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| Wednesday, 21 April, 2010, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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 | Chaos persists as flights resume Travel chaos continues to grip Europe, despite the easing of its aerial lockdown as the volcanic eruption appears to wane. |
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| Brazil awards Amazon dam contract A consortium of nine companies wins the right to build a controversial dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil. | |
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| Google shows official data calls For the first time Google releases data on how often countries ask it to hand over user data or to censor information. | |
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| Former Argentina dictator jailed Argentina's Gen Reynaldo Bignone is sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings before his presidency in the 1980s. | |
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| IMF in 'radical' bank tax plans Banks and other financial institutions across the world face two new big taxes to fund future bank bail-outs, the BBC learns. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan video 'shows poll rigging' Sudanese activists say a video which apparently shows election officials stuffing ballot boxes proves their claims of rigging. |
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| Rwanda arrests top military men Two top officers have been suspended from Rwanda's military and charged with corruption, misuse of office and immoral conduct. | |
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| Two killed in Nigeria jail-break Two prisoners are shot dead during an attempted jail break in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Brazil awards Amazon dam contract A consortium of nine companies wins the right to build a controversial dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil. |
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| Former Argentina dictator jailed Argentina's Gen Reynaldo Bignone is sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings before his presidency in the 1980s. | |
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| Google shows official data calls For the first time Google releases data on how often countries ask it to hand over user data or to censor information. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai army 'will use live rounds' The Thai army says it will act "decisively" against red-shirt protesters, as the military stand-off in the capital intensifies. |
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| Ousted Kyrgyz leader 'in Belarus' The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is staying in the Belarus capital Minsk, the country's president says. | |
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| Australia probes gang jail death Australia officials investigate how gangland boss Carl Williams came to be killed while serving time in a high security prison. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Chaos persists as flights resume Travel chaos continues to grip Europe, despite the easing of its aerial lockdown as the volcanic eruption appears to wane. |
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| German bishop issues an apology A German bishop accused of physically abusing children under his care, issues an apology and asks for forgiveness. | |
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| Ousted Kyrgyz leader 'in Belarus' The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is staying in the Belarus capital Minsk, the country's president says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Third Iraq al-Qaeda leader killed Officials say US and Iraqi troops kill an al-Qaeda leader in northern Iraq, the third such militant to be killed in recent days. |
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| Turkey offers to mediate on Iran Turkey offers to mediate between Iran and the West in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme. | |
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| Quakes blamed on 'immodest women' A senior Iranian cleric has said women who wear revealing clothes are responsible for earthquakes. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian ex-minister defends name Former Indian minister Shashi Tharoor says he did nothing "improper" in his first comments since quitting over a cricket scandal. |
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| Air crisis hits S Asia businesses Businesses and tourism across South Asia are hit by airline inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland. | |
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| Kandahar deputy mayor shot dead The deputy mayor of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has been shot dead while praying at a mosque, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK airports permitted to reopen Flights touch down at a number of UK airports for the first time in six days after restrictions caused by a volcanic ash cloud are lifted. |
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| Come clean on fees, say students Student leaders say there should be an open debate between political parties about the future of university funding. | |
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| Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Come clean on fees, say students Student leaders say there should be an open debate between political parties about the future of university funding. |
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| Parents say test boycott too late Even parents opposed to Sats tests will not want them to be scrapped at such short notice, says a parents' website. | |
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| Increase in child safety warnings Social workers in England have faced a sharp rise in the number of child safety worries brought to their attention, say researchers. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | England's airports set to re-open A ban on flights due to a cloud of volcanic ash above the UK is overturned as England's airports are allowed to re-open. |
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| Tweed 'unaware of friend in room' Jack Tweed, the widower of Jade Goody, tells a rape trial jury he was unaware his co-accused was in the room during a sex session. | |
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| Body lay under sofa for 10 years A body lay undiscovered under a sofa in a sheltered flat in Bristol for nearly 10 years, an inquest has heard. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | IMF in 'radical' bank tax plans Banks and other financial institutions across the world face two new big taxes to fund future bank bail-outs, the BBC learns. |
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| Profits at Goldman Sachs top $3bn Goldman Sachs sees its first quarter profit double - as a UK financial watchdog probes fraud allegations at the US bank. | |
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| EADS to bid for US tanker deal European aerospace giant EADS will make a solo bid for the $35bn contract to build a new fleet of US air refuelling tankers. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bond film on hold 'indefinitely' The next James Bond film has been suspended "indefinitely" because of uncertainty over the future of the MGM studio. |
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| New York rap star Guru dies at 43 Rapper Guru, who rose to fame with hip-hop outfit GangStarr, dies aged 43 after a long battle with cancer. | |
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| Courtney Love reclaims her name Rock star Courtney Love reverts to her real name, claiming "Courtney Love is dead". | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Clever crows can use three tools New Caledonian crows can use three tools in succession in order to attain a treat, scientists say. |
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| Touchdown for Discovery shuttle The space shuttle Discovery lands back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station. | |
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| Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google shows official data calls For the first time Google releases data on how often countries ask it to hand over user data or to censor information. |
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| Boom in texting among US teens Texting has become the most popular form of communication among young people in the US, research indicates. | |
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| Facebook shuts down its Lite site Facebook shuts its Lite site, a stripped down version of the original aimed at users with slow or poor internet connections. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hospital death rates 'poor test' Death rates are a poor measure of hospital care and should not be used to trigger public inquiries, experts say. |
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| Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. | |
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| Sunbed-users can get 'addicted' Around a third of people who use sunbeds may become addicted to the tanning effects, a study suggests. | |
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| 1945: Red Army enters outskirts of Berlin Russian troops capture some outlying suburbs of Berlin at the beginning of what promises to be a bitter battle for control of the city. | |||
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| 1987: Tamil Tigers blamed for bus garage blast More than 100 people have been killed after a bomb exploded in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. | |||
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| 1975: Vietnam's President Thieu resigns The President of South Vietnam steps down accusing the United States of betrayal in a blistering attack broadcast to the nation | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Inter Milan 3-1 Barcelona Inter Milan come from behind to beat Champions League holders Barcelona at the San Siro and take command of their semi-final tie. |
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| Reds reach Paris on Madrid trip Liverpool reach Paris on their 1,200-mile journey to Thursday's Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid. | |
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| IPL player safety 'compromised' A senior official says player safety was compromised when play went ahead despite bomb blasts before an Indian Premier League match on Saturday. | |
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| India's Sehwag to miss Twenty20 India have named leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in their 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. | |
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| Fears grow over Samaranch health Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is gravely ill with severe heart problems. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Inter Milan 3-1 Barcelona Inter Milan come from behind to beat Champions League holders Barcelona at the San Siro and take command of their semi-final tie. |
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| Reds reach Paris on Madrid trip Liverpool reach Paris on their 1,200-mile journey to Thursday's Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid. | |
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| Essien set to miss rest of season Chelsea's Michael Essien is likely to miss the rest of the season after the club ruled out a return in the weekend clash with Stoke. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | IPL player safety 'compromised' A senior official says player safety was compromised when play went ahead despite bomb blasts before an Indian Premier League match on Saturday. |
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| Flintoff steps up rehabilitation Lancashire cricketer Andrew Flintoff says his rehabilitation from injury is going well and he has stepped up his program in recent weeks. | |
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| India's Sehwag to miss Twenty20 India have named leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in their 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Wimbledon champions to scoop £1m The winners of the men's and women's singles titles at this year's Wimbledon Championships will earn a record £1m. |
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| Nadal opts out of Barcelona event Rafael Nadal withdraws from the Barcelona Open to rest a nagging knee injury following his win at the Monte Carlo Masters. | |
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| Odesnik agrees to voluntary ban American Wayne Odesnik accepts "a voluntary provisional suspension" from tennis after being caught with human growth hormone last month. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | F1 stewards 'should be tougher' Martin Brundle says race officials got some calls wrong at the Chinese GP |
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| Cloud forces Japan MotoGP switch The Japanese round of the MotoGP world championship is switched from Sunday to 3 October because of air travel problems caused by the cloud of volcanic ash in Europe. | |
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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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