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Eccentric pastimes The civilising influence of a completely useless exercise		In pictures Images sent back by the Huygens probe of Saturn's moon Titan

TOP STORIES
	Howard unveils spending plans Michael Howard has unveiled plans to save £35bn and plough more money into the NHS and schools.
	Iraq prison abuse 'leader' jailed A US soldier at the centre of the Abu Ghraib jail abuse scandal is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
	Sharon orders militant crackdown Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gives his troops a free hand to crack down on Palestinian militants.
	Jakarta denies foreign troop curb Indonesia denies saying foreign troops involved in tsunami relief operations must leave in March.
	Call for Europe-wide swastika ban Politicians in Germany call for Nazi symbols to be banned in Europe after Prince Harry was pictured wearing a swastika.

AMERICAS
	US voters 'endorsed Iraq policy' President George W Bush says his re-election by the American people vindicates his policy on Iraq.
	Iraq prison abuse 'leader' jailed A US soldier at the centre of the Abu Ghraib jail abuse scandal is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
	Sideways leads Golden Globe hopes Quirky comedy Sideways leads nominations at the Golden Globe awards, to be presented on Sunday.

EUROPE
	Eta calls for talks with Madrid The armed Basque separatist group Eta says it is ready to enter dialogue with the Spanish government.
	Bosnian Serbs hand over suspect The Bosnian Serb authorities deliver a war crimes suspect to The Hague tribunal for the first time.
	Call for Europe-wide swastika ban Politicians in Germany call for Nazi symbols to be banned in Europe after Prince Harry was pictured wearing a swastika.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1979: Shah of Iran flees into exile The Shah of Iran flees the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime.
	1981: Gunmen shoot civil rights campaigner The Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner and former Westminster MP¸ Bernadette McAliskey¸ is shot by gunmen at her home in County Tyrone.
	2001: Oil tanker endangers eco-paradise A fuel supply tanker to the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific runs aground off the island of San Cristobal.

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