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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iran opposition keeps up pressure Opposition supporters - and their rivals - protest in Tehran as the dispute over Iran's presidential poll shows no sign of abating. |
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| Nuclear N Korea is 'grave threat' US President Obama warns of the "grave threat" posed by North Korea, and vows to try to end its nuclear programme. | |
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| Tax to pay for fast net access Plans for a new 50p per month levy on telephone lines to help fund a fast broadband network are revealed by the government | |
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| Economists see end to US downturn The US economy should emerge from recession by late summer, economists from some of the country's top banks say. | |
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| Sarkozy jeered at Bongo's funeral French President Nicolas Sarkozy is jeered as he joins heads of state in the capital of Gabon for the funeral of Omar Bongo. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sarkozy jeered at Bongo's funeral French President Nicolas Sarkozy is jeered as he joins heads of state in the capital of Gabon for the funeral of Omar Bongo. |
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| UN 'runs out of aid for Ethiopia' The UN warns it has run out of food to provide for nine million Ethiopians who rely on its assistance. | |
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| Sudan denies sowing south dissent A minister in north Sudan denies the government is distributing arms in the south to spread dissent ahead of a referendum. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | GM agrees Saab sale to Koenigsegg General Motors signs a tentative agreement to sell its Saab unit to sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg. |
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| Economists see end to US downturn The US economy should emerge from recession by late summer, economists from some of the country's top banks say. | |
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| US senator admits having affair Senator John Ensign, a rising star in the Republican Party, admits to an extra-marital affair with a member of his campaign staff. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Nuclear N Korea is 'grave threat' US President Obama warns of the "grave threat" posed by North Korea, and vows to try to end its nuclear programme. |
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| China frees waitress over killing A woman accused of killing a Communist Party official who allegedly assaulted her has been freed by a Chinese court. | |
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| US urges Vietnam to free lawyer The US urges Vietnam to release rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh, arrested for "distributing propaganda" against the state. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Italy to take Guantanamo inmates Italy agrees to take three detainees from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay following talks in Washington. |
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| GM agrees Saab sale to Koenigsegg General Motors signs a tentative agreement to sell its Saab unit to sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg. | |
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| Romanians flee homes after attack A five-day-old infant girl is among 115 Romanians put up in a church hall after fleeing their homes in south Belfast. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran opposition keeps up pressure Opposition supporters - and their rivals - protest in Tehran as the dispute over Iran's presidential poll shows no sign of abating. |
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| Carter 'distressed' by Gaza visit Former US President Jimmy Carter says he has to hold back tears at destruction in Gaza, where he is due to meet Hamas leaders. | |
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| Yemen recovers hostages' bodies Germany and South Korea confirm the killings of three women who were recently kidnapped in Yemen. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian and Pakistani leaders meet The leaders of India and Pakistan hold talks at a summit in Russia - their first meeting since last November's Mumbai attacks. |
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| Pakistan army readies for attack Troops are amassing around Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan in readiness for an offensive against the Taliban there, officials say. | |
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| Afghan election campaign starts Campaigning begins for Afghanistan's August presidential election which pits Hamid Karzai against 40 challengers. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Banking regulation 'not to blame' Chancellor Alistair Darling is to announce he does not plan fundamental reform of the way UK banks are regulated. |
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| Clegg says no to Trident renewal Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls for the Trident nuclear deterrent to be scrapped, saying it is too expensive and unnecessary. | |
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| Children are 'wrongly' locked up Up to three-quarters of children locked up on remand are wrongly or unnecessarily jailed, a report says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | More youths not in jobs or school The proportion of young people in England not in education, employment or training increases to one in 10, figures show. |
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| College cleaner protest continues Students occupying a London university have been served with an injunction - but they gain political support for their protest. | |
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| Concern over class size loophole A council calls for ministers to close a legal loophole that has allowed parents to challenge class size limits. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Freed man attacks justice system A man who spent eight years in jail for a murder he did not commit has said the British justice system "stinks". |
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| Khyra's mother 'admitted fault' A mother accused of starving her seven-year-old daughter cried after her death and sobbed "it's all my fault", a court hears. | |
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| Light sensors cause religious row A couple take legal action after claiming motion sensors installed at their Dorset holiday flat breach their rights as Orthodox Jews. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| GM agrees Saab sale to Koenigsegg General Motors signs a tentative agreement to sell its Saab unit to sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg. |
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| MySpace to cut staff by a third MySpace announces it will cut almost a third of its staff as it looks to cut costs to compete with rising competition. | |
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| Economists see end to US downturn The US economy should emerge from recession by late summer, economists from some of the country's top banks say. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Letterman sorry over Palin joke US talk show host David Letterman apologises for making a joke about one of Sarah Palin's teenage daughters. |
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| Mia Farrow's brother found dead The brother of US actor Mia Farrow was found dead in his Vermont art gallery in suspicious circumstances, US police say. | |
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| Jewels missing after Lohan shoot Lindsay Lohan is reportedly "happy to co-operate" with a police investigation into missing jewels. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | 'Major Tim will get into space' The new UK astronaut candidate Tim Peake will get into orbit despite a looming shortage of rides, says the European Space Agency. |
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| Europe's Mars mission scaled back A major component of Europe's ExoMars rover mission is being dropped to contain costs. | |
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| Female baboons exploit chaperones Male and female baboons form platonic friendships. But while the females clearly benefit, it is a mystery what males get from such relationships. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Tax to pay for fast net access Plans for a new 50p per month levy on telephone lines to help fund a fast broadband network are revealed by the government |
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| ITV 'to gain licence fee share' ITV could gain up to £130m of the BBC licence fee each year to finance its public service programmes, it is announced. | |
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| Force disciplines police blogger A serving detective whose anonymous blog carried criticisms of government ministers is disciplined by his force. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cancer boost from whole carrots The anti-cancer properties of carrots are more potent if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking, research shows. |
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| Hope for test to measure ageing Scientists are developing a simple blood test to measure how fast the body's tissues are ageing at a molecular level. | |
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| Chronic asthma study offers hope Scientists discover how the diseased airways change in people with asthma, pointing the way to new treatments. | |
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| 1976: Soweto protest turns violent Violence spreads through South African townships in clashes between police and demonstrators. | |||
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| 1963: Soviets launch first woman into space Valentina Tereshkova, a former textile worker from the Soviet Union becomes the first woman in space. | |||
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| 1989: Hungary reburies fallen hero Imre Nagy Thousands of Hungarians attend the funeral of the leader of the 1956 uprising executed in 1958 by the Soviets. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Sri Lanka cruise into semi-finals Sri Lanka thrash New Zealand by 48 runs at Trent Bridge to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20. |
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| Southern Kings 8-20 Lions The Lions survive a ferocious first-half examination from the Southern Kings as they win the final warm-up game before the first Test against South Africa. | |
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| Woods offers support to Mickelson World number one Tiger Woods praises Phil Mickelson for the way he has dealt with his wife's diagnosis with cancer. | |
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| S Africa beat India to top group South Africa beat India by 12 runs in the World Twenty20 to set up a semi-final with Pakistan. | |
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| England delay naming Ashes party England coach Andy Flower will delay making an announcement on England's training squad for the Ashes to allow players time to press their cases. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Mowbray confirmed as Celtic boss Celtic conclude a deal with West Brom to bring their manager Tony Mowbray and his backroom staff to the Glasgow club. |
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| Wigan to target Europe - Martinez Roberto Martinez targets qualifying for Europe, but admits he needs to bolster the Wigan squad he has inherited. | |
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| Eboue admits he may leave Arsenal Emmanuel Eboue concedes that leaving Arsenal is a possibility because of a lack of regular first-team action. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Sri Lanka cruise into semi-finals Sri Lanka thrash New Zealand by 48 runs at Trent Bridge to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20. |
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| S Africa beat India to top group South Africa beat India by 12 runs in the World Twenty20 to set up a semi-final with Pakistan. | |
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| England delay naming Ashes party England coach Andy Flower will delay making an announcement on England's training squad for the Ashes to allow players time to press their cases. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer the man to beat - Rafter Roger Federer is still the man to beat at Wimbledon, despite "not being the player he was", says former SW19 finalist Pat Rafter. |
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| Big names suffer Eastbourne exits Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva are first-round casualties at the Aegon International in Eastbourne. | |
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| Cavaday on course for Wimbledon Naomi Cavaday provides Britain's only good news on the second day of Wimbledon qualifying. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Peugeot win Le Mans 24-hour race Peugeot finish first and second in the Le Mans 24-hour race to end Audi's five-year domination of the event. |
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| Plater secures Senior TT victory England's Steve Plater wins the blue riband Senior TT on his HM Plant 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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