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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Brazil says debris from crash jet Debris spotted by planes in the Atlantic is from a French airliner which vanished in a storm, Brazil confirms. |
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| S Asia hunger 'at 40-year high' Hunger in South Asia reaches its highest level in 40 years because of food and fuel price rises, a UN report says. | |
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| Home Secretary Smith to step down Jacqui Smith is to stand down as home secretary in a cabinet reshuffle expected in the next week, sources say. | |
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| Al-Qaeda deputy denounces Obama A message attributed to the al-Qaeda deputy leader denounces Barack Obama as a "criminal" ahead of his Middle East visit. | |
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| US invites Iran to 4 July events The US is to invite Iranian diplomats to Independence Day events at embassies worldwide for the first time since 1980. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somalia crisis 'Africa's worst' The "very dire" humanitarian crisis in Somalia is the worst in Africa for many years, the aid agency Oxfam warns. |
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| SA 'denies care to Zimbabweans' Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa are being denied medical care, says medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. | |
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| More bodies in South Africa mine Another 25 bodies are found in a South African mine, where 36 illegal miners were killed at the weekend. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Brazil says debris from crash jet Debris spotted by planes in the Atlantic is from a French airliner which vanished in a storm, Brazil confirms. |
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| Man charged in US doctor killing A man is charged with the murder of a prominent abortion doctor shot dead during a church service in Kansas in the US. | |
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| US invites Iran to 4 July events The US is to invite Iranian diplomats to Independence Day events at embassies worldwide for the first time since 1980. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea 'names Kim's successor' Media reports from South Korea say North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has chosen his youngest son to succeed him. |
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| Chinese curbs before anniversary China blocks websites and arrests a veteran dissident ahead of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on Tiananmen protests. | |
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| More alcohol deaths in Indonesia Four foreigners die of alcohol poisoning in Indonesia, after drinking a local wine spiked with methanol. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Brazil says debris from crash jet Debris spotted by planes in the Atlantic is from a French airliner which vanished in a storm, Brazil confirms. |
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| Home Secretary Smith to step down Jacqui Smith is to stand down as home secretary in a cabinet reshuffle expected in the next week, sources say. | |
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| Eight shot dead in Turkish flat Eight people, including three children, have been found shot dead in the southern Turkish city of Adana, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Obama hopeful on Mid-East peace President Barack Obama tells the BBC he believes the US can get serious Middle East peace negotiations back on track. |
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| Al-Qaeda deputy denounces Obama A message attributed to the al-Qaeda deputy leader denounces Barack Obama as a "criminal" ahead of his Middle East visit. | |
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| Man jailed for killing aid worker A member of the gang that kidnapped and murdered aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq in 2004 is jailed for life. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan releases 'top militant' A Pakistan court orders the release of an Islamic charity head suspected of links to a group accused of the Mumbai attacks. |
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| S Asia hunger 'at 40-year high' Hunger in South Asia reaches its highest level in 40 years because of food and fuel price rises, a UN report says. | |
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| India to have first woman Speaker India's parliament is to have its first woman Speaker after a sweeping win for the Congress party in recent elections. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Home Secretary Smith to step down Jacqui Smith is to stand down as home secretary in a cabinet reshuffle expected in the next week, sources say. |
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| Charles invited to D-Day events Prince Charles will attend D-Day commemorations in Normandy at the weekend, Clarence House confirms. | |
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| First UK swine flu critical case A Scottish man is the first person in the UK to become critically ill wholly because of swine flu, Scottish government says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Thousands' of bogus UK students There could be tens of thousands of students from bogus colleges remaining in the UK, MPs have been told. |
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| MMR school entry check considered A vaccine record check for childhood diseases as a school entry requirement is examined by the Welsh health minister. | |
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| 'Privatise' top UK universities The UK's top universities should be privatised to allow them to compete on the global stage, it is claimed. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Suicide jump boy had died at home A five-year-old boy whose body was found at Beachy Head with those of his parents had died four days earlier, police say. |
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| Death quiz man extradition case A businessman arrested over the death of his girlfriend in a Paris hotel room faces possible extradition to France. | |
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| Bates sued over 'shyster' article Former director of Leeds United FC Melvyn Levi sues chairman Ken Bates for libel over comments in the club's programmes. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Opel staff face wait for job news Opel and Vauxhall workers will have to wait at least three months before they know which jobs are to go, the BBC learns. |
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| Ford market share grows in the US Ford reports its market share in May in the US was the highest since 2006 as the big carmakers release their sales figures. | |
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| Global house prices drop further House prices around the world drop further in the first quarter of 2009 as the global recession worsens, with Latvia seeing the largest falls. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Salinger sues over Rye 'sequel' Novelist JD Salinger takes legal action to block a book billed as a follow-up to his classic book The Catcher in the Rye. |
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| Beatles come together for launch The two surviving Beatles appear on stage at the E3 Expo to mark the first game licensed to use their music. | |
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| Cyrus 'commits to Montana series' Teenage actress and singer Miley Cyrus signs to star in a fourth series of the hit US show Hannah Montana, according to reports. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | 'Oldest pottery' found in China Archaeologists have found pottery dating to between 17,500 and 18,300 years ago at a cave in south-east China. |
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| Space rocks turned tide for Earth A storm of meteorites that pounded Earth and Mars four billion years ago may have made the planets warmer and wetter. | |
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| Droppings put penguins on the map Scientists locate 38 emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica using satellites to look for stains from the animals' droppings. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft unveils new controller Microsoft lifts the lid on its new control system for the Xbox 360 at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. |
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| Beatles come together for launch The two surviving Beatles appear on stage at the E3 Expo to mark the first game licensed to use their music. | |
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| BT accused of iPlayer throttling BT is accused of limiting speeds for video services like iPlayer on its cheapest package without a clear warning to users. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Drug hope for advanced melanoma Scientists say they have developed a drug that can treat the deadliest form of skin cancer in its most advanced stages. |
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| Testicular cancer genetic advance Researchers have for the first time found inherited genetic factors which raise the risk of testicular cancer. | |
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| Alcohol reduces gallstone risk Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol protects against the development of gallstones, say UK researchers. | |
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| 1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. | |||
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| 1979: Millions cheer as the Pope comes home The Pope is greeted by two million people as he sets foot on his native soil of Poland. | |||
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| 1994: MI5 officers killed in helicopter crash Twenty of Britain's top intelligence experts are killed when a RAF helicopter crashes on the Mull of Kintyre. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Milan braced for Kaka departure AC Milan are struggling to keep hold of star midfielder Kaka as reports emerged that Real Madrid had agreed a world record £56m transfer for the Brazilian. |
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| Inspired Gonzalez sees off Murray Andy Murray's French Open hopes are ended by Fernando Gonzalez, who outclasses him to reach the semi-finals. | |
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| Safina fights back to reach semis Top seed Dinara Safina survives a stern test from Belarus teenager Victoria Azarenka and will play Dominika Cibulkova in the French Open semi-finals | |
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| Man City snap up Barry for £12m England midfielder Gareth Barry leaves Aston Villa to sign for Man City for £12m. | |
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| Leading trio secure warm-up wins Australia, West Indies and Sri Lanka secure warm-up victories as they prepare for the ICC World Twenty20 in England. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Man City snap up Barry for £12m England midfielder Gareth Barry leaves Aston Villa to sign for Man City for £12m. |
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| Milan braced for Kaka departure AC Milan are struggling to keep hold of star midfielder Kaka as reports emerged that Real Madrid had agreed a world record £56m transfer for the Brazilian. | |
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| Adams eyes up Celtic manager role Former Portsmouth boss Tony Adams says he is in the frame to become the new Celtic manager should the club appoint Wim Jansen as technical director. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Leading trio secure warm-up wins Australia, West Indies and Sri Lanka secure warm-up victories as they prepare for the ICC World Twenty20 in England. |
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| England deny Scots in warm-up win England beat Scotland by six wickets in a warm-up match at Trent Bridge ahead of the ICC World Twenty20. | |
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| India grant amnesty to ICL rebels India's cricket board offers an amnesty to 79 players who took part in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Inspired Gonzalez sees off Murray Andy Murray's French Open hopes are ended by Fernando Gonzalez, who outclasses him to reach the semi-finals. |
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| Safina fights back to reach semis Top seed Dinara Safina survives a stern test from Belarus teenager Victoria Azarenka and will play Dominika Cibulkova in the French Open semi-finals | |
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| French Open day 10 as it happened Britain's Andy Murray loses in four sets to Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Stoner triumphs in Mugello epic Ducati rider Casey Stoner wins the Italian MotoGP ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. |
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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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| Wurz leads Superfund 2010 entry Former driver Alex Wurz is leading Team Superfund's entry to race in Formula 1 2010. | |
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