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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iraqi PM orders security review Iraq's prime minister orders a security review after a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad leave at least 95 people dead. |
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| Afghanistan on alert before vote Security forces in Afghanistan are on high alert on the eve of presidential elections that the Taliban have vowed to disrupt. | |
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| MySpace to acquire music service MySpace says it will buy iLike. the top music application used on the rival social networking website Facebook. | |
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| N Korea sends US 'good signals' North Korea is "sending good signals" over restarting nuclear dialogue with the US, a senior US politician says. | |
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| Hungary marks 1989 freedom event Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel thanks Hungary for its 1989 border opening which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Arrest threat for Nigeria debtors People who owe billions of dollars to troubled Nigerian banks have been given five days to pay the money, or face arrest. |
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| Sudanese foes sign new peace deal The US envoy to Sudan hails a deal signed by former foes from the north and south as promising a "brighter future". | |
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| Somali town cleared of radicals Islamists fighting Somalia's UN-backed government lose control of a border town - the second such loss in recent days. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US agrees Swiss tax deal over UBS The US and Switzerland sign an agreement designed to end a tax evasion dispute over Swiss banking giant UBS. |
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| Manager jailed for Argentina fire The former manager of a nightclub in Argentina is sentenced to 20 years in jail for a fire that killed 194 people in 2004. | |
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| Canada PM focuses on Arctic north Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits the Arctic region in a bid to promote Canada's sovereignty in the far north. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea sends US 'good signals' North Korea is "sending good signals" over restarting nuclear dialogue with the US, a senior US politician says. |
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| Suu Kyi intruder returned to US John Yettaw, the man jailed in Burma for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, returns home to the US. | |
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| China web addict 'beaten' at camp A teenage boy is repeatedly beaten at a boot camp to treat internet addicts in China, state media have said. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Hungary marks 1989 freedom event Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel thanks Hungary for its 1989 border opening which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. |
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| 'Ransom threat hit hijack ship' A group that hijacked the Arctic Sea threatened to blow up the ship if its ransom demand was not met, Russian officials say. | |
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| France worried by hornet invasion France is in the grip of an invasion by Chinese hornets which could hasten a mysterious decline in honeybee numbers, experts say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iraqi PM orders security review Iraq's prime minister orders a security review after a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad leave at least 95 people dead. |
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| Lebanon catches fugitive militant An Islamist militant is recaptured by the Lebanese army a day after he escaped from a high security prison. | |
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| Tunisia reporter move 'bodes ill' Pro-government journalists in Tunisia have taken control of a union, threatening press freedom before an election, activists say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghanistan on alert before vote Security forces in Afghanistan are on high alert on the eve of presidential elections that the Taliban have vowed to disrupt. |
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| Senior Indian politician expelled India's Hindu nationalist BJP expels a senior leader, Jaswant Singh, after he praises Pakistani founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah. | |
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| UK dealers 'sold ex-Soviet arms' UK dealers may have been selling ex-Soviet weapons to blacklisted countries, MPs warn in a report urging arms trade curbs. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Decision reached on bomber's fate A decision has been reached which could see the Lockerbie bomber freed from jail or transferred to Libya. |
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| Improved A-level results expected Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are receiving their A-level grades, as the results are expected to rise again. | |
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| Two arrested over £40m gems raid Two people are arrested over an armed raid at a London jewellery store in which £40m worth of goods were stolen. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Improved A-level results expected Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are receiving their A-level grades, as the results are expected to rise again. |
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| Strike 'will not delay A-levels' Students awaiting A-level results are assured they will not be affected by industrial action by postal workers. | |
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| Youth drop-out rate hits new high Chancellor Alistair Darling vows to avoid creating a "lost generation" as figures show record numbers in England not in work or training. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Milly police file Bellfield case Surrey Police investigating the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler are to submit evidence against jailed killer Levi Bellfield. |
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| Two arrested over £40m gems raid Two people are arrested over an armed raid at a London jewellery store in which £40m worth of goods were stolen. | |
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| Man took his life over legal bill A man hanged himself at his Salford home after e-mailing a suicide note to government lawyers over a 'mistaken' £3,000 legal bill. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| US agrees Swiss tax deal over UBS The US and Switzerland sign an agreement designed to end a tax evasion dispute over Swiss banking giant UBS. |
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| PetroChina in huge Australia deal PetroChina, Asia's largest oil company, signs a $41bn deal to buy gas from a field off Australia's north-western coast. | |
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| Arrest threat for Nigeria debtors People who owe billions of dollars to troubled Nigerian banks have been given five days to pay the money, or face arrest. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson doctor 'told the truth' The doctor at the centre of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death issues a public statement on YouTube. |
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| U2 explain Spider-Man 'opera' Bono and The Edge have revealed that Turn Off The Darkness, what they're calling a rock opera based on the story of Spider-Man, won't be a "straight take on the myth." | |
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| Piracy officers probe Leona leak An investigation is launched after a yet-to-be released track by Leona Lewis is leaked onto the internet. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Snorkel rice could feed millions A new "super" rice plant is developed which grows "snorkels" when exposed to floods, Nature journal reports. |
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| Autonomous tech 'requires debate' The Royal Academy of Engineering says the rise of autonomous, robotic technology raises legal and ethical issues. | |
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| How a flying fox keeps his harem Flying foxes with high levels of testosterone are better able to maintain a "harem" of females, say researchers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | UK games market being 'strangled' The UK games market is being strangled by big name retailers, says German Developer Koch Media. |
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| MySpace to acquire music service MySpace says it will buy iLike. the top music application used on the rival social networking website Facebook. | |
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| Autonomous tech 'requires debate' The Royal Academy of Engineering says the rise of autonomous, robotic technology raises legal and ethical issues. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Primary liver cancers 'soaring' Cases of primary liver cancer, an often preventable disease, have trebled in the last 30 years, figures suggests. |
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| 'Simple' endometriosis test hope Scientists develop a quick and simple way to diagnose endometriosis, without requiring surgery. | |
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| 'Green' vaccine for vomiting bug Scientists say they are ready to begin human testing of a plant-based vaccine for the winter vomiting virus. | |
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| 1989: Marchioness river crash 'kills 30' At least 30 people die after a pleasure cruiser and a barge collided on the River Thames. | |||
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| 1992: Duchess of York in photos row Intimate photographs of the Duchess of York and a Texan businessman are published in a tabloid newspaper. | |||
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| 1978: Two dead after El Al crew ambushed Two people die during an attack on a bus carrying Israeli airline staff in central London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Burnley 1-0 Man Utd A superb volley from Robbie Blake followed by some bustling defence produces a shock win for Burnley over reigning champions Manchester United. |
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| Semenya told to take gender test New World 800m champion Caster Semenya has been asked to take a gender test, according to athletics' governing body. | |
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| Liverpool 4-0 Stoke Liverpool make amends for their opening day Premier League defeat at Tottenham with an emphatic victory against Stoke. | |
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| Hull 1-5 Tottenham Jermain Defoe scores a clinical hat-trick as Tottenham make it two wins from two with a comfortable victory at Hull City. | |
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| Bolt strolls through 200m semis Britain's Michael Bingham qualifies for the 200m final at the World Championships in Berlin after running a lifetime best in the semi-final. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Burnley 1-0 Man Utd A superb volley from Robbie Blake followed by some bustling defence produces a shock win for Burnley over reigning champions Manchester United. |
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| Liverpool 4-0 Stoke Liverpool make amends for their opening day Premier League defeat at Tottenham with an emphatic victory against Stoke. | |
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| Hull 1-5 Tottenham Jermain Defoe scores a clinical hat-trick as Tottenham make it two wins from two with a comfortable victory at Hull City. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Strauss makes Ashes rallying call England captain Andrew Strauss vows the side have learned the lessons of Headingley as they prepare to take on Australia in the crucial fifth Ashes Test. |
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| Black Caps slow Sri Lanka charge New Zealand fight back over the final two sessions on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. | |
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| Ponting piles pressure on England Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes England could be distracted by Andrew Flintoff's impending retirement in the deciding Ashes Test this week. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Live scores - Cincinnati Masters Latest score updates from the ATP Tour event in Ohio where Andy Murray begins the defence of his title. |
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| Murray starts well in Cincinnati Andy Murray launches the defence of his Cincinnati Masters title with a 7-6 6-2 win over Spain's Nicolas Almagro | |
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| Safina loses to Rezai in Toronto Top seed Dinara Safina loses to France's Aravane Rezai in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Espargaro given shock MotoGP ride Spain's Aleix Espargaro will compete in the next two MotoGP races as a result of the reshuffle caused by Casey Stoner's absence. |
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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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| Massa targets return at home GP Felipe Massa says he hopes to return to F1 racing at the Brazilian Grand Prix in October as he recovers from his crash in Hungary. | |
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