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| Wednesday, 16 September, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UN condemns 'war crimes' in Gaza There is evidence that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed war crimes in the Gaza conflict, the UN report concludes. |
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| UN mission split over Afghan poll The head of the UN mission in Kabul admits his deputy left the country after a row over the disputed Afghan poll. | |
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| Scale of gorilla poaching exposed An undercover investigation by a conservation organisation reveals the extent of gorilla poaching in the Republic of Congo. | |
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| US House rebukes heckler lawmaker The US House of Representatives votes to rebuke Joe Wilson, the Republican lawmaker who heckled President Obama during a speech. | |
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| Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship' A ship that may contain nuclear waste has been blown up by the mafia in a waste disposal racket, Italian authorities are told. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing' Somali Islamists will avenge the US raid which reportedly killed a top al-Qaeda suspect, a commander tells the BBC. |
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| Kenyan rustlers in deadly attack A least 29 people are killed and dozens injured in a cattle raid in drought-stricken central Kenya. | |
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| New Africa broadband link 'ready' A new high-speed undersea internet cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, the BBC is told. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Recession is 'over' says Bernanke The US recession is probably over but the economy will remain weak for some time, says Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. |
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| Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing' Somali Islamists will avenge the US raid which reportedly killed a top al-Qaeda suspect, a commander tells the BBC. | |
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| US House rebukes heckler lawmaker The US House of Representatives votes to rebuke Joe Wilson, the Republican lawmaker who heckled President Obama during a speech. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China watched for leadership sign China's Communist Party opens an annual meeting which is expected to indicate leadership succession plans. |
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| Indonesia graft chiefs 'suspects' Police in Indonesia name two senior anti-corruption officials as suspects in a criminal bribery case. | |
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| Beijing birth defects rise again Beijing sees another rise in birth defects, mirroring increases elsewhere in China, amid fears pollution is to blame. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | French firm plans suicide hotline France Telecom is to set up a hotline for workers suffering from stress after a number of recent suicides among employees. |
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| Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship' A ship that may contain nuclear waste has been blown up by the mafia in a waste disposal racket, Italian authorities are told. | |
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| French 'pass' piracy legislation A hard-line piracy law moves closer to adoption in France as National Assembly narrowly votes in favour. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| UN condemns 'war crimes' in Gaza There is evidence that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed war crimes in the Gaza conflict, the UN report concludes. |
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| Iraq shoe thrower 'was tortured' The Iraqi man who was jailed after throwing shoes at George W Bush says he was tortured by senior government officials. | |
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| Attack on Baghdad as Biden visits Several mortars or rockets are fired into the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad as US Vice-President was visiting, police say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN mission split over Afghan poll The head of the UN mission in Kabul admits his deputy left the country after a row over the disputed Afghan poll. |
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| India is 'losing Maoist battle' India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his country is losing the battle against Maoist rebels. | |
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| India admits 2010 Games problems Concerns about India's preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games are valid, a top Indian sports official says. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Benefits plan to 'make work pay' Change to benefits are needed to get 600,000 more people into work, says a think tank set up by Iain Duncan Smith. |
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| Swine flu victim speaks of ordeal A Scottish woman who had to be airlifted to Sweden for life-saving swine flu treatment tells the BBC of her fears for her unborn child. | |
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| Tory plans to cut 'surveillance' The Conservatives pledge to scrap new databases including the ID card register to reverse what they call the "surveillance state". | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Student cash fears as term starts Students starting university courses are complaining they have been left stranded by delays with student finance. |
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| Vetting law concerns 'legitimate' Concerns over the way a new vetting system for people working with children operates are legitimate, the man tasked with reviewing it says. | |
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| Tech addiction 'harms learning' Technology addiction among young people is having a disruptive effect on their learning, a study suggests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Drunk mother 'fondled on flight' A woman revealed her underwear on a flight to Heathrow Airport and allowed a fellow passenger to fondle her, a court hears. |
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| Man charged with widow's murder A 33-year-old man is charged with murdering a grandmother who was found after a house fire on Teesside. | |
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| Inquiry started over CS spray use Police in Essex start an internal investigation into the use of CS spray at close quarters on a man following a disturbance. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, a UK think tank echoes President Obama's warnings about complacency in the banking industry. |
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| Japan Airlines to cut 6,800 jobs Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to cut 6,800 jobs, as an airline trade body ups its projected losses for the industry this year to $11bn. | |
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| Recession is 'over' says Bernanke The US recession is probably over but the economy will remain weak for some time, says Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | US film star Patrick Swayze dies Dirty Dancing film star Patrick Swayze dies aged 57 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, his publicist says. |
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| Housewives star has lung cancer Desperate Housewives actress Kathryn Joosten is facing a battle with lung cancer for the second time. | |
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| Golden Girl honoured with award Golden Girls actress Betty White is to receive a life achievement honour at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards next year, it is announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Doctors warn on climate failure Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will usher in a "global health catastrophe", according to medical leaders. |
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| Bank urges climate 'action now' Rich countries must lift climate change spending and accept responsibility for their historical emissions, says the World Bank. | |
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| Scale of gorilla poaching exposed An undercover investigation by a conservation organisation reveals the extent of gorilla poaching in the Republic of Congo. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | New Africa broadband link 'ready' A new high-speed undersea internet cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, the BBC is told. |
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| Facebook grows and makes money Facebook, the world's biggest social networking site, claims 300 million users and making money ahead of schedule. | |
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| French 'pass' piracy legislation A hard-line piracy law moves closer to adoption in France as National Assembly narrowly votes in favour. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Complication risk for older mums UK scientists produce further evidence to suggest delaying becoming a mother for the first time may be risky. |
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| New drug 'can treat more cancers' A promising new drug may be able to treat more types of cancer than first thought. | |
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| Swine flu victim speaks of ordeal A Scottish woman who had to be airlifted to Sweden for life-saving swine flu treatment tells the BBC of her fears for her unborn child. | |
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| 1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood' At least 177 people die during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine. | |||
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| 1978: Thousands dead in Iran earthquake An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hits south-east Iran demolishing a major city and dozens of surrounding villages. | |||
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| 1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash Pop star Marc Bolan is killed in a car crash in south-west London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Besiktas 0-1 Man Utd Paul Scholes earns Manchester United a hard-fought win at Besiktas in their opening Champions League Group B game. |
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| Chelsea 1-0 FC Porto Nicolas Anelka scores the only goal as Chelsea open their Champions League campaign with victory over Porto at a sodden Stamford Bridge. | |
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| Ponting ton seals Aussie victory Ricky Ponting's superb century consigns England to a four-wicket defeat and their fifth straight loss in the one-day series with Australia. | |
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| Quota rule riles Wenger & Benitez Premier League bosses Arsene Wenger and Rafael Benitez are unhappy with the new rules on the number of "home-grown" players. | |
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| Semenya 'let down' in gender row American legend Carl Lewis says South African athletics authorities have "let down" Caster Semenya amid the row over her sex. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Besiktas 0-1 Man Utd Paul Scholes earns Manchester United a hard-fought win at Besiktas in their opening Champions League Group B game. |
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| Chelsea 1-0 FC Porto Nicolas Anelka scores the only goal as Chelsea open their Champions League campaign with victory over Porto at a sodden Stamford Bridge. | |
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| Tuesday's Champions League review Real Madrid's Galcticos get their campaign off to a flier, plus a round-up of all the other Champions League action on Tuesday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Ponting ton seals Aussie victory Ricky Ponting's superb century consigns England to a four-wicket defeat and their fifth straight loss in the one-day series with Australia. |
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| Flintoff rejects England contract Andrew Flintoff turns down the offer of signing an incremental contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board. | |
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| Poor fielding disappoints Strauss Captain Andrew Strauss criticises England's fielding after their fifth straight loss to Australia in the one-day series. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Del Potro dethrones Federer in US Juan Martin del Potro ends the five-year unbeaten US Open reign of Roger Federer in five sets to win his first Grand Slam title. |
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| Murray fit for Davis Cup play-off Andy Murray declares himself fit for Great Britain's crucial Davis Cup relegation play-off against Poland this weekend. | |
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| Del Potro v Federer as it happened Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro beats defending champion Roger Federer to win the US Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Zanardi aims for Paralympic place Ex-Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is aiming for a place on the Italian cycling team at the 2012 London Paralympics. |
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| Lotus will return to F1 in 2010 The historic Lotus team are to return to F1 for the first time since 1994 after being granted the 13th slot on the grid from next season. | |
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| Rossi eases to San Marino victory Italy's Valentino Rossi wins the San Marino MotoGP to extend his lead in the championship to 30 points. | |
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