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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city A series of blasts in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 10 people, a day after a massive attack by the Taliban in Lahore. |
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| Iran: Many die in Zahedan mosque bombing A bomb in a mosque in the south-east Iranian city of Zahedan kills at least 15 people and wounds 50, officials say. | |
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| US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. | |
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| Obama 'confident' on two-state solution President Obama says he is confident Israel will back a two-state solution, in talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. | |
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| Chavez in four-day tele-marathon Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez begins a marathon four-day version of his TV programme "Alo Presidente". | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Witnesses testify in albino trial Witnesses testify in the trial of 11 men in Burundi accused of the attempted murder of albino people and selling of their body parts. |
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| Nigeria United fan kills rivals A Manchester United supporter in Nigeria drives a minibus into Barcelona fans after his team's defeat, killing four, police say. | |
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| Circumcised die in South Africa Eight South African boys die and three are in hospital after botched circumcisions, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. |
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| Major quake strikes off Honduras A powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Honduras, killing at least five people and sending shock waves across the region. | |
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| Girl's 'message' prompted kidnap A man accused of abducting his seven-year-old daughter believed she had told him via telepathy to rescue her, a Boston court hears. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Alert level raised on North Korea The US and South Korea raise their alert levels after North Korea says it is scrapping its truce with the South. |
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| Burma rejects foreign criticism Burma's government rejects foreign criticism of the charges against opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as interference. | |
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| Australia swine flu ship isolated A cruise ship carrying 2,000 people is ordered to remain at anchor off Australia after three crew test positive for swine flu. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. |
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| Bulgaria bus crash leaves 16 dead A bus ploughs into a crowd of pedestrians in south-east Bulgaria, killing at least 16 people and injuring 20. | |
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| MPs Kirkbride and Moran to quit Conservative Julie Kirkbride and Labour's Margaret Moran are both stepping down after MP expenses revelations. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran: Many die in Zahedan mosque bombing A bomb in a mosque in the south-east Iranian city of Zahedan kills at least 15 people and wounds 50, officials say. |
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| Obama 'confident' on two-state solution President Obama says he is confident Israel will back a two-state solution, in talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. | |
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| Egypt's Unesco hopeful in book burning row Egypt's candidate to head the UN cultural organisation, Farouk Hosny, apologises for anti-Israeli remarks in May 2008. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city A series of blasts in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 10 people, a day after a massive attack by the Taliban in Lahore. |
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| Tamil Tiger chief's parents found Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's parents have been found in a camp in northern Sri Lanka, the army says. | |
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| Indian air force gets Awacs plane India boosts its defence capability with the delivery of an Awacs plane under a deal with Israel and Russia. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Tory paid daughter to rent flat Tory MP Bill Cash paid his daughter £15,000 in rent from parliamentary expenses but says he broke no rules. |
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| Eton shuts as boy gets swine flu Eton school is to close for a week after a pupil gets swine flu - as the number of cases in the UK rises to 203. | |
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| Routine aspirin benefits queried Aspirin should not routinely be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, contrary to official guidance, say researchers. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Eton shuts as boy gets swine flu Eton school is to close for a week after a pupil gets swine flu - as the number of cases in the UK rises to 203. |
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| Heads in talks over school tests Primary school principals from across NI are to meet over concerns about the proposed grammar school entrance tests. | |
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| Science gender gap 'widest in UK' Boys outperform girls in school science in the UK more than in any other developed country, a study shows. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Death farm tenant 'was bankrupt' The tenant of a farm where a man died after a chemical incident was facing eviction, officials confirm. |
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| Teacher sacked over 'racy' novel A teacher at a high school in West Yorkshire is dismissed for writing a controversial novel which was published on the internet. | |
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| Woman gives birth at Tube station A 32-year-old woman gives birth to the first baby boy to be born on the London Underground. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. |
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| US to host next G20 world meeting The White House confirms that the US will host the next G20 summit of world leaders in September. | |
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| PC-maker Dell's profits slump 63% Dell sees its latest quarterly profits decline almost two-thirds as the worldwide recession hits computer sales. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Spector seeks shorter prison term Lawyers for Phil Spector are requesting a shorter prison term when the US music producer is sentenced for murder on Friday. |
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| Singer Gahan undergoes cancer op Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan has surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his bladder, according to the band's website. | |
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| Eminem out-sells other US albums Eminem's new record Relapse sells more copies in its first week of release than any other album released in the US this year. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Beavers return after 400 year gap The last beavers brought over from Norway for a reintroduction programme are being released into the wild in Argyll. |
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| Carbon capture technology tested Carbon capture technology is tested for the first time on a working UK power station, at Longannet in Fife. | |
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| Swine flu vaccine 'step closer' A viral strain which can be used to make large quantities of a vaccine against swine flu has been produced by UK scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft promises 'search 2.0' Microsoft re-launches its search engine, promising to make search simpler, and aiming to overhaul Yahoo. |
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| 7m in UK 'use illegal downloads' The economy is losing tens of billions of pounds to illegal file-sharing, government advisors say. | |
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| Time Warner and AOL to separate US media giant Time Warner announces that it is to completely separate itself from AOL around the end of the year. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Routine aspirin benefits queried Aspirin should not routinely be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, contrary to official guidance, say researchers. |
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| Child diabetes cases 'to double' The number of under-fives in Europe with type 1 diabetes is set to double between 2005 and 2020, say experts. | |
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| Late abortion tribunal challenge Pro life campaigners are continuing their fight for the publication of details of late medical abortions. | |
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| 1998: World fury at Pakistan's nuclear tests Pakistan explodes five underground nuclear devices in response to India's recent nuclear tests. | |||
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| 1974: Strikes topple NI power-sharing body Northern Ireland's first power-sharing assembly collapses after its leader Brian Faulkner steps down faced with rising opposition. | |||
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| 1959: Monkeys survive space mission Two monkeys become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Torres agrees new Liverpool deal Fernando Torres signs an improved contract with Liverpool, including the option for another season. |
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| Hussey expects close Ashes series Michael Hussey says this summer's Ashes will be a "huge challenge" as he lands in England with the rest of the Australia squad. | |
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| D-day looms for 2010 F1 entries Teams have until Friday to submit their entries for the 2010 Formula 1 championship amidst ongoing debate over the rules. | |
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| Man City secure new Ireland deal Stephen Ireland signs a new five-year contract at Manchester City. | |
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| Coyle close to Burnley extension Burnley manager Owen Coyle is "very close" to agreeing a two-year contract extension with the newly-promoted Premier League club, according to chairman Barry Kilby. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Torres agrees new Liverpool deal Fernando Torres signs an improved contract with Liverpool, including the option for another season. |
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| Man City secure new Ireland deal Stephen Ireland signs a new five-year contract at Manchester City. | |
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| Coyle close to Burnley extension Burnley manager Owen Coyle is "very close" to agreeing a two-year contract extension with the newly-promoted Premier League club, according to chairman Barry Kilby. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Hussey expects close Ashes series Michael Hussey says this summer's Ashes will be a "huge challenge" as he lands in England with the rest of the Australia squad. |
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| Injured Flintoff out of Twenty20 England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is ruled out of the World Twenty20 campaign in June and is replaced by spinner Adil Rashid. | |
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| Gayle wants Twenty20 improvement Beleaguered West Indies skipper Chris Gayle says his side must improve their focus if they are to have a chance of winning the World Twenty20. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer through after fightback Roger Federer mounts a stirring comeback to beat Jose Acasuso in a tense second-round clash and keep alive his hopes of a first French Open title. |
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| Venus digs deep to make progress Third seed Venus Williams survives an epic battle with world number 46 Lucie Safarova, fighting back from a set down to reach the French Open third round. | |
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| French Open day five as it happened Gael Monfils is in action after Roger Federer and Venus Williams battle through on day five at Roland Garros. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Rossi has point to prove in Italy Valentino Rossi says he is eager to get back to winning ways at the Italian MotoGP this weekend. |
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| North West 200 Live Watch Thursday's NW 200 practice session live on BBC Northern Ireland's event website from 1900 BST | |
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| D-day looms for 2010 F1 entries Teams have until Friday to submit their entries for the 2010 Formula 1 championship amidst ongoing debate over the rules. | |
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