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Thai protests head to PM's house
Thai "red-shirt" anti-government protesters take their rally, with blood donated by supporters, to the house of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva.
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ENTERTAINMENT

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HEALTH

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SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Ads 'exaggerated climate change'

Africa 'lacks climate vocabulary'

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AFRICA

Nigeria vote 'may be held early'

Kenya theft linked to riot probe

AMERICAS

Chavez 'held secret Farc talks'

US playboy on death crash charges

ASIA-PACIFIC

Iran issue 'unites' UK and China

Mystery of Chinese lawyer deepens

EUROPE

Russian Olympic plans criticised

Georgian 'mafia boss' slips net

MIDDLE EAST

Police deployed for Iran festival

Deadly bomb attacks in Iraqi town

SOUTH ASIA

Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief

Kidnapped Sahil found in Pakistan

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Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.

Benefit repayments 'must improve'

GP wants 'visitor bed ban' lifted
Sahil Saeed Mother's joy as Sahil is released
The mother of a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while in Pakistan describes his release as "amazing".

NI leaders have Clinton meeting

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Sad return for Serbia's failed asylum seekers
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Charles Moore captured key civil rights era moments
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US veterans' tough transition from war zone to classroom

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