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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| UK Afghan helicopters 'not safe' Helicopters to be sent to Afghanistan may not be able to take part in combat because of inadequate protection, the Daily Telegraph says. | |
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| Bonus fine for Bank of America Bank of America agrees to pay a $33m fine to settle charges that it misled Merrill Lynch investors over bonuses. | |
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| Jackson's mother granted custody Michael Jackson's mother is named the permanent guardian of her son's three children by a court in LA. | |
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| Scores dead in South Sudan clash At least 185 people - mainly women and children - die when armed men from one South Sudan community attack a rival group. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| Scores dead in South Sudan clash At least 185 people - mainly women and children - die when armed men from one South Sudan community attack a rival group. | |
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| Kenya empties its death-row cells Hundreds of Kenyan prisoners on death row have their sentences commuted to life in prison - so they can be given work. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Jackson's mother granted custody Michael Jackson's mother is named the permanent guardian of her son's three children by a court in LA. |
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| Bonus fine for Bank of America Bank of America agrees to pay a $33m fine to settle charges that it misled Merrill Lynch investors over bonuses. | |
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| Turbulence hurts 26 on US flight At least 26 people are injured as a Continental Airlines jet hits "extreme turbulence" and makes an emergency landing in Miami. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| Xinjiang arrests 'now over 1,500' Chinese police arrest another 319 people over last month's violence in Xinjiang, bringing the total detained to more than 1,500. | |
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| Dog pack savages N Zealand jogger A jogger suffers serious injuries in an attack by a pack of pig hunting dogs in New Zealand's North Island. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Georgia in Russia land-grab claim Georgia and Russia trade accusations as the anniversary of last year's war between the two countries approaches. |
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| Merkel challenger promises jobs Germany's Vice-Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier launches his party's election campaign, vowing to create four million jobs. | |
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| Weather aids Canary blaze effort Cooler temperatures help firefighters tackle blazes burning for four days on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran poll critics shun ceremony Iran's supreme leader formally endorses Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as winner of the June presidential poll, but key figures stay away. |
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| Lieberman vows to quit if charged Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says he will stand down if the attorney general charges him over corruption allegations. | |
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| First Saudi women work as maids The first group of Saudi women starts work as housemaids - a much-stigmatised profession, which until now has been the reserve of immigrants. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UK Afghan helicopters 'not safe' Helicopters to be sent to Afghanistan may not be able to take part in combat because of inadequate protection, the Daily Telegraph says. |
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| Afghan priority for new Nato head Nato's priority must be the Afghan war, including talks with parts of the Taliban, the alliance's new leader says. | |
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| Pakistan adjourns 'militant' case Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourns hearings seeking the re-arrest of a charity leader accused over the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Two E.coli patients seriously ill A woman is on a life support machine and a three-year-old girl is seriously ill with E.coli poisoning linked to a chip shop. |
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| UK Afghan helicopters 'not safe' Helicopters to be sent to Afghanistan may not be able to take part in combat because of inadequate protection, the Daily Telegraph says. | |
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| Couple injured in Tobago attack A British couple are in hospital after being seriously injured in a machete attack in Tobago, the Foreign Office says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Teenagers 'bullied by sex texts' More than a third of 11-18 year olds say they have received distressing sexual content via the internet or mobile phones. |
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| Universities challenged on grades Universities are asked to explain how the proportion of top grades has almost doubled since the mid-1990s. | |
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| Tories plan archive of past exams The Conservative Party says it will make all past GCSE and A-level papers available online to track exam standards. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | BBC man convicted of wounding boy A BBC presenter accused of hitting a boy with a wooden pole is found guilty of unlawful wounding and perverting the course of justice. |
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| Madeleine police costs increase Leicestershire Police reveal the cost of looking into Madeleine McCann's disappearance has risen to £745,233 since the case began. | |
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| Couple injured in Tobago attack A British couple are in hospital after being seriously injured in a machete attack in Tobago, the Foreign Office says. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | HSBC global profits halve to $5bn HSBC's half-year profits drop by half to $5bn (£2.98bn) amid rising bad debts in the US, Europe and Asia. |
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| US sees mixed July vehicle sales US vehicle sales were mixed in July, with Ford sales rising year-on-year while GM and Chrysler sales fell. | |
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| World stocks up on recovery hopes World stocks have risen, boosted by encouraging manufacturing figures and solid earnings results. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| Jackson's mother granted custody Michael Jackson's mother is named the permanent guardian of her son's three children by a court in LA. |
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| Radio show axed over rape furore An Australian radio show is pulled off air following a lie detector stunt which saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped. | |
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| Beyonce song copy claims 'absurd' One Republic singer Ryan Tedder says claims he penned the same song for both Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson are "hurtful". | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Domestic dog origins challenged The suggestion that dogs were first domesticated in Asia is challenged by a new genetic study. |
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| Call for debate on killer robots A leading academic has called for an international debate on the ethics of using autonomous robots for war. | |
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| 'Feather-eating bugs' dull birds Evidence is mounting that birds are locked in an evolutionary battle with bacteria that eat their feathers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Call for debate on killer robots A leading academic has called for an international debate on the ethics of using autonomous robots for war. |
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| US file-sharer refuses donations A US student ordered to pay $675,000 (£404,000) for sharing music online refuses his supporters' help paying the fine. | |
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| Google chief leaves Apple board Google chief Eric Schmidt quits Apple's board of directors because the search giant's business is overlapping Apple's. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Scientists halt epilepsy in mice Scientists have prevented epilepsy caused by a faulty gene from being passed down the generations in mice. |
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| 'Proof' malaria began in chimps Scientists say they have genetic proof that malaria spread by mosquitoes jumped species from chimpanzees to humans. | |
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| Dementia link to 'mid-life ills' People who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes in mid-life raise their risk of developing dementia, experts say. | |
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| 2001: Car bomb in west London injures seven A bomb explodes in a busy west London street, injuring seven people. | |||
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| 2003: Anglican church approves gay bishop The Anglican Church in America votes to approve the appointment of an openly gay bishop, angering religious leaders around the world. | |||
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| 1990: UK temperatures reach record high A weather station in Leicestershire records the highest temperature ever known in Britain. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Aussies defy England to earn draw Michael Clarke strikes an unbeaten century as Australia reach 375-5 to draw the third Test against England at Edgbaston. |
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| Blackburn swoop for strike pair Blackburn complete a loan deal for Chelsea's Franco di Santo, while Hajduk Split say Rovers have also agreed a deal for Nikola Kalinic. | |
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| Upbeat Massa wants quick recovery Ferrari's Felipe Massa hopes to get back to racing quickly after suffering serious injuries in a crash in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifiying. | |
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| Sri Lanka ease to series victory A superb 123 by Mahela Jayawardene sets up Sri Lanka for a comfortable win over Pakistan which gives the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. | |
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| Aston Villa agree fee for Delph Leeds United accept Aston Villa's offer for their highly rated midfielder Fabian Delph. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Blackburn swoop for strike pair Blackburn complete a loan deal for Chelsea's Franco di Santo, while Hajduk Split say Rovers have also agreed a deal for Nikola Kalinic. |
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| Aston Villa agree fee for Delph Leeds United accept Aston Villa's offer for their highly rated midfielder Fabian Delph. | |
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| Sunderland close to Bent capture Sunderland are hopeful they will complete the signing of Tottenham and England striker Darren Bent on Tuesday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Aussies defy England to earn draw Michael Clarke strikes an unbeaten century as Australia reach 375-5 to draw the third Test against England at Edgbaston. |
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| Sri Lanka ease to series victory A superb 123 by Mahela Jayawardene sets up Sri Lanka for a comfortable win over Pakistan which gives the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. | |
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| Strauss frustrated by stalemate Andrew Strauss says England tried everything without the luck needed in the drawn third Test at Edgbaston. | |
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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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 | 'No blame' urged over rally death The family of a man who died after a collision with a car at a rally say the driver should not be blamed for what happened. |
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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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