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Quick guide: Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is located about 31km (18.5 miles) off the southern coast of India. For much of the last 20 years it has suffered fighting between the armed forces of the predominantly Sinhalese government and Tamil Tiger rebels who want an independent homeland in the north and east.
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Have Your Say map: China earthquake
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The 7.8 magnitude quake struck the south-western Sichuan province and was felt as far away as Beijing and the Thai capital, Bangkok.
Following the torch through China — BBC
Mapping the earthquake zone — BBC
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Charles Taylor - preacher, warlord and president
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Former Liberian leader and war crimes suspect Charles Taylor is going on trial in The Hague - the culmination of a lengthy campaign for him to be brought before an international court for allegedly backing rebels in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Q&A: Trying Charles Taylor — BBC
World to hear case against Taylor — BBC
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US elections map: state-by-state guide
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Music site Last.fm bought by CBS
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Social music site Last.fm has been bought by US media giant CBS Corporation for $280m (£140m), the largest-ever UK Web 2.0 acquisition.
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Craigslist's 'modest' success story
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Craigslist is not the only classified ads site on the web but it certainly is the most popular - ranking ninth most popular in the US.
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World leaders offer congratulations to Bush
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BRUSSELS - News of President Bush's victory Wednesday swept across world capitals, where the reactions ranged from fence mending to flag burning.
Presidential election may have hinged on one issue: Issue 1 — USA Today

Election results highlight Democrats' cultural woes
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The magnitude of George W. Bush's re-election and the overwhelming triumph of anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives in 11 states may not represent a sea change in American politics, but it certainly represents a direction. Nov. 2 was a big day for social conservatives, tax cutters and supporters of the president's anti-terrorism policy doctrine of pre-emptive action against perceived enemies,...
Washington doesn't know how to relax — USA Today
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Rove: Bush serious about gay marriage ban
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush in his second term "absolutely" would push for a constitutional amendment that says marriage consists only of the union of a man and a woman, White House political adviser Karl Rove said.
Rove speaks out on Bush's win — USA Today

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Nokia morphs itself from within
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Nokia is the world's largest mobile phone maker and with more than one billion handsets shipped is by extension the world's largest computing platform.
Google bets on Android future — BBC
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Getting more from Moore's Law
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For more than 40 years the silicon industry has delivered ever faster, cheaper chips.
Meeting the man behind Moore's Law — BBC
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Glimpsing Nigeria's digital lifeline
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Until recently there was nothing that marked out Galadima primary school as anything out of the ordinary.
Politics 'stifling $100 laptop' — BBC
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Pregnancy timeline
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Fertilisation occurs and a ball of quickly multiplying cells embeds itself in the lining of the uterus.

Cancer: The facts
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One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.

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BBC Sport online/interactive schedule
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Times and schedules are liable to change (e.g. audio commentaries decided at shorter notice) so check this page for latest updates.
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England v New Zealand 1st Test
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Jimmy Anderson said England's seamers had benefited from playing for their counties ahead of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
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Uefa Cup final - Zenit 2-0 Rangers
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But they were quickly back on their feet to salute their magnificent following at the City of Manchester Stadium.
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Auction 'sets modern art record'
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Contemporary art works, including masterpieces by Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol, have gone under the hammer for more than £95m, Sotheby's has said.
Bacon portrait sells for £14.3m — BBC
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Diamond makes highest chart debut
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Veteran singer Neil Diamond's latest album has given him the highest US Billboard chart entry of his career.
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Neil Diamond to play Glastonbury
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US singer Neil Diamond is to perform at the Glastonbury Festival, organiser Michael Eavis has confirmed.

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