US says Burma 'up to old tricks' Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST Washington accuses the military-backed government in Burma of threatening pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.  
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The Lede: Latest Updates on Middle East Protests Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST The Lede is following protests across the region, as well as developments in Egypt, just days into the post-Mubarak era.  
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Iraqis Protest Power Cuts, Corruption Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:46 PM PST Inspired by the protests in Egypt and Tunisia, hundreds of demonstrators gathered Monday in central Baghdad, but their demands centered on day-to-day issues such as power cuts and poor housing, rather than any attempt to topple the Iraqi government.  
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VIDEO: Egyptian protests erupt over pay Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:53 PM PST Fresh protests and strikes erupt in Egypt as demonstrators demand better pay and conditions from the country's new military rulers.  
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Amazon pollution: US firm fined Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST US oil firm Chevron is fined for polluting rainforest and water resources in Ecuador, after a legal battle lasting years.  
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Windscreen firm in administration Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:01 AM PST Auto Windscreens has gone into administration, the company has announced, putting 1,100 jobs at risk.  
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Small plane crashes in Honduras, killing 14 Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:09 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Fourteen people, including three Americans, were killed when a small plane crashed close to the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, authorities said on Monday.  
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Mexican security chief found dead Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:02 PM PST The top security official in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon was found shot dead and burned inside a truck, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing state officials.  
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Syrian blogger 'guilty of spying' Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:06 PM PST A state security court in Syria has sentenced a teenaged blogger to five years in prison for spying, human rights groups say.  
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Aid Cuts Have Texas Schools Scrambling to Find Cash Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST Superintendents are bracing for the largest cuts to public education since World War II.  
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Lens: Eye to Eye With a Murder Suspect Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:27 PM PST Photographers usually appreciate more face time with their subjects. For Michael Appleton, 10 seconds was almost too much.  
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Bits: On the Way: 3-D Smartphones and Tablets Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST Makers of phones and tablets are adding 3-D features that can be used without special glasses, as two new products from LG demonstrate. Now, that focus has begun to shift to handsets.  
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VIDEO: A brush with the secret world of MI6 Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST Artist James Hart Dyke spent a year with MI6 sketching and painting the secret world of espionage.  
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Brazil 'phenomenon' Ronaldo retires Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST Striker quits football at the age of 34 to leave the legacy of a brilliant but sporadic career for club and country.  
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Woods fined for spitting Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:22 AM PST World number three apologises after being caught on television spitting on course during Dubai Desert Classic.  
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World Cup grounds given all-clear Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST International Cricket Council chief says 'fabulous progress' has been made as Mumbai and Kolkata prepare for tournament.  
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UK soldier dies in Helmand blast Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST The MoD says the serviceman was killed while on patrol on the same day that two other soldiers died in a "domestic" fire at Camp Bastion.  
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Green: Conservatives Battle Gingrich on Energy Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST Negative reviews focused on two stumbling blocks that Mr. Gingrich, who is weighing a presidential bid, faces with the activist base of the Republican Party: ethanol and climate change.  
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Men Charged With Trying to Aid Taliban Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST Federal prosecutors in New York charged seven men with offering to smuggle narcotics into the U.S. for the Taliban and attempting to sell weapons to people they believed represented the organization.  
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Protester killed in Bahrain "Day of Rage": witnesses Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST MANAMA (Reuters) - Police in Bahrain fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up pro-reform demonstrations on Monday and one protester was killed, witnesses said, in a "Day of Rage" stimulated by popular upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia.  
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