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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iran election rivals both declare victory The two main candidates in Iran's presidential election claim victory, after huge numbers of people turn out to vote. |
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| UN toughens North Korea sanctions The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to impose new sanctions on communist North Korea. | |
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| US 'kept Guantanamo deal from UK' The US deliberately decided not to consult the UK over a deal to resettle Guantanamo detainees in Bermuda, a US official says. | |
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| Congress backs tobacco clampdown The US House of Representatives approves a strict tobacco bill, sending it to the president to be signed into law. | |
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| Bomb kills senior Pakistan cleric A leading Islamic scholar who called the Taliban "un-Islamic" is killed in one of two bomb attacks on religious targets in Pakistan. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Obama pledges aid for Zimbabwe US President Barack Obama announces $73m (£44m) in aid for Zimbabwe after meeting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at the White House. |
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| Gaddafi no-show angers Italians The Italian parliament calls off a conference with visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after he failed to turn up after two hours. | |
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| Madonna 'ecstatic' over adoption Madonna says she is "ecstatic" at winning permission to adopt a second Malawian child after challenging an earlier ruling. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Congress backs tobacco clampdown The US House of Representatives approves a strict tobacco bill, sending it to the president to be signed into law. |
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| US 'kept Guantanamo deal from UK' The US deliberately decided not to consult the UK over a deal to resettle Guantanamo detainees in Bermuda, a US official says. | |
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| 'Rockefeller' kidnapper is jailed A German who calls himself Clark Rockefeller is jailed for five years for kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | UN toughens North Korea sanctions The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to impose new sanctions on communist North Korea. |
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| Environment fears halt China dams China suspends construction of two hydro-electric dams on a tributary of the Yangtze River over environmental concerns. | |
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| Australia dismisses mining spat Australia dismisses threats of sanctions from China against its two largest mining firms Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Kercher police beat me, Knox says The woman accused of killing UK student Meredith Kercher tells her trial she was hit by police who wanted her to name a suspect. |
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| Bosnian Serb jailed for massacre A Sarajevo court jails an ex-Bosnian Serb officer for 25 years for ordering the 1995 shelling of Tuzla, in which 71 people died. | |
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| Saudi pays up in Paris shop row A Saudi princess who allegedly owed thousands of dollars in unpaid shopping bills in Paris, agrees to pay up, lawyers say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran election rivals both declare victory The two main candidates in Iran's presidential election claim victory, after huge numbers of people turn out to vote. |
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| Iraq Sunni leader assassinated at mosque The head Iraq's main Sunni parliamentary bloc is killed at a mosque in Baghdad, leaving at least four others dead. | |
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| Saudi pays up in Paris shop row A Saudi princess who allegedly owed thousands of dollars in unpaid shopping bills in Paris, agrees to pay up, lawyers say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bomb kills senior Pakistan cleric A leading Islamic scholar who called the Taliban "un-Islamic" is killed in one of two bomb attacks on religious targets in Pakistan. |
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| Tamil jailed for supplying Tigers The founder of the British Tamil Association is jailed for two years for supplying the militant Tamil Tiger group. | |
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| US 'to protect Afghan civilians' The incoming US general in Afghanistan says his priority will be to review Nato operations in a bid to reduce civilian casualties. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Three killed in field air crash Three people die when a light aircraft crashes and catches fire near Kilkeel, County Down. |
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| Honours for Lee, Faldo and Delia Veteran horror actor Christopher Lee is joined by golfer Nick Faldo and TV chef Delia Smith on the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | |
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| Miliband 'considered resigning' The foreign secretary admits that he considered resigning from the government at the same time as his former cabinet colleague James Purnell | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Knighthoods for university heads Staff working in schools and universities account for a tenth of the Queen's Birthday Honours list, including four knighthoods. |
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| Ofsted setting tougher standards Education inspectors in England are going to focus more on attainment as the system is made even tougher. | |
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| Child poverty duty to become law Ministers are making it a legal duty for the government, councils and other organisations to end child poverty. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl 'was punished in cold bath' A seven-year-old girl allegedly starved to death was made to sit in a cold bath as a punishment, a court hears. |
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| Newlyweds found guilty of killing A couple from Plymouth are convicted of killing a man who was beaten to death with an oar the day after they married. | |
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| 'Stupid' driver blocked ambulance A driver displayed "moronic stupidity" by deliberately blocking an ambulance carrying a dying patient, a judge says. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Blackrock in £8.2bn Barclays deal Barclays is to sell its Global Investors fund management division to money management firm Blackrock for £8.2bn. |
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| Growth in Zimbabwe 'may reach 6%' Zimbabwe's economy could grow by between 4% and 6% this year according to the country's finance minister. | |
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| Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Madonna 'ecstatic' over adoption Madonna says she is "ecstatic" at winning permission to adopt a second Malawian child after challenging an earlier ruling. |
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| Yoko Ono enjoys rare music honour John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is given a lifetime achievement honour at Mojo magazine's awards in London. | |
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| Uncut release for Cannes shocker Controversial film Antichrist will be released in the UK uncut despite its graphic scenes of sex and mutilation. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Astronauts set for big gathering When the shuttle joins up with the space station next week, it will bring together 13 humans at the platform - a record. |
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| Science policy scrutiny 'at risk' "Science could be lost in a black hole" if the government fails to establish a House of Commons science and technology committee, say MPs. | |
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| Net injury 'disables' minke whale A minke whale scarred by fishing gear is seen feeding in a way never before recorded. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe The next version of the Windows operating system will be sold without a browser in Europe, says Microsoft. |
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| CBE for Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, the UK's Information Commissioner, has been appointed a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list. | |
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| Experts warn of porn Mac attacks Hackers are targeting Mac users, hiding a Trojan virus inside a popular pornographic website. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Concerns over older mother trend An urgent public debate on the trend for women to delay motherhood is needed, leading doctors say. |
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| WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization has declared a global flu pandemic after an emergency meeting. | |
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| Experts close to roots of greying Scientists say they are closer to understanding exactly why we go grey with age. | |
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| 1975: Gandhi found guilty of corruption Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is barred from holding office for six years after she being found guilty of electoral corruption. | |||
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| 1964: Nelson Mandela jailed for life The leader of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is given a life sentence for sabotage. | |||
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| 1962: Three escape from Alcatraz Three inmates convicted of bank robbery are missing from America's most notorious prison in California. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | India stunned by brilliant Bravo Dwayne Bravo produces a stunning all-round display as West Indies beat holders India in their World Twenty20 match at Lord's. |
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| Faldo knighted in Queen's honours Nick Faldo receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to golf. | |
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| Ryan Jones makes swift Lions exit Wales skipper Ryan Jones is declared unfit for duty a day after joining the Lions in South Africa as a tour replacement. | |
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| Sri Lanka too strong for Pakistan Sri Lanka get their World Twenty20 Super Eights campaign off to a fine start with a convincing 19-run win over Pakistan. | |
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| Carmakers in F1 breakaway warning Europe's motor manufacturers join Formula One's civil war by backing the teams in their battle with the sport's governing body. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ronaldo confident of Real switch Cristiano Ronaldo says he expects his "historic" £80m move from Man Utd to Real Madrid to go ahead, despite a minor hernia injury. |
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| McGhee dedicated to new Dons post New manager Mark McGhee insists he is fully focused on Aberdeen after missing out on the Celtic post. | |
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| Deal agreed for Stockport buy-out Stockport's administrators agree a deal to sell the club to a group led by ex-Leicester and Manchester City player Jim Melrose | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| India stunned by brilliant Bravo Dwayne Bravo produces a stunning all-round display as West Indies beat holders India in their World Twenty20 match at Lord's. |
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| Sri Lanka too strong for Pakistan Sri Lanka get their World Twenty20 Super Eights campaign off to a fine start with a convincing 19-run win over Pakistan. | |
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| S Africa wary of Windies threat South Africa coach Micky Arthur tells his team not to underestimate West Indies when the sides meet in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Impressive Murray into semi-final Andy Murray beats Mardy Fish 7-5 6-3 to book a semi-final against Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Aegon Championships at Queen's. |
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| Improving Djokovic crushes Melzer World number four Novak Djokovic appears to be finding his feet on grass as he brushes aside Jurgen Melzer 6-1 6-4 to reach the Halle semi-finals. | |
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| Sharapova into Birmingham semis Maria Sharapova reaches the last four at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with victory over Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Plater secures Senior TT victory England's Steve Plater wins the blue-riband Senior TT on his HM Plan Honda in the Isle of Man. |
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| Rider killed in TT race accident Isle of Man competitor John Crellin dies in an accident at the TT motorbike races. | |
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| Peugeot beat Audi to Le Mans pole Scotland's Allan McNish will start the Le Mans sportscar race from second place in his Audi after Peugeot won the battle for pole. | |
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