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The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul the country's healthcare.
The death toll from a mine blast in north-eastern China more than doubles to 87, with 21 people still missing, report state media.
The psychiatrist charged over the Fort Hood army base massacre has his first court hearing - in the hospital where he is recovering.
Polls open in Romania in the first round of presidential elections aimed at putting an end to weeks of political wrangling.
Researchers working on the Large Hadron Collider are delighted with the progress made since the machine restarted.
Britain's prime minister and the leader of the opposition apologise after Armistice Day photo opportunity claims.
Azerbaijan's president warns he is ready to use force to wrest control of Nagorno Karabakh from Armenia if new peace talks fail.
The glove worn by Michael Jackson for his first Moonwalk dance in 1983 sells at auction for $350,000 (£212,000).
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
Using a ride-on lawnmower might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital, experts warn.
Entries for the Turnip Prize, a spoof art competition held each year in Somerset, are invited.
Scotland end a 27-year losing run against Australia as an awesome defensive performance sets up a 9-8 victory at Murrayfield.
Jimmy Cowan scores the decisive try as New Zealand beat much-improved England at Twickenham.
Will the meeting between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope ease the tensions between the churches?
Safety tests on some 1,800 bridges across Cumbria get under way after heavy rain left several structures weakened.
A teenager is charged with murdering a mother-of-two who was found with her hand cut off in a west London street.
Officers come under attack in the village of Garrison, County Fermanagh, the BBC understands.
A 19-year-old was stabbed and then run over in an attack on his way to shops near his north London home, police reveal.
Electricity has been restored to most of the 40,000 homes and businesses who were affected by a power cut in Londonderry, NIE says.
A 27-year-old man is charged with the murder of a mother and arson with intent to endanger life and property.
A journey to the Java home of an ancient alpha male
Final push to banish killer disease in India
French angst after dubious football win over Ireland
Why Obama is finding Mid-East peace a struggle
Congo band shines despite disability and poverty
Tough going at the Anglican-Roman Catholic summit
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
Italian prosecutors seek a life sentence for US student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend over an alleged sexual murder.
The Malaysian authorities exhume the body of an opposition activist who died in custody, following allegations of foul play.
A profile of Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy, the European Union's first permanent president.
A UN committee approves a resolution condemning Iran for its post-election crackdown on political opposition supporters.
Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings at North American box offices, studio Summit Entertainment says.
A European satellite launched to study the Earth's water cycle returns its first data, confirming its novel instrument is working well.
The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
Business News from BBC.CO.UK
Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, says the consumers' association Which?.
US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say.
A luxury sports car maker based in Holland says it plans to move its luxury car assembly plant to Coventry.
Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.
Charity says people who have costly work done on their homes are not qualifying for cheaper insurance.
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
UK car production fell by 6.7% in October compared with a year earlier - the smallest annual decline of the year, figures show.
Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.
Shoppers have given a muted response to the lower rate of VAT although a majority want it extended, a BBC poll finds.
Hollywood actor Will Ferrell tops a list of film stars whose returns offer the least value for money.
The Royal Mint has more than quadrupled its production of gold coins in recent months, as the record price of the metal causes demand to soar.
How the deluge affects all our insurance premiums
BT marks 25 years since the firm was privatised
How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry
Why many Nigerian entrepreneurs are returning home
Is the famous MGM lion about to lose its roar?
How a snail in ginger beer made legal history
A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce.
Nationwide reports a big slump in profits and delivers a gloomy forecast for the UK economy and the housing market.
The European Central Bank says it will scale back emergency monetary support for fear of fuelling inflation.
Procter & Gamble is recalling 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found.
Brewer Fullers reports a 26% rise in half-year profits as the good early summer weather boosted beer sales.
Unions representing staff at Spanish airline Iberia call off planned strike action after a preliminary agreement with management.
South Korea dampens speculation the country is willing to re-negotiate a free trade agreement with the US.
The Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the country's economy for the first time since 2006.
Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi sign a common market trade agreement.
US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower.
Tobacco firm Philip Morris is ordered to pay out $300m in damages to a former smoker.
Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010.
Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says.
UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began.
UK mortgage lending rose by 5% in October compared with the previous month, according to a lenders' group.
The percentage of women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies has stalled in the past year, a report shows.
UK retail sales in October rose at the fastest annual pace since May 2008, government figures show.
The Dutch government announces it will inject a further 4.4bn euros into bailed-out bank ABN Amro.
A current account that does not charge for unauthorised overdrafts is unveiled days before a major court judgement.
Visa and Mastercard are warning all banks about a suspected leak of credit card security information in Spain.
Festive sales will start early this year - including price cuts on Christmas Day - as VAT is set to rise, an expert says.
A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans causes cancellations and delays across the eastern US.
Bank of England rate-setters were split three ways on this month's decision to pump £25bn more into the economy.
The price of crude oil rises to $80 a barrel after figures showed a sharp fall in US stockpiles last week.
Valero Energy announces it is permanently closing its oil refinery in Delaware City, with the loss of 550 jobs.
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car company, plans to invest 26bn euros over the next three years to create new vehicles.
Morrisons says a record 10.8 million customers visited its stores during the August to October period.
Car manufacturer BMW becomes the 24th sponsor for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The owners of Lord's say they are not planning to sell the stadium's naming rights to fund a £400m redevelopment of the famous venue.
Mercedes buys and renames the Brawn F1 team, which won both world titles in their debut season in 2009.
Current Canadian News from CTV
Residents of Duncan and North Cowichan, B.C., are returning home after flooding sparked evacuations in the southeast Vancouver Island communities on Friday.
The Vatican has announced a new bishop will oversee the Catholic Church in Antigonish, N.S., replacing Raymond Lahey, who is facing child pornography charges.
The treatment of detainees at the hands of their Afghan captors has been a concern "for some time," and Ottawa wants to help that government improve its human rights record, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
Roy Halladay is reportedly not interested in re-signing with the Toronto Blue Jays once his current contract expires at the end of next season.
Five aircraft from the States and Canada are searching a vast expanse of ocean from Bermuda to Nova Scotia Saturday in hopes of finding missing sailor Hubert Marcoux.
The Canada Border Services Agency says it has deported a violent sex offender who served his entire sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.
A lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada must have another chance to plead her case for refugee status, the Federal Court has ruled.
Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reviewing the role that H1N1 may have played in six deaths in the province.
No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks. At least not because kids didn't do their homework...because there isn't any at one Ontario school.
Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore says.
The driver of an SUV involved in a fiery crash with a National Defence Navy bus near Halifax, N.S. has died, police have confirmed.
An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on Mohawk land outside the eastern Ontario community of Cornwall.
A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.
Canada should take a page from the Americans and expand its network of kid-friendly, one-stop shops for treating sexually abused children, says the federal watchdog for crime victims.
Police are stumped and the victims aren't talking in Montreal, where at least five Italian coffee shops have been hit by Molotov cocktails in less than a month.
The driver of a school bus carrying three dozen children that collided with a minivan before running into a tree in northwest Calgary has been charged with driving carelessly and crossing over the centre line of the road.
Canadian Business magazine is out with its Top 100 richest Canadians and it reveals that despite tight times, the rich are still getting richer.
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct "misinformation" from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams about the proposed sale of NB Power.
Alberta man Emrah Bulatci has been found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer two years ago.
Sceince and Nature News from BBC.CO.UK
Researchers working on the Large Hadron Collider are delighted with the progress made since the machine restarted.
A European satellite launched to study the Earth's water cycle returns its first data, confirming its novel instrument is working well.
Fish reared in water acidified by CO2 may become "fatally attracted" to the smell of their predators, say scientists.
The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
A study of mammoth dung is helping unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.
French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway.
Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis have embarked on the first spacewalk of their mission.
Two of the longest-serving instruments from the Hubble telescope have taken up residence in a museum in the US.
Scientists show off an effect not unlike that of "phasers" in Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes.
Korean model for Obama as Copenhagen looms
Arguments over hacked climate change e-mails
Smashing! Cern's particle cruncher finally restarts
Helena Christensen documents climate change
Future of global carbon market is uncertain
Countdown to maiden flight of Falcon 9 rocket
Why a human rights activist is making the jump to mainstream environmentalism.
Why humanity needs a 'space race' for this planet
Giraffes use a small, powerful, supercharged heart to pump blood up the neck to the head, new research reveals.
An American seahorse is found in European waters.
Darwinian natural selection could help halt human CJD, experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder.
Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of coronary heart disease in men sharply, a study suggests, but experts remain critical.
Space shuttle Atlantis has successfully docked with the International Space Station, Nasa officials say.
Science delegations to the European Space Agency approve a much more expensive mission to the planet Mercury.
Nasa launches a website that allows users to play games while at the same time sorting through its image archive of Mars.
A species of skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, say scientists.
Energy-efficient light bulbs lose on average more than a fifth of their brightness over their lifetime, a study finds.
Amazing footage of a baby ibex's perilous escape from a fox is captured on film by a BBC natural history cameraman.
A US judge rules that negligence by army engineers led to massive flooding in part of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
Specimens collected by Charles Darwin could help scientists reintroduce a rare mockingbird to the Galapagos Islands.
Entertainment News from CNN.COM
Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company at the center of NBC's prime-time comedy "The Office," is facing bankruptcy. Staffers in the Scranton branch are anxious about their fate.
Car giveaways, tearful interviews and couch-jumping are in the past -- and fans wonder what's next.
A number of CNN iReporters made sure to get in line for screenings of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," and their reaction can be summed up in one word: "More!"
There's an innocence to Jessica Biel, she says, and that's why she took on "Planet 51."
Second installment in the "Twilight" saga has already set a record for midnight shows.
Are they or aren't they a couple? That's the multimillion-dollar question fueling the "Twilight" franchise.
Oprah Winfrey made it official Friday morning: She will end "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011.
The "Dawson's Creek" star has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years.
Country music artist Taylor Swift told CNN she never dreamed she would shoot to stardom so quickly.
Among a certain (mostly young, mostly female) segment of the population, this weekend's news is all about one thing and one thing only: the opening of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."
Offbeat News from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC