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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US anger at Pakistan mission raid The US expresses "great concern" over a deadly assault by militants on the US consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. |
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| Brown to call election for 6 May Gordon Brown is set to end months of speculation by confirming the UK's general election will be held on 6 May. | |
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| Woods targets fifth Masters win Tiger Woods believes he can win his fifth Masters this week, despite having been out of action for five months because of a damaging sex scandal. | |
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| Terreblanche revenge vow revoked The party of the murdered South African white supremacist, Eugene Terreblanche, retracts a threat to avenge his death. | |
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| Six miners killed in US explosion Six miners are killed and more than 20 are missing after an accident at a coal mine in the eastern US. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Terreblanche revenge vow revoked The party of the murdered South African white supremacist, Eugene Terreblanche, retracts a threat to avenge his death. |
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| Korea ship chases Somali pirates A South Korean navy warship is pursuing a huge oil tanker, hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on Sunday. | |
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| Troops retake airport in DR Congo A joint operation by DR Congo troops and UN peacekeepers seizes control of Mbandaka airport from a local militia. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Discovery blasts off from Florida The space shuttle Discovery launches from Florida in one of the last shuttle missions before the programme is shut down. |
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| WikiLeaks posts video from Iraq The website WikiLeaks posts a video its says shows the 2007 killing by US military personnel of civilians in Baghdad | |
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| Jackson doctor appears in court The involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor gets a new judge, as he appears in court in Los Angeles. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Scores rescued from Chinese mine More than 100 miners are rescued from a flooded Chinese mine, but others are still thought to be trapped underground. |
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| Korea ship chases Somali pirates A South Korean navy warship is pursuing a huge oil tanker, hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on Sunday. | |
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| Red-shirts blockade Bangkok shops Anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's shopping district for a third day and storm an election office. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Brown to call election for 6 May Gordon Brown is set to end months of speculation by confirming the UK's general election will be held on 6 May. |
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| Ingushetia hit by suicide attack A suicide attacker kills two police officers in Ingushetia, in the latest bombing to hit Russia. | |
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| EU harmonises Schengen visa rules A new visa code takes effect in most EU nations, speeding up visa procedures for travellers to Europe. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Hassan murder retrial postponed The retrial of a man previously convicted of involvement in the kidnap and murder of UK aid worker Margaret Hassan is postponed. |
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| WikiLeaks posts video from Iraq The website WikiLeaks posts a video its says shows the 2007 killing by US military personnel of civilians in Baghdad | |
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| Egypt releases ElBaradei backer Officials in Egypt say they have released the publisher of a book calling for political reform and praising Mohammed ElBaradei. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| US anger at Pakistan mission raid The US expresses "great concern" over a deadly assault by militants on the US consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. |
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| Nato admits killing Afghan women Nato admits its forces were responsible for the deaths of three women during a botched raid in Afghanistan in February. | |
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| Threat to Asia celebrity wedding Indian police investigate claims Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik is already married ahead of his wedding to tennis star Sania Mirza. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown to call election for 6 May Gordon Brown is set to end months of speculation by confirming the UK's general election will be held on 6 May. |
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| Dead soldier in Afghanistan named A British soldier who died in an explosion while on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday is named by the MoD. | |
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| NI increase 'will not cost jobs' Chancellor Alistair Darling denies that Labour's planned rise in National Insurance would lead to job losses. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Balls lays down funding challenge Children's Secretary Ed Balls has challenged the Conservatives to match his promise of protecting school budgets from public spending cuts. |
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| Teachers support campaign on cuts Public sector unions must join forces to fight cuts to jobs or services, the NUT annual conference in Liverpool is told. | |
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| Teachers 'allowed to use force' Teachers should be allowed to use reasonable force to break up fights, says Schools Secretary Ed Balls. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Uncle charged with girl's murder The uncle of 12-year-old Tia Rigg is charged with murder after she was strangled and stabbed to death. |
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| Dead soldier in Afghanistan named A British soldier who died in an explosion while on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday is named by the MoD. | |
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| Injured soldier 'denied payout' An injured soldier says he was warned he may miss out on an insurance payout after carrying out the Carling Cup at Wembley. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota faces record US $16m fine The US government accuses Toyota of failing to tell it about accelerator pedal defects and will press for a record fine. |
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| Geithner boosts India trade ties US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will push India to open its markets in his first visit to India since assuming office. | |
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| Oil price up amid jobs joy in US Oil prices extend gains above $80 a barrel amid optimism that improved US job creation will boost economic recovery. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Titans conquer box office in US Remake Clash of the Titans tops the North American box office in its opening weekend, taking $61.4m (£40.3m). |
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| Jackson doctor appears in court The involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor gets a new judge, as he appears in court in Los Angeles. | |
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| Scouting For Girls top UK chart Pop trio Scouting For Girls knock Lady Gaga off the top of the charts with their first number one single, This Ain't A Love Song. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| Discovery blasts off from Florida The space shuttle Discovery launches from Florida in one of the last shuttle missions before the programme is shut down. |
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| China rejects Mekong dam claims China rejects claims that its dams on the Mekong River are to blame for record low water levels in downstream nations. | |
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| Battle to stabilise Reef vessel Australian authorities battle to stabilise a ship aground near the Great Barrier Reef, but say it may take weeks. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Debate needed' on digital bill Opponents of the Digital Economy Bill call on Parliament to give it "the debate it deserves" ahead of its second reading. |
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| Google to 'update' Buzz privacy Google will ask users of its social network Buzz to review their privacy settings, following continuing concerns about the service. | |
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| Apple iPad sells 300,000 on debut Apple says it sold more than 300,000 of its latest product, the iPad tablet computer, on its launch day in the US. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Pregnancy exercise 'slims babies' Exercise during pregnancy can be good for the developing baby as well as for the mother, research suggests. |
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| Blocking gene boosts radiotherapy A gene which hinders the ability of radiotherapy to kill cancer cells has been detected by UK researchers. | |
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| Prostate cancer prevention clue A drug already used in men with enlarged prostates seems to cut the risk of prostate cancer, an international study has shown. | |
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| 1986: Berlin disco bombed A bomb explodes in La Belle disco crowded with US servicemen in Berlin, Germany, killing at least two and injuring over 100. | |||
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| 1976: Billionaire Howard Hughes dies One of the world's richest men dies on a plane to Houston, Texas, having spent two decades in seclusion. | |||
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| 1976: Callaghan is new prime minister James Callaghan wins the Labour leadership contest and takes over at Number 10 Downing Street. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Woods targets fifth Masters win Tiger Woods believes he can win his fifth Masters this week, despite having been out of action for five months because of a damaging sex scandal. |
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| Newcastle promoted to top flight Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton hails his side's 'wonderful achievement' after they secure promotion to the Premier League. | |
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| Barcelona v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Barcelona and Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-final second leg. | |
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| Haye aims for four-fight swansong Britain's WBA heavyweight champion David Haye says he hopes to fight four more times before retiring in 2011. | |
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| Bluesea lands Irish National win Andrew McNamara steers 25-1 shot Bluesea Cracker to victory in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Newcastle promoted to top flight Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton hails his side's 'wonderful achievement' after they secure promotion to the Premier League. |
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| Man Utd need Rooney - Ancelotti Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says Premier League title rivals Manchester United are a weaker side without striker Wayne Rooney. | |
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| Barcelona v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Barcelona and Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-final second leg. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England bowling great Bedser dies Sir Alec Bedser, one of the finest of all England fast bowlers, dies at 91 after a brief illness. |
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| Cricketer in drink-drive arrest England and Nottinghamshire cricketer Graeme Swann is arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. | |
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| Hampshire sign up spinner Herath Hampshire sign Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Roddick powers to title in Miami Andy Roddick beats Tomas Berdych in straight sets to win his fifth Masters title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. |
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| Clijsters thrashes Venus in final Kim Clijsters powers her way to a second Sony Ericsson Open title with a crushing final win over Venus Williams in Miami. | |
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| Evans helping with police inquiry British Davis Cup player Dan Evans is "fully cooperating" with police over an alleged sexual assault in Bath. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton pleased with fightback Lewis Hamilton admits he is "well happy" after battling his way from 20th on the grid to finish sixth in the Malaysian Grand Prix. |
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| All set for Rossi v Stoner again MotoGP reporter Matt Roberts looks ahead to the new season | |
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| Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden. | |
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