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Bank scraps charity credit cards

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 0:05
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Halifax

Halifax and Bank of Scotland charity credit cards which have helped to raise millions of pounds will be withdrawn, Lloyds Banking Group announces
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Escaping the Gestapo

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 0:14
related countries: France

Betrayal and escape in the French resistance
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VIDEO: Barefoot Bandit sentenced again

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 1:30
related countries: United States

The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit has been sentenced by a US federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison.
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UN considers Syria crisis action

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 1:41
related countries: Syria

The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.
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South Sudan 'nears oil shutdown'

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 2:40
related countries: Sudan

South Sudan says it will complete its threatened shutdown of oil production on Saturday after no deal was reached with Sudan over pipeline use.
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Live - Pakistan v England

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 5:28
related countries: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
related places: Abu Dhabi

Pakistan win the second Test in Abu Dhabi after bowling England out for 72, and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
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Aussies complete India whitewash

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 6:57
related countries: India, Australia
related places: Adelaide

Australia wrap up a 4-0 series whitewash over India, who suffer their eighth consecutive defeat, with a 298-run win in the final Test in Adelaide.
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Warning over Niger harvest crisis

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 7:49
related countries: Niger

The opportunity to avert a major food crisis in the West African state of Niger is closing fast, Save the Children warns.
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Senegal Wade ruling fuels clashes

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 8:15
related countries: Senegal

Violence breaks out in Senegal after the country's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office.
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Live - Sharapova v Azarenka

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 8:18
related countries: Aruba, Seychelles

Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka compete in the Australian Open women's final and for the right to become world number one.
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VIDEO: New Libya torture claims emerge

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 9:00
related countries: Libya

The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails.
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Kano schools empty after Nigeria attacks

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 9:28
related countries: Nigeria

Christian classes shunned by fearful parents in northern Nigeria
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Azarenka stuns Sharapova in final

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 10:09
related countries: Aruba, Seychelles

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.
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Syria rebels gain foothold in Damascus

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 10:29
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Jeremy Bowen sees an uprising turning to war near Damascus
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Deadly attack mars India election

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 11:20
related countries: India

Suspected rebels in India's north-east state of Manipur kill at least four people at a polling station during a local election, police say.
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US fears for Bin Laden 'informer'

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 11:59
related countries: Pakistan, United States

The US defence secretary says he is concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
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Live - Saturday's Scottish football

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 12:00
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Kilmarnock

Ayr United take on Kilmarnock in the Scottish Communities League Cup semi-final ahead of four SPL games on Saturday.
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A bride worth four pigs

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 12:07
related countries: Aruba, Papua New Guinea

An edible dowry for an Australian bride in Papua New Guinea
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Pakistan humiliate abject England

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 12:37
related countries: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, United Kingdom
related places: Abu Dhabi

England are bowled out for only 72 to crumble to a 72-run defeat in the second Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and lose the three-match series.
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Morocco coach Gerets keen to stay

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 13:17
related countries: Morocco

Eric Gerets wants to continue as the Atlas Lions coach despite Morocco's first-round exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Woods & Rock share Abu Dhabi lead

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 13:17
related countries: United Arab Emirates
related places: Abu Dhabi

Tiger Woods and Robert Rock hold a two-shot lead over a congested leaderboard after a low-scoring third round at the Abu Dhabi Championship.
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VIDEO: Woman's body found on cruise ship

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 13:39
related countries: Italy

Divers searching the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy have found the body of a woman, bringing the death toll to 17.
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Sudan offers gesture in oil row

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 13:48
related countries: Sudan
related places: Khartoum

Khartoum offers to release detained crude oil shipments belonging to South Sudan to help end a bitter dispute over transit fees.
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Grief over Pakistan heart deaths

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 13:52
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Feelings run high in Lahore as heart pill deaths mount
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Nadal plans aggressive approach

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 14:48
related countries: Aruba

Rafael Nadal aims to play more aggressively against Novak Djokovic when they meet in Sunday's Australian Open final.
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Boycott rues 'worst' England loss

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 15:10
related countries: Pakistan, United Kingdom

Former batsman Geoffrey Boycott describes England's performance in the 72-run defeat by Pakistan as the worst he has seen.
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Karzai thanks UK for 'sacrifice'

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 15:46
related countries: Afghanistan, France, United Kingdom

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai thanks the British people for sacrificing "blood and treasure" for the future of his country.
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Africa Cup of Nations Day 8 as it happened

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 15:48
related countries: Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

All the action as it happens from the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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African Union opens new $200m HQ

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 15:55
related countries: Ethiopia, China
related places: Addis Ababa

The African Union inaugurates its newly built Chinese-funded headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
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Sun staff among five men arrested

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 16:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Four current and former Sun journalists and a police officer have been arrested by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments.
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EU 'should control' Greek budget

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 16:43
related countries: Greece, Germany

A leaked German plan proposes a eurozone "budget commissioner" to take control of Greece's tax and spending, as talks on a new bailout continue.
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Rio disaster survivor hopes fade

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 17:00
related countries: Botswana

Hopes are fading of finding more survivors after Wednesday's building collapse in Rio de Janeiro killed at least 17 people, Brazilian officials say.
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VIDEO: Australian PM mob leak revealed

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 17:11
related countries: Aruba

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has been forced to explain the actions of a staff member who leaked information which led to her being confronted by an angry mob last Thursday.
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Cuba party to discuss term limits

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 17:18
related countries: Cuba

Cuba's ruling Communist Party holds its first-ever national conference to consider changes in the way it runs the country and how to renew the ageing revolutionary leadership.
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Sea lions 'shot' on US west coast

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 18:00
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

At least eight sea lions have been shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials say.
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Equatorial Guinea v Zambia

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 18:09
related countries: Equatorial Guinea, Zambia

Preview of the Group A clash between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Botswana 1-6 Guinea

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 18:31
related countries: Botswana

The Syli Nationale massacre Botswana to keep alive their hopes of progressing in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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US says trade anxieties worsening

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 19:08
related countries: United States

US trade representative, Ron Kirk, has warned the US public increasingly feels global trade costs jobs, making it hard to sell any new world deal.
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RBS chairman rejects £1.4m bonus

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 19:34
related countries: United Kingdom

The Royal Bank of Scotland chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, has given up a £1.4m shares reward he was due later this year.
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New Libya torture claims emerge

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 21:22
related countries: Libya

The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.
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Ghana 2-0 Mali

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 22:08
related countries: Mali

Ghana are on the brink of a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a 2-0 win over Mali in Franceville.
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Greeks reject EU 'budget control'

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 22:14
related countries: Greece, Germany

Greek officials reject German proposals for a eurozone budget commissioner to oversee spending, as agreement nears on a second bailout for Greece.
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Arab League halts Syria mission

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 22:46
related countries: Syria

The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.
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Peru rehab centre fire kills 26

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 22:56
related countries: Peru
related places: Lima

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say.
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Nigeria army kills 11 Islamists

Saturday 28th of January 2012, 23:02
related countries: Nigeria

The Nigerian army shoots dead 11 members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-east, a spokesman says.
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