businessman's jail term for a visa charge in a case that has been linked to a diplomatic row.
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Yacht couple 'need urgent help'

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 16:16
related countries: Somalia Somalia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have told the first journalist to see them in captivity they are in urgent need of help.
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Volcker rule

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 16:34
related countries: United States United States

How tightly will US banks be regulated in the future?
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Four buffaloes and a pig fine for adultery in Malaysia

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 17:05
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

A Malaysian court reportedly orders a man and a woman to pay a fine of four buffaloes and a pig for an extra-marital affair.
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Africa Cup of Nations final as it happened

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 18:15
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Ghana Ghana

Egypt beat Ghana 1-0 to take the Africa Cup of Nations title for the third successive time.
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Egypt win Africa Cup of Nations

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 19:28
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Ghana Ghana

Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup of Nations title, after beating Ghana 1-0 in a tense final in Angola.
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Obama to revise US space vision

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 20:28
related countries: United States United States
related places: Moon

President Obama is set to abandon the US space agency's "Moon rockets" and turn astronaut launches over to the private sector.
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Three times lucky

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 21:58
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Cairo overjoyed as Egypt wins African Cup football
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Three times lucky

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 21:58
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Cairo overjoyed as Egypt wins African Cup football
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UN begins major Haiti food push

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 22:10
related countries: Haiti Haiti

The UN begins distributing food aid to women in Haiti's capital, nearly three weeks after the deadly earthquake.
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9/11 'kingpin' 'faces execution'

Sunday 31st of January 2010, 22:59
related countries: United States United States

The self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is likely to be executed if convicted of his alleged crimes, a US official says.
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