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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Extra Nato troops for Afghan poll Nato agrees to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election at a summit marred by street violence. |
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| Three officers die in US shooting A gunman in the US city of Pittsburgh kills three police officers who came to his home after an emergency call. | |
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| Roman police find sewer children Italian police find more than 100 immigrants, including 24 Afghan children, living in sewers beneath railway stations in Rome. | |
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| Bomb hits Islamabad police base A suicide bomber kills eight paramilitary police in an attack on a security base in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, police say. | |
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| UK torture collusion 'widespread' UK involvement in the mistreatment of terror suspects is wider than first thought, a human rights group has claimed. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Africa party 'intimidated' The ruling ANC is accused by a riva party of intimidation, as South Africa prepares for its general election. |
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| Deal in Pfizer-Nigeria drugs suit Nigeria's Kano State and US drugs firm Pfizer have agreed to settle an alleged drugs testing scandal out of court, lawyers say. | |
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| Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid A Malawian court rules that US pop star Madonna has failed in her bid to adopt a second child from the country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Police begin New York siege probe Detectives begin investigating the man suspected of killing 13 people at a New York state immigration centre. |
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| Caracas police jailed over deaths A court in Venezuela jails nine police officers for their role in the deaths of 19 people during protests in 2002. | |
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| Three officers die in US shooting A gunman in the US city of Pittsburgh kills three police officers who came to his home after an emergency call. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea skips first launch chance The first window for the launch of North Korea's controversial rocket passes without a blast-off, possibly due to poor weather. |
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| Cambodia leader talks down clash Cambodia's PM says he does not wish to see border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops escalate. | |
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| Indonesia poll campaigning ends Final campaigning for Indonesia's parliamentary elections is under way, with the economy high on the agenda. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Extra Nato troops for Afghan poll Nato agrees to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election at a summit marred by street violence. |
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| Slovakia president wins election President Ivan Gasparovic declares victory after the second round of voting in Slovakia's presidential election. | |
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| Roman police find sewer children Italian police find more than 100 immigrants, including 24 Afghan children, living in sewers beneath railway stations in Rome. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israelis shoot dead armed woman A Palestinian woman is killed after firing on an Israeli police base, in the second fatal clash within hours. |
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| UN appoints Gaza war-crimes team The United Nations appoints South African judge Richard Goldstone to lead a fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip. | |
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| Papers alter Israel cabinet photo Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers remove two women from a photo of Israel's cabinet, so as not to offend readers. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Extra Nato troops for Afghan poll Nato agrees to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election at a summit marred by street violence. |
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| 'Scores die' in Sri Lanka clashes More than 100 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in two separate battles, the Sri Lankan military says. | |
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| Bomb hits Islamabad police base A suicide bomber kills eight paramilitary police in an attack on a security base in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, police say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Hoon caught up in new claims row Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon claimed an allowance for his constituency home while letting out his London flat, it is revealed. |
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| UK torture collusion 'widespread' UK involvement in the mistreatment of terror suspects is wider than first thought, a human rights group has claimed. | |
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| Two killed in microlight crash Two men have been killed in a microlight aircraft crash at an airfield in north Herefordshire, say police. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Over-16 school funds deficit row A funding shortfall for sixth forms and colleges in England was caused by a "catastrophic miscalculation" on pupil numbers, say the Tories. |
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| GCSE basic skills pledge scrapped The government drops a central element of its drive to improve teenagers' functional English and maths skills. | |
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| Three Rs courses 'ineffective' The government's drive to increase adult basic skills has been a "waste of time and money", an educationist will tell a conference. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Two killed in microlight crash Two men have been killed in a microlight aircraft crash at an airfield in north Herefordshire, say police. |
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| Hundreds call police over Claudia More than 450 people have contacted police investigating the disappearance of York University chef Claudia Lawrence. | |
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| Sentamu urges St George's holiday The Archbishop of York says creating a St George's Day public holiday would help promote English unity. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | OECD names and shames tax havens Costa Rica, Malaysia, and the Philippines are all on the OECD's blacklist of non-cooperative tax havens. |
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| Further jump in US unemployment The number of people employed in the US fell by 663,000 in March, pushing the jobless rate to 8.5%. | |
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| BA to miss 2008 revenue targets British Airways says it will miss its full-year financial targets and that market conditions continue to cause pressure. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid A Malawian court rules that US pop star Madonna has failed in her bid to adopt a second child from the country. |
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| Bollywood producers set to strike Bollywood film producers are to go on strike after failing to settle differences over revenue sharing with multi-screen cinemas. | |
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| May 2010 release for Sex sequel The sequel to the film version of Sex and the City will be released on 28 May 2010, Warner Bros and New Line announce. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Russia to unveil spaceship plans The Russian space agency is expected to unveil development plans for a next-generation manned spacecraft on Monday. |
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| Robo-scientist's first findings A UK team unveils the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge. | |
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| US to be 'pragmatic on climate' America's lead climate negotiator tells the BBC that the US will only do what is politically and technologically achievable. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google sees voice search as core Google points to voice search as vital to the company's endeavours in building a presence on the mobile web. |
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| Call for a watch on the watchers Annual reports on who is watching what Europeans do online should be drawn up, say Euro MPs. | |
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| Residents challenge Google camera Angry residents block the driver of a Google Street View car taking pictures of their homes in Milton Keynes. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Gene defect clue to male pill A gene flaw that makes some men infertile could aid the development of a male pill, researchers say. |
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| Brain scan 'could diagnose PTSD' Scientists say they are moving ever closer to being able to diagnose Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with a brain scanner. | |
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| Grapefruit diet 'put leg at risk' Doctors describe the case of a US woman with a potentially fatal blood clot after grapefruit affected absorption of medication. | |
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| 1968: Martin Luther King shot dead The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, is assassinated. | |||
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| 1979: Deposed Pakistani PM is executed Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, is hanged in spite of international calls for clemency. | |||
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| 1991: Orkney 'abuse' children go home The children at the centre of satanic abuse allegations in the Orkney Islands off Scotland are reunited with their families after the case was thrown out of court. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fulham 0-1 Liverpool Liverpool move top of the Premier League and kept their title hopes alive with an injury-time winner at Fulham. |
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| Mon Mome seals shock National win The 100-1 chance Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, causes a massive shock with victory in the Aintree Grand National. | |
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| Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea Frank Lampard scores one goal and makes another as an efficient Chelsea ruined Alan Shearer's Newcastle homecoming. | |
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| Azarenka sees off Serena in final Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beats world number one Serena Williams to win the Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami. | |
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| New Zealand v India live score New Zealand look to win the final Test in Wellington to stop India clinching an away series victory. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Fulham 0-1 Liverpool Liverpool move top of the Premier League and kept their title hopes alive with an injury-time winner at Fulham. |
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| Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea Frank Lampard scores one goal and makes another as an efficient Chelsea ruined Alan Shearer's Newcastle homecoming. | |
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| Arsenal 2-0 Man City Emmanuel Adebayor returns from injury to score twice as Arsenal turn on the style to overcome Manchester City. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Series victory delights Strauss England captain Andrew Strauss praises his side following their 3-2 win in the one-day series in the West Indies. |
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| New Zealand v India live score New Zealand look to win the final Test in Wellington to stop India clinching an away series victory. | |
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| Warwickshire land spinner Patel New Zealand off spinner Jeetan Patel joins Warwickshire as their overseas player for the 2009 season. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Azarenka sees off Serena in final Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beats world number one Serena Williams to win the Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami. |
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| Murray confident for Miami final Andy Murray heads into Sunday's Masters final in Miami looking for a third straight win over Novak Djokovic. | |
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| Federer keen to leave hard courts Roger Federer says he is relieved the hard-court season is over after losing to Novak Djokovic with a woeful performance in the Miami semi-finals. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| Rapid Button beats Trulli to pole Brawn driver Jenson Button grabs pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix - his second in a row this season. | |
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| Highlights - Malaysian GP qualifying Jenson Button grabs pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Toyota's Jarno Trulli, while Ferrari's Felipe Massa is eliminated in the first session (UK users only). | |
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