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Obama in final health vote push

US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key House vote.

Obama urges vote for health bill

Q&A: US healthcare reform

Obama's health bid: Your views

Pope apology for Irish sex abuse

Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".

BA fights to limit strike impact

BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded.

VIDEO NEWS

Dame Joan Bakewell's tips on growing old

Batman takes best game at Baftas

Social networking sites come to Cuba

Ex-UN envoy criticises senior Taliban arrests

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Palestinian girl paints a canvas in Gaza

Life under Hamas

Women describe conditions in the Gaza Strip

Flash of sunlight reflected off Kraken Sea (Nasa/JPL/UA/DLR)

Thin line

How atmospheres create wonders of the Solar System

The love of haiku

How the European president got bitten by the haiku bug

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BUSINESS

Rio Tinto signs China mine deal

Europe 'must act' on Greek debt

Pound falls on 'recession risk'

TECHNOLOGY

Batman takes best game at Baftas

US moots official data 'YouTube'

Smartphone web use abroad warning

ENTERTAINMENT

Bullock husband 'sorry for grief'

Hurt receives lifetime accolade

HEALTH

Setback for cancer test hopes

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Consortium wins big weather prize

Ice mission given lift-off date

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AFRICA

SA students riot over star's bail

Nigerian dies in Swiss deportation

AMERICAS

Colombia rights activist killed

9/11 dust pay-out deal 'too low'

ASIA-PACIFIC

Thai protesters parade in Bangkok

Appeal over Nina Wang's fortune

EUROPE

BA crew to strike as talks fail

Second blast hits Greek capital

MIDDLE EAST

Allawi urges fast Iraq poll count

Egypt prayers for Mubarak health

SOUTH ASIA

Taliban arrests halt UN contacts

England shade first day honours

NEWS FROM THE UK

Dozens arrested at Bolton protest

Sixty-seven arrests are made as English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism supporters clash with police in Bolton.

Cameron announces bank tax plan

SNP's pledge on cuts protection

Six arrested after fatal stabbing

Six people are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in Birmingham dies from a suspected stab wound.

Cyclist arrest over tourist death

Ambulance man 'gave women lift'

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Gold rush

The oceanic fight over the future of prized bluefin tuna

The editors

Changes afoot on linking policy - opinions please

Here, Flipper

People like it, but is it wrong to swim with dolphins?

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