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12/3/2010, 14:53

New York agrees 9/11 dust payout.

New York City is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue workers who say their health was damaged by dust at Ground Zero.

UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade.

The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.

Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding.

Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.

Japan arrests whaling activist.

An activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month is arrested by Japan's coastguard.

Turkey and Sweden in genocide row.

Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI.

Thailand braces for 'red' protest.

Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of rallies in Bangkok by supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

Lehman bosses severely criticised.

A report into the collapse of Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.

Russians jailed over race murder.

Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man.

Drogba is African Footballer of Year.

Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year.

US school prom axed as lesbian student asks to bring girlfriend.

A student at a high school in Mississippi says the school board cancelled her school's prom rather than let her attend it with her lesbian girlfriend

Drugs: the Opera - Mexico's plague gets high-brow treatment.

The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict stages its premiere in Mexico City.

Live - Bahrain GP practice.

The new Formula 1 season gets into gear with the first of two practice sessions from the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Live - Bangladesh v England.

Jonathan Trott unluckily falls for 39 after England make a good start on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

State of drinkers.

Why Kerala has India's biggest alcohol problem

It's quiz time!.

What do humans and bonobos have in common?

Rare opportunity.

Door creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the US

Polling Darfur.

Can an election be held in a land of refugees?

Yes, Yukon.

Canada's best-kept secret hopes to strike tourist gold

Net billionaires.

Who has profited from the web's biggest sites?

Nigeria women protest at killings.

Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.

Gambia row over wave of arrests.

An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held.

Woods comeback speculation mounts.

Speculation is growing that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf within the next month.

Pinera sworn in as new quake hits.

Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

Atheists celebrate lack of faith.

More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.

Obama urges China action on yuan.

US President Barack Obama has urged China to change its currency strategy to help re-balance the global economy.

Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.

Ukraine president forms coalition.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.

Iraq results point to tight race.

First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.

Hamas releases British journalist.

Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy.

IPL to begin amid tight security.

The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is set to begin amid heavy security in Mumbai.

Putin in India for defence talks.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin is in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.

Cuba: The smoker's paradise .

In Havana, one of the last bastions of the committed smoker, Matt Frei experiences Cubans' love affair with the cigar.

Parched Cyprus 'at war' with nature.

Water has been rapidly disappearing in Cyprus since the 1970s, yet despite the warnings, Cypriots don't seem to be taking the shortage as seriously as they should.

Can US broker Middle East peace?.

Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?

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