Earthquake hits off Chile coast Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:55 PM PST A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the central coast of Chile, the US Geological Survey says.  
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Kayakers rescued off Dorset coast Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:42 PM PST Sixteen kayakers are rescued from strong tides off Portland Bill, Dorset, after getting into difficulties, the coastguard says.  
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Major 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Chile Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit central Chile on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.  
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G.O.P. Vows to Cut Spending and Roll Back Health Care Bill Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:44 AM PST Congressional Republicans on Sunday said they would use their new majority in the House and their gains in the Senate to repeal President Obama's health care overhaul and press for sharp cuts in spending.  
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In pictures Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Aerial images from the flood-hit Australian state of Queensland  
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Swedish actor feared dead in fire Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:22 AM PST Award-winning Swedish actor Per Oscarsson is feared dead after unidentified human remains are found in his burnt- out house.  
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Iran Says It Shot Down Two Drones in Persian Gulf Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:24 AM PST Iran has shot down two unmanned western reconnaissance drone aircraft in the Gulf, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday.  
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Take That lead 2010 album sales Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:02 AM PST Take That scored the biggest-selling album of 2010 in the UK, beating Michael Buble into second place, the Official Charts Company reveals.  
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In pictures Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Aerial images from the flood-hit Australian state of Queensland  
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New defection leaves Pakistan with minority government Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:05 AM PST The second-largest party in Pakistan's ruling coalition quit the government Sunday over fuel price increases and other complaints, leaving President Asif Ali Zardari at the head of a minority government.  
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Funeral services barred for Iranian political prisoner, son says Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST Iranian authorities have buried the body of a political prisoner who was executed last week without the presence of his family or friends, his son told CNN.  
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Russia activist jailed over rally Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:18 AM PST Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is sentenced to 15 days in jail after taking part in an opposition rally on New Year's Eve, reports say.  
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Woman missing after house blaze Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:36 AM PST A woman is missing following a fire at a house in Warwickshire which is too badly damaged to be entered.  
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Dead blackbirds fall from US sky Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:37 AM PST Officials probe why more than 1,000 red-winged blackbirds - most of them dead - fell out of the sky in the US state of Arkansas on New Year's Eve.  
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Haitians protest against president Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:04 AM PST Protesters demonstrated at events held to mark Haiti's Independence Day and called on the president to step down.  
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Kremlin critic Nemtsov and two others jailed Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:59 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russian opposition leaders received short jail terms on Sunday for "disobedience toward police" after a rally, a party spokesman said, a sign of a new crackdown on critics of the Kremlin.  
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Favre to Sit Out Season Finale Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:57 AM PST Brett Favre is sitting out Minnesota's game at Detroit, meaning the 41-year-old quarterback's career apparently ends with him on the sideline.  
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Egypt buries church bomb victims Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:45 PM PST The Coptic community in Egypt starts to bury its dead after a bomb attack outside a church in Alexandria on New Year's Eve.  
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Copts return to bombed church in Egypt Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:18 AM PST Emotional congregants returned to their church Sunday in Alexandria, Egypt, mourning the loss of fellow worshippers in a bombing a day earlier. At least 21 people were killed and 97 others injured in Saturday's blast.  
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Staffing review after prison riot Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:25 AM PST A review of staffing levels at Ford open prison will be held following riots over the new year holiday, says Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt.  
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