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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts of his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. |
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| US scientist charged with spying A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa is arrested and charged with attempted espionage. | |
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| Balloon family 'ready for arrest' A US couple accused of using their son as part of an elaborate hoax are willing to hand themselves in, their lawyer says. | |
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| Iran uranium deal talks 'go well' Talks with Iran on a uranium enrichment deal are "off to a good start", says UN watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei. | |
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| Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | African leadership prize withheld A prize of $5m (£3m) for African ex-leaders is not being awarded this year, Sudanese magnate Mo Ibrahim says. |
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| Nigeria 'to give 10% of oil cash' Nigeria reportedly plans to give 10% of oil revenues to people in the Niger Delta, a key demand of militants there. | |
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| Santana steps down from SA post South Africa coach Joel Santana resigns eight months before the start of the World Cup finals after a run of eight defeats from their last nine games. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Balloon family 'ready for arrest' A US couple accused of using their son as part of an elaborate hoax are willing to hand themselves in, their lawyer says. |
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| US scientist charged with spying A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa is arrested and charged with attempted espionage. | |
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| Brazil police launch Rio manhunt Military police in Brazil carry out a manhunt in Rio de Janeiro to find the gunmen who shot down a police helicopter on Saturday. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China moves 330,000 in water plan China begins to resettle 330,000 people to make way for a south-north water diversion project, state media say. |
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| People smuggler crewed Tamil boat A convicted people smuggler has been found among a boat-load of Tamil asylum seekers in Indonesia, Australia says. | |
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| 'Militants' hunted in Tajikistan Police and border agents from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hunt suspected militants along their shared border in Central Asia. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | PKK 'surrender' tests Turkey plan Eight Kurdish rebels cross into Turkey from Iraq to surrender in a sign of support for Ankara's peace efforts. |
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| France detains 'top Eta leader' French police arrest two suspected Eta members, including a senior political leader of the Basque separatist group, officials say. | |
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| Fury as Berlusconi judge filmed Silvio Berlusconi comes under fire after a TV channel that he owns secretly films a judge who ruled against him in a bribery case. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran uranium deal talks 'go well' Talks with Iran on a uranium enrichment deal are "off to a good start", says UN watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei. |
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| Israel spying devices found by UN UN peacekeepers discover Israeli spying devices in southern Lebanon that were planted during Israel's 2006 war with Hezbollah. | |
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| Iran accuses Pakistan over attack Iran's president claims Pakistani agents were involved in a suicide attack that targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guards. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts of his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. |
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| Pakistan 'push into Taliban area' Pakistan's army pushes deeper into South Waziristan as it battles to wrest control of the region from militants. | |
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| Abuses may hit EU-Sri Lanka ties Sri Lanka could lose special trading rights with the EU after a report roundly criticises its recent human rights record. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Poison abortion bid doctor guilty A London doctor accused of attempting poison his lover to induce an abortion is found guilty at the Old Bailey. |
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| Climate treaty now 'more do-able' Prospects for a global climate treaty advanced during talks in London between big-emitting countries, the UK says. | |
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| Author Ludovic Kennedy dies at 89 Sir Ludovic Kennedy, who was a prominent campaigner against miscarriages of justice, has died at a nursing home aged 89. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Science adviser warns of fee rise Universities in England will need to charge higher fees in order to maintain standards, says a government adviser. |
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| Children's books 'ousted by DVDs' A survey suggests half of children spend more time in front of a television or computer screen than they do reading. | |
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| More choice on school start age Parents in England are to be given more choice about when their children start primary school. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Poison abortion bid doctor guilty A London doctor accused of attempting poison his lover to induce an abortion is found guilty at the Old Bailey. |
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| Wanted paedophile returned to UK An on-the-run sex offender from Scunthorpe is returned to the UK from Greece after appearing on a "most wanted" list. | |
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| Concern over moving 70 stone man Suffolk health bosses are working out how to transport a man classed as "super-obese" to West Sussex for life-saving treatment. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers. |
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| Oil price hits new high for 2009 Oil prices reach a new high for 2009, continuing to rise on the back of the weak US dollar and strong US corporate earnings. | |
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| CIT's $6bn loan offer from Icahn CIT, the troubled American bank, is offered a $6bn rescue loan from investor Carl Icahn as it tries to avoid bankruptcy. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | 'Wild' film top at US box office An animation about a make-believe world of monsters enters at number one on the North American box office chart. |
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| Boyzone star in tribute to Gately Boyzone singer Ronan Keating breaks down during his funeral tribute to former bandmate Stephen Gately in Dublin. | |
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| Jackson's ex-wife seeks $500,000 Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe sues over claims she wanted money in exchange for parental rights. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency is due to roll out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. |
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| Scientists announce planet bounty Astronomers find 32 new planets outside our Solar System, taking the number of known exoplanets to more than 400. | |
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| Climate treaty now 'more do-able' Prospects for a global climate treaty advanced during talks in London between big-emitting countries, the UK says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Millions tricked by 'scareware' Online criminals are making millions of pounds by convincing computer users to download fake anti-virus software, security experts say. |
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| Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers. | |
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| Broadband test offers street view Users will be able to see what broadband speed their neighbour gets using a new speed test | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Science to 'stop age clock at 50' Centenarians with the bodies of 50-year-olds will be a realistic possibility in the future, say scientists. |
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| Growing doubts about HIV vaccine Experts raise concerns about the reliability of the trial of a vaccine which appeared to protect against HIV. | |
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| Egg screening 'ups IVF success' Women struggling to conceive will be given hope by a new technique which can double the chance of IVF success, say experts. | |
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| 1989: Guildford Four released after 15 years The Guildford Four are released after the Court of Appeal quashes their convictions. | |||
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| 2004: British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq A senior aid worker for Care International, Margaret Hassan, is kidnapped on her way to work in Iraq. | |||
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| 1987: Shares plunge after Wall Street crash The UK stock market bottoms out after shares on Wall Street plummet following a wave of panic selling. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Brawn confident Button will stay Brawn chief executive Nick Fry is confident new Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button will still be driving for the team next year. |
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| Republic face France in play-offs The Republic of Ireland will face France in the World Cup play-offs on 14 and 18 November. | |
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| Fulham 2-0 Hull City Goals from Bobby Zamora and Diomansy Kamara help Fulham see off Premier League strugglers Hull. | |
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| Ferguson charged over ref remarks Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is charged with improper conduct by the Football Association for his comments on referee Alan Wiley's fitness. | |
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| Eriksson in line for Sweden job Sven-Goran Eriksson, currently director of football at Notts County, will be sounded out about the Sweden managerial job this week, BBC Sport can reveal. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Fulham 2-0 Hull City Goals from Bobby Zamora and Diomansy Kamara help Fulham see off Premier League strugglers Hull. |
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| Republic face France in play-offs The Republic of Ireland will face France in the World Cup play-offs on 14 and 18 November. | |
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| Eriksson in line for Sweden job Sven-Goran Eriksson, currently director of football at Notts County, will be sounded out about the Sweden managerial job this week, BBC Sport can reveal. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Pakistan boss asks Younus to stay The Pakistan Cricket Board rejects captain Younus Khan's resignation, insisting the 31-year-old will stay on until the 2011 World Cup. |
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| Cobras in semis after Delhi loss The Cape Cobras will face Trinidad & Tobago in the Champions Trophy semi-final after losing Monday's final group tie against the Dehli Daredevils. | |
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| Somerset out as NSW reach semis Somerset are knocked out of the Champions League Twenty20 as New South Wales and Trinidad & Tobago cruise into the semi-finals. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Davydenko wins Shanghai Masters Russia's Nikolay Davydenko defeats Spain's Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters and boost his chances of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals in London. |
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| Stosur wins maiden title in Japan Australia's Samantha Stosur defeats Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-1 to win the Japan Open and claim her first WTA Tour title. | |
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| Nadal to face Davydenko in final Rafael Nadal will play Nikolay Davydenko in the Shanghai Masters final after the Russian upsets Novak Djokovic. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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| Brawn confident Button will stay Brawn chief executive Nick Fry is confident new Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button will still be driving for the team next year. |
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| Stoner holds off Rossi in MotoGP Casey Stoner leads from start to finish to beat world champion Valentino Rossi and win his home Australian MotoGP. | |
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| Rally of Spain latest (wrc.com) Latest news and stage times from the Rally of Spain. | |
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