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LATEST UK's David Haye wins WBA heavyweight boxing title with victory over Russian Nikolay Valuev
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LATEST US president urges House of Representatives to 'finish job' and back vote to reform healthcare
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President Barack Obama in Washington on 5 November, 2009

Obama in 11th-hour US health plea Barack Obama makes a last-minute bid to get approval of his health reforms from the US House of Representatives Q&A: US healthcare reform Who wants what? Obama makes health vote plea

A tram passes by the Mahmud Mosque and its minaret, Zurich (26 Oct 2009) Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
Swiss mosques open their doors to the public - ahead of a vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets.

USS New York US launches 'Twin Towers' warship
The USS New York, a warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, goes into service.

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Money for Mekong River nations

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Flowers at cemetery in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary Hungary's loss
Remembering WWII victims of Soviet labour camps

Taliban fighter Hedging bets
How Pakistan allows the Afghan Taliban to thrive

From left to right: US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde Uphill struggle
Mixed response at G20 to Britain's transaction tax idea

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Thomas Reeve and his daughter UK tourist shot dead in Texas bar
A 28-year-old British tourist is killed by a man who walked into a Texas bar and fired several times, according to US media reports.
Rail line hit by driver shortage
Many 'against student fee rise'

The Queen arriving at the Festival of Remembrance Afghan focus at remembrance event
The sacrifices of UK troops in Afghanistan was the focus of the Festival of Remembrance attended by the Queen.
Scheme 'can cut extra emissions'
Law change call for Scottish space bases

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AFRICA ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
AMERICAS Electricity blackouts in Ecuador
ASIA-PACIFIC US hits China pipes with tariffs

EUROPE Camorra boss arrested in Naples
MIDDLE EAST Iran police detain 109 over rally
SOUTH ASIA Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'

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SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT Studies 'overstate species risks'
TECHNOLOGY Play.com hit by ordering glitch

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Andrew McGowan with a piece of the wall Pieces of history
Where to find fragments of the Berlin Wall

US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan Muslim fears
Shooting highlights sensitivities over Muslims in US army

OTHER TOP STORIES Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
G20 vows to spur fragile growth
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Deadly bridge collapse in Andorra
Obama praises army base heroism
Jackson's father seeks allowance
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