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  1. Sony unveils new motion controller the PlayStation Move as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii. Last updated by BBC News @ 04:00 GMT 1 update 
  2. Death toll from landslide in NW China rises to 17; 11 others missing - China Daily Last updated by Breaking News @ 03:46 GMT 1 update 
  3. RT @AmanpourCNN: Every bit of plastic that's been produced over past 100 yrs is somewhere on our planet. Last updated by CNN @ 03:43 GMT 1 update 
  4. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "repayment" in the next financial year to help cut the UK'.. Last updated by BBC News @ 03:40 GMT 1 update 
  5. Decision by Burmese junta to ban Aung San Suu Kyi from elections draws sharp criticism from around the world: Last updated by SBS News @ 03:39 GMT 1 update 
  6. Boy, 7, calls 911 during break-in. Last updated by CNN @ 03:25 GMT 1 update 
  7. Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional", cross-party MPs say. Last updated by BBC News @ 03:20 GMT 1 update 
  8. Former Toyota lawyer says documents show company withheld damaging info. Last updated by CNN Breaking News @ 03:19 GMT 1 update 
  9. Kansas City Adopts Plan to Close Nearly Half Its Schools Last updated by The New York Times @ 03:18 GMT 2 updates 
  10. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home 150th anniversary stamps Last updated by The Guardian @ 02:59 GMT 1 update 
  11. Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attacks: Suspected US drone strikes in North Waziristan leave at least 15 dead. Last updated by Al Jazeera English @ 02:46 GMT 1 update 
  12. Palestinians call off Israel talks: Israel's move to build 1,600 new settler homes torpedoes talks and draws US r... Last updated by Al Jazeera English @ 02:46 GMT 3 updates 
  13. David J. Loglisci Pleads Guilty in New York Pension Scandal Last updated by The New York Times @ 02:43 GMT 1 update 
  14. RT @AndersonCooper: From AC: Sean Penn is on about Haiti and Oscar De La Hoya is on about gang violence in Hollenbeck. See u at 10p ET. Last updated by CNN @ 02:42 GMT 1 update 
  15. Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort a.. Last updated by BBC News @ 02:40 GMT 1 update 
  16. Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later. Last updated by BBC News @ 02:40 GMT 1 update 
  17. Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary. Last updated by BBC News @ 02:20 GMT 1 update 
  18. Background check missed Ohio State shooting suspect's prison stint. Last updated by CNN Breaking News @ 02:07 GMT 1 update 
  19. Charges filed against a Santa Monica sushi restaurant and chef for sale of endangered whale meat ? LA Times Last updated by Breaking News @ 02:04 GMT 1 update 
  20. HOT NEWS: A Mexican telecom tycoon has shot past Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the world's richest person Last updated by SBS News @ 01:45 GMT 6 updates 

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