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Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget later this month.

Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope.

An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man died outside his home in Greater Manchester.

First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.

US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.

Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gives a lively Lille side a 1-0 first-leg lead.

Relatives of kidnapped five-year-old Sahil Saeed speak of their anguish as reports of his release turn out to be false.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

A female pornographic film director is selected as the Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate for Gravesham, Kent.

For the second time in two weeks, a general strike closed public services, halting all flights and most transport across the debt-plagued country.

Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.

Britain should apologise to ex-Bosnian president for "mistreating" him in prison, says chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

In a video posted on the Internet, a man describes police ordering several drivers to use their cars as a shield to stop an armed criminal.

About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.

Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.

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