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Audio Archives

Sri Lankan parliament dissolved
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls 436,000 hybrid cars in the US, Japan and Europe, including the flagship Prius, in a new setback over brake problems.
First Lady tackles child obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to tackle child obesity, which she says threatens America's future.
Assembly backs Yar'Adua step-down
Both houses of Nigeria's National Assembly pass a motion for sick President Yar'Adua to hand power to his deputy.
India defers first GM food crop
India defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
Move to contest Ukrainian result
Supporters of defeated Ukrainian election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say they want to challenge the results in court.
Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching'
Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says.
Afghan tunnel avalanches kill 24
Avalanches around a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan kill at least 24 people and leave hundreds more stranded, officials say.
Fertile forties pregnancy warning
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
Sarah Palin's 'helping hand' of crib notes for speech
Sarah Palin is criticised for writing crib notes on her hands for Saturday's high-profile Tea Party speech.
Super Bowl becomes US TV's most watched programme
The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl is the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures show.
South Africa complete India rout
Dale Steyn secures match figures of 10-108 as South Africa beat India by an innings and six runs in the first Test in Nagpur.
Ronaldinho could miss World Cup
Ronaldinho could miss out on the World Cup after failing to be selected for Brazil's final warm-up friendly.
How should the world react to Iran?
Iran has started the process of enriching uranium to 20% in defiance of the West. What is your reaction?
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Ukraine stand-off
Instability fears as Tymoshenko poll challenge emerges
dot.Rory
Child web safety: Which browser should you choose?
Gold, myrrh and...
Could frankincense be used to treat cancer?
Stephanomics
What does the Greek crisis teach us about Europe?
Day in pictures
Striking images from around the world
Open plan
Why surprise plays little part in latest Afghan operation
New markets boost Coca Cola sales
Coca Cola sees sales and profits rise following a strong performance in developing markets.
Euro bounces back against dollar
The euro strengthens against the pound and the dollar ahead of a meeting of EU leaders later this week.
Opel plans 11bn euro investment
General Motors' Opel unit announces plans to invest 11bn euros ($15bn; £9.7bn) in new cars over the next five years.
Smartphone keys get quantum trick
A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.