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The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
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VIDEO: Argentina train crash kills dozens
At least 49 people have been killed in a train accident in Buenos Aires.
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VIDEO: Vicar and teacher murder charges
A man has been charged with murdering a vicar in South Gloucestershire and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
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Karzai urges calm over Koran row
Afghan President Hamid Karzai urges Afghans "not to resort to violence" after protests over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.
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US dismay at IAEA Iranian visit
The White House expresses disappointment on the barring of UN nuclear inspectors from a site in Iran, calling the visit a "failure" for Tehran.
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Toddler girl abandoned in library
Police search for a woman seen leaving a library in Kent where a girl, believed to be two or three years old, is abandoned.
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VIDEO: Ukraine mourns dead after freeze
According to the UN, no European country has born the brunt of the extreme weather more than the Ukraine, where 112 people died.
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South Korea wins Navy tanker deal
The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
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McDowell out of World Match Play
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is knocked out in the first round of the World Match Play Championship by South Korea's YE Yang.
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Celtic 2-0 Dunfermline
Celtic ease to victory over bottom side Dunfermline to go 20 points clear of Rangers at the top of the SPL.
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say.
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In pictures: Argentina train crash
A commuter train crash in Buenos Aires
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NYPD 'spied on' Newark Muslims
The New York Police Department carried out covert surveillance of Muslims in nearby Newark, New Jersey, police records reveal.
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Nine cleared of UDA man's murder
Nine men involved in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfast are acquitted of the murder of UDA leader Tommy English.
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Strauss-Kahn released by police
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring but will be quizzed again next month.
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Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85
Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included "It's a cracker", has died aged 85, surrounded by his family.
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Mancini ready to consider Tevez
Carlos Tevez could be playing for Manchester City within "two to three weeks" after manager Roberto Mancini accepted his apology to the club.
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Hamilton praises new car's speed
Lewis Hamilton pronounces himself impressed with the speed of his "well-behaved" new McLaren after day two of the second pre-season test in Spain.
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NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'
Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.
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Mackay signs new Cardiff contract
Malky Mackay is rewarded for guiding Cardiff City to the Carling Cup final with a new three-and-a-half year contract.
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Vicar and teacher murder charges
A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.