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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fears of Sri Lanka 'catastrophe' The Red Cross says Sri Lanka is facing an "unimaginable" catastrophe in the area where troops have trapped Tamil Tigers. |
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| Western outcry over Suu Kyi case The US and other Western states condemn new charges brought against Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | |
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| Ice sheet melt threat reassessed The collapse of a major Antarctic ice sheet will not raise sea levels as much as previously projected, scientists say. | |
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| Pelosi says CIA lied on 'torture' US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she was misled by the CIA about the use of harsh methods during terror interrogations. | |
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| Netanyahu 'asked Pope to condemn Iran' Israel's new PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he asked Pope Benedict to condemn Iranian threats to his country when they met. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Eight months for Kenya aristocrat A white Kenyan aristocrat convicted of the manslaughter of a poacher is sentenced to eight months in jail. |
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| Hostages seized in Nigerian Delta Nigerian oil militants say they have taken at least 15 foreign hostages following an attack on a camp in southern Delta state. | |
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| Egypt tries US adoption bid pair Egypt tries a US couple for child trafficking after they allegedly attempted to adopt newborn twins with forged papers in Cairo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Chrysler to close 25% of dealers US carmaker Chrysler tells a bankruptcy court that it plans to close 789 of its 3,200 dealerships. |
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| Pelosi says CIA lied on 'torture' US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she was misled by the CIA about the use of harsh methods during terror interrogations. | |
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| Astronauts make Hubble repairs Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis complete the first of five spacewalks to repair and upgrade Hubble. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Western outcry over Suu Kyi case The US and other Western states condemn new charges brought against Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| Secret Tiananmen memoirs revealed Memoirs of China's former leader Zhao Ziyang are published, recording his views on the Tiananmen crackdown that led to his fall from power. | |
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| N Korea to try reporters in June North Korea sets a date for the trial of two US female journalists it accuses of entering the country illegally. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Lift-off for European telescopes An Ariane 5 rocket carrying Europe's Herschel and Planck space telescopes launches from Kourou in French Guiana. |
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| Spain plans abortion law changes The Spanish government plans to liberalise its strict abortion laws, allowing abortion in most cases up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. | |
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| Spanish economy shrinks rapidly Spain's economy suffered its largest contraction in 50 years in the first three months of 2009, preliminary estimates show. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Netanyahu 'asked Pope to condemn Iran' Israel's new PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he asked Pope Benedict to condemn Iranian threats to his country when they met. |
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| Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Jordan Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Jordan for unannounced talks with King Abdullah in Aqaba. | |
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| Egypt tries US adoption bid pair Egypt tries a US couple for child trafficking after they allegedly attempted to adopt newborn twins with forged papers in Cairo. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Fears of Sri Lanka 'catastrophe' The Red Cross says Sri Lanka is facing an "unimaginable" catastrophe in the area where troops have trapped Tamil Tigers. |
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| UN calls for massive Pakistan aid The UN's refugee chief calls for a huge aid effort to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting in Pakistan. | |
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| Slumdog star's home is demolished Indian authorities demolish the Mumbai home of one of the child stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Short's anger over expenses story MP Clare Short says she made an "honest mistake" in overclaiming more than £8,000 expenses for a second home. |
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| Man charged with double murders A 64-year-old local man is charged with two double murders in Pembrokeshire in 1985 and 1989. | |
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| Tributes to Afghan death soldier Tributes are paid to an army officer shot on patrol in Afghanistan who later died while being treated in the UK. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Web children 'living in prisons' Children are living in a "comfortable prison" of their own home and are not being prepared for adult life, the head of the Independent Schools Association says. |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Birthday appeal on boy's shooting Police appeal for fresh information on the fatal shooting of a teenage boy on what would have been his 18th birthday. |
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| Sisters killed 'over rape claim' A 29-year-old man tells a jury he stabbed to death his girlfriend and her sister after being falsely accused of rape and then laughed at. | |
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| Millionaire gives away his estate A Northumberland multi-millionaire is selling his £16m country estate and giving every penny to charity. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Chrysler to close 25% of dealers US carmaker Chrysler tells a bankruptcy court that it plans to close 789 of its 3,200 dealerships. |
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| Sony makes first loss in 14 years Japanese electronics giant Sony reports its first annual loss in 14 years, after being hit by a big drop in sales. | |
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| Kazakhstan optimistic on economy Kazakhstan's economy will continue to grow even as the global economic crisis hits its banks, the governor of the nation's central bank has said. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Slumdog star's home is demolished Indian authorities demolish the Mumbai home of one of the child stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. |
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| Supermarkets cover up Manics CD The Manic Street Preachers' new album will be sold in a slipcase after supermarkets deem the artwork inappropriate. | |
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| Depeche Mode cancel further shows Depeche Mode cancel more European tour dates due to singer Dave Gahan's ongoing bout of gastroenteritis, according to a spokesman. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Ice sheet melt threat reassessed The collapse of a major Antarctic ice sheet will not raise sea levels as much as previously projected, scientists say. |
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| Lift-off for European telescopes An Ariane 5 rocket carrying Europe's Herschel and Planck space telescopes launches from Kourou in French Guiana. | |
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| Relief as Arctic quest concludes Three explorers who endured frostbite and food shortages have mixed feelings at the end of their Arctic expedition. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Street View under fire in Japan Google's Street View service suffers a second blow this week after numerous complaints in Japan force the firm to start reshooting all the photos. |
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| Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site The flight sim website Avsim is 'effectively destroyed' by malicious hackers who attacked its servers. | |
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| Pirated pop keeps stars popular Popular artists are becoming more popular thanks to their music being swapped on file-sharing sites, finds a study. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Human noses too cold for bird flu Bird flu may not have become the threat to humans that some predicted because our noses are too cold for the virus to thrive, say UK researchers. |
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| Cricketers get skin cancer tests All of the Professional Cricketers Association's members will be screened for skin cancer for the first time. | |
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| South Asian children miss dentist South Asian children often fail to get good dental care in England, research shows. | |
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| 1955: Communist states sign Warsaw Pact The Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies sign a defence pact in the Polish capital, Warsaw, places all member countries under one military command. | |||
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| 1991: Mandela's wife jailed for kidnaps Winnie Mandela, the wife of anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, is given a six-year jail term for her part in the kidnap of four youths. | |||
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| 1964: Nasser and Khrushchev divert the Nile The Egyptian and Russian leaders end phase one of the construction of the Aswan High Dam by blowing up a huge sand barrage to divert the course of the Nile. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cook & Bopara flay ragged Windies Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara compile centuries as England close day one of the second Test against West Indies on 302-2. |
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| Safina through to Madrid quarters World number one Dinara Safina overcomes unseeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0 4-6 6-3 to book her place in the quarter-final of the Madrid Masters. | |
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| Phelps sets times for 2012 Games Michael Phelps returns to the pool after a ban already knowing what times he expects to achieve in the London Olympics. | |
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| F1 bosses to meet over budget row Formula 1 teams and the sport's governing body the FIA meet on Friday to try to resolve the £40m budget cap row. | |
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| Symonds given Australia contract Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds retains his status as a centrally contracted player. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Leeds 1-1 Millwall (agg 1-2) Millwall draw 1-1 with Leeds at Elland Road to win on aggregate and reach the League One play-off final at Wembley. |
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| Wenger will have money to invest Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be given cash to invest in the team but he won't drop his cautious approach. | |
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| Tevez affair sparks war of words As Manchester United close in on the title, a war of words emerges between manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Tevez's adviser over the striker's future. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Cook & Bopara flay ragged Windies Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara compile centuries as England close day one of the second Test against West Indies on 302-2. |
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| Bopara thanks Gooch after century Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara celebrate a superb partnership of 213 in the second Test and pay tribute to their inspiration at Essex, Graham Gooch. | |
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| Harmison to see shin specialist Durham fast bowler Steve Harmison will see a specialist to determine the extent of his shin problems. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray eases into Madrid quarters Andy Murray reaches the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters with a 7-5 6-1 win over Spain's Tommy Robredo. |
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| Safina through to Madrid quarters World number one Dinara Safina overcomes unseeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0 4-6 6-3 to book her place in the quarter-final of the Madrid Masters. | |
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| Murray v Robredo as it happened World number three Andy Murray beats Tommy Robredo 7-5 6-1 in the third round of the Madrid Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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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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| 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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| Hamilton refuses to concede title Lewis Hamilton is not completely giving up on retaining his world title but admits Brawn are way ahead. | |
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