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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ahmadinejad defiant on 'free' Iran poll Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his "free" re-election, as violence erupts amid claims of fraud. |
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| US condemns North Korean threat North Korea's threat to "weaponise" its plutonium stocks is deeply regrettable, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
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| Big economies 'stabilising' - G8 G8 finance ministers say major economies are beginning to stabilise but warn that it is too early to halt economic stimulus. | |
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| Mitchell: Syria has 'crucial' role in peace Washington's Mid-East envoy George Mitchell says Syria has a "crucial role" in Middle Eastern peace during a visit to Damascus. | |
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| Endeavour shuttle launch delayed The launch of space shuttle Endeavour is postponed hours before take-off due to a hydrogen leak, Nasa says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea ex-chief on drugs charge The former army chief in Guinea is among 20 senior officials charged with drug trafficking. |
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| Malawi welcomes Madonna adoption The decision to grant Madonna the right to adopt four-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" has been warmly received in Malawi. | |
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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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| AMERICAS | |
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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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| Cuban dissident allowed to travel A leading Cuban dissident is told she can travel to Argentina to visit relatives after years of refusals. | |
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| Swine flu strikes Mexico tourism Mexico says it is suffering the biggest drop in tourism revenue since records began in the 1980s, because of swine flu. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US condemns North Korean threat North Korea's threat to "weaponise" its plutonium stocks is deeply regrettable, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. |
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| Australians demand climate action Thousands of demonstrators rally across Australia to demand greater government action on climate change. | |
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| Love epic tops Bollywood awards The Indian historical epic film Jodhaa Akbar, about Muslim-Hindu relations, dominates an Indian film awards ceremony. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Spanish Civil War bodies exhumed Seven bodies are removed from Spanish Civil War graves in the first of possibly thousands of court-ordered exhumations. |
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| Lawyer challenges Knox testimony An American student accused of killing her British housemate Meredith Kercher is cross-examined for a second day. | |
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| EU's Solana meets Hezbollah in Beirut A senior EU official holds talks for the first time with a politician from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Ahmadinejad defiant on 'free' Iran poll Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his "free" re-election, as violence erupts amid claims of fraud. |
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| EU's Solana meets Hezbollah in Beirut A senior EU official holds talks for the first time with a politician from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. | |
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| Mitchell: Syria has 'crucial' role in peace Washington's Mid-East envoy George Mitchell says Syria has a "crucial role" in Middle Eastern peace during a visit to Damascus. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Love epic tops Bollywood awards The Indian historical epic film Jodhaa Akbar, about Muslim-Hindu relations, dominates an Indian film awards ceremony. |
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| Zardari condemns 'brutal' Taliban Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemns the killing of an anti-Taliban cleric and vows pay rises for the army. | |
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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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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Miliband claims 'divide Labour' Labour's former deputy leader John Prescott has accused Foreign Secretary David Miliband of "feeding disunity". |
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| Anger over wrong embryo blunder A health trust admits gross failures in care after a couple's last viable embryo was implanted mistakenly into another patient. | |
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| Lawyer challenges Knox testimony An American student accused of killing her British housemate Meredith Kercher is cross-examined for a second day. | |
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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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 | Family appeals over killer rapist The family of a woman raped and strangled in east London appeal for help to find the killer rapist. |
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| Briton speaks of hostage ordeal A Briton held hostage in southern Nigeria tells the BBC how he feared he might never be released, but praises the villagers who ended up looking after him. | |
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| 'Unpredictable' swine flu spreads A further 117 patients in England and 55 in Scotland have been confirmed with swine flu, pushing the UK total to 1,164. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Big economies 'stabilising' - G8 G8 finance ministers say major economies are beginning to stabilise but warn that it is too early to halt economic stimulus. |
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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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| 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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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| Love epic tops Bollywood awards The Indian historical epic film Jodhaa Akbar, about Muslim-Hindu relations, dominates an Indian film awards ceremony. |
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| Malawi welcomes Madonna adoption The decision to grant Madonna the right to adopt four-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" has been warmly received in Malawi. | |
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| The Queen writer to pen new Bond Peter Morgan, the award-winning writer of The Queen and Frost/Nixon, will co-author the latest Bond film. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Endeavour shuttle launch delayed The launch of space shuttle Endeavour is postponed hours before take-off due to a hydrogen leak, Nasa says. |
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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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 | Microsoft to give away anti-virus Microsoft is close to releasing free software that protects PC users against malicious programs. |
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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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 | Discovery could ease cancer pain A breakthrough could lead to drugs to alleviate the pain which is experienced by cancer patients. |
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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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| 1967: Moscow calls for UN action against Israel The United Nations Security Council rejects Soviet demands for an immediate vote to condemn Israel's aggression in the so-called six-day war. | |||
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| 1981: Queen shot at by youth A 17-year-old man is arrested for shooting a replica gun at the Queen as she rode past crowds in London. | |||
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| 2005: Michael Jackson cleared of abuse Pop star Michael Jackson is found not guilty of all charges after a four-month-long child abuse trial. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Gul heroics inspire Pakistan win Umar Gul becomes the first man to take five wickets in a T20 international as Pakistan beat New Zealand in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. |
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| South Africa see off West Indies South Africa maintain their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a 20-run victory over West Indies in the Super Eights. | |
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| Western Province 23-26 Lions The British and Irish Lions survive a major scare to defeat Western Province in Cape Town and remain unbeaten after five matches in South Africa. | |
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| Argentina 24-22 England Argentina survive England's second-half fightback to level the series 1-1 in the second and final Test in Salta. | |
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| Maldini linked to role at Chelsea AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini may be poised to join the backroom staff at Chelsea, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Celtic agree Mowbray compensation West Brom say Celtic have agreed in principle to pay £2m in compensation for the English club's manager Tony Mowbray. |
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| Maldini linked to role at Chelsea AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini may be poised to join the backroom staff at Chelsea, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| Man Utd set to move for Valencia Manchester United are poised to make a formal bid for Wigan winger Antonio Valencia, according to Latics chairman Dave Whelan. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Gul heroics inspire Pakistan win Umar Gul becomes the first man to take five wickets in a T20 international as Pakistan beat New Zealand in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. |
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| South Africa see off West Indies South Africa maintain their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a 20-run victory over West Indies in the Super Eights. | |
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| Pakistan women outplayed by India Priyanka Roy takes 5-16 and Rumeli Dhar 3-13 as India thrash Pakistan in their World Twenty20 match, while New Zealand defeat West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray powers into Queen's final Andy Murray will play James Blake in the final of the Aegon Championships at Queen's after beating Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2 6-4. |
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| Sharapova suffers semi-final loss Maria Sharapova is beaten by China's Na Li in the semi-final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. | |
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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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| 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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