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News stories

Russia orders British Council closures
26 December 2007
Groundbreaking concert in Iran
19 December 2007
Terror suspect escapes
17 December 2007
'Crunch time' for climate change
12 December 2007
Oldest Rolls sells for a record price
5 December 2007
Aids experts call for more tests
28 November 2007
Sudan teacher arrested over teddy bear
26 November 2007
Britain information blunder
21 November 2007
No asylum in Canada for US deserters
19 November 2007
Crocodiles escape in Vietnam
14 November 2007
Bears 'facing extinction'
12 November 2007
What options for Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan?
5 November 2007
Argentina's first elected woman President
29 October 2007
Chissano wins prize for good African leadership
24 October 2007
Poland election
22 October 2007
Vatican to publish Knights Templar trial
17 October 2007
Kenya bees save elephants
10 October 2007
Endangered gorillas in Congo
8 October 2007
Ukraine election
1 October 2007
Spector jury deadlock on verdict
19 September 2007
The McCanns still hope to find their missing daughter
10 September 2007
Chernobyl affected Swedish children, researchers say
27 August 2007
High-rise London
22 August 2007
SNP advocates independent Scotland
15 August 2007

Fidel Castro's birthday
13 August 2007
China dolphin extinction
8 August 2007
Dubrovnik threatened by forest fire
6 August 2007
India gets first woman president since independence
25 July 2007
US presidential candidates questioned via YouTube
23 July 2007
New book reopens Australian leadership argument
20 July 2007
Nelson Mandela's birthday
18 July 2007
Japan hit by earthquake
16 July 2007
Alan Johnston freed
4 July 2007
Iran petrol rationing
29 June 2007
Textbook changes in Japan
27 June 2007
Darfur crisis getting worse
25 June 2007
Papua New Guinea elections
20 June 2007
More severe petrol shortages in Iraq
11 June 2007
High winds hit Oman
6 June 2007
Moscow threatens to aim missiles at Europe
4 June 2007
Beverly Hills smoking ban
30 May 2007
Controversy over citizenship tests in Australia
21 May 2007
Brazilian guilty of murdering American nun
15 May 2007
Brown launches leadership campaign
11 May 2007
Putin criticises Estonia over war memorial
9 May 2007
Murdoch's Dow Jones bid
4 May 2007
Israel's PM to face criticism over Lebanon war
30 April 2007
World Bank representative expelled from Ecuador
27 April 2007

Concern over Assam rhinos
18 April 2007
New army recruitment campaign in Britain
11 April 2007
Blood type switch
4 April 2007
Hillary Clinton's presidential race
2 April 2007
Concern for BBC correspondent in Gaza
19 March 2007
Bolivia proposes ban on the word 'coca'
16 March 2007
Malaysian monks' ant dilemma
14 March 2007
Mauritania's first steps to democracy
12 March 2007
US to grow plants containing human genes
7 March 2007
Youth squat in Denmark demolished
5 March 2007
Nigerian gay law 'a threat to democracy'
2 March 2007
Castro speaks live on radio
28 February 2007
Chimps use spears to hunt
23 February 2007
World's most premature baby
21 February 2007
Kazakhstan HIV legal trial
16 February 2007
Tokyo seeks apology for Princess biography
14 February 2007
French protest against English language
9 February 2007
Hyundai chairman sentenced to three years
5 February 2007
Fears over Greek olive 'cure'
31 January 2007
Police dog's life in danger
29 January 2007
Demonstrations in Guinea
24 January 2007
Stem Cell Research
10 January 2007
Sexwale and the ANC leadership
8 January 2007
Italy to campaign at UN for death penalty ban
3 January 2007

Business stories

Japanese PM visits Beijing
28 December 2007
China's first ever jet
21 December 2007
US fuel efficiency
14 December 2007
Air France KLM moves on Alitalia
7 December 2007
Germany fingerprint shopping
23 November 2007
High Speed One opens
16 November 2007
Asian stock market falls
2 November 2007
Super jumbo's first commercial flight
26 October 2007
French transport strike
19 October 2007
China's growing trade surplus
12 October 2007
EU to end its oddest policy
26 September 2007
Fed to stop bad lending practices
21 September 2007
Northern Rock crisis
14 September 2007
New way to produce biofuels
12 September 2007
US economic growth
31 August 2007
IT growth in Africa
24 August 2007

Asian stock markets fall
17 August 2007
Poor service at British airports
10 August 2007
Russia's Gazprom postpones threat to Belarus
3 August 2007
Stock markets slide
27 July 2007
The Beckham Brand
13 July 2007
Boeing's new Dreamliner
9 July 2007
EU business competition
22 June 2007
North Korea's frozen funds transferred
15 June 2007
Calls to ensure conflict-free cocoa
8 June 2007
Motorola to cut 4,000 jobs
1 June 2007
India to tackle growing income gap
25 May 2007
Mars bars to remain vegetarian
23 May 2007
French presidential election
23 April 2007

French economic changes ahead
18 May 2007
China launches Nigerian satellite
14 May 2007
World's Most Expensive Trousers
4 May 2007
Shanghai auto show opens for business
25 April 2007
Record sales growth for Tesco
20 April 2007
Oxfam appeal for Darfur and Chad
16 April 2007
World Bank to decide its president's fate
13 April 2007
Latin American migrant money
21 March 2007
China economic growth
9 March 2007
Mexico drugs crackdown
19 February 2007
Gorbachev enters software piracy argument
7 February 2007
Chavez begins to pressure foreign oil giants
2 February 2007
Illegal coffee threatens wildlife
17 January 2007
British minister criticises airlines
5 January 2007

Arts and sports stories

Weather threatens New Year celebrations
31 December 2007
Magna Carta copy sells for $21.3m
24 December 2007
Olympic tickets on sale illegally
10 December 2007
Spice Girls launch reunion tour
3 December 2007
Product placement on TV in EU
30 November 2007
Glasgow wins 2014 Commonwealth Games
9 November 2007
Hollywood writers' strike
7 November 2007
Britney allowed to visit her children
31 October 2007
South Africa rugby victory
15 October 2007
BBC Learning English series wins award
5 October 2007
Coppola robbed
28 September 2007

Emmy awards
17 September 2007
Tributes to Pavarotti
7 September 2007
Second Life
5 September 2007
Athletics championships draw to a close
3 September 2007
London unveils Mandela statue
29 August 2007
Naked photo shoot to save the environment
20 August 2007
Formula One Champion to take driving lessons
1 August 2007
Iraq unites to celebrate football victory
30 July 2007
The new Seven Wonders
11 July 2007
Sochi awarded Winter Olympics
6 July 2007
Viking ship
2 July 2007

Rushdie knighthood an insult to Islam, says Tehran
18 June 2007
Elvis fanatic in jail
13 June 2007
Dickens World
28 May 2007
Ancient music re-created in Scotland
2 May 2007
Greek crackdown on Easter fireworks
5 April 2007
African Film Festival reaction to Oscar
26 February 2007
Bafta results
12 February 2007
Spain resizes clothes for women
26 January 2007
India's media reaction to Big Brother
22 January
Indian movie stars engaged
15 January 2007
The 275 million dollar man
12 January 2007