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| Wednesday, 22 April, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama invites Middle East heads The US invites Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders for separate talks in a new push for Middle East peace. |
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| South Africans prepare for polls South Africans are preparing to vote in what is expected to be the most competitive election since the end of apartheid. | |
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| Call to rally against cyber crime A greater global effort is needed to thwart the growing menace of cyber crime, experts warn at a key security forum in the US. | |
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| Mass Tamil exodus from rebel area Sri Lanka says 63,000 Tamil civilians have crossed from the last remaining area held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the last two days. | |
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| Somali 'pirate' appears in court A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates appears in court in New York. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Africans prepare for polls South Africans are preparing to vote in what is expected to be the most competitive election since the end of apartheid. |
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| Somali 'pirate' appears in court A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates appears in court in New York. | |
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| Burundi rebels starting to disarm African Union troops begin disarming 21,000 fighters from Burundi's last active rebel group, the FNL. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama invites Middle East heads The US invites Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders for separate talks in a new push for Middle East peace. |
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| Somali 'pirate' appears in court A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates appears in court in New York. | |
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| Call to rally against cyber crime A greater global effort is needed to thwart the growing menace of cyber crime, experts warn at a key security forum in the US. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Pirates free ship five months on Somali pirates free 23 Filipinos after holding them for five months, as the Philippines tries to ban its crews going to affected areas. |
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| Rare Koreas talks last 22 minutes The first talks between North and South Korea for more than a year last just 22 minutes, amid tensions between the two sides. | |
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| Japan 'curry killer' loses appeal A Japanese woman who killed four people by serving them arsenic-laced curry loses her appeal against a death sentence. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | S Ossetia releases OSCE observers The OSCE condemns the brief detention of two observers by separatist forces in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia. |
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| UN 'regrets' Ahmadinejad speech UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "misused" an anti-racism meeting at which he denounced Israel. | |
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| German star in HIV case released A singer from a German girl band arrested on suspicion of infecting a partner with HIV is released from custody. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Obama invites Middle East heads The US invites Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders for separate talks in a new push for Middle East peace. |
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| UN 'regrets' Ahmadinejad speech UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "misused" an anti-racism meeting at which he denounced Israel. | |
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| Holocaust Remembrance Day marked A two-minute silence for victims of the Holocaust brings Israel to a standstill, as ceremonies are held across the world. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Mass Tamil exodus from rebel area Sri Lanka says 63,000 Tamil civilians have crossed from the last remaining area held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the last two days. |
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| Swat's Taleban expand operations Taleban militants who agreed a peace deal with the government in Pakistan's Swat district expand into nearby Buner. | |
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| Afghan cricketers back as heroes The Afghan national cricket team makes a triumphant return to Kabul after its heroics in South Africa. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Union chief Jack Jones dies at 96 Former trade union boss Jack Jones, who led the Transport and General Workers' Union in the 1970s, has died aged 96. |
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| Nine terror raid men handed over Nine men held in anti-terror raids earlier this month are released into the custody of the UK Border Agency. | |
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| Brown proposes expenses overhaul Gordon Brown says second home expenses for MPs should be replaced by a flat-rate Commons attendance allowance. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | UK ranked low on youth wellbeing A table of young people's wellbeing in Europe has ranked the United Kingdom 24th out of 29 countries. |
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| Class gender mix affects results Research shows having more girls in a class reduces boys' English results but raises all pupils' maths and science scores. | |
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| More costs and cash for students Higher fees and increased grants mean that university is becoming a bigger financial transaction than ever before, says a survey. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Student's killer posed on website A 15-year-old who posed on the internet with a knife while he faced trial for murdering a student is jailed for life for the killing. |
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| Cab driver jailed for sex attacks A London taxi driver is jailed indefinitely for drugging and sexually assaulting female passengers in his cab. | |
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| Freckles prove paedophile's guilt A London man who abused a Thai girl admits indecent assault after his freckles were identified in a photograph found by police. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Meltdown losses of '$4 trillion' The IMF says the worldwide credit crunch will cost $4 trillion and damage the financial system for years to come. |
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| More US cash for GM and Chrysler General Motors and Chrysler are to get more loans from the US treasury as they develop plans to try and make themselves viable. | |
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| Bail-out 'risk' for US taxpayers A watchdog monitoring the US's $700bn bail-out plan for banks says aspects could be "unfair" to taxpayers. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Chan's remarks 'out of context' Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan's comments about whether freedom was a good thing for China were taken out of context, his spokesman says. |
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| Emmerdale star sacked over attack Emmerdale star Luke Tittensor's contract is terminated with the show, after he pleads guilty to attacking a teenager. | |
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| CSI actor confirms future movie CSI star William Petersen confirms a film based on the hit US show will be made. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Ancestor of T rex found in China Clues to the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex have come to light following a fossil find in China. |
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| UK to bid for Mars sample centre Rocks from Mars could be brought to the UK within the next 20 years, if a bid to host a study facility is successful. | |
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| World's major rivers 'drying up' Water levels in some of the world's most important rivers have fallen sharply over the past 50 years, US researchers say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Botnet 'ensnares government PCs' Almost two million PCs, including machines inside UK and US government agencies, are taken over by hackers. |
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| Call to rally against cyber crime A greater global effort is needed to thwart the growing menace of cyber crime, experts warn at a key security forum in the US. | |
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| Google rolls out search changes The search giant Google unveils two new experimental features that it thinks could change the way people search online. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Breastfeeding 'protects mother' Women who breastfeed may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests. |
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| Psoriasis link to health problems Women with psoriasis have an increased risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure, research suggests. | |
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| Fears over web health revolution Concerns are being raised about the use of the internet and new technologies to revolutionise health. | |
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| 1945: Red Army enters outskirts of Berlin Russian troops capture some outlying suburbs of Berlin at the beginning of what promises to be a bitter battle for control of the city. | |||
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| 1987: Tamil Tigers blamed for bus garage blast More than 100 people have been killed after a bomb exploded in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. | |||
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| 1975: Vietnam's President Thieu resigns The President of South Vietnam steps down accusing the United States of betrayal in a blistering attack broadcast to the nation | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin grabs four goals as his side deal Liverpool's title hopes a blow in a pulsating game. |
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| O'Connell handed Lions captaincy Ireland lock Paul O'Connell is confirmed as British and Irish Lions captain for the three-Test summer tour to South Africa. | |
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| Hatton slams Pacquiao credentials Ricky Hatton labels Manny Pacquiao one-dimensional ahead of their light-welterweight super-fight in Las Vegas on 2 May. | |
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| Boks surprised by O'Connell pick South Africa coach Peter de Villiers admits he did not expect Ireland's Paul O'Connell to be named as captain for the Lions' summer tour. | |
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| Wimbledon set for late finishes Wimbledon officials say play could continue until as late as 2200 BST and beyond this year with the introduction of a roof over Centre Court. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin grabs four goals as his side deal Liverpool's title hopes a blow in a pulsating game. |
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| Hiddink backs Chelsea title bid Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink insists Chelsea can still catch Manchester United and win this season's Premier League. | |
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| Hart still holds relegation fears Portsmouth boss Paul Hart does not believe that his team are safe from relegation ahead of their match at Manchester United. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Simmons hits form against Leics Lendl Simmons hits a ton as West Indies declare their first innings on 315-6 on day two of their warm-up match with Leicestershire. |
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| Moxon backs Vaughan for England Yorkshire's director of cricket Martyn Moxon hopes Michael Vaughan can win his England place back. | |
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| Patel & Voges put Notts in charge Samit Patel hits 95 and Adam Voges weighs in with 99 as Nottinghamshire get their Championship season off to a good start. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Wimbledon's retractable roof revealed BBC Sport's James Pearce reports from beneath the new retractable roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court and finds All England Club chairman Tim Phillips is confident that it will work as planned. |
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| Wimbledon set for late finishes Wimbledon officials say play could continue until as late as 2200 BST and beyond this year with the introduction of a roof over Centre Court. | |
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| Nadal seals fifth Monte Carlo win Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win his fifth straight Monte Carlo Masters title. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Our MotoGP coverage has moved >>>> Click the link to reach our MotoGP section |
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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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| Murray Walker's Chinese GP moments F1 commentating legend Murray Walker picks out his pivotal moments from the 2009 Chinese Grand prix. | |
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