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Brown urges new banks 'contract' UK PM Gordon Brown tells a G20 summit there should be a new contract with the world banks to make them more responsible.

A candle-lit vigil at Fort Hood. Photo: 6 November 2009 Obama praises army base heroism
President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas.

replica of DNA strand Call for tests after sudden death
British doctors call for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing when young people die without explanation.

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A prayer vigil for the victims of the Fort Hood shootings. Photo: 6 November 2009 Hidden anguish
Residents' sense of shock after Fort Hood shootings

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

David Haye Staying power
Stamina could be the key if Haye is to topple Valuev

NEWS FROM THE UK

Scene of fire in Bodmin, Cornwall Murder probe into firework death
A murder inquiry is started into a fatal house fire in Cornwall thought to have been caused when a firework was put through the letterbox.
Doubts cast over expenses reforms
Legal aid cut 'threatens justice'

Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews G20 summit tries to tackle rifts
G20 finance ministers begin their meeting in Scotland, but are faced with divisions over stimulus packages and climate change.
Cohabitee rights plan criticised
Queen due at remembrance festival

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AFRICA DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'
AMERICAS Electricity blackouts in Ecuador
ASIA-PACIFIC US hits China pipes with tariffs

EUROPE Spain resists deal with pirates
MIDDLE EAST Israeli concern over Abbas move
SOUTH ASIA Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'

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BUSINESS US jobless rate rises to over 10%
HEALTH Tiny tech sparks cell signal find
ENTERTAINMENT Beatles tracks pulled off US site

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT Minister 'backs adviser autonomy'
TECHNOLOGY Play.com hit by ordering glitch

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Alistair Darling Darling project
G20 finance ministers to pursue banking reform

Israeli air strike in Rafah, Gaza, on 13 January 2009 Gaza battle
Legal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifies

A protest in Jakarta against the detention of two officials from the anti-corruption agency on bribery allegations - 5 November 2009 People power
Indonesia confronts a growing corruption scandal

OTHER TOP STORIES Lebanon government accord reached
ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
Leaders 'likely' to go to climate summit
Madagascar rivals reach agreement
Studies 'overstate species risks'
Jackson's father seeks allowance
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