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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Judge jails 15 Colombian soldiers A Colombian judge sentences 15 soldiers to up to 30 years in prison for killing civilians that they presented as rebels. |
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| Gunman attacks Israeli gay centre A lone gunman kills three people and wounds 10 at a gay support centre in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv before escaping. | |
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| US man 'killed child by praying' A US court finds a man guilty of killing his ill 11-year-old daughter by praying for her rather than seeking help. | |
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| Chavez accused of gagging media Venezuelan opposition groups say a decision to take 34 radio stations off the air is an attack on freedom of speech. | |
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| Scale of Nigerian unrest emerges A military commander in the city at the centre of recent Nigerian violence says around 700 bodies were found there alone. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Scale of Nigerian unrest emerges A military commander in the city at the centre of recent Nigerian violence says around 700 bodies were found there alone. |
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| South African workers end strike A deal is reached to end a week-long strike over pay by some 150,000 municipal workers in South Africa, unions say. | |
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| 'Dire shortage' at UN food agency The United Nations food agency says critical shortages force it to slash delivery to millions of starving people. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Judge jails 15 Colombian soldiers A Colombian judge sentences 15 soldiers to up to 30 years in prison for killing civilians that they presented as rebels. |
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| US man 'killed child by praying' A US court finds a man guilty of killing his ill 11-year-old daughter by praying for her rather than seeking help. | |
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| US concern as Iran holds tourists The US says it is doing all it can to aid three Americans arrested inside Iran after apparently straying across the Iraqi border. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino The Philippines declares 10 days' mourning for ex-President Aquino, whose "people power" revolution toppled Ferdinand Marcos. |
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| Protest at Malaysia security law Thousands of people demonstrate in the Malaysian capital against a controversial law allowing detention without trial. | |
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| Hidden Gobi Desert relics found Rare Buddhist artefacts hidden in the Gobi Desert for seven decades are found by Austrian-Mongolian treasure hunters. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU reaches gas deal with Ukraine The EU and international institutions agree a deal with Ukraine to help it provide stable supplies of Russian gas to Europe. |
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| Funeral held for Spain bomb dead Two policemen killed by a car bomb on the Spanish island of Majorca are laid to rest as police appeal for help. | |
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| Al-Qaeda 'seek to infiltrate MI5' A senior Conservative MP asks the home secretary whether al-Qaeda sympathisers were mistakenly recruited by MI5. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran reformers slate trial 'sham' Iran's biggest reformist party dismisses the court appearance of leading opposition figures as a "show trial". |
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| Gunman attacks Israeli gay centre A lone gunman kills three people and wounds 10 at a gay support centre in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv before escaping. | |
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| Iraqi officer 'behind bank heist' An Iraqi army captain may have been behind a major Baghdad bank robbery which left eight people dead. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Western troops die in Afghanistan Four soldiers - three American and one French - are killed in gun and bomb attacks in Afghanistan, military officials say. |
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| Pakistan Christians die in unrest Six Christians are killed in unrest in central Pakistan, after days of tension sparked by the rumoured desecration of a Koran. | |
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| US pledge to reduce Afghan deaths The new US commander in Afghanistan vows to work to reduce civilian deaths after a UN report showed they had risen. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Mandelson urges Labour fightback Lord Mandelson says Labour must "roll its sleeves up" and take on the Tories and not hand them election victory "on a plate". |
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| Graduates to get gap-year money The government is to pay for hundreds of graduates struggling to find a job to go on expeditions abroad. | |
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| Afghan troop amputations total 51 More than 50 members of the UK armed forces have had limbs amputated after being wounded in Afghanistan, the MoD says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Universities 'fail on standards' Universities in England are failing to safeguard degree standards, while the system for ensuring quality is out of date, MPs say. |
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| Graduates to get gap-year money The government is to pay for hundreds of graduates struggling to find a job to go on expeditions abroad. | |
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| Bad teens 'not fault of parents' Parents are spending more time with their children - and researchers find no evidence of a decline in parenting. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sit-in workers' 'starved' claim A union complains to police amid claims workers occupying an Isle of Wight wind turbine factory are having their rights breached. |
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| 'Blasphemy' row over erotic shots A photographer is accused of blasphemy after taking a set of pictures without permission at a Cornish church. | |
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| Brazil 'fraud' Britons bailed Two British law graduates, charged with attempted insurance fraud in Brazil, have been granted bail. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Obama sees US economy improving Barack Obama says new figures on the US economy indicate progress is being made in tackling the country's problems. |
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| US seeks to continue car rebates The US House of Representatives approves extra funds for a scheme offering cash for trading in old cars. | |
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| Safety fears spark Honda recall Japanese carmaker Honda announces it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US due to an airbag defect. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Warhol's Jackson goes to auction A portrait by Andy Warhol of the late singer Michael Jackson, commissioned to mark Thriller's record sales, is set to be auctioned in New York . |
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| US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine A US student is told to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online. | |
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| Nepalese site named after Lumley A popular tourist attraction in Nepal is renamed in honour of actress Joanna Lumley and her father. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space shuttle touches down safely US space shuttle Endeavour successfully lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at the end of a 16-day mission. |
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| Experts puzzled by spot on Venus Astronomers have been puzzled by a strange bright spot which has appeared in the clouds of Venus. | |
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| Fire risk 'super' ants discovered Ants believed to have a "fatal attraction" to electricity are found at a National Trust property in Gloucestershire. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine A US student is told to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online. |
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| Apple fix to iPhone security flaw Apple releases a software patch to address a recently exposed security flaw in the iPhone. | |
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| Firefox passes billion milestone The open-source web browser Firefox has been downloaded more than a billion times in its five-year history. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Daily alcohol limit 'unhelpful' Daily limits on alcohol consumption devised by the government are unhelpful and potentially harmful, warn experts. |
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| Private transplants to be banned The government is to ban private transplants of organs from dead donors after concerns foreign patients pay to jump the queue. | |
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| Rapid chlamydia diagnosis for men A urine test can diagnose the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia in men within an hour, enabling quicker treatment. | |
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| 1976: Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash F1 racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital after crashing at the German Grand Prix. | |||
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| 1944: Uprising to free Warsaw begins The Polish Underground Army begins battle to liberate Warsaw, the first European city to fall to the Germans. | |||
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| 1971: Apollo 15 finds rock from birth of Moon Astronauts uncover a rock which may date back to the origin of the Moon. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Phelps pips Cavic to break record Michael Phelps storms to victory against rival Milorad Cavic in the 100m butterfly at the World Championships in Rome. |
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| Milan dismiss Chelsea Pirlo offer AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has told Chelsea that their offer for Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is too low to consider. | |
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| Man Utd deny 'stealing' youngster Manchester United dismiss as "complete nonsense" allegations from Le Havre they have 'stolen' the French club's teenage midfielder Paul Pogba. | |
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| South Africa 31-19 New Zealand Fly-half Morne Steyn sets a new individual Tri-Nations points record as South Africa beat New Zealand for the second week in a row. | |
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| England 'can still win' - Flower England coach Andy Flower says a result is still possible in the third Ashes Test against Australia despite a washout on Saturday. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Milan dismiss Chelsea Pirlo offer AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has told Chelsea that their offer for Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is too low to consider. |
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| Man Utd deny 'stealing' youngster Manchester United dismiss as "complete nonsense" allegations from Le Havre they have 'stolen' the French club's teenage midfielder Paul Pogba. | |
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| Man City move for Leeds teenager Manchester City are interesting in signing Leeds United's highly rated midfielder Fabian Delph. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England 'can still win' - Flower England coach Andy Flower says a result is still possible in the third Ashes Test against Australia despite a washout on Saturday. |
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| Kapugedera stars as Sri Lanka win Chamara Kapugedera's 67 guides Sri Lanka to a comfortable six-wicket one-day win over Pakistan in Dambulla. | |
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| Onions rewarded with England deal Fast bowler Graham Onions is given an incremental contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board following a string of impressive performances. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Serena crashes out in California Top seed Serena Williams crashes to a shock 6-2 3-6 6-2 quarter-final defeat at the hands of Australian Samantha Stosur in the Bank of the West Classic in California. |
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| GB quad team reach world decider The GB quad wheelchair tennis team will face the USA in the World Team Cup final after beating the Netherlands 2-0 in the semi-finals. | |
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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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| 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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