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A capsule containing comet particles and interstellar dust touches down in Utah after a seven-year mission.{br}{br}View the Enti

The Israeli cabinet permits Palestinians in East Jerusalem to vote in forthcoming polls, but bars Hamas.{br}{br}View the Enti

A suicide bomber attacks a convoy of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, injuring at least three and killing two bystanders.{br}{br}View the Enti

Kuwait declares 40 days of mourning after the Emir, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, dies in his late 70s.{br}{br}View the Enti

A number of villagers in southern China have been hurt after police broke up a land protest, reports say.{br}{br}View the Enti

Japan faces the threat of avalanches as warmer weather melts one of the heaviest snowfalls on record.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4613902.stm

Voters in Chile head to the polls for a run-off ballot that will give them a new president.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/4613864.stm

Pakistan protests to the US after a missile attack targeting al-Qaeda's deputy leader kills 18 people.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/4613108.stm

Two-time Oscar winner Shelley Winters dies from heart failure at the age of 85, her publicist announces.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/4613660.stm

The FA tells the BBC that Sven-Goran Eriksson's position as England boss is "not at risk in any way", despite newspaper allegations.{br}{br}View the Enti

The Indian cricket team end a gloomy third day in the first Test against Pakistan on a healthy 145-0.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/4612902.stm

Thierry Henry's hat-trick equals Cliff Bastin's Arsenal league goals record as the Gunners thrash 10-man Middlesbrough.{br}{br}View the Enti

Rap star Eminem and his former wife Kimberly are remarried more than four years after a bruising divorce.{br}{br}View the Enti

Taiwan's governing party is set to hold elections for a new chairman, after a difficult few months.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4613796.stm