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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | New Iraqi election law approved Iraq's parliament unanimously approves a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year. |
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| US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011. | |
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| Guinea chief 'well' after surgery Guinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say. | |
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| Morales 're-elected' in Bolivia Bolivian President Evo Morales is elected for a second five-year term after Sunday's vote, exit polls suggest. | |
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| Archbishop fears gay vote impact The election of a second openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church in the US raises "very serious questions", its top leader says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea chief 'well' after surgery Guinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say. |
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| Rwandan soldiers killed in Darfur Two more Rwandan peacekeepers die in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, taking deaths in attacks to five in two days. | |
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| More World Cup tickets go on sale Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale, a day after the group draw is made for the Africa-hosted contest. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011. |
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| Morales 're-elected' in Bolivia Bolivian President Evo Morales is elected for a second five-year term after Sunday's vote, exit polls suggest. | |
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| Obama rallies senators on health President Barack Obama meets Senate Democrats and tells them to "get the job done" on healthcare reform legislation. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines arrests in crackdown Philippines police arrest more than 60 people and find a major arms cache, in raids after a massacre in the south. |
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| NZ man 'injected wife with HIV' An HIV-positive New Zealand man pricked his sleeping wife with a blood-tainted needle "to be like me", court papers reveal. | |
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| Celebrity winner faces rat charge Winner Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning face charges after a rat was killed on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Clashes erupt during Athens march Clashes break out in Athens as the city marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy. |
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| Russia buries club fire victims Residents of the Russian city of Perm mourn the deaths of some 112 people in a nightclub fire, as the first funerals are held. | |
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| Close finish in Romania run-off Former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana has a narrow lead in Romania's presidential run-off, exit polls suggest. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| New Iraqi election law approved Iraq's parliament unanimously approves a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year. |
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| Iran rally ban for foreign media Iran bans foreign media from covering a rally that they fear opposition supporters could use to stage protests. | |
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| No Bin Laden reports 'in years' Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years". | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011. |
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| No Bin Laden reports 'in years' Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years". | |
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| Bangladesh bus collision kills 20 At least 20 people are killed as two buses collide head-on in south-western Bangladesh, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Banks 'face windfall bonuses tax' The Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned. |
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| NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn". | |
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| Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Calls for national civic service A minister backs a call for a national service-style civilian scheme to help the UK out of recession. |
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| Primary school crackdown set out Local authorities are being told to improve standards at more than 1,400 primary schools in England. | |
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| Science GCSEs to get harder maths Students taking science GCSEs will have to show a higher level of maths, regulators have said. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search. |
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| Flooded town's new bridge to open A Cumbrian town split in two by floods is to be reunited with the opening of an army-built footbridge across its river. | |
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| Police face £500,000 protest bill Policing two demonstrations, a military parade and a football match in Nottingham will cost £500,000, it is estimated. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Business group in Budget warning The British Chambers of Commerce say no sector should be immune from spending cuts in the pre-Budget report. |
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| Japan mulls further JAL support The Japanese government will guarantee 700bn yen in loans and other funds in order to keep Japan Airlines going, reports say. | |
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| 'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Dam Busters star Todd dies at 90 Actor Richard Todd, best known for his roles in war films The Dam Busters and The Longest Day, dies at the age of 90. |
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| Cage wins UN humanitarian award Hollywood film star Nicolas Cage is given an award for his humanitarian work by the United Nations in New York. | |
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| Hall of Fame Annex NYC to close The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York is to close just one year after it opened, it is announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | UN upbeat on global climate deal The UN's top climate official says things are in "excellent shape" ahead of a climate change summit in Copenhagen. |
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| Mass cannibalism clues uncovered Archaeologists uncover signs of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in Germany. | |
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| Huge UK Cave spiders 'sent' home A group of huge cave spiders that have been squatting in a house in the Yorkshire Dales are repatriated underground by National Trust staff. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn". |
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| iPhone orchestra ready for debut Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones. | |
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| Grid helps tune tiny transistors A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Gene flaw 'causes child obesity' Scientists discover a genetic cause of severe obesity in children - an advance which might help avoid misplaced accusations of abuse. |
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| Clue to 'drug-resistant' epilepsy Experts believe they have uncovered the root cause of "stubborn" epilepsy that fails to respond to drug treatment. | |
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| Lower birth weight puberty link Babies who are small at birth or who put on weight quickly in the first two years are more likely to start puberty early. | |
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| 1975: Couple under siege in Balcombe Street Three armed men on the run from police burst into a flat in central London and take at least two people hostage. | |||
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| 1992: Mob rips apart mosque in Ayodhya A 200,000-strong crowd of Hindu militants tears apart a mosque in the north Indian town of Ayodhya in a frenzy of inter-communal violence. | |||
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| 1978: Spain set to vote for democracy The people of Spain are voting in a national referendum to endorse a new constitution which could end years of dictatorship. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Everton 2-2 Tottenham Everton fight back from two goals down to earn a point with Tottenham, who miss an injury-time penalty. |
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| India reach top of Test rankings India are the top-ranked Test team for the first time after an innings victory over Sri Lanka wraps up the series win in Mumbai. | |
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| Fulham 1-0 Sunderland An impressive Bobby Zamora scores his sixth goal of the season to lift Fulham to eighth spot in the Premier League after they beat Sunderland. | |
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| Australia v West Indies latest score Latest score as Australia take on the West Indies in the second Test match in Adelaide. | |
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| Wallaby Cooper on burglary charge Australian international Quade Cooper is charged with burglary after allegedly robbing a residence on the Gold Coast. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Everton 2-2 Tottenham Everton fight back from two goals down to earn a point with Tottenham, who miss an injury-time penalty. |
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| Mascherano deal talks 'positive' Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez reveals the club are in talks to extend Javier Mascherano's contract. | |
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| Fulham 1-0 Sunderland An impressive Bobby Zamora scores his sixth goal of the season to lift Fulham to eighth spot in the Premier League after they beat Sunderland. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Australia v West Indies latest score Latest score as Australia take on the West Indies in the second Test match in Adelaide. |
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| India reach top of Test rankings India are the top-ranked Test team for the first time after an innings victory over Sri Lanka wraps up the series win in Mumbai. | |
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| Pakistan victory levels series Pakistan complete a 141-run victory against New Zealand in Wellington to level the Test series at 1-1 with one match to play. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Spain clinch Davis Cup final win Rafael Nadal wins his second singles match to extend Spain's lead after Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco win the doubles to ensure victory over the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup final. |
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| Henin seeks elusive Wimbledon win Former world number one Justine Henin says the lure of trying to finally win Wimbledon will be one of her biggest goals when she returns to competitive tennis next year. | |
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| Mauresmo calls time on her career Former world number one and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo announces her retirement at the age of 30. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | British GP future to be revealed Silverstone officials will hold a news conference on Monday amidst reports a deal has been struck for the venue to host next year's British Grand Prix. |
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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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| Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. | |
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