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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty Irish voters strongly endorse the Lisbon Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it stymied EU reform plans. |
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| Hopes dim for quake-hit Sumatra Aid workers in Sumatra are increasingly pessimistic about finding more survivors, four days after a devastating tremor. | |
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| Italians rally for press freedom Tens of thousands of Italians march in Rome against what they say are threats to press freedom by PM Silvio Berlusconi. | |
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| Iraq operation targets militants Iraqi authorities say they have arrested over 150 suspected Sunni militants in and around the northern city of Mosul. | |
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| Storm batters north Philippines Typhoon Parma kills four in the northern Philippines but spares the flood-hit capital, then sweeps towards Taiwan. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Aid workers released in Somalia Three foreign aid workers kidnapped in northern Kenya by Somali gunmen in July have been released, their employer says. |
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| Soldiers killed in south Senegal Rebels in Senegal's troubled southern province of Casamance have killed six soldiers, the army says. | |
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| Thousands identify Guinea bodies Thousands of people gather in Guinea's capital, Conakry, to identify those killed in Monday's opposition protest. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Honduras thaw paves way for talks Talks are to be held between aides of the ousted Honduran president and his foes as the crisis shows signs of easing. |
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| Court reveals Polanski settlement Roman Polanski agreed to pay his victim of sexual assault $500,000, 15 years after he fled the US, according to court documents. | |
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| Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics after Rio de Janeiro is chosen to stage the 2016 Games. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Hopes dim for quake-hit Sumatra Aid workers in Sumatra are increasingly pessimistic about finding more survivors, four days after a devastating tremor. |
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| Storm batters north Philippines Typhoon Parma kills four in the northern Philippines but spares the flood-hit capital, then sweeps towards Taiwan. | |
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| Suu Kyi in Burma government talks Burmese pro-democracy leader holds a rare meeting with the junta, after her recent offer to negotiate over foreign sanctions. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty Irish voters strongly endorse the Lisbon Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it stymied EU reform plans. |
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| Italians rally for press freedom Tens of thousands of Italians march in Rome against what they say are threats to press freedom by PM Silvio Berlusconi. | |
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| Italy mudslide deaths 'to hit 50' The death toll from mudslides caused by heavy rains in southern Italy will rise to 50, PM Silvio Berlusconi warns. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran visit for UN nuclear chief IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei arrives Iran to arrange inspectors' access to a recently revealed uranium plant. |
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| Iraq operation targets militants Iraqi authorities say they have arrested over 150 suspected Sunni militants in and around the northern city of Mosul. | |
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| Tape shows Shalit 'safe and well' The first video of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit since his capture in 2006 shows him looking healthy and urging a deal to free him. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN Afghan neutrality questioned The main challenger for Afghanistan's presidency calls for an investigation into the UN's role since the August election. |
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| Pakistan in video beating probe Pakistan's army orders an investigation into a video apparently showing soldiers beating Taliban suspects. | |
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| New Zealand v Pakistan as it happened New Zealand reach the ICC Champions Trophy final after beating Pakistan by five wickets. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Tories maintain referendum stance David Cameron refuses to commit to holding a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty if passed, after the Irish Republic voted "Yes". |
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| Identify abused - George husband The husband of nursery paedophile Vanessa George calls on his wife to identify the children she abused. | |
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| Harman questioned over car crash Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman is co-operating with police over claims she left the scene of a minor car accident. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Courses for jobs' incentive plan The government is planning to use financial incentives to attract more young people to vocational courses. |
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| Guide dog age limit to be dropped Guide Dogs for the Blind are dropping the age limit so that younger teenagers can be assisted. | |
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| Independent school pupil increase The numbers of pupils in the most prestigious private schools are increasing, despite the recession, suggests a survey. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Child swine flu jab trials begin Hundreds of children take part in studies to test two swine flu vaccines ahead of a UK-wide vaccination programme. |
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| Identify abused - George husband The husband of nursery paedophile Vanessa George calls on his wife to identify the children she abused. | |
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| Driver murdered at traffic lights A 23-year-old man is shot dead in his car by a motorcyclist as he waits at traffic lights in north London. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | More US jobs lost than expected The US economy lost 263,000 jobs in September, which was more than had been expected, official figures show. |
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| EU queries airline tie-up plans The European Commission raises concerns over the transatlantic plans of British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia. | |
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| Nigeria bails out four more banks Nigeria's central bank bails out four more banks by 200bn naira ($1.37bn) and also sacked three of their chief executives. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Court reveals Polanski settlement Roman Polanski agreed to pay his victim of sexual assault $500,000, 15 years after he fled the US, according to court documents. |
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| Jackson's children 'doing well' Michael Jackson's children are "doing wonderfully with their grandmother guardian", a judge has said. | |
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| Man denies Letterman 'blackmail' A man pleads not guilty to trying to blackmail chat show host David Letterman over his relationships with female staff. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Herschel scans hidden Milky Way A remarkable view of our Galaxy in the early stages of creating stars is obtained by Europe's billion-euro Herschel Space Observatory. |
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| Making people move in slow motion Scientists use electrodes to make people move in slow motion and to unravel how brain waves affect movement. | |
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| Polar bear cub hitches a ride A young cub is seen hitching a ride on its mother's back in the Arctic Ocean, a rarely sighted adaptive behaviour that may help it keep warm. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Sony shows off 3D TV technology Electronics giant Sony unveils some of its latest 3D technology, which it hopes will spark a new wave of 3D viewing. |
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| Robot fish could prevent crashes Robots that mimic shoals of fish could be used to develop systems to prevent car crashes, say Japanese engineers. | |
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| Court order served over Twitter The High Court gives permission for an injunction against an anonymous blogger to be served via social-networking site Twitter. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Technique can pinpoint tinnitus It is possible to pinpoint the area of the brain that is activated when a person suffers from tinnitus, US doctors say. |
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| Test 'spots blood disease danger' UK experts claim to have found a way to predict which thalassaemia patients will develop heart failure. | |
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| Feeding 'speeds surgery recovery' Cancer patients recover faster from gastrointestinal surgery if given liquid food directly into the intestine, a study suggests. | |
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| 1995: OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty' OJ Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. | |||
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| 1975: London's Spaghetti House siege ends Three gunmen give themselves up to police after releasing six hostages from an Italian restaurant. | |||
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| 1944: Poles surrender after Warsaw uprising The Polish Prime Minister announces the uprising in the Polish capital has ended after 63 days of intense fighting. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man Utd 2-2 Sunderland Manchester United salvage a draw against Sunderland as an unfortunate Anton Ferdinand scores a late own goal. |
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| Kiwis set up final with Australia New Zealand make heavy weather of their run chase but reach the Champions Trophy final with a five-wicket win over Pakistan. | |
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| Button demoted as Vettel shines Championship leader Jenson Button and title rival Rubens Barrichello are penalised five places after a crash-strewn Japanese GP qualifying session won by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. | |
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| Rio brushes off World Cup concern Organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics dismiss fears that preparations for the Games could be hampered by Brazil's staging of the 2014 World Cup. | |
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| St Helens 14-10 Wigan St Helens set up a third successive Grand Final against Leeds Rhinos with a hard-fought semi-final win over Wigan. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Man Utd 2-2 Sunderland Manchester United salvage a draw against Sunderland as an unfortunate Anton Ferdinand scores a late own goal. |
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| Wolves 0-1 Portsmouth Portsmouth end a turbulent week with their first Premier League win of the season courtesy of Hassan Yebda's goal. | |
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| Hull 2-1 Wigan Second-half goals by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Geovanni help Hull see off Wigan to ease the pressure on under-fire Tigers boss Phil Brown. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Kiwis set up final with Australia New Zealand make heavy weather of their run chase but reach the Champions Trophy final with a five-wicket win over Pakistan. |
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| Strauss rues poor batting display Captain Andrew Strauss blamed England's poor batting for his side nine-wicket defeat by Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final at Centurion. | |
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| Injured Collingwood to have scan Paul Collingwood is to undergo a scan on a muscle injury on his return to England from South Africa. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Sharapova takes Pan Pacific title Maria Sharapova wins the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as Jelena Jankovic retires in the final. |
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| Venus opens with win in Beijing Venus Williams makes a winning return to the scene of her Olympic doubles triumph with an opening victory over Vera Dushevina at the China Open. | |
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| Troicki sees off Tsonga in semis Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is dumped out of the Thailand Open after a 1-6 6-2 6-3 semi-final defeat by Viktor Troicki. | |
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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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| Button demoted as Vettel shines Championship leader Jenson Button and title rival Rubens Barrichello are penalised five places after a crash-strewn Japanese GP qualifying session won by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. | |
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| Lorenzo on pole as Stoner shines Jorge Lorenzo takes pole position for the Portugal MotoGP, while Casey Stoner puts in a stunning ride on his comeback from illness to qualify third fastest. | |
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