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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Torture claim against Iran trial Iran's main opposition leader says the authorities used torture to get confessions from leading reformists put on trial. |
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| Israel condemned over evictions The US leads international condemnation of Israel after it evicts nine Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem. | |
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| Scientists find new strain of HIV Gorillas are identified for the first time as a source of HIV after tests in Paris on an infected woman from Cameroon. | |
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| Catholic bank owned pill shares A Catholic bank in Germany apologises after admitting it had stocks in defence, tobacco and birth control firms. | |
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| German trial for Kohl-era figure Canada allows the extradition to Germany of a businessman who figured in a Kohl-era political fund-raising scandal. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria photo shows leader alive The BBC obtains a photo showing that Nigerian Islamic sect leader Yusuf Mohamed was alive when captured by the army. |
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| Ugandan rebels 'launch new raids' Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army makes deadly forays into the CAR and south Sudan, aid agences say. | |
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| Scientists find new strain of HIV Gorillas are identified for the first time as a source of HIV after tests in Paris on an infected woman from Cameroon. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | German trial for Kohl-era figure Canada allows the extradition to Germany of a businessman who figured in a Kohl-era political fund-raising scandal. |
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| Canada festival stage collapses A stage collapses at a major country music festival in Canada, killing one person and injuring many others. | |
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| Remains of Gulf War pilot found The US says it has found the remains of the last serviceman still listed as missing in action from the 1991 Gulf War. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China plague death prompts alert Thousands of people are quarantined after a man dies of pneumonic plague in a remote area of north-west China. |
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| Filipinos pay respects to Aquino Hundreds gather to pay their respects to former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who died on Saturday. | |
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| Nissan rolls out new electric car Carmaker Nissan unveils its first electric car, taking it closer to its aim to become the first car firm to mass produce the vehicles. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| German trial for Kohl-era figure Canada allows the extradition to Germany of a businessman who figured in a Kohl-era political fund-raising scandal. |
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| Fires rage across Canary island Up to 4,000 people are evacuated from their homes as fires rage out of control on the Spanish island of La Palma. | |
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| Catholic bank owned pill shares A Catholic bank in Germany apologises after admitting it had stocks in defence, tobacco and birth control firms. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel condemned over evictions The US leads international condemnation of Israel after it evicts nine Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem. |
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| Torture claim against Iran trial Iran's main opposition leader says the authorities used torture to get confessions from leading reformists put on trial. | |
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| Gay Israelis rally after shooting Hundreds of people join a rally organised by Israel's gay community after a fatal shooting at a gay support centre. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Swat deal broker cleric 'charged' Terror and conspiracy charges are made against pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad, who brokered a failed peace deal in Pakistan's Swat valley. |
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| More US troops die in Afghanistan Three more US soldiers die in Afghanistan in one of the worst weekends for foreign forces since the fall of the Taliban. | |
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| Pakistan Christians die in unrest Eight Christians are killed in unrest in central Pakistan, after days of tension sparked by the rumoured desecration of a Koran. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Minister defends Afghan strategy Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell says the government's strategy in Afghanistan is clear, after MPs say UK troops are doing too many tasks. |
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| Missing girl found safe on beach A 14-year-old girl from Lincolnshire who went missing with her boyfriend is found safe and well in Norfolk, police say. | |
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| House prices 'to recover slowly' House prices in England will fall this year and next before recovering, the National Housing Federation forecasts. | |
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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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 | Missing girl found safe on beach A 14-year-old girl from Lincolnshire who went missing with her boyfriend is found safe and well in Norfolk, police say. |
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| Sir Bobby's family visit 'shrine' The family of football legend Sir Bobby Robson visit the "shrine" created by fans at Newcastle United's stadium. | |
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| Anger at civilian fire crew plan A £9m scheme to train civilians to fight fires in London is a means of creating a "force of strike breakers", union leaders claim. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Nissan rolls out new electric car Carmaker Nissan unveils its first electric car, taking it closer to its aim to become the first car firm to mass produce the vehicles. |
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| German trial for Kohl-era figure Canada allows the extradition to Germany of a businessman who figured in a Kohl-era political fund-raising scandal. | |
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| Catholic bank owned pill shares A Catholic bank in Germany apologises after admitting it had stocks in defence, tobacco and birth control firms. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Canada festival stage collapses A stage collapses at a major country music festival in Canada, killing one person and injuring many others. |
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| Two new Mozart pieces performed Two newly discovered piano pieces by Mozart are played for the first time in the city of his birth, Salzburg. | |
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| Actor Wahlberg 'weds girlfriend' Actor Mark Wahlberg marries his long-term girlfriend Rhea Durham at a church in Los Angeles, according to reports. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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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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| 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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| Images reveal 'lost' Roman city Aerial photographs reveal a lost Roman city called Altinum - which some scholars regard as a forerunner of Venice. | |
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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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 | Protein 'key to premature births' Premature labour may be prevented in mothers-to-be by blocking a protein which seems to cause it, a study suggests. |
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| Flawed gene link to ovary cancer Scientists have identified a genetic flaw which appears to increase the risk of ovarian cancer by 40%. | |
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| Scientists find new strain of HIV Gorillas are identified for the first time as a source of HIV after tests in Paris on an infected woman from Cameroon. | |
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| 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invade the Gulf state of Kuwait in the early hours of this morning. | |||
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| 1980: Bologna blast leaves dozens dead A huge bomb devastates Bologna railway station, killing at least 75 people. | |||
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| 1973: Dozens die in resort fire More than 30 people die in a fire which gutted the Summerland leisure resort on the Isle of Man. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England set up chance of victory Andrew Flintoff hits 74 before England reduce Australia to 88-2, still 25 runs behind, on a thrilling fourth day of the third Ashes Test. |
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| Woods clinches Buick Open victory Tiger Woods produces an unblemished round to win his third Buick Open title by three shots at Warwick Hills. | |
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| Massa to take time over F1 return Ferrari's Felipe Massa insists he will not rush back to Formula 1 ahead of his return home to Brazil on Monday. | |
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| Tancock claims gold for Britain Liam Tancock wins Britain's second gold at the World Championships in Rome, while Michael Phelps finishes with five golds. | |
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| Sir Bobby's family visit 'shrine' The family of football legend Sir Bobby Robson visit the "shrine" created by fans at Newcastle United's stadium. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Sir Bobby's family visit 'shrine' The family of football legend Sir Bobby Robson visit the "shrine" created by fans at Newcastle United's stadium. |
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| Gunners lack leadership - Toure Manchester City defender Kolo Toure says he decided to leave Arsenal because the club failed to strengthen their squad in recent seasons. | |
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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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| CRICKET | |
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| England set up chance of victory Andrew Flintoff hits 74 before England reduce Australia to 88-2, still 25 runs behind, on a thrilling fourth day of the third Ashes Test. |
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| Lee hopeful of Headingley return Australia fast bowler Brett Lee says he is aiming to return for the fourth Test at Headingley. | |
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| Flintoff eyes Edgbaston victory Andrew Flintoff says England firmly believe they can win the third Test at Edgbaston on Monday and go 2-0 up in the Ashes series. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Bartoli stuns Venus to win title Marion Bartoli of France beats Venus Williams 6-2 5-7 6-4 to clinch the the WTA Bank of the West Classic title in Stanford, California. |
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| Bellucci claims Swiss Open title Thomaz Bellucci beats Andreas Beck 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the Swiss Open final to claim his first ATP Tour title. | |
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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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| 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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