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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Japan victor hails 'revolution' Japan's opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama hails an election "revolution" as exit polls suggest a massive win for his party. |
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| Former Israeli PM Olmert charged Israeli ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is indicted in three cases of corruption, the attorney general's office says. | |
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| Police to wrap up Dugard search Police in California say they will soon end the search of the property where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held for 18 years. | |
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| California fire 'out of control' A forest fire above Los Angeles in the US state of California continues to spread, forcing hundreds from their homes. | |
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| Dalai Lama embarks on Taiwan trip The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrives in Taiwan for a visit that has sparked anger from China. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Counting begins in Gabon election Counting starts in Gabon, where voters are choosing a successor to President Omar Bongo, who died after a 41-year rule. |
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| Deadly train crash hits Cameroon At least five people are killed and more than 275 others injured in a train crash near the capital of Cameroon, Yaounde. | |
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| Italy PM opens North African road Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi opens the first section of a 2,000km North African highway, during a brief visit to Libya. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Police to wrap up Dugard search Police in California say they will soon end the search of the property where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held for 18 years. |
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| California fire 'out of control' A forest fire above Los Angeles in the US state of California continues to spread, forcing hundreds from their homes. | |
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| Gun attack kills eight in Mexico Gunmen open fire on a crowd of young people partying in a Mexican seaside town, killing eight, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Japan victor hails 'revolution' Japan's opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama hails an election "revolution" as exit polls suggest a massive win for his party. |
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| Dalai Lama embarks on Taiwan trip The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrives in Taiwan for a visit that has sparked anger from China. | |
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| General Motors expands in China GM signs up to a joint venture with the Chinese state-owned carmaker FAW to make light trucks and vans. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Italy PM to meet Gaddafi in Libya Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi goes to Libya to celebrate the anniversary of a friendship pact signed last year. |
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| Megrahi trade deal untrue - Straw The justice secretary says fresh reports that the Lockerbie bomber's release was linked to Libya trade talks are untrue. | |
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| Merkel faces state poll setbacks Early results in state polls in Germany suggest a setback for Chancellor Angela Merkel a month before general elections. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Former Israeli PM Olmert charged Israeli ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is indicted in three cases of corruption, the attorney general's office says. |
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| Italy PM opens North African road Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi opens the first section of a 2,000km North African highway, during a brief visit to Libya. | |
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| Ahmadinejad defiant on ministers Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his cabinet choices as parliament debates his nominations. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan blast 'kills 14 cadets' A suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's Swat valley has killed at least 14 police recruits, officials say. |
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| Afghan election fraud probe grows Election officials in Afghanistan say they have received more than 560 major allegations of fraud from the 20 August vote. | |
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| UK Chinook damaged in Afghanistan Military personnel deliberately destroy an RAF Chinook helicopter after it was badly damaged in a "hard landing" in Helmand province. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Megrahi trade deal untrue - Straw The justice secretary says fresh reports that the Lockerbie bomber's release was linked to Libya trade talks are untrue. |
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| Lesbians given equal birth rights Lesbian couples can now register both their names on the birth certificate of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment. | |
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| Prison food 'beats NHS hospitals' Patients in an NHS hospital are more likely to go hungry than people who are locked up in prison, researchers say. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Bright pupils 'miss out' on place About 40,000 well-qualified school leavers are likely to be turned away from university this year, a think tank warns. |
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| Families miss free school meals A fifth of low-income families are not aware they could claim for free school meals, suggests a survey. | |
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| More parents pay for appeals help A growing number of parents in England and Wales are using legal advice to get children into their preferred state school. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl found strangled in lorry A girl's body is found in a lorry shortly before detectives find a man hanged in a nearby wood in Northamptonshire. |
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| Sex offender absconds from unit A sex offender considered to be a danger to women and children absconds from a psychiatric unit in West Yorkshire. | |
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| Guitarist death to be re-examined The death of former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones is to be reviewed following new evidence. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | General Motors expands in China GM signs up to a joint venture with the Chinese state-owned carmaker FAW to make light trucks and vans. |
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| Iceland to pay back Icesave cash The Icelandic parliament votes in favour of repaying more than $5bn (£3bn) to the governments of the UK and the Netherlands. | |
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| Argentine farmers resume strikes Argentine farmers resume strikes as part of a bitter dispute with the government over taxes on soya bean exports. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Fans party on Jackson's birthday Fans around the world mark what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday with parties and mass dances. |
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| Guitarist death to be re-examined The death of former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones is to be reviewed following new evidence. | |
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| 'Intimidation' behind Oasis split Noel Gallagher blames "violent and verbal intimidation" and a "lack of support" after deciding to quit the band Oasis. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | India loses Moon satellite links All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon are lost, India's space agency says. |
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| Space shuttle lifts off for ISS Nasa launches the US shuttle Discovery for a mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. | |
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| Single molecule's stunning image Researchers have imaged single molecules in unprecedented detail, showing the chemical bonds that hold them together. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Olympic aim to get Britons online The UK's Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox lays out a challenge to those already online to train those not on the internet. |
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| Apple denies 'exploding' iPhones iPhones that reportedly "exploded" in France were not due to overheating batteries as had been suggested, Apple says. | |
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| File-sharers' TV tastes revealed Millions of television viewers are now using file-sharing services to illegally download TV programmes, research shows. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Cancer hope' from WWII-era drug One of the earliest chemotherapy drugs appears to work against a genetic fault that triggers a form of bowel and other cancers. |
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| Elderly skin 'raises cancer risk' Older people are more at risk of skin cancer because their skin is less able to defend itself, research suggests. | |
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| UN warns over swine flu in birds The discovery of swine flu in turkeys in Chile raises concerns about the spread of the virus, a UN agency warns. | |
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| 1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot More than 100 police officers are taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. | |||
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| 1980: Polish workers win trade union rights Striking Polish workers win a sweeping victory in a battle with their Communist rulers for the right to independent trade unions and the right to strike. | |||
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| 1982: PLO leader forced from Beirut The leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leaves his Beirut headquarters after more than a decade. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Raikkonen wins exciting Spa duel Kimi Raikkonen keeps Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella at bay to clinch Ferrari's first win of 2009 at an action-packed Belgian GP. |
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| England spared by Manchester rain England's Twenty20 match with Australia at Old Trafford is abandoned as a no result because of rain. | |
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| Capello recalls Crouch and Lennon Fabio Capello recalls Spurs pair Aaron Lennon and Peter Crouch to his England squad for the friendly with Slovenia and World Cup qualifier versus Croatia. | |
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| Portsmouth 0-1 Man City Emmanuel Adebayor keeps up his record of scoring in every league game this season to help Manchester City maintain their 100% start to the season with a 1-0 win at Portsmouth. | |
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| Everton 2-1 Wigan Leighton Baines returns to haunt his former club with an injury-time penalty to earn Everton their first victory of the new campaign against Wigan. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Portsmouth 0-1 Man City Emmanuel Adebayor keeps up his record of scoring in every league game this season to help Manchester City maintain their 100% start to the season with a 1-0 win at Portsmouth. |
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| Everton 2-1 Wigan Leighton Baines returns to haunt his former club with an injury-time penalty to earn Everton their first victory of the new campaign against Wigan. | |
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| Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham A brilliant strike from Gabriel Agbonlahor helps Aston Villa to a comfortable victory over Fulham. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England spared by Manchester rain England's Twenty20 match with Australia at Old Trafford is abandoned as a no result because of rain. |
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| Sri Lanka complete Kiwi whitewash Sri Lanka complete a 96-run victory over New Zealand to secure the two-match series 2-0. | |
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| Berg takes five in Middlesex win Gareth Berg's career-best 5-55 helps Middlesex to a 180-run win over Gloucestershire. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray can win US Open - Henman Former British number one Tim Henman backs Andy Murray to go one stage further than last year and win the US Open. |
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| Roddick questions Twitter ruling Andy Roddick describes attempts at the US Open to regulate players' Twitter updates as "lame". | |
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| Verdasco & Wozniacki seal titles Fernando Verdasco wins his first hard court title in New Haven, as Caroline Wozniacki defends her crown. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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| Raikkonen wins exciting Spa duel Kimi Raikkonen keeps Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella at bay to clinch Ferrari's first win of 2009 at an action-packed Belgian GP. |
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| Lorenzo gains vital Indy victory Jorge Lorenzo wins the Indianapolis MotoGP as championship leader Valentino Rossi fails to finish. | |
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| Crash ends Raikkonen's WRC debut Kimi Raikkonen's debut in the World Rally Championship comes to an end after a crash on stage 19 of the Rally Finland. | |
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