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The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 27 min 9 sec ago
Taliban chief says victory close
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
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Google unveils 'instant' searches
Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
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Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.
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US economic growth 'decelerating'
US economic growth showed "widespread signs of deceleration" in August, says the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
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Labour MPs to pick shadow cabinet
Labour MPs have rejected a move to allow the new party leader to choose who serves in the shadow cabinet.
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Ashes warm-up in SA for Pietersen
England batsman Kevin Pietersen hopes to play for South African franchise Kwa-Zulu Natal in two matches as a warm-up for this winter's Ashes.
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Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £20m by the UK's financial watchdog, the BBC learns.
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Koran bonfire 'still going ahead'
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international condemnation.
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Obama pushes US economy plan
President Obama urges Congress to approve billions in tax breaks and spending to boost the US economy ahead of November's elections.
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Hague: Axing embassies 'unlikely'
Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.
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Coach Flower opposes Twitter ban
England cricket coach Andy Flower says he does not want players banned from using Twitter but says they must do so 'in the right way'.
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Merkel defends Danish cartoonist
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in 2006.
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Dino clue to 'earliest feathers'
Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.
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Second Iraqi TV presenter killed
Gunmen in Iraq have killed an Iraqi TV journalist - the second in as many days - while four other people were killed in two attacks in the capital Baghdad.
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Pressure mounts against Koran burning
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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Garden-burial murder son guilty
A man is found guilty of murdering his father, whose remains were found in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.
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'No guarantees' over Moray bases
The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases.
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Islamic centre imam vows openness
The imam of an Islamic centre planned near New York's Ground Zero vows to name its financial backers amid accusations it is funded by extremists.
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Live text - US Open day 10
Caroline Wozniacki, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer are all going for semi-final spots in action at the US Open . Semi-final places at the US Open are up for grabs following wins Vera Zvonareva's win, with Novak Djokovic,
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Barack Obama on US economy
US President Barack Obama is giving a speech on the US economy.
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