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 | Poland angry at Soviet war role Poland's president criticises the Soviet role in World War II, during commemorations marking the beginning of the conflict. |
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| Fiji suspended from Commonwealth Military-led Fiji is suspended from the Commonwealth, after it refused to commit to holding elections in 2010. | |
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| Protests over Slovak language law Thousands of ethnic Hungarians voice their anger over a new law they say is aimed at suppressing their culture. | |
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| Libya marks Gaddafi anniversary Libya begins celebrations to mark 40 years since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power, but Western leaders stay away. | |
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| Crews 'hopeful' over LA wildfire California firefighters are optimistic they can control an intense wildfire, after slowing its spread overnight. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Libya marks Gaddafi anniversary Libya begins celebrations to mark 40 years since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power, but Western leaders stay away. |
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| Kenyan anger over corruption job The reappointment of the head of Kenya's anti-corruption body is condemned by campaigners who say he has achieved nothing. | |
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| 'No-music day' on Nigeria radio Lagos radio stations follow a call by Nigerian musicians not to play local songs as part of their protest about royalties and piracy. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Crews 'hopeful' over LA wildfire California firefighters are optimistic they can control an intense wildfire, after slowing its spread overnight. |
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| Huge storm nears Mexican resorts Hurricane Jimena races towards Mexico's Baja California peninsula as officials urge people to leave areas at risk. | |
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| Guatemala sees landmark sentence An ex-paramilitary officer in Guatemala is jailed for 150 years, in the first such conviction relating to civil war-era crimes. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Fiji suspended from Commonwealth Military-led Fiji is suspended from the Commonwealth, after it refused to commit to holding elections in 2010. |
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| Dalai Lama holds Taiwan prayers The Dalai Lama holds a prayer ceremony in southern Taiwan in memory of the victims of last month's typhoon. | |
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| China pupils told to love nation Chinese children are being told that the first lesson they must learn this school year is "love your country". | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Poland angry at Soviet war role Poland's president criticises the Soviet role in World War II, during commemorations marking the beginning of the conflict. |
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| Protests over Slovak language law Thousands of ethnic Hungarians voice their anger over a new law they say is aimed at suppressing their culture. | |
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| Muhammad Ali's warm Irish welcome Muhammad Ali visits his ancestral home in the Republic of Ireland to retrace the steps of his great-grandfather. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran MPs back 1994 bomb suspect Iranian MPs strongly back Ahmad Vahidi for defence minister, despite a warrant for his arrest over a 1994 bomb in Argentina. |
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| Iran 'has new nuclear proposal' Iran says it is ready to resume talks with world powers after drawing up a new nuclear plan, media reports say. | |
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| Hamas pair killed in Gaza Strip Two fighters from militant group Hamas die in the Gaza Strip, although Israel denies any attack in the area. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan clashes 'kill militants' More than 50 suspected militants have been killed in clashes across Pakistan's north-west, as others surrendered, the army says. |
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| India diarrhoea outbreak kills 26 An outbreak of diarrhoea in the eastern Indian state of Orissa claims 26 lives, the state health minister says. | |
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| Tata seeks compensation over Nano India's Tata group says it wants compensation for the land on which it planned to build the Nano, the world's cheapest car. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Brown 'opposed bomber jail death' A minister confirms he told Libya the UK government was not "actively seeking" the Lockerbie bomber's death in jail. |
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| Sex assault link to girl's death Nine-year-old Stacey Lawrence, who was found strangled in a lorry, may have been sexually assaulted, police reveal. | |
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| Husband in longest marriage dies Frank Milford, one half of Britain's longest marriage, dies at the couple's Plymouth home at the age of 101. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | UK teenage girls 'worst drunks' An international report finds young teenagers in the UK, particularly girls, have high rates of drunkenness. |
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| More Diploma courses are launched The number of Diploma vocational courses available to students in England doubles from five to 10. | |
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| ADHD 'queue jumpers' spark debate Allowing children with attention-deficit disorders to "queue jump" at theme parks could be doing them more harm than good, one expert suggests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Brothers charged over shot driver Three brothers are charged with conspiracy to murder a takeaway delivery driver who was shot and killed in Sheffield. |
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| Sex assault link to girl's death Nine-year-old Stacey Lawrence, who was found strangled in a lorry, may have been sexually assaulted, police reveal. | |
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| Appeal over boy missing from 1969 Norfolk Police launch a new bid to find an 11-year-old boy from Fakenham who went missing in September 1969. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | eBay reaches deal to sell Skype Online auction site eBay agreeds to sell the majority of internet phone company Skype for about $2bn (£1.2bn). |
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| Eurozone jobless at 10-year high Unemployment across the 16 nations that use the euro hits a 10-year high, official figures show. | |
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| Carmakers see upturn in US sales Carmakers generally report sharp August sales growth as they prepare for life without a popular $3bn car scrappage scheme. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Voting change for best film Oscar The voting system, which will determine the winner of the best picture at this year's Oscars is being changed, it has been announced. |
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| Blink 182 cancel gig appearance US band Blink 182 pull out of a gig in New York following the death of Adam Goldstein - DJ AM - on Friday. | |
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| MTV 'moving ahead with Teen Wolf' A TV series based on the 1980s' film Teen Wolf is one step closer to reality after MTV orders a pilot, according to US reports. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Engineering Earth 'is feasible' Geo-engineering projects could retard climate change but are no substitute for cutting emissions, a Royal Society report concludes. |
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| Strange jellies of the icy depths Details emerge of the strange jelly-like animals that inhabit the deep oceans of the Arctic. | |
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| India 'terminates' Moon mission India's space agency calls off its inaugural moon mission, a day after losing all contact with the orbiting satellite. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| eBay reaches deal to sell Skype Online auction site eBay agreeds to sell the majority of internet phone company Skype for about $2bn (£1.2bn). |
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| Microsoft tries to revive mobile Microsoft is hoping its new mobile phone software, to be launched in October, will revive its fortunes in the market for smart phones. | |
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| Google browser gets Sony foothold Sony personal computers are now available with Google's Chrome internet browser following a deal struck between the two this summer. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Birth drugs 'cut breastfeeding' Drugs commonly used to treat bleeding after birth may hamper a woman's ability to breastfeed her baby, research suggests. |
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| Indian swine flu deaths top 100 The number of people to die of swine flu in India crosses 100, health officials say, as new deaths are reported in three states. | |
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| ADHD 'queue jumpers' spark debate Allowing children with attention-deficit disorders to "queue jump" at theme parks could be doing them more harm than good, one expert suggests. | |
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| 1939: Germany invades Poland German forces attack Poland across all frontiers and its planes bomb Polish cities, including the capital, Warsaw - Britain and France prepare to declare war. | |||
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| 1983: Korean airliner 'shot down' The United States accuses the USSR of shooting down a civilian airliner which is missing off Russia's eastern coast. | |||
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| 1997: Diana driver was 'drunk and speeding' The driver of the car in which Princess Diana was fatally injured had been drinking, French investigators reveal. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - US Open Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova are the main attractions in the night session after Novak Djokovic and Dinara Safina go through on day two of the US Open. |
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| Collingwood defends abandonment England captain Paul Collingwood says the umpires were right to call off the second Twenty20 international against Australia at Old Trafford. | |
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| Uefa bans Eduardo for two matches Arsenal striker Eduardo is banned for two games by Uefa for diving to win a penalty against Celtic. | |
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| Everton seal £6m Heitinga signing Everton announce the signing of Netherlands defender Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid for a fee of £6m, which could rise to £7m. | |
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| Spurs sign Kranjcar from Pompey Tottenham complete the deadline-day signing of Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Everton seal £6m Heitinga signing Everton announce the signing of Netherlands defender Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid for a fee of £6m, which could rise to £7m. |
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| Uefa bans Eduardo for two matches Arsenal striker Eduardo is banned for two games by Uefa for diving to win a penalty against Celtic. | |
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| Spurs sign Kranjcar from Pompey Tottenham complete the deadline-day signing of Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Collingwood defends abandonment England captain Paul Collingwood says the umpires were right to call off the second Twenty20 international against Australia at Old Trafford. |
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| Shah to play Twenty20 event in NZ England batsman Owais Shah is to play for Wellington province in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in December. | |
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| Collingwood hails England spirit England captain Paul Collingwood praises the commitment of his team in the abandoned Twenty20 international against Australia at Old Trafford. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live text - US Open Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova are the main attractions in the night session after Novak Djokovic and Dinara Safina go through on day two of the US Open. |
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| Safina survives first-round scare Top seed Dinara Safina survives a huge scare to see off Australian wildcard Olivia Rogowska 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 and reach the second round of the US Open. | |
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| Djokovic and Tsonga race through Fourth seed Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the number seven seed, open their US Open campaigns with crushing wins. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Fisichella to stay put for Monza Giancarlo Fisichella has not received an approach from Ferrari and will race for Force India in Italy next week, his team boss says. |
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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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