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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Burma's Suu Kyi 'to be charged' Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be charged in connection with an uninvited US visitor, her party says. |
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| Obama defends abuse photos U-turn Barack Obama says releasing more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is unnecessary and could inflame anti-US opinion. | |
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| Shuttle reaches Hubble telescope Space shuttle Atlantis has reached the Hubble telescope in a repair mission to give it a new lease of life. | |
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| Map shows Pakistan Taleban spread Only 38% of north-west Pakistan is under government control as the Taleban extend their influence, a BBC study suggests. | |
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| Tamil war zone hospital hit again Violence rages in Sri Lanka's war zone, where a makeshift hospital has been shelled again with the loss of 50 lives. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mogadishu mired in fresh mayhem Heavy fighting erupts again in the Somali capital Mogadishu as some of the fiercest clashes in months show no sign of abating. |
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| 'Dozens killed' in DR Congo raids Dozens of people were killed in attacks over the weekend in the east of the DR Congo, UN agencies say citing local sources. | |
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| Kenyan MPs' fury over island row Kenyan MPs express fury over remarks by Uganda's president about the ownership of the disputed Migingo islands. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama defends abuse photos U-turn Barack Obama says releasing more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is unnecessary and could inflame anti-US opinion. |
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| US Medicare funding under threat Medicare and Social Security programmes for older people will run out of money sooner than expected, the US says. | |
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| EU slaps a record fine on Intel Chipmaker Intel is fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Burma's Suu Kyi 'to be charged' Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be charged in connection with an uninvited US visitor, her party says. |
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| Key coral reefs 'could disappear' The world's most important coral region, in South East Asia, could be wiped out by the end of the century, a new report warns. | |
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| China asserts sea border claims A UN commission hoping to agree new maritime boundaries looks set to pit China against some of its neighbours. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Demjanjuk 'fit to stay in jail' Suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is fit enough to be held in jail pending a trial, German prison doctors say. |
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| Italy MPs back migrant crackdown Plans to impose fines on illegal immigrants receive huge support in Italy's lower house of parliament. | |
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| Up launches Cannes film festival Pixar film Up opens the 62nd Cannes Film Festival - the first time an animated film has launched the event. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Pope calls for Palestinian state Pope Benedict XVI offers support for the Palestinians' right to a homeland during his trip to Israel and the West Bank. |
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| Saberi 'had classified document' Journalist Roxana Saberi was convicted of spying because she had a classified document, her lawyer says. | |
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| UN gets Israeli cluster bomb maps UN says Israel has handed over maps on where it dropped cluster bombs in Lebanon during the 2006 war. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India's marathon poll concludes The fifth and final stage of voting in India's month-long general elections comes to an end. |
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| Map shows Pakistan Taleban spread Only 38% of north-west Pakistan is under government control as the Taleban extend their influence, a BBC study suggests. | |
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| Tamil war zone hospital hit again Violence rages in Sri Lanka's war zone, where a makeshift hospital has been shelled again with the loss of 50 lives. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | MP repays mortgage expense error Former minister Elliot Morley says he repaid £16,000 he mistakenly claimed on expenses for a mortgage that did not exist. |
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| Accused 'forced to torch bedsit' A man accused of murdering two French students in their south London bedsit says he torched the flat after a threat against his children. | |
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| Speaker faces no confidence call A no confidence motion in House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin is to be tabled by a Conservative backbencher. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | England infant class size rises More infant children in England's schools are being taught in classes above the legal limit. |
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| Bonus secondary head suspended A head teacher is suspended following "serious" allegations about pay and bonuses. | |
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| Architects vet new school designs Design plans for new schools in England will have to meet a strict minimum standard under government rules. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man guilty of fan's road murder A driver is found guilty of murdering a football fan who was knocked down by a car after a Premier League derby match. |
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| Mother not guilty of shaking baby A woman is found not guilty of killing her baby by shaking him at a caravan park in Cornwall. | |
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| Pub smoking bid to be stubbed out A pub landlady's bosses and council officials pour cold water on her ingenious plan to get round the smoking ban. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | EU slaps a record fine on Intel Chipmaker Intel is fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices. |
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| US plans derivatives regulations The US Treasury wants more regulation of the financial instruments that brought down some of Wall Street's biggest names. | |
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| Germany agrees 'bad bank' scheme The German cabinet agrees a "bad bank" scheme, to enable lenders to remove toxic assets from their balance sheets. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Up launches Cannes film festival Pixar film Up opens the 62nd Cannes Film Festival - the first time an animated film has launched the event. |
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| Malta returns to Eurovision final Contest veteran Chiara steers Malta back into their first final since 2006, as 10 countries qualify for Saturday's show. | |
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| Depeche singer 'still not well' A Depeche Mode concert for 20,000 fans is cancelled after lead singer David Gahan is taken to hospital. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Telescopes ready for rocket ride Europe prepares to launch the 1.9bn-euro Herschel and Planck observatories from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. |
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| 'Gruelling' Arctic mission ends The 10-week Catlin Arctic Survey team is safely collected from the ice, just as long-term Arctic forecast takes a bleak turn. | |
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| Shuttle reaches Hubble telescope Space shuttle Atlantis has reached the Hubble telescope in a repair mission to give it a new lease of life. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google unveils 'smarter search' Web giant Google unveils new products that it says will push search in a new direction. |
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| EU slaps a record fine on Intel Chipmaker Intel is fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices. | |
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| French net piracy bill signed off France passes a law to combat copyright piracy by disconnecting people who illegally download films and music. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Women 'fight off disease better' Men really do have an excuse for being wimpy about coughs and colds - their immune systems are not as strong as those of women. |
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| Hope of new prostate cancer test Scientists have found a potential new way to assess whether prostate cancer is aggressive. | |
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| Chemical cocktail 'risk to boys' Chemicals found in many food, cosmetic and cleaning products pose a real threat to male fertility, a leading scientist has warned. | |
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| 1981: Thousands see Pope shot in Rome Crowds in St Peter's Square in Rome are stunned by the close-range shooting of the Pope. | |||
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| 1989: British war hero 'seized' in Beirut British war hero Jackie Mann,74, is feared kidnapped in Beirut after disappearing in the Lebanese capital. | |||
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| 1968: Workers join Paris student protest A one-day workers' general strike is called in solidarity with students calling for the fall of government and protesting police brutality. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Wigan 1-2 Man Utd Michael Carrick's late winner at Wigan moves Man Utd to within one point of a third successive Premier League title. |
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| Bayern appoint Van Gaal as coach Bayern Munich announce Louis van Gaal will take over as their new coach. | |
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| Renault join F1 pull-out threat Renault are the latest high-profile team threatening to quit Formula 1 in 2010 unless proposals to adopt a £40m budget cap are shelved. | |
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| Nadal and Djokovic post easy wins World number one Rafael Nadal sweeps aside Jurgen Melzer in brutal fashion at the Madrid Open on Wednesday, joining Novak Djokovic in the third round. | |
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| Ferguson in talks to sign Tevez Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has spoken to on-loan Carlos Tevez about staying at the club long-term. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Wigan 1-2 Man Utd Michael Carrick's late winner at Wigan moves Man Utd to within one point of a third successive Premier League title. |
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| Hibernian 1-1 Rangers Derek Riordan's superb opener for Hibernian is cancelled out by a Nacho Novo strike as Rangers miss the chance to return to the top of the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| Ferguson focuses on Arsenal match Sir Alex Feguson has warned Man Utd against being complacent against Arsenal on Saturday, even though a draw will earn them the Premier League title. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Strauss hits back over Gayle row England captain Andrew Strauss hits back in the row with his West Indies counterpart Chris Gayle insisting he believes Test cricket has a future. |
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| England anxious to wrap up series England have a terrific opportunity to maintain their 100% record in Riverside Tests by beating an apparently demotivated West Indies side. | |
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| Shoaib pulls out of Pakistan camp Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar withdraws from Pakistan's training camp ahead of June's World Twenty20 tournament because of a skin problem. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal and Djokovic post easy wins World number one Rafael Nadal sweeps aside Jurgen Melzer in brutal fashion at the Madrid Open on Wednesday, joining Novak Djokovic in the third round. |
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| Kuznetsova suffers Madrid upset Sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova follows Venus Williams out of the Madrid Open after a 6-3 6-2 defeat by Alona Bondarenko, as Elena Dementieva also goes out. | |
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| Murray sees off Bolelli in Madrid Andy Murray battles his way into the third round of the Madrid Open with a 7-6 (11-9) 6-4 win over Simone Bolelli. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | North West 200 A treat for bike fans with the BBC's onboard video coverage of the North-West 200 on our special event website |
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| Franchitti starts third at Indy Scotland's Dario Franchitti will start the 2009 Indianapolis 500 in third place after a fine display in qualifying. | |
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| Renault join F1 pull-out threat Renault are the latest high-profile team threatening to quit Formula 1 in 2010 unless proposals to adopt a £40m budget cap are shelved. | |
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