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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israelis 'seize Iran arms ship' Israel's military says it has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of Iranian weapons bound for Hezbollah. |
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| CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap An Italian judge convicts 23 Americans and two Italian secret agents over the CIA kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. | |
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| GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs General Motors confirms that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs across European car unit Opel, including Vauxhall. | |
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| Malaysia withholds 'Allah Bibles' The Malaysian government refuses to release 10,000 Bibles it seized because they use the word Allah to refer to God. | |
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| Intel in threats and bribery suit Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, accused of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Pardoned Briton's joy at return Former British soldier Simon Mann, jailed for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, says it is "wonderful" to be back in the UK. |
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| Banned Kenya official 'to sue US' Kenya's attorney general admits the US has imposed a travel ban on him, and threatens legal action for defamation. | |
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| SA 'to miss land reform deadline' South Africa will miss a 2014 deadline to redistribute a third of its farmland to the black majority, the government says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap An Italian judge convicts 23 Americans and two Italian secret agents over the CIA kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. |
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| Democrats play down vote defeats US Democrats reject claims their defeat in two state polls reflects badly on President Barack Obama, a year after his election. | |
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| Ohio murder suspect denied bail A convicted rapist who has been charged with five counts of murder is denied bail after more human remains are found at his Ohio home. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US diplomats meet Burmese leaders US envoys meet both Burma's PM and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the highest level bilateral contact in over 10 years. |
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| Vietnam floods leave dozens dead About 90 people are now known to have died in severe flooding triggered by a tropical storm, Vietnamese officials say. | |
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| Malaysia withholds 'Allah Bibles' The Malaysian government refuses to release 10,000 Bibles it seized because they use the word Allah to refer to God. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs General Motors confirms that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs across European car unit Opel, including Vauxhall. |
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| CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap An Italian judge convicts 23 Americans and two Italian secret agents over the CIA kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. | |
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| Tory EU stance will 'castrate' UK The Conservatives' new policy on the EU is "pathetic" and will "castrate" UK influence in Europe, a French minister says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israelis 'seize Iran arms ship' Israel's military says it has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of Iranian weapons bound for Hezbollah. |
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| Iran police clash with protesters Police clash with opposition supporters during a rally in the Iranian capital, Tehran, witnesses and state media say. | |
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| UN debates divisive Gaza report The UN general assembly begins debating a resolution on a controversial report into alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban link to shootings probed The Taliban could have infiltrated the Afghan police to kill five British soldiers in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown says. |
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| Afghan election victory 'illegal' Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Hamid Karzai's re-election 'has no legal basis'. | |
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| Gold hits new high on India deal The price of gold reaches an all-time high after a large sale of the precious commodity by the International Monetary Fund to India. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Five gun attack dead named by MoD The five British soldiers killed in an attack by an Afghan police officer have been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
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| MPs' mortgage claims 'should end' MPs should be banned from claiming towards mortgages and employing relatives, a review of expenses rules says. | |
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| Rhys murderer stabs Mizen killer The teenager who shot dead Rhys Jones stabs the killer of former altar boy Jimmy Mizen in an attack at a Doncaster prison. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | State school qualification ban An international GCSE, used by independent schools, will not be approved for use in state schools. |
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| Students still waiting for loans Thousands of students in England are still caught up in delays to the delivery of loans, according to the latest figures. | |
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| Universities 'worth £59bn to UK' Universities in the UK generate £59bn and 650,000 full-time jobs, says a report into their economic significance. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Rhys murderer stabs Mizen killer The teenager who shot dead Rhys Jones stabs the killer of former altar boy Jimmy Mizen in an attack at a Doncaster prison. |
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| Girl found in field 'smothered' A second post-mortem reveals a teenage girl found dead in a field in County Durham was smothered. | |
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| Poppy ban row firm makes U-turn A Lancashire-based toiletries store chain reverses its decision to ban poppies after a storm of protest. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs General Motors confirms that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs across European car unit Opel, including Vauxhall. |
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| Intel in threats and bribery suit Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, accused of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales. | |
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| US interest rates left unchanged The Federal Reserve keeps US interest rates on hold at between 0% and 0.25% to help the economic recovery, as expected. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Martin and Baldwin to host Oscars Comedian Steve Martin and actor Alec Baldwin are to share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards. |
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| Robbie confirms Take That reunion Pop star Robbie Williams says there are plans for him to perform with Take That again some time in the future. | |
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| EMI sues Beatles download website Record company EMI is suing a US website which it says is offering unauthorised downloads of The Beatles' albums for sale. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Major quakes could be aftershocks Many earthquakes may be aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, say scientists. |
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| Messenger spies iron on Mercury The Nasa Messenger probe's observations of Mercury show the planet is even more of an "iron planet" than scientists thought. | |
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| Light down a wire for solar power A modification to commercial optical fibre could be a promising route to solar power without large arrays, say researchers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Intel in threats and bribery suit Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, accused of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales. |
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| EMI sues Beatles download website Record company EMI is suing a US website which it says is offering unauthorised downloads of The Beatles' albums for sale. | |
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| Microsoft reveals new-look MSN Microsoft has announced a major redesign of its MSN.com web portal, designed to drive traffic to search engine Bing. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Breast cancer changes with spread Nearly 40% of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread, a study shows. |
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| Tributes paid to TB cure doctor The man who pioneered life-saving treatment for tuberculosis sufferers dies in Edinburgh at the age of 97. | |
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| X-rays 'top scientific invention' The public votes the X-ray machine as the best invention over the Apollo 10 space capsule and Stephenson's rocket. | |
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| 1956: Soviet troops overrun Hungary Soviet troops pour into the city in a massive dawn offensive in repsonse to a national uprising led by Prime Minister Imre Nagy. | |||
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| 1995: Israeli PM shot dead The Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, is assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv. | |||
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| 1979: Militants storm US embassy in Tehran Militant Islamic students in Iran storm the US embassy in Tehran taking 90 people hostage. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Lyon 1-1 Liverpool Liverpool concede a 90th minute goal at Lyon to leave their Champions League hopes hanging in the balance. |
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| Renault considers Formula 1 exit Renault hold an emergency board meeting in Paris to discuss pulling out of Formula 1. | |
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| Champions League round-up Inter Milan stage a late fight back to lead group F, plus all Wednesday's Champions League news. | |
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| England pick Wilkinson & Thompson Jonny Wilkinson will win his first cap for 18 months while Steve Thompson also returns to the England side to face Australia. | |
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| Arsenal 4-1 AZ Alkmaar Cesc Fabregas scores a brace as Arsenal cruise to victory over AZ Alkmaar to all but secure their qualification from the Champions League group stages. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Lyon 1-1 Liverpool Liverpool concede a 90th minute goal at Lyon to leave their Champions League hopes hanging in the balance. |
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| Arsenal 4-1 AZ Alkmaar Cesc Fabregas scores a brace as Arsenal cruise to victory over AZ Alkmaar to all but secure their qualification from the Champions League group stages. | |
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| Unirea Urziceni 1-1 Rangers Rangers' chances of progressing to the knock-out stages of the Champions League are dealt a blow as they concede a late equaliser. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Pakistan make short work of Kiwis Explosive batting from Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal helps Pakistan establish a 1-0 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand. |
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| Tigers bowl Zimbabwe out for 44 Zimbabwe are skittled out for just 44 as they slump to a six-wicket defeat by Bangladesh in Chittagong. | |
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| Ireland aiming to join ICC elite Ireland plan to apply to become full members of the International Cricket Council. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Injury hits Tsonga's London hopes Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's chances of reaching the ATP World Tour Finals are all but ended as he retires during his opening match at the Valencia Open with a wrist injury. |
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| Murray wins on comeback in Spain Top seed Andy Murray beat Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3 6-1 in his first match in six weeks. | |
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| Swine flu scuppers Haas Basle bid Germany's Tommy Haas pulls out of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basle after contracting swine flu. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Renault considers Formula 1 exit Renault hold an emergency board meeting in Paris to discuss pulling out of Formula 1. |
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| Cool Rossi crowned world champion Valentino Rossi wins his seventh world MotoGP crown after finishing third in the rain-delayed Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. | |
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| Loeb secures sixth title in a row France's Sebastien Loeb claims a record sixth successive world rally title with victory at the Rally GB. | |
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