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History of Israel: Key events

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Israel has experienced a tumultuous and often violent existence over its 60 years as a nation. Click on the links below to watch and read key events in its history since its creation in 1948.

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Send us your pictures of Africa

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The BBC News website wants you to send in your pictures of Africa.
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Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals

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It is a remarkable personal triumph for the Pakistan People's Party PPP leader following five years of imprisonment after the execution of her father the former Pakistani President and Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979. Ms Bhutto becomes one of the first democratically elected female prime ministers in an Islamic country.
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Prescott 'in talks over memoirs'

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John Prescott could be the latest political figure to write a memoir of the Blair years.
Being the prime minister's wifeBBC
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US election - who's ahead?

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Ceremony inaugurates Chinese jet

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China has held a ceremony to inaugurate its first home-grown commercial aircraft.
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Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal

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Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497m euro (£343m; $690m) fine imposed by the European Commission in a long-running competition dispute.
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Fed boss says 2008 outlook worse

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Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke has said that the outlook for the US economy in 2008 has worsened.
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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 1USA Today

Washington doesn't know how to relax

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WASHINGTON (USATODAY.com) - This is one of those odd times in the nation's capital where the pace slows down and those of us used to running full tilt get a little uneasy and unsure of what to do.
Election results highlight Democrats' cultural woesUSA 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 winUSA Today

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Meeting the man behind Moore's Law

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In April 1965 a 36-year old electronics buff jotted down his thoughts on the future of the juvenile silicon chip industry.
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New Wii craze is opening up

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The Nintendo Wii is an astonishing computer, the console for people who don't play games, nestling next to the TV like a family pet and encouraging those who would normally sneer at a PlayStation to wave their arms around in order to play virtual tennis.
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Cleaning up in 'fab world'

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The process of making silicon chips is as complex as the chips themselves.
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MMR research timeline

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BBC News Online traces the history of research into the controversial combined vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
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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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Premier League finale

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You can decide who the heroes and villains are in the Premier League matches and Football League play-offs by trying out BBC Sport's Player Rater.
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Premier League finale & Championship

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Sopranos creator's court victory

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A US jury has dismissed claims from a man who said he helped create hit TV drama The Sopranos.
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Profile: Doris Lessing

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Doris Lessing, who has won the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature has been one of Britain's most prominent writers for more than 50 years.
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Lessing collects Nobel in London

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British author Doris Lessing has collected the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in London.

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