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Nearly 10% of police 'off sick'

Almost one in 10 police officers in England and Wales is on sick leave or performing limited duties, according to new figures.Almost 9,500 are...

Pressure on Ivory Coast president

International pressure has mounted on Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to accept defeat following the country's disputed election, a day after the constitutional council...

'State of alarm' over Spain strikes

Spain has declared an unprecedented "state of alarm" to try to end an air traffic controllers' strike which has largely closed the country's airspace...

Brewer recalls lager in glass alert

Shards of glass have been found inside bottles of Stella Artois, causing the brewer to recall batches of the lager.InBev said 250ml bottles sold...

Iberia halts flights amid strike

Iberia has cancelled all Spanish flights after a walk-out by the country's air traffic controllers shut down most of its airspace.The airline said in...

Confusion over Cable's fees stance

Confusion surrounds Vince Cable's intentions in the key parliamentary vote on university tuition fees, after he adopted apparently contradictory stances in two interviews.Mr Cable,...

Eight die in Iraq shrine bombings

Eight Iranian pilgrims have been killed in two bomb attacks near a revered Shiite Muslim shrine in northern Baghdad, authorities have said.Police said the...

South Korea in retaliation pledge

South Korea's new defence minister has taken office and pledged a strong military response which would force rival North Korea to surrender if it...

Israel fires 'due to negligence'

An initial investigation suggests negligence was the cause of the worst forest fire in Israel's history, a police spokesman has said.Micky Rosenfeld said arson...

Seals could be listed 'threatened'

The US federal government proposed listing two seals that depend on sea ice as threatened species because of the projected loss of ice from...

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