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Kidnapped boy Sahil Saeed returns to the UK

Sahil Saeed back at home in Oldham A five-year-old British boy, who was held by kidnappers in Pakistan for two weeks, has returned to the family home. Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was

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US healthcare bill 'will reduce deficit by $138bn'

The US Congressional Budget Office says the final version of the Democrats' healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138bn over 10 years. The non-partisan body said the proposed legislation, w

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Castro supporters heckle 'Ladies in White' protesters

Hundreds of Cuban government supporters have heckled members of the Ladies in White rights group marching in protest through the streets of Havana. The women - wives and mothers of jailed dissidents -

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US drone strike in Pakistan 'killed key al-Qaeda man'

A key al-Qaeda figure wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan has been killed in a US drone strike, US officials believe. Hussein al-Yemeni, a top al-Qaeda planner, died in the strike

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Hypnotherapy 'can help' irritable bowel syndrome

Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome would help sufferers and might save money, says a gastroenterologist. Dr Roland Valori, editor of Frontline Gastroenterolog

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BBC Radio 3 and World Service DJ Charlie Gillett dies

BBC Radio 3 and World Service presenter Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness, aged 68. Known as a champion of world music, the Lancashire-born broadcaster passed away in a London hospital on

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New exoplanet like 'one of ours'

An artists impression of CoRoT-9b which was spotted by the CoRoT satellite It is 1,500 light-years from Earth but CoRoT-9b is the first temperate planet found known to be similar to those within our o

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Cuba police detain 30 women at Havana protest

About 30 ''Ladies in White'' were stopped on the march in Havana Cuban police have arrested the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. About 30 members of

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Leprechaun' bank robbers die in Tennessee shoot-out

Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day costume, have been killed in a shoot-out with police in Tennessee. First State Bank in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin was held up o

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Iran nuclear programme 'solely civilian' - Turkish PM

The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has told the BBC that he believes Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons. Mr Erdogan said he was confident Iran's nuclear programme was f

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Broadband plan for high speed internet sent to Congress

A plan to help the US lead the world in providing its citizens with super-fast internet has been officially released. The Federal Communications Commission, FCC, aims to ensure every American in the c

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Aid flown to cyclone-battered Fiji

Cyclone causes state of emergency in parts of Fiji Australia and New Zealand have begun airlifting aid to the Pacific island nation of Fiji, battered by a powerful cyclone which sparked sea surges. Th

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Honda recalls 410,000 cars in US

Japanese car manufacturer Honda has announced it is recalling 410,000 cars in the US because of complaints about their brakes. The recall is of 344,000 Odyssey models and 68,000 Element vehicles made

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US interest rates 'to stay low', resolves Fed

The US Federal Reserve has repeated its pledge to keep interest rates at record lows in order to nurture the economic recovery. The Fed said its main interest rate would be kept at the current 0% to 0

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The world's shortest man, He Pingping, dies aged 21

The world's shortest man has died in Rome The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who was just 74.6cm (2ft 5in) tall, has died in Rome. He was born in 1988 in Wulanchabu, China, with a form of primordi

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