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Saudi owners 'talking to pirates'
The owners of a Saudi oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are negotiating a possible ransom, the Saudi foreign minister says.
India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'
Technology sets sights on piracy
Q&A: Somali piracy

Ayman al-Zawahiri (archive image) Al-Qaeda message condemns Obama
Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri attacks US President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message.

Claudia Castillo Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.


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Berlusconi plays hide and seek

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Cars for sale Motor City misery
Troubles of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler hit Detroit
A Filipino boy holds up a sign that reads "stop child pornography" during a protest in Manila Day in pictures
A choice of striking images from around the world
Darwin's pigeon Dodo and friends
Inside the Natural History Museum's bird collection

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AFRICA
Kenya jail beating to be probed
AMERICAS
Microsoft to offer free security
ASIA-PACIFIC
UN experts condemn Burma trials

EUROPE
Politkovskaya trial doors closed
MIDDLE EAST
UN head fears over Gaza blockade
SOUTH ASIA
India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'

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TECHNOLOGY
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Villagers tell of life at the heart of Africa's war zones
Doctor Who and Donna Before the Tardis
Doctor Who creators were nervous of failure

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