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19-11 BBC- World Work stops Chinese plants shut as global financial crisis hits
19-11 BBC- World US car firms ask for $25bn aid The bosses of the three biggest US carmakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, ask Congress for a $25bn bail-out.
19-11 BBC- World Windpipe transplant breakthrough Doctors in Spain give a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, avoiding the need for anti-rejection drugs.
19-11 BBC- World Plane to monitor Brazilian tribes Brazil is to use a plane equipped with body-heat sensors to monitor uncontacted Indian tribes in the Amazon.
18-11 BBC- World Goodbye tailback How navigation systems track and treat traffic jams
18-11 BBC- World Iraq leader defends US troop deal PM Nouri Maliki defends a deal on the presence of US forces in Iraq, saying it preserves Iraqi sovereignty.
18-11 BBC- World US to help China with food safety The Chinese government allows the US to station officials in three cities to help ensure the safety of Chinese food products for export.
18-11 BBC- World England suffer Walcott withdrawal Theo Walcott will miss England's friendly against Germany in Berlin after dislocating his right shoulder.
18-11 BBC- World Obama vows climate 'engagement' US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.
18-11 BBC- World Net scrutiny MySpace trial puts social networking sites on the spot
18-11 BBC- World US 'cyber-bullying' case begins Jury selection begins in the trial of a US woman accused of using MySpace to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.
18-11 BBC- World UK to auction carbon permits The UK Government is to auction carbon emissions permits over the next five years amid concern over power firms' windfall profits.
18-11 BBC- World Alaska Senate race reaches climax Final votes are being counted in Alaska's knife-edge Senate race, as Minnesota's election looks set to go to a recount.
18-11 BBC- World Berlusconi 'plays hide and seek' with German chancellor Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi surprises German Chancellor Angela Merkel by hiding behind a column in Trieste.
18-11 BBC- World Triangle of death Villagers tell of life at the heart of Africa's war zones
18-11 BBC- World 'I lost my money' Colombia scam victim tells how she was taken in
18-11 BBC- World Maradona shrugs off Butcher snub New Argentina boss Diego Maradona will not lose any sleep if Terry Butcher refuses to shake his hand at Hampden.
18-11 BBC- World EU in Kenya poll tribunal threat The EU threatens to withhold aid to Kenya unless it sets up a tribunal for post-poll clashes.
18-11 BBC- World UN envoy urges Gaza blockade end The Israeli blockade of Gaza deprives Palestinians "basic human rights", and must end immediately, the UN's human rights chief says.
18-11 BBC- World EU thumbs-up for 'Polish plumber' Eastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says.
18-11 BBC- World Drogba banned for three matches Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been handed a three-match ban for throwing a coin into a section of Burnley fans.
18-11 BBC- World Extreme kayakers condemned after taking on 300ft-high dam A group of kayakers are filmed as they slide 300ft down a dam spillway in Wales but have been condemned by a water company.
18-11 BBC- World Bail-out not 'panacea' - Paulson US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke defend the $700bn bank bail-out plan.
18-11 BBC- World MEPs back free school fruit plan EU lawmakers back a scheme to offer free fruit and vegetables to schools across the EU in a drive to curb child obesity.
18-11 BBC- World Seized tanker anchors off Somalia A Saudi oil tanker hijacked in the Indian Ocean is believed to have anchored off the coast of Somalia, its operators say.
18-11 BBC- World Congo rebels 'to withdraw troops' Rebels loyal to Laurent Nkunda in DR Congo say they are withdrawing from two fronts to allow aid in.
18-11 BBC- World Returning sons Awakening Council move hailed as a success in Iraq
18-11 BBC- World Indian 'transfusion tiger' dies A wild tiger cub attacked by Indian villagers dies two days after vets gave it a rare blood transfusion.
18-11 BBC- World Egypt 'must halt' Israel gas deal A Cairo court orders the suspension of gas exports to Israel, although it is not clear if the ruling will be heeded.
18-11 BBC- World Zimbabwe police bar health march Police in Zimbabwe stop medical staff marching to protest about the failing health system.
18-11 BBC- World Japan approves whalemeat import The Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.
18-11 BBC- World Mickey turns 80 Why the world famous rodent remains so popular
18-11 BBC- World Italian anger Students protest but is education system failing Italy?
18-11 BBC- World Judge pulls out of Franco probes A top Spanish judge, Baltasar Garzon, pulls out of investigations into alleged civil war and Franco-era atrocities.
18-11 BBC- World China moves to stem mass layoffs Chinese companies are told they need permission to fire more than 40 workers, in a sign of worry over rising unemployment.
18-11 BBC- World Serbia 'genocide' case to proceed The UN's highest court rules that it can hear Croatia's complaint of genocide against Serbia from the 1990s war.
18-11 BBC- World Uruguay violence halts matches Uruguay's football authorities suspend all premier division matches after rival fans fight at a top of the table match.
18-11 BBC- World Georgian refugees 'still trapped' More than 20,000 Georgians are still unable to return home following August's war in the area, Amnesty International says.
18-11 BBC- World Terror suspect 'unfit for trial' A Pakistani scientist accused of having links to al-Qaeda is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to US psychiatrists.
18-11 BBC- World Israeli incursion into south Gaza The Israeli military launches an incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, clashing with Palestinian gunmen.
18-11 BBC- World Armstrong fears Tour crowd attack America's seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong fears he may be attacked by spectators when he returns to the race in 2009.
18-11 BBC- World Congo armed forces chief sacked The military chief of staff in DR Congo is sacked after the army lost territory to rebel forces in the east.
18-11 BBC- World Child murder case shocks NZ court A judge presiding over the case of a tortured and murdered three-year-old girl weeps as she delivers sentence.
18-11 BBC- World Final whistle South Africa poised to drop famous rugby symbol
18-11 BBC- World China's Hu strikes deals in Cuba President Hu Jintao of China is set to agree a range of trade and loan deals when he meets Cuba's Raul Castro.
18-11 BBC- World Taleban rejects Karzai peace plan Taleban militants in Afghanistan reject an offer of peace talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
18-11 BBC- World Oldest nuclear family 'murdered' A 4,600-year-old family group discovered in Germany suffered a violent death.
18-11 BBC- World Iraq war 'violated rule of law' Advice given to Tony Blair about the legality of the Iraq war was fatally 'flawed', a former senior law lord claims.
18-11 BBC- World Men rescued from China coal mine Thirty-two of 34 miners are rescued from a flooded coal mine in China's Henan province.
18-11 BBC- World 'Punish India police for torture' Police in India must be punished for torturing Muslims detained after last year's blasts in Hyderabad, a rights group says.