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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Detained Nigeria sect leader dies The leader of an Islamic sect blamed for deadly violence in Nigeria has been shot dead hours after capture, police say. |
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| Travel chaos after Majorca bomb Dozens of flights are stopped by Spanish police after a car bomb in Majorca blamed on separatists kills two Civil Guard officers. | |
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| Obama hosts race row beer reunion A black professor and the officer who arrested him meet for a beer at the White House in an effort to defuse a race row. | |
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| MS woman wins right-to-die fight A woman with multiple sclerosis has won a landmark case to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. | |
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| Airbus urges speed sensor switch Airbus urges airlines to change speed sensors on about 200 jets, in the wake of the Air France crash off Brazil. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Detained Nigeria sect leader dies The leader of an Islamic sect blamed for deadly violence in Nigeria has been shot dead hours after capture, police say. |
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| Kenya shuns special poll tribunal Kenya says it will not set up a special tribunal over last year's post-election violence, and will use local courts instead. | |
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| Cable fault cuts off West Africa Internet and phone services are disrupted across West Africa following damage to an undersea cable. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Nasa defends its spaceflight plan Engineers developing Nasa's new rockets deny the agency's human spaceflight plans are too expensive, too risky and subject to delays. |
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| Judge orders Guantanamo release A US judge orders the release of Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest detainees at Guantanamo Bay. | |
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| Obama hosts race row beer reunion A black professor and the officer who arrested him meet for a beer at the White House in an effort to defuse a race row. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China concerned about abortions There are 13 million abortions each year in China, highlighting a lack of sex education, according to a Chinese newspaper. |
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| Burma warning on Suu Kyi protests Burma's military rulers warn supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi not to protest over her trial verdict. | |
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| US sailor jailed for Japan murder A US sailor is jailed for life for the killing of a Japanese taxi driver which strained relations between the two countries. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Travel chaos after Majorca bomb Dozens of flights are stopped by Spanish police after a car bomb in Majorca blamed on separatists kills two Civil Guard officers. |
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| Airbus urges speed sensor switch Airbus urges airlines to change speed sensors on about 200 jets, in the wake of the Air France crash off Brazil. | |
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| MS woman wins right-to-die fight A woman with multiple sclerosis has won a landmark case to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran police clash with mourners Tehran police clash with mourners holding ceremonies for those killed in post-election violence, reports say. |
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| Deadly bomb at Iraq party office Seven people are killed as bomb explodes at the office of a Sunni political party in central Iraq, police say. | |
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| Palestinians in kite record bid Palestinian children turn out in big numbers on a beach in northern Gaza in a bid to break the world record for kite flying. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban urge Afghan poll boycott The Taliban call on Afghans to boycott August elections and order their fighters to try to prevent the vote taking place. |
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| Court rejects Musharraf trial The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects a request to launch a treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. | |
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| Champions League groups unveiled The groups and fixtures are announced for the Champions League Twenty20, which will take place in India in October. | |
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| UK | |
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 | MS woman wins right-to-die fight A woman with multiple sclerosis has won a landmark case to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. |
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| Boy detained for toddler murder A 16-year-old boy who beat a toddler to death while he was babysitting her is detained for 15 years. | |
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| Victory for Whiter Shade organist Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher has won his long battle to be recognised as co-writer of the band's 1967 hit Whiter Shade of Pale, Law Lords rule. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools exclude pupils less often The number of permanent and fixed period exclusions from England's schools has fallen, statistics show. |
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| Nursery child protection concern Almost one in three early years providers in England is inadequate or only satisfactory on child protection, inspectors say. | |
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| Universities 'should cut carbon' University funding in England could be linked to institutions' reduction in carbon emissions from 2011. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy detained for toddler murder A 16-year-old boy who beat a toddler to death while he was babysitting her is detained for 15 years. |
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| Two charged over car boot murders Two people are charged with murder following the discovery of two dead bodies in a car boot in Leeds. | |
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| Changes to Notting Hill Carnival Key changes for this year's Notting Hill Carnival will see more rigorous noise monitoring and an earlier start for the carnival procession. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Oil firms see big fall in profits Oil giants Shell and Exxon Mobil both report a big fall in profits due to the decline in crude prices since mid-2008. |
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| Price of oil bounces back sharply Sharply higher global stock markets push oil prices higher, clawing back almost all of Wednesday's big falls. | |
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| Weaker sales dent Disney profits Walt Disney reports a fall in profits of more than a quarter as its film and theme park divisions suffer. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Moore movie to compete at Venice Capitalism, the latest documentary from US director Michael Moore, is one of 23 films in competition at this year's Venice Film Festival. |
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| Jackson mother 'agrees custody' A lawyer for Michael Jackson's mother claims a custody deal has been reached ahead of a court decision on Monday. | |
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| Victory for Whiter Shade organist Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher has won his long battle to be recognised as co-writer of the band's 1967 hit Whiter Shade of Pale, Law Lords rule. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Fresh hope for world's fisheries There is fresh hope that the world's depleted fisheries can be saved from collapse, say researchers. |
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| Bald songbird discovered in Laos Scientists discover a striking new species of bald songbird in a limestone region of South East Asia. | |
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| Nasa defends its spaceflight plan Engineers developing Nasa's new rockets deny the agency's human spaceflight plans are too expensive, too risky and subject to delays. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Cable fault cuts off West Africa Internet and phone services are disrupted across West Africa following damage to an undersea cable. |
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| File-sharer admits swapping songs A US student who faces up to $4.5m (£2.8m) in fines for illegally swapping music files online admits he shared hundreds of songs. | |
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| iPhone bucks handset sales falls Apple's iPhone is continuing to enjoy a rise in global sales, despite industry-wide falls, a survey says. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| MS woman wins right-to-die fight A woman with multiple sclerosis has won a landmark case to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. |
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| Pfizer and Nigerian state in deal American-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer signed a settlement worth $75m with the Nigerian state of Kano, a joint statement says. | |
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| China concerned about abortions There are 13 million abortions each year in China, highlighting a lack of sex education, according to a Chinese newspaper. | |
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| 1986: Parents appeal for missing agent The parents of missing London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh make an emotional appeal for her safe return. | |||
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| 1966: Football glory for England England win football's World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930. | |||
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| 1973: Final deal for thalidomide victims An 11-year legal battle ends with more than £20 million compensation for victims of thalidomide. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England toil after weather delay Australia close on 126-1 after only 30 overs are possible on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston. |
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| Sri Lanka earn win over Pakistan Sri Lanka win the first one-day international against Pakistan by 36 runs in Dambulla. | |
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| Hamilton joy at Schumacher return Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says it will be 'an honour and a privilege' to race against Michael Schumacher. | |
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| Muralitharan to end Test career Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from Test cricket in 2010 after being warned he will do long-term damage to his knee if he continues. | |
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| Woods way off pace in Buick Open Tiger Woods trails leader Steve Lowery by eight shots after the first round of the Buick Open in Michigan. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Wenger in no rush to strengthen Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is in no rush to spend the money raised from the sales of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City. |
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| FK Vetra 0-3 Fulham Fulham make an emphatic Europa League debut as Bobby Zamora inspires a comfortable victory over FC Vetra. | |
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| Aberdeen 1-5 Sigma Olomouc Aberdeen face early elimination from the Europa League after conceding five goals at home in the first leg of their qualifier. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| England toil after weather delay Australia close on 126-1 after only 30 overs are possible on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston. |
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| Sri Lanka earn win over Pakistan Sri Lanka win the first one-day international against Pakistan by 36 runs in Dambulla. | |
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| Muralitharan to end Test career Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from Test cricket in 2010 after being warned he will do long-term damage to his knee if he continues. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Serena surges into quarter-finals Top seed Serena Williams reaches the quarter-finals of the Bank of the West Classic in California with a straight-sets win over Melinda Czink. |
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| Sharapova brushes aside Petrova Maria Sharapova thrashes fifth seed and world number 10 Nadia Petrova to reach the quarter-finals in Stanford, California. | |
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| Keothavong out for rest of season British number one Anne Keothavong will not compete again until 2010 after a scan reveals she has suffered a serious knee injury. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Funeral for racing driver Surtees The funeral of racing driver Henry Surtees, son of former Formula One champion John Surtees, has been held in West Sussex. |
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| Formula 1 news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula 1 website for 2009. | |
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| Earlier date for British MotoGP Next year's British MotoGP at Silverstone moves to an earlier slot than usual after the 2010 race schedule is published. | |
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