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Google aims for a Buzz against Facebook

Google Buzz

Google unveils a new product - Google Buzz - in an effort to combat the huge growth and popularity of social network Facebook and social media system Twitter.

Go-ahead for baby Landina to leave Haiti

Landina Seignon

The Haitian Health Minister gives the go-ahead for baby Landina Seignon to be evacuated after doctors warned her condition was "deteriorating".

Iran nuclear plans: UN sanctions 'within weeks'

A control panel at a nuclear plant in Iran (picture: Reuters)

The US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls for a United Nations security council resolution "within weeks" as Iran steps up its nuclear ambitions.

Pirate kidnap couple new plea for help

Rachel and Paul Chandler

The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates from their yacht in the Indian Ocean say they are not being treated well and begged for help. Benjamin Cohen reports.

Iran orders boost to nuclear programme

Iran's President Ahmadinejad

As Iran's atomic energy organisation starts work on producing higher-grade nuclear fuel, the country says it plans to build 10 new enrichment facilities during the next year.

Taxes up, pay cut in Greek austerity drive

Protests in Greece

Unions in Greece call a series of strikes after the country's finance minister announced plans to increase the retirement age, raise fuel taxes and cut public sector pay.

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