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 | Deadly gun battle in Gaza mosque At least 13 people are killed in a gun battle in Gaza between Hamas fighters and supporters of a radical Islamist cleric, emergency services say. |
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| Missing ship 'found' off Africa A missing cargo ship with 15 Russian crew on board is spotted off the West African coast, unconfirmed reports say. | |
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| Iranian ex-MPs challenge Khamenei A group of former Iranian MPs appeals to a powerful clerical panel to investigate if the supreme leader is fit to rule. | |
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| Hopes fade for Taiwan survivors Hopes fade that rescuers will be able to save hundreds trapped by mudslides and floods in Taiwan, six days after Typhoon Morakot. | |
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| Manson 'family' member released Charles Manson follower Lynette Fromme, who was convicted of trying to kill former US President Gerald Ford, is freed from jail. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Court gives bail to Congo's Bemba The war crimes court orders the release of DR Congo's former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba ahead of his war crimes trial. |
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| Missing ship 'found' off Africa A missing cargo ship with 15 Russian crew on board is spotted off the West African coast, unconfirmed reports say. | |
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| School pupil, 90, dies in Kenya Kimani Nganga Maruge, who held the world record for being the oldest person to start primary school, dies in Kenya. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US TV 'focused on health anger' US President Barack Obama accuses the media of focusing on healthcare forums when "tempers flare". |
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| Canada 'must help Guantanamo man' Canada's appeal court upholds a ruling ordering the government to seek the return of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay. | |
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| Manson 'family' member released Charles Manson follower Lynette Fromme, who was convicted of trying to kill former US President Gerald Ford, is freed from jail. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Hopes fade for Taiwan survivors Hopes fade that rescuers will be able to save hundreds trapped by mudslides and floods in Taiwan, six days after Typhoon Morakot. |
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| US senator in landmark Burma trip Senator Jim Webb arrives in Burma to meet military ruler Than Shwe, the most senior US politician to do so. | |
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| Australian man wins right to die In a precedent-setting ruling, an Australian court tells a quadriplegic man who wants to die he can have his care stopped. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Missing ship 'found' off Africa A missing cargo ship with 15 Russian crew on board is spotted off the West African coast, unconfirmed reports say. |
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| Gang kills seven in Russian sauna Russian police hunt gunmen who killed seven women at a sauna and four policemen in the southern region of Dagestan. | |
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| Mass Polish reburial of war dead The remains of 2,000 people found in Poland's largest mass grave from World War II are reburied in a military cemetery. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Deadly gun battle in Gaza mosque At least 13 people are killed in a gun battle in Gaza between Hamas fighters and supporters of a radical Islamist cleric, emergency services say. |
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| Iranian ex-MPs challenge Khamenei A group of former Iranian MPs appeals to a powerful clerical panel to investigate if the supreme leader is fit to rule. | |
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| Iraqi protest at media censorship Some 200 Iraqi media workers protest in Baghdad at what they say is growing state interference in their work. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan vote campaign intensifies The three leading presidential candidates tour the country courting votes ahead of next week's election. |
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| Pakistan to reform tribal areas Pakistani President Zardari announces reforms to integrate the country's war-torn tribal areas into the country's mainstream. | |
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| Pakistan-Turkey rail trial starts Pakistan is launching its first international freight train service from Islamabad to Istanbul, covering 6,500km. | |
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| UK | |
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 | NHS attack by MEP 'unpatriotic' Labour steps up its attacks on a Tory MEP who criticised the NHS on US television, with the health secretary calling it unpatriotic. |
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| £1m reward offered over gems raid The biggest ever reward following a robbery is offered as police hunt the criminals behind a £40m jewellery raid in London. | |
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| UK imposes Turks and Caicos rule The UK imposes direct rule on the Turks and Caicos Islands after an inquiry found evidence of government corruption. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Teacher trainees 'lack A-levels' Too many teachers in key subjects such as science and maths are not well-qualified enough, a report says. |
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| England youth drop-out rate rises The number of young people in England not working or training has increased, with large rises in some areas, figures show. | |
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| Call for quango cull in education Two thirds of England's education quangos should be scrapped, a report from a think tank says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | £1m reward offered over gems raid The biggest ever reward following a robbery is offered as police hunt the criminals behind a £40m jewellery raid in London. |
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| George Michael quizzed over crash Singer George Michael is arrested and held by police for five hours after his Land Rover and a lorry collide in Berkshire. | |
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| Skydiver falls onto hangar roof A skydiver reportedly falls about 1,000ft onto the roof of an aircraft hangar in Shropshire and survives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Nigeria sacks heads of five banks The Nigerian central bank has injected 400bn naira ($2.6bn; £1.6bn) into five banks and sacked their managers. |
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| Biggest US bank failure this year Colonial BancGroup becomes the biggest US bank to collapse this year and its assets are sold to rival BB&T, the regulator says. | |
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| Porsche shares up on Qatar deal Shares in Porsche rose after the Gulf state of Qatar agreed to take a stake in the the German carmaker. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Musicians pay tribute to Les Paul The Edge and Slash are among the guitarists paying tribute to guitar pioneer Les Paul, who has died aged 94. |
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| U2 gig 'to break Wembley record' U2's first UK gig on their current tour will break all previous attendance records at Wembley Stadium, organisers claim. | |
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| Aerosmith cancel remaining dates Rock band Aerosmith cancel the remainder of their summer tour in the wake of singer Steven Tyler's on-stage accident. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | US probe captures Saturn equinox Raw images of the moment Saturn reached its equinox have been beamed back to Earth by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft. |
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| Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast' One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than 10 years ago, research seen by the BBC suggests. | |
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| Facial expressions 'not global' A new study suggests that people from different cultures might read facial expressions differently. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Alarm sounded over game futures Video game makers are under threat from spiralling licence costs and competition among consoles, warns analyst. |
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| Sony to support open ebook format Sony is dropping its own-brand standard for digital books in favour of an open format. | |
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| Microsoft backs long life for IE6 The venerable IE6 browser will be supported until 2014, despite a campaign to kill it, says Microsoft. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Many women 'not on safest pill' Many women are not taking the safest brand of the pill, say researchers who found variation in the risk of blood clot. |
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| Drug 'attacks cancer stem cells' A compound that appears to target the master cells which help breast cancers grow has been discovered by scientists. | |
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| Australian man wins right to die In a precedent-setting ruling, an Australian court tells a quadriplegic man who wants to die he can have his care stopped. | |
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| 1945: Allied nations celebrate VJ Day Allied nations across the globe rejoice on Victory in Japan day that marks the end of World War II. | |||
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| 1998: Dozens die in Omagh bombing At least 27 people are feared dead after a massive car bomb in the town of Omagh in Northern Ireland. | |||
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| 1965: Los Angeles riot toll keeps rising At least 28 people die and hundreds are injured after a weekend of rioting in Los Angeles. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - USPGA The second round of the USPGA Championship is nearing the end at Hazeltine, Minnesota. |
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| Bolt ready for showdown with Gay Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is relishing the prospect of a 100m showdown with American Tyson Gay at the World Championships in Berlin. | |
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| Murray wins to set up Tsonga semi Britain's Andy Murray defeats Nikolay Davydenko to set up a semi-final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Montreal Masters. | |
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| Premier League season to kick off The Premier League begins on Saturday with Chelsea hosting Hull City at Stamford Bridge 1245 BST. | |
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| Clijsters' run ended by Safina World number one Dinara Safina ends Kim Clijsters' remarkable run in Cincinnati with victory in their quarter-final. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Moyes slams Man City over Lescott Everton boss David Moyes says Manchester City's continued pursuit of Joleon Lescott is "disgusting". |
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| Premier League season to kick off The Premier League begins on Saturday with Chelsea hosting Hull City at Stamford Bridge 1245 BST. | |
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| Torres signs new Liverpool deal Fernando Torres signs the new improved contract he agreed with Liverpool in May. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England consider batting options England will end a week of debate over the make-up of their side when they announce their squad for the deciding Ashes Test at 0930 BST on Sunday. |
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| Aussies call up Hartley as cover Australia call up Chris Hartley as a third wicketkeeper to provide extra cover ahead of the final Ashes Test, which starts on 20 August. | |
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| Cook and Bopara see Essex to win Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara hit form ahead of the fifth Ashes Test to lead Essex to victory over Middlesex at Lord's. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Clijsters' run ended by Safina World number one Dinara Safina ends Kim Clijsters' remarkable run in Cincinnati with victory in their quarter-final. |
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| Murray wins to set up Tsonga semi Britain's Andy Murray defeats Nikolay Davydenko to set up a semi-final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Montreal Masters. | |
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| Clijsters wins as Williams tumble Kim Clijsters' comeback continues with victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova, while the Williams sisters are beaten in Cincinnati. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Injured de Puniet to race at Brno Randy de Puniet will compete in the Czech MotoGP despite having a screw inserted in his broken left ankle. |
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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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| Schumacher sad at F1 abandonment Michael Schumacher speaks of his regret at having to scrap his proposed Formula 1 comeback. | |
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