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Children saved from burning house

added on 2010-02-09 11:01:26 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
A number of children are lifted to safety by a neighbour after a fire breaks out at a property in Hampshire. ...more.

Tymoshenko bloc to contest result

added on 2010-02-09 11:00:54 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc says it will contest the conduct of Ukraine's presidential vote in court after her reported defeat. ...more.

Anorexia Attacks Suddenly and Kills Slowly

added on 2010-02-09 10:32:08 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)
Perfectionism is a plausible quality, but moderation is the key. At times, desire to look attractive and healthy becomes an obsession that kills some of us. This week Russia was stunned with death of one of the most beautiful Russian actresses, Anna Samokhina, who died of stomach cancer on February 8. Samokhina knew what anorexia was: she experienced the disease on her own skin. She starved herself to the condition when she could not even look at food. The actress would not eat for three or four days ...more.

Big Three Conference in 1945: Feast in Time of Plague

added on 2010-02-09 10:32:08 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)
The historic meeting of the leaders of the USSR, the USA and Britain - the Big Three Conference - took place in Livadia Palace near Yalta in Crimea 65 years ago, in February of 1945. "We had to keep complete silence. The tables were first covered with thin blanket sheets and only then with a table cloth so the dishes would not make noise," a waitress, who served the high-ranking guests said ...more.

Man hit by bus on pavement dies

added on 2010-02-09 10:31:32 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
A 65-year-old man dies after being hit by a bus which mounted a pavement in south London. ...more.

Unfriendly voices

added on 2010-02-09 10:31:28 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
The many different faces of cyber-bullying ...more.

North Korean diplomacy heats up

added on 2010-02-09 10:31:19 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
North Korea tells China it is committed to a non-nuclear peninsula, say reports, as a top UN envoy heads to Pyongyang. ...more.

Major Colombian anti-drugs raid

added on 2010-02-09 10:31:05 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
More than 20 people are arrested in Colombia in what the authorities say is the biggest anti-drug operation in a decade. ...more.

Charges over Philippine massacre

added on 2010-02-09 10:31:01 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The Philippines charges 196 people with murder over a pre-election massacre which left 57 people dead. ...more.