LOST IN THE DARK RIDE

Spanish police arrest 121 people in an operation against internet child pornography, described as the biggest of its kind.

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The arrival of colonial cities in sub-Saharan Africa at the dawn of the 20th Century may have sparked the spread of HIV.

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EU observers enter the buffer zone around South Ossetia, as they begin monitoring a truce between Georgia and Russia.

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Work at India’s film industry hub of Bollywood is halted as thousands of employees strike over pay and conditions.

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MSF criticises the South African authorities for closing migrants camps over the last two days.

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A test spacecraft for Europe’s future satellite-navigation system is rocked by a surge of space radiation.

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Canadian PM Stephen Harper read a 2003 speech on Iraq which had identical sections to one by Australia’s ex-PM John Howard.

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Russia’s last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were victims of political repression and should be rehabilitated, a top court rules.

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Scientists say that studying the genes of mice will reveal new information about patterns of human migration.

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US Senate leaders call for a new draft of a $700bn (£380bn) bail-out of Wall Street to be approved, ahead of a key vote.

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