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• 'British Fritzl' apologises for raping daughters over 25 years
  Two women who were raped and abused by their father over 25 years - bearing seven of his children - were given an apology today by the authorities which failed to protect them. […]
• Gordon Brown warns of 'choppy waters' ahead as he sets stage for May election
  PM warns of "choppy waters" ahead on the path to economic recovery but insists he has the "courage" to get the job done. […]
• Gordon Brown pledges to weather economic storm as he announces March 24 budget
  Prime Minister pledges to pull the economy through the ''storm'' of recession as he sets March 24 date for the Budget. […]
• Patients' medical records go online without consent
  Patients' confidential medical records are being placed on a controversial NHS database without their knowledge. […]
• Joe Biden pledges 'unvarnished' support for Israeli security
  US Vice President Joe Biden pledged America's "total, unvarnished commitment to Israel's security" as he visited Jerusalem to meet prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]
• Joe Biden: Israel and Palestine peace talks at 'moment of opportunity'
  Joe Biden, the US Vice President, has said that peace talks between Israel and Palestine have reached a "moment of real opportunity." […]
• Nigeria: riots leave 500 dead after machete attacks
  Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered villagers in Nigeria including a four-day-old child in attacks which left 500 dead, officials have said. […]
• 500 dead after violent clashes in Nigeria
  At least 500 people were killed Sunday in communal clashes near Nigeria's central city of Jos, an official has confirmed. […]
• Iraq elections: Nouri al-Maliki emerges as front-runner
  Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Shiite leader who helped ease Iraq's deadly sectarian conflict, has emerged as a front-runner after an election seen as a test of the nation's young democracy. […]
• 11 killed, 50 injured in Taliban car bomb
  Eleven people were killed and fifty injured in a car-bomb attack on a Lahore interrogation centre used for questioning suspected terrorists. […]