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Ceremonies of commemoration are being held around the world to mark the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I.

Cambodia rejects an extradition request from Thailand for former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, escalating a diplomatic row.

Patients who need their cholesterol tested may not need to stop eating for 12 hours beforehand, a major report finds.


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The UK jobless total rose to 2.46 million in the three months to September, but the increase was the smallest since May 2008.


A special Armistice Day service is being held after the deaths of the three remaining WWI veterans living in the UK.



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A "rogue" Afghan policeman shoots dead five British soldiers and three of his own colleagues, sources tell the BBC.

Police clash with opposition supporters during a rally in the Iranian capital, Tehran, according to reports.

Republicans score victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after President Barack Obama was voted in.


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Nick Clegg says MPs must accept proposed expenses reforms "lock, stock and barrel" when an independent inquiry reports.


Marks and Spencer are to start selling household branded goods, as well as its own range, at its stores across the UK.



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British soldier in Afghanistan
A "rogue" Afghan policeman shoots dead five British soldiers and three of his own colleagues, sources tell the BBC.

Police clash with opposition supporters during a rally in the Iranian capital, Tehran, according to reports.

Republicans score victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after President Barack Obama was voted in.


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Clinton seeks to limit fall-out over Mid-East comments
Vietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subject
South Africa gets its first satire show... only on the web


Nick Clegg says MPs must accept proposed expenses reforms "lock, stock and barrel" when an independent inquiry reports.


Marks and Spencer are to start selling household branded goods, as well as its own range, at its stores across the UK.



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At least seven people are killed in a suspected suicide attack at the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.

A typhoon makes landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, killing two people and injuring at least 40 others.

There is a "significant risk" that global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by 2020, a report suggests.


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The result of a ballot over national strikes by Royal Mail workers is to be announced, with the union expecting support.


David Cameron will aim to look beyond "tough times" ahead and strike an optimistic note in his Conservative conference speech.



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