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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US raps Israeli settlement plan The US voices its "dismay" over Israel's approval of 900 new housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem. |
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| French 'school shooting foiled' Police in a town near Paris foil a teenage boy's plan to shoot his teachers after being warned by his parents, officials say. | |
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| Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming CO2 emissions rose by a quarter in the last decade, setting the course for a world up to 6C warmer, according to research. | |
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| 'Ex-Nazi' charged with 58 murders German prosecutors charge a 90-year-old alleged former Nazi with the killing of 58 Jewish forced labourers, officials say. | |
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| Men survive weeks lost in Pacific Five men from Papua New Guinea are rescued by a US fishing boat after two months adrift in the Pacific. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels German police arrest two leaders of the Rwandan FDLR militia on suspicion of crimes against humanity in DR Congo. |
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| Saharan activist 'facing court' A Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in Spain's Canary Islands must appear in court on public order offences, her supporters say. | |
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| Verbal war over Egypt-Algeria tie A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Ruling on Zelaya 'after election' Honduras' Congress will not vote on restoring ousted President Zelaya until after elections, a senior lawmaker said. |
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| Trade focus for Obama China talks US President Barack Obama is to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China. | |
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| Guilty plea in infamous US kidnap A woman pleads guilty to helping kidnap 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in the US state of Utah in 2002, and says: "I'm so sorry". | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Trade focus for Obama China talks US President Barack Obama is to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China. |
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| Police blamed in Indonesia probe An Indonesian inquiry into a scandal says the police case against two anti-corruption officials should be dropped. | |
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| Men survive weeks lost in Pacific Five men from Papua New Guinea are rescued by a US fishing boat after two months adrift in the Pacific. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Somali pirates free Spanish boat Somali pirates release a Spanish fishing boat and its 36 crew after holding it for six weeks amid reports of a $3.5m ransom. |
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| 'Ex-Nazi' charged with 58 murders German prosecutors charge a 90-year-old alleged former Nazi with the killing of 58 Jewish forced labourers, officials say. | |
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| French 'school shooting foiled' Police in a town near Paris foil a teenage boy's plan to shoot his teachers after being warned by his parents, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| US raps Israeli settlement plan The US voices its "dismay" over Israel's approval of 900 new housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem. |
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| Five 'sentenced to death in Iran' Five people have so far been sentenced to death and 81 jailed in connection with post-election unrest in Iran, prosecutors say. | |
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| Verbal war over Egypt-Algeria tie A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban leader 'flees Pakistan' One of the most wanted Taliban leaders in Pakistan says he has escaped to Afghanistan and is planning new attacks. |
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| Afghanistan 'not war without end' David Miliband sets out details of Afghan strategy after Gordon Brown said he wants the power handover to begin next year. | |
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| War-torn nations 'most corrupt' War-torn nations, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, remain the world's most corrupt, Transparency International says. | |
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| UK | |
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 | T-Mobile staff sold personal data Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman says. |
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| Care for elderly a priority - PM Improving care for the elderly will be Labour's domestic "priority" if it wins the election, Gordon Brown says. | |
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| Dead soldier was bomb hunt expert A British bomb disposal expert killed by a blast in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as Cpl Loren Marlton-Thomas. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Apprenticeship budgets face cuts College and apprenticeship budgets are to be cut as the government seeks to plug holes in the public finances. |
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| 'Tough decisions' on weak schools Children's Secretary Ed Balls wants rapid action to improve 50 struggling secondary schools in England. | |
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| £2m bonuses for loans firm staff Newly released figures show Student Loans Company staff were paid nearly £2m in bonuses last year. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Husband held in severed hand case The estranged husband of a 28-year-old woman who was left mutilated and dying in a London street is arrested. |
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| Murder suspect mistakenly freed A man charged with murder hands himself in to police after he is mistakenly released from prison in Essex while awaiting trial. | |
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| UK pigeon tossers fined in Poland Two British men are fined for animal cruelty after throwing pigeons in the air at a market in Poland. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Buffett reveals new investments US billionaire Warren Buffett's investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, reveals new stakes in Nestle and Exxon Mobil. |
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| NY Fed 'paid AIG banks too much' Federal regulators involved in the rescue of insurer AIG may have overpaid other banks when cutting a deal, a report says. | |
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| US gets finance crime task force President Barack Obama's administration sets up a new task force to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jay-Z joins Rihanna at London gig Rap mogul Jay-Z makes a guest appearance as R&B singer Rihanna launches her new album in London. |
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| Strokes voted album of the decade The Strokes' debut album Is This It has been named the best album of the decade by music magazine NME. | |
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| Warhol story drawing set for sale A children's book illustration from the early part of Andy Warhol's career is to be put up for auction in New York next month. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming CO2 emissions rose by a quarter in the last decade, setting the course for a world up to 6C warmer, according to research. |
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| LHC nears restart after repairs The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could restart as early as this weekend after more than a year of repairs. | |
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| Alma antennas collect first data Astronomers working on the Alma observatory in Chile have made their first measurements from the telescope's site, located 5,000m up in the Andes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| T-Mobile staff sold personal data Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman says. |
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| Age of cyber warfare is 'dawning' Many nations are now arming to defend themselves in a cyber war and readying forces to conduct their own attacks, says a report. | |
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| EU cracks down on mobile services Websites mis-selling mobile ringtones and other services are forced to clean up their acts, following a European Union crackdown. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Meditation 'eases heart disease' Heart disease patients who practise Transcendental Meditation have reduced rates of heart attacks, stroke and death, say US researchers. |
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| Conjoined twins op 'successful' Twin girls who were joined at the head are both "very well" after a 25-hour operation to separate them, say doctors in Australia. | |
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| Ketamine drug use 'harms memory' Frequent use of ketamine - a drug which is becoming increasingly popular with clubbers - is being linked with memory problems. | |
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| 1997: Egyptian militants kill tourists at Luxor More than 60 people die in an attack on a group of foreign tourists visiting a temple in southern Egypt. | |||
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| 1989: Police crush Prague protest rally Riot police arrest hundreds of people taking part in the biggest show of public dissent in Czechoslovakia for 20 years. | |||
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| 2003: Washington sniper convicted An ex-soldier who served in the Gulf War is found guilty of at least one of the Washington sniper killings in October 2002. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Roddick pulls out of Tour Finals World number six Andy Roddick withdraws from the World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena with injury, and is replaced by Robin Soderling. |
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| Saracens 24-23 South Africa South Africa suffer a third straight defeat on their tour of Europe as Premiership leaders Saracens come from 18-6 behind to win a thrilling encounter at Wembley. | |
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| Verbal war over Egypt-Algeria tie A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo. | |
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| England win final one-day warm-up England beat South Africa A by four wickets in their final warm-up before the one-day series begins on Friday. | |
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| Button closes on move to McLaren Jenson Button is on the verge of agreeing a contract that would see him join McLaren as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Verbal war over Egypt-Algeria tie A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo. |
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| Trapattoni wants cool Irish heads Giovanni Trapattoni says his Republic of Ireland players will not allow their anger to boil over as they attempt to dump France out of the World Cup. | |
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| Ronaldo ready for training return Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to resume full training with Real Madrid after his ankle injury. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Paceman Lee to decide on future Australia fast bowler Brett Lee is to take a break from the sport to rest his latest injury before deciding on his cricketing future. |
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| Dilshan leads Sri Lanka fightback Tillakaratne Dilshan scores a century as Sri Lanka dominate day two of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad. | |
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| England win final one-day warm-up England beat South Africa A by four wickets in their final warm-up before the one-day series begins on Friday. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Roddick pulls out of Tour Finals World number six Andy Roddick withdraws from the World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena with injury, and is replaced by Robin Soderling. |
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| Nadal returns to boost Spain team World number two Rafael Nadal is included in Spain's squad for the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. | |
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| Djokovic wins superb Paris final World number three Novak Djokovic survives a brilliant fightback from Gael Monfils to win the Paris Masters. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Button closes on move to McLaren Jenson Button is on the verge of agreeing a contract that would see him join McLaren as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate. |
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| New date for Silverstone MotoGP The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone is put back two weeks and will now be staged on Sunday, 20 June. | |
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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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