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 | Fiery clashes in TV leader debate Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg lock horns in the second prime ministerial TV debate, focused on global affairs. |
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| Deadly blasts amid Thai protests Three people are reported killed and scores hurt in Bangkok in grenade attacks blamed on anti-government protesters. | |
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| US sex abuse lawsuit names Pope A man who says he was the victim of an American paedophile priest brings a lawsuit against the Pope in a US federal court. | |
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| Bosnia gets Nato membership plan Nato agrees to launch a Membership Action Plan for Bosnia-Hercegovina - a key step to joining the military bloc. | |
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| Dutch clear Arab group on cartoon A Dutch court clears an Arab cultural group of hate crime for publishing a cartoon on its website questioning the Holocaust. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe divided over Iran visit Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Zimbabwe, despite protests by the prime minister's party. |
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| Congo overturns Norway executions A DR Congo court overturns death sentences on two Norwegians convicted of murder and orders a retrial. | |
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| Rwandan opposition leader freed A rival of President Kagame is freed a day after being arrested for collaborating with a terrorist group and denying the genocide. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama attacks bank reform critics US President Obama attacks critics of his banking reforms, warning that without change the financial crisis will be repeated. |
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| US sex abuse lawsuit names Pope A man who says he was the victim of an American paedophile priest brings a lawsuit against the Pope in a US federal court. | |
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| 400m star Merritt tests positive Olympic and world 400m champion LaShawn Merritt faces a two-year ban after failing three successive drugs tests. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Deadly blasts amid Thai protests Three people are reported killed and scores hurt in Bangkok in grenade attacks blamed on anti-government protesters. |
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| Jail terms for Shanghai collapse Two men are jailed in China for corruption linked to the collapse of a building that toppled over almost intact. | |
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| Rescuing Everest body 'too risky' The widow of New Zealand climber Rob Hall, who died on Mount Everest in 1996, says it is too risky to retrieve his remains from the mountain. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Fiery clashes in TV leader debate Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg lock horns in the second prime ministerial TV debate, focused on global affairs. |
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| Bosnia gets Nato membership plan Nato agrees to launch a Membership Action Plan for Bosnia-Hercegovina - a key step to joining the military bloc. | |
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| US sex abuse lawsuit names Pope A man who says he was the victim of an American paedophile priest brings a lawsuit against the Pope in a US federal court. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Mystery rocket explodes in Jordan A rocket explodes near the Jordanian city of Aqaba, but Egypt denies initial reports it was fired from its Sinai peninsula. |
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| US envoy to arrive in Middle East US envoy George Mitchell is due to arrive in the region to press for a resumption of Middle East peace talks. | |
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| Gazan 'deported under new rules' A Palestinian prisoner blames a new Israeli military order on deportations for his release to Gaza, not the West Bank. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US 'questions top Taliban leader' Pakistan eases restrictions for US investigators to interrogate arrested Taliban leader Mullah Baradar, security officials say. |
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| Pakistan to tackle energy crisis Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani launches a national energy plan to tackle the country's massive power crisis. | |
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| Rescuing Everest body 'too risky' The widow of New Zealand climber Rob Hall, who died on Mount Everest in 1996, says it is too risky to retrieve his remains from the mountain. | |
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| UK | |
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| Fiery clashes in TV leader debate Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg lock horns in the second prime ministerial TV debate, focused on global affairs. |
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| Dissident threat level increases The threat by dissident republicans in Northern Ireland is higher than at any time since the Omagh bomb in 1998 police say. | |
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| RAF training halted by engine ash Training flights on RAF Typhoons in Lincolnshire are suspended after ash deposits are found in the engines of four aircraft. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Boycott threatens Sats test chaos Head teachers have announced plans to boycott next month's Sats tests for primary school pupils in England. |
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| Crying-it-out 'harms baby brains' A parenting expert says leaving young babies to "cry-it-out" for long periods can harm their developing brains. | |
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| Behaviour 'good' in most schools Pupils' behaviour is good or outstanding in almost four in five of England's secondary schools, data suggests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Facebook boast' killer detained A teenager who killed a man and boasted about it on the social networking site Facebook is detained for four years. |
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| Six held after TV debate clashes Police make six arrests after demonstrators clashed before a party leaders' debate is held in Bristol. | |
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| Burned toast shuts Tube station Staff at King's Cross are told to be more careful after the Tube station was shut down twice because workers burned their toast. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama attacks bank reform critics US President Obama attacks critics of his banking reforms, warning that without change the financial crisis will be repeated. |
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| Brazil state bans Toyota Corolla One of Toyota's most popular cars, the Corolla, has been banned from sale in a Brazilian state, which says the model is a safety risk | |
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| Windows 7 buoys Microsoft profit Microsoft sees profits leap 35% in the first three months of 2010 as sales of its Windows 7 operating system continue to be strong. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | South Park warned over Muhammad An Islamist group warns South Park's creators they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit. |
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| Farewell for punk legend McLaren Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistols, is given a flamboyant send-off at his funeral in north London. | |
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| US Torchwood remake put on hold TV network Fox pulls out of making a US version of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Nasa readies jumbo eye in the sky Nasa unveils the new craft that will be the centrepiece of its mission to unveil the secrets of the Universe. |
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| Study to probe mobile health risk Researchers launch a decades-long study into whether there is a link between mobile phones and health problems such as cancer. | |
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| 'Paltry' carbon curbs point to 3C Pledges made at the Copenhagen summit are very unlikely to keep global warming below 2C, researchers find. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook's bid to rule the web Facebook tells developers it plans to unseat Google by putting itself at the heart of the web. |
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| Security update hits Window PCs Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus. | |
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| Windows 7 buoys Microsoft profit Microsoft sees profits leap 35% in the first three months of 2010 as sales of its Windows 7 operating system continue to be strong. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Study to probe mobile health risk Researchers launch a decades-long study into whether there is a link between mobile phones and health problems such as cancer. |
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| Early baby survival rate 'static' Babies born before 24 weeks are spending longer periods in intensive care but their overall survival rates have not improved, a study has found. | |
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| Vitiligo 'cancer protection hope' People with the skin condition vitiligo may have natural protection against skin cancer, a study suggests. | |
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| 2000: Swat team grabs tug-of-love Cuban boy US federal agents seize six-year-old Elian Gonzalez in a early morning raid on his relatives' home. | |||
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| 1959: Dame Margot Fonteyn released from jail The British ballerina arrives in New York after spending 24 hours in a Panamanian prison. | |||
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| 1997: Troops storm embassy in Peru The four-month siege of the Japanese embassy in Peru ends in gunfire and explosions as troops storm in. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Atletico Madrid 1-0 Liverpool Ex-Man Utd striker Diego Forlan's early goal secures a slender first-leg advantage for Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Europa League. |
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| Hamburg 0-0 Fulham Fulham produce a resilient display to earn a goalless draw against Hamburg in their Europa League semi-final first leg in Germany. | |
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| 400m star Merritt tests positive Olympic and world 400m champion LaShawn Merritt faces a two-year ban after failing three successive drugs tests. | |
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| Bollinger puts Chennai into final Doug Bollinger records figures of 4-13 to help Chennai Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers by 38 runs to reach the Indian Premier League final | |
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| F1 teams allay Spain GP concerns Fears that air travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud could affect the preparations of F1 teams preparations for the Spanish GP are allayed. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Atletico Madrid 1-0 Liverpool Ex-Man Utd striker Diego Forlan's early goal secures a slender first-leg advantage for Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Europa League. |
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| Hamburg 0-0 Fulham Fulham produce a resilient display to earn a goalless draw against Hamburg in their Europa League semi-final first leg in Germany. | |
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| Klinsmann & Seedorf join BBC team World Cup winner Jurgen Klinsmann and four-times Champions League winner Clarence Seedorf join the BBC's team to cover the 2010 World Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Bollinger puts Chennai into final Doug Bollinger records figures of 4-13 to help Chennai Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers by 38 runs to reach the Indian Premier League final |
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| Lancs sign Chanderpaul and Katich Lancashire sign Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Simon Katich as replacement overseas players for Kumar Sangakkara. | |
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| India steps up tax probe into IPL Indian tax officials widen their investigation into alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League as semi-finals begin. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Venus pulls out of Fed Cup semi Venus Williams withdraws from the US squad for the Fed Cup semi-final against Russia this week because of a knee injury. |
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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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| Blake to play at Devonshire Park James Blake will play at this year's Aegon International tournament in Eastbourne. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | F1 teams allay Spain GP concerns Fears that air travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud could affect the preparations of F1 teams preparations for the Spanish GP are allayed. |
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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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