Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone
Nato is to take command of enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya, but other aspects of the military operation will remain in coalition hands.
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Syria pledges political reforms
Syria's government announces a series of reforms, aimed at quelling rising unrest in the country's south.
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Dame Elizabeth Taylor is to be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park outside Los Angeles, a day after her death at the age of 79.
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India end Aussie World Cup reign
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Fed chair to face press scrutiny
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is to give regular press conferences as the Fed responds to accusations of secretiveness.
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Egypt stock market tumbles again
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Cyber summit signs training deal
A conference on cyber security ends with a university deal to train a new generation of experts in fighting criminal and terrorist IT attacks.
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Iran accused in 'dire' net attack
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US hacker denies fleeing justice
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Long-lost Chopin letters revealed
Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, are found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer.
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Kennedy film-maker Leacock dies
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Lady Gaga hits out at censorship
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Tools 'demand new American story'
Archaeologists unearth thousands of stone tools in North America they say predate the technology widely assumed to have been carried by the first settlers.
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Salmon run helps shape ecosystems
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Drillers propose deep-Earth quest
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Sexual preference chemical found
A chemical in the brain controls sexual preference in mice, according to scientists in China.
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'Pre-eclampsia genes' discovered
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Full face transplant for US man
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Libya unrest: Misrata voices
Libyans in Misrata explain what life is like for them in this city under siege
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How can the crisis in Libya be resolved?
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Screen icon Elizabeth Taylor dies
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What do the military operation names in Libya mean?
The UK has called the military action in Libya Operation ELLAMY. Why?
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Can Syrian reforms appease protesters?
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Life in the public eye
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| Dow Jones | 12170.56 | Up | 84.54 | 0.70% |
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| Dax | 6933.58 | Up | 129.13 | 1.90% |
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