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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | World powers accept warming limit Developed and developing nations agree global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels, a G8 declaration says. |
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| Nigeria rebel Okah 'to be freed' Nigeria says it is to release militant leader Henry Okah - a key demand of rebels fighting in the oil-rich Niger Delta. | |
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| Honduran rivals at mediated talks Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti hold separate talks with a mediator. | |
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| Madoff accepts 150-year sentence Imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff will not be appealing against his 150-year sentence, his lawyer says. | |
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| Four charged with US grave scam Police charge four people in connection to a scheme for digging up graves at a Chicago cemetery in order to resell plots. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria rebel Okah 'to be freed' Nigeria says it is to release militant leader Henry Okah - a key demand of rebels fighting in the oil-rich Niger Delta. |
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| Nigeria welcomes UK prisoner plan Nigeria says it is happy with a UK offer to help refurbish its prisons so that Nigerians imprisoned in the UK can be sent home. | |
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| '15-year high' for rhino poaching Rhino poaching around the world is set to reach a 15-year high as demand for the animals' horns grows, conservation groups warn. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Honduran rivals at mediated talks Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti hold separate talks with a mediator. |
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| CIA 'often lied to congressmen' CIA Director Leon Panetta has admitted that his agency regularly misled congressmen, a group of US lawmakers allege. | |
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| Judge refuses to delay sale of GM A judge rejects a last-minute request to delay the sale of General Motors clearing the way for it to emerge from bankruptcy. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China leaders vow Xinjiang action China's leaders vow "severe punishment" for rioters in the Xinjiang region in their first public comment on the violence. |
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| Rio worker 'stole state secrets' China says it has evidence that proves a detained employee of mining giant Rio Tinto stole state secrets. | |
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| China quake destroys 10,000 homes An earthquake in south-western China destroys 10,000 homes and injures more than 300 people, state media says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| World powers accept warming limit Developed and developing nations agree global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels, a G8 declaration says. |
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| Russia 'shot down its own planes' A report in a Russian military journal claims that half the planes Russia lost in its war with Georgia were shot down by friendly fire. | |
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| New phone hack inquiry ruled out Claims the News of the World carried out a huge mobile phone-hacking operation will not be investigated further, police say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Dozens killed in Iraqi bombings At least 50 people are killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, the deadliest day since US troops withdrew from Iraqi towns. |
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| Egypt arrests 25 in 'Suez plot' Egypt arrests 25 suspected militants with al-Qaeda links on suspicion of plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal, officials said. | |
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| Saudi Arabia 'restricting women' A rights group accuses Saudi Arabia of not living up to a commitment to end the tradition of male guardianship of women. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lanka orders cuts in aid work The Sri Lankan government tells international relief agencies to cut back their activities following the defeat of Tamil rebels in May. |
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| Pakistan displaced 'can go home' Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani calls on people displaced by fighting against the Taliban in the north-west to go home. | |
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| Gurkha fears over veteran's debt Campaigners say they are disturbed by reports a decorated ex-Gurkha soldier could lose his Nepalese home. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | 'Pupil murder bid' teacher held A teacher is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three pupils are hurt, one of them seriously, in a Nottinghamshire classroom. |
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| New phone hack inquiry ruled out Claims the News of the World carried out a huge mobile phone-hacking operation will not be investigated further, police say. | |
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| Get tough with Russia, MPs urge The UK and other Nato members should take a tougher approach to relations with Russia, an MPs' committee urges. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Academics denounce maths A-level Dozens of university maths experts say a new "use of mathematics" A-level is not up to scratch and should be scrapped. |
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| Crisis fears on university places There have been 50,000 more applications for university places this year, reinforcing warnings of a looming crisis over places. | |
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| School meals target to be missed New figures show a tiny increase in pupils eating school meals in England, but the government is set to miss its target. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| 'Pupil murder bid' teacher held A teacher is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three pupils are hurt, one of them seriously, in a Nottinghamshire classroom. |
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| Gang jailed for teenager's murder Six gang members are given life terms for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in a park in east London. | |
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| Family's urine bid to locate dog A city council criticises a family for trying to lure back their missing dog by leaving a trail of their diluted urine on the street. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Judge refuses to delay sale of GM A judge rejects a last-minute request to delay the sale of General Motors clearing the way for it to emerge from bankruptcy. |
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| Madoff accepts 150-year sentence Imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff will not be appealing against his 150-year sentence, his lawyer says. | |
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| Rio worker 'stole state secrets' China says it has evidence that proves a detained employee of mining giant Rio Tinto stole state secrets. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Moore tackles financial meltdown Director Michael Moore announes the title of his latest film Capitalism: A Love Story, tackling the financial crisis. |
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| 'No rush' for new Jackson songs New music recorded by Michael Jackson before his death is likely to be released - but not yet, the president of his record label says. | |
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| Beckinsale awarded libel damages Actress Kate Beckinsale wins libel damages over a newspaper claim that she was dropped from a role in favour of another actress. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| World powers accept warming limit Developed and developing nations agree global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels, a G8 declaration says. |
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| US hopes to lead climate debate President Obama's chief scientific advisor hopes to take the politics out of science as US engages in climate debate. | |
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| A glimpse of ancient dying stars Snapshots of the most distant supernovae known to astronomy, which exploded 11 billion years ago, have been revealed. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Hardware makers support Google OS Google announces which hardware firms will make machines that will run its browser-based Chrome operating system. |
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| Mobile broadband notspots mapped Regulator Ofcom pledges to investigate why some areas of the country don't have mobile broadband. | |
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| New 'cyber attacks' hit S Korea A bank, a national newspaper and the national spy agency are among the targets of a new cyber attack in South Korea. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Lower' Asian obesity threshold The threshold for being overweight and obese should be lowered for British Asians, experts say. |
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| Proof mounts on restricted diet Cutting calories may delay the ageing process and reduce the risk of disease, a long-term study of monkeys suggests. | |
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| Tests raise life extension hopes A compound discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the ageing process, research suggests. | |
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| 1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder A man breaks into Buckingham Palace and spends ten minutes talking to the Queen in her bedroom. | |||
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| 1984: Historic York Minster engulfed by flames A massive fire devastates large parts of York Minster causing an estimated £1m damage. | |||
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| 1991: Bank collapse costs taxpayers millions The closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International loses about 20 local councils up to £30m in investments. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Aussie batsmen dominate England Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting both hit unbeaten centuries as Australia frustrate England on day two of the first Test in Cardiff. |
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| Hushovd overhauls Millar for win Norway's Thor Hushovd wins stage six of the Tour de France after Britain's David Millar is caught with 2km left in Barcelona. | |
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| 'Crazy' transfers concern Benitez Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez reveals his club are struggling to compete in an over-heated summer transfer market. | |
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| F1 breakaway plans still in place Eight major Formula 1 teams continue with plans to set up a breakaway championship in 2010 as the sport's bitter political row continues. | |
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| Phelps sets butterfly world mark Olympic superstar Michael Phelps breaks the 100m butterfly world record. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | 'Crazy' transfers concern Benitez Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez reveals his club are struggling to compete in an over-heated summer transfer market. |
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| Southampton & Wotte part company Head coach Mark Wotte leaves Southampton just 24 hours after Swiss businessman Markus Liebherr's takeover of the club. | |
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| Barton set for Magpies comeback Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton looks set for a surprise return to the Magpies line-up in their pre-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Aussie batsmen dominate England Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting both hit unbeaten centuries as Australia frustrate England on day two of the first Test in Cardiff. |
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| Lack of swing mystifies England Graeme Swann says England are "in a bit of a quandary" by the lack of swing at Cardiff as Australia smash 249-1 in reply to the hosts' 435. | |
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| West Indies v Bangladesh score A weakened West Indies side take on Bangladesh in the first Test at Kingstown. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Montcourt died after heart attack Tests reveal that 24-year-old French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt died of a heart attack. |
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| Second arrest at Sania Mirza home A second man turns up at the home of soon-to-be-engaged Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, demanding she marry him. | |
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| US Open prize fund bucks downturn The winners of this year's US Open men's and women's singles titles will each receive a record £992,000 - nearly 6% up on 2008. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| F1 breakaway plans still in place Eight major Formula 1 teams continue with plans to set up a breakaway championship in 2010 as the sport's bitter political row continues. | |
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| Stoner to undergo medical tests Australian MotoGP rider Casey Stoner will undergo medical tests in the United States to find the cause of a mystery illness that has left him fatigued. | |
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