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| Saturday, 23 May, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fierce battle in Somali capital At least 30 people are killed as pro-government forces in Somalia fight back against Islamist militants in Mogadishu. |
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| Deadly car bomb in Pakistan city A car bomb kills at least six people and injures about 70 in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | |
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| Outrage at Serbia 'beating' video Officials probe a rehab centre affiliated to Serbia's Orthodox Church where addicts were allegedly filmed being beaten. | |
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| Cigarette makers lose US appeal A US court largely upholds a ruling that cigarette makers lied about health risks by using labels such as "low tar". | |
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| US offers migration talks to Cuba Washington offers to resume talks on the migration of Cubans to America, the US state department says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Fierce battle in Somali capital At least 30 people are killed as pro-government forces in Somalia fight back against Islamist militants in Mogadishu. |
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| Malawi president is inaugurated Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is sworn in for a second term after a landslide election victory. | |
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| Spain holds 'voodoo' traffickers Spain holds 23 people suspected of trafficking Nigerian women into the country and forcing them into prostitution using voodoo curses. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US credit card firms clamp down President Barack Obama signs into law new restrictions on the practices of US credit card companies. |
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| US offers migration talks to Cuba Washington offers to resume talks on the migration of Cubans to America, the US state department says. | |
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| Reporter Roxana Saberi returns to the US Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi lands in the US more than a week after her release from jail in Iran. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Burma's Suu Kyi claims innocence Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells a Burmese court she did not break her house arrest, as she faces another jail term. |
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| Chinese spa murder sparks concern A Chinese hotel waitress who killed an alleged sex attacker is promised a fair trial following a wave of public sympathy. | |
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| Tasmanian devils now endangered Australia's Tasmanian devil is listed as endangered as the marsupial's numbers are decimated by a tumour disease. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia alarmed over new EU pact Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns the EU not to turn a planned partnership with ex-Soviet states against Moscow. |
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| Outrage at Serbia 'beating' video Officials probe a rehab centre affiliated to Serbia's Orthodox Church where addicts were allegedly filmed being beaten. | |
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| Swine flu hits Spanish soldiers Eleven new cases of swine flu are found at a Spanish military school, bringing the country's total to 126, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US Vice-President Joe Biden visits Lebanon Vice-President Joe Biden backs Lebanese democracy ahead of crunch elections, in the highest-level US visit for decades. |
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| Reporter Roxana Saberi returns to the US Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi lands in the US more than a week after her release from jail in Iran. | |
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| Israel admits Tube advert map 'mistake' Israel's tourist ministry admits to a "mistake" over adverts on the London Underground after complaints that they "wipe Palestine off the map". | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India's new government sworn in India's new Congress-led government, with Manmohan Singh as prime minister, takes the oath of office in Delhi. |
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| Deadly car bomb in Pakistan city A car bomb kills at least six people and injures about 70 in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | |
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| Sri Lankan army deaths revealed Sri Lanka says more than 6,200 security personnel died and almost 30,000 were wounded in the last three years of the war. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Man behind expenses leak revealed The man who arranged for leaked MPs' expenses details to be given to the Telegraph reveals his identity. |
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| Garden party warning to BNP man A BNP London Assembly member who invited party leader Nick Griffin to a Buckingham Palace event is asked to "revisit" his choice of guest. | |
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| Sextuplets delivered in Belfast A woman gives birth to sextuplets, four girls and two boys, at the Royal Jubilee Maternity hospital in Belfast. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Language degrees to be reviewed The Higher Education Funding Council for England is to review the health of languages at England's universities. |
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| 'Swift action' on bogus colleges Allegations of student visa scams bring a promise by the immigration minister to act on breaches of tough new rules. | |
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| Heads 'need more search powers' Heads must have the powers to search for any item which may cause violence or disruption, the Tories say. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Garden party warning to BNP man A BNP London Assembly member who invited party leader Nick Griffin to a Buckingham Palace event is asked to "revisit" his choice of guest. |
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| Three jailed over Baby P's death Baby Peter's mother, her boyfriend and her lodger are jailed over the death of the toddler who suffered months of abuse. | |
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| Huntsman Ferry fined over dispute Otis Ferry is fined and given a conditional discharge after admitting a public order offence at a hunt in Gloucestershire. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| US credit card firms clamp down President Barack Obama signs into law new restrictions on the practices of US credit card companies. |
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| Fiat plans up to 10,000 Opel cuts Fiat says it plans to cut fewer than 10,000 jobs if it succeeds in buying Opel and Vauxhall from General Motors. | |
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| High costs fuel record loss at BA British Airways announces an annual pre-tax loss of £401m, after being hit by the weak pound and higher fuel costs. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Idol finale viewing figures drop This year's American Idol finale drew its lowest audience ratings in the US since 2004, according to early figures. |
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| Jay-Z parts with Def Jam Records US rapper Jay-Z confirms he has parted ways with Def Jam, the record label where he once served as president. | |
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| Winehouse pulls out of label gig Amy Winehouse cancels her appearance at a concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of music label Island Records. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Russia 'to save its ISS modules' Russia plans to detach and fly away its parts of the space station when the time comes to scrap the rest of the outpost. |
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| Bad weather delays shuttle return Nasa is delaying the return to Earth of space shuttle Atlantis until Saturday because of bad weather at the Florida landing site. | |
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| Yosemite's giant trees disappear The oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing, and climate change appears to be a major cause. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | UK 'worst electrical recycler' People in the UK are the least likely to recycle old technology, according to a new study. |
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| Camera grid to log number plates A national network of cameras and computers automatically logging car number plates will be in place within months. | |
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| Obama plans more open government The US government is inviting US citizens to contribute on how it should implement its plans for more open policy making. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | US state's first assisted suicide A 66-year-old US woman with advanced cancer is the first person to die under Washington State's new assisted suicide law. |
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| Swine flu hits Spanish soldiers Eleven new cases of swine flu are found at a Spanish military school, bringing the country's total to 126, officials say. | |
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| Cigarette makers lose US appeal A US court largely upholds a ruling that cigarette makers lied about health risks by using labels such as "low tar". | |
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| 1981: Yorkshire Ripper jailed for life Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, is sentenced to life imprisonment after the judge describes him as "an unusually dangerous man". | |||
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| 1972: President Nixon arrives in Moscow America's President Richard Nixon is given a modest welcome as he arrives in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders. | |||
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| 1969: Apollo 10 gets bird's eye view of Moon The Apollo 10 mission sends a manned lunar module within eight miles of the Moon's surface in rehearsal for a summer Moon landing. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Progress made in F1 crisis talks Formula 1's teams and governing body say they have made "a small amount of progress" in talks over the proposed budget cap. |
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| Uefa charges Drogba and Bosingwa Uefa charges Chelsea, Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa in relation to incidents after their Champions League defeat by Barcelona. | |
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| Northampton 15-3 Bourgoin Northampton outplay Bourgoin at The Stoop to win the Challenge Cup and secure qualification for next season's Heineken Cup. | |
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| Team pulls Cavendish out of Giro Mark Cavendish will not continue in the Giro d'Italia after winning his third stage of the tour on Friday. | |
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| ECB rejects Stanford-style offers The England and Wales Cricket Board has turned down three offers for lucrative one-off Stanford-style matches since last year's ill-fated $20m match, BBC Sport can reveal. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ferguson hungry for more success Sir Alex Ferguson says his quest for European glory is driven by a determination to prove he is not too old for the job. |
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| Uefa charges Drogba and Bosingwa Uefa charges Chelsea, Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa in relation to incidents after their Champions League defeat by Barcelona. | |
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| Shearer expects Magpies to escape Newcastle boss Alan Shearer says he is "totally convinced" that his side will avoid relegation from the Premier League on the final day of the season. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Shoaib to miss ICC World Twenty20 Shoaib Akhtar is withdrawn from Pakistan's squad for the World Twenty20 tournament because of a genital infection. |
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| Glos closing in on seamer Clark Gloucestershire are closing in on the signing Australian seamer Stuart Clark as a short-term replacement for James Franklin before the Ashes. | |
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| England one-day match called off An expensive new drainage system fails to prevent the first one-day international between England and West Indies at Headingley being abandoned. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray lands tricky French opener British number one Andy Murray faces a potentially tricky opening to his French Open campaign after being drawn against Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela. |
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| Australia fined for Cup pull-out Tennis Australia is fined after forfeiting a Davis Cup tie against India on security grounds. | |
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| Keothavong loses in Warsaw semis British number one Anne Keothavong's fine run at the Warsaw Open ends with a straight-sets loss to Alona Bondarenko in the semi-finals. | |
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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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| F1 teams unite ahead of key talks The Formula 1 teams agree a position from which to start talks with governing body the FIA to try and solve the crisis over the sport's future. | |
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