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  Hariri court set to formally open
Date: March  01, 2009  

The international court set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri is to formally open - four years after his death.The tribunal, sitting in The Hague, could take up to five years to examine evidence gathered during a UN investigation into the assassination.Mr Hariri and 22 other people were killed in the 2005 bombing in
  Concern over self-harm in forces
Date: March  01, 2009  

People in the armed forces need more support to address mental health problems, researchers have said.The Oxford University-led team issued the warning after a study suggested cases of self-harm were on the rise, the British Journal of Psychiatry said.Team leader Prof Keith Hawton called for research into the causes of self-harm and moves to curb h
  Digital politics
Date: March  01, 2009  

Online coverage gives events enduring significance, says Bill Thompson"In November 1988 Stuart Weir, at the time editor of the New Statesman,published a special edition of the magazine asking those concerned with the health of British democracy to stand up and be counted.The proposal, which he called Charter 88 , called for a new constitution
  DNA reveals Roots author Alex Haley had Scottish blood
Date: March  01, 2009  

DNA testing has revealed Roots author Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman.Researchers found his nephew is distantly related to a woman from South Wales who has traced her lineage back to 17th Century Scotland.Haley s best-selling novel told how his mother was descended from an African man kidnapped into slavery.The DNA evidence supports anecdo
  Blast hits Guinea-Bissau army HQ
Date: March  01, 2009  

An attack on the headquarters of Guinea-Bissau s armed forces has destroyed part of the building, witnesses and army sources say.At least five people were wounded in the attack, which one report described as a grenade attack and another said was a bomb blast.Soldiers fanned out around the site in Bissau, searching for attackers, a witness told Reut
  Brown seeks new deal with Obama
Date: February  28, 2009  

Gordon Brown has vowed to forge a "global new deal" with Barack Obama when he meets the new US president for talks in Washington this week.Writing in the Sunday Times, the prime minister said any challenge could be "overcome by America, Britain and the world working together".Mr Brown will become the first European leader to meet President Obama si
  HSBC to announce £12bn share sale
Date: February  28, 2009  

Europe s biggest bank HSBC is set to announce a plan to raise more than £12bn through a new rights issue.The move is likely to be unveiled on Monday when the bank releases its financial results for 2008.BBC business correspondent Emma Simpson said the bank would ask its investors and shareholders to buy more shares in a bid to strengthen its pos
  Fears of anarchy in Madagascar
Date: February  28, 2009  

The recent outbreak of political violence has left the people of Madagascar traumatised, as Christina Corbett discovered. The taxi swerved into the middle of the road as my animated driver twisted in his seat to look me in the eye."What do I think of what s happening here" he cried, repeating my question.It was a question I was now beginning to reg
  The Simpsons to break US record
Date: February  27, 2009  

Animated comedy The Simpsons is to become the longest-running prime-time series in US TV history after makers Fox ordered another two seasons.The show is currently in its 20th season which matches the record of Western drama Gunsmoke, shown on CBS, which ended in 1975.The 21st season will begin in the autumn with the 22nd airing next year.The Simps
  Kenya shops refuse to stock sleaze book
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Juliet NjeriBBC News, NairobiA new book about exiled Kenyan corruption whistleblower John Githongo is considered so potentially explosive that some major book shops in Nairobi are refusing to stock it.Author Michela Wrong s expose looks set to cause further embarrassment to Kenya s public servants amid public anger at continued allegations of hi


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