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TOP STORIES
Greek talks with IMF 'going well'
Greece's talks with the IMF on emergency loans to finance its debt are going well, its finance minister says.
  Sudan fighting 'leaves 55 dead'
A Darfuri tribe says 55 of its members died in a clash with south Sudanese soldiers, but the south accuses the north of attacking.
  Indian cricket suspends IPL chief
India's cricket board suspends IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations in the worst scandal to hit the game since 2000.
  Jet in historic flight from Iraq
The first passenger flight between Iraq and the UK for 20 years lands at Gatwick after taking off from Baghdad airport.
  'Landslide win' for Hungary party
Hungary's conservative opposition party Fidesz wins a two-thirds general election victory, second round results show.
AFRICA
Sudan fighting 'leaves 55 dead'
A Darfuri tribe says 55 of its members died in a clash with south Sudanese soldiers, but the south accuses the north of attacking.
  Zuma reveals he is HIV-negative
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma says he is HIV-negative, as he launches an Aids testing programme.
  Germans held in Nigeria are freed
Two German men are freed six days after being seized while swimming in Nigeria's oil-producing south-east
AMERICAS
Search after Mississippi tornado
Rescuers fan out to search isolated rural homes in Mississippi after a devastating tornado which killed at least 10 people.
  Ladies in White harassed in Cuba
Government supporters in Cuba confront wives of political prisoners, the Ladies in White, blocking their march.
  'Serious spill' from US oil rig
Oil is leaking from a damaged well feeding a rig that sank off Louisiana on Thursday in what US officials are calling "a very serious spill."
ASIA-PACIFIC
Thai PM warns Bangkok protesters
Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva threatens to retake a camp set up by protesters in Bangkok, without giving a timeframe.
  Massive fire engulfs Manila slum
Firefighters tackle a blaze which has destroyed hundreds of homes in shanty town outside the Philippines capital. Manila.
  Geothermal energy summit in Bali
Indonesia is hosting what is being called the world's biggest Geothermal energy conference, with 80 countries attending.
EUROPE
Greek talks with IMF 'going well'
Greece's talks with the IMF on emergency loans to finance its debt are going well, its finance minister says.
  'Landslide win' for Hungary party
Hungary's conservative opposition party Fidesz wins a two-thirds general election victory, second round results show.
  Apology over Pope 'condom' memo
The Foreign Office apologises for a "foolish" document suggesting the Pope could launch "Benedict" condoms during his UK visit.
MIDDLE EAST
Israel blasts new Shalit cartoon
Hamas releases another animated cartoon depicting captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in an move condemned by Israel's prime minister.
  Lebanese press for secular reform
Crowds of Lebanese rally in the capital Beirut to press for the abolition of the country's divisive sectarian system.
  Jet in historic flight from Iraq
The first passenger flight between Iraq and the UK for 20 years lands at Gatwick after taking off from Baghdad airport.
SOUTH ASIA
Indian cricket suspends IPL chief
India's cricket board suspends IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations in the worst scandal to hit the game since 2000.
  'Mass illness' hits Afghan girls
Scores of schoolgirls in northern Afghanistan are taken sick in what authorities allege is mass poisoning by insurgents
  Amitabh Bachchan has cirrhosis
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan reveals he has cirrhosis of the liver as a result of a previous blood transfusion.
UK
Clegg warns Labour on third place
It would be "preposterous" for Labour to have its leader remain in Number 10 if it came third in terms of votes, says Nick Clegg.
  Author Alan Sillitoe dies aged 82
The author Alan Sillitoe, one of the "Angry Young Men" of British fiction in the 1950s, has died aged 82, his family says.
  Hibernian 0-1 Rangers
Rangers retain their Scottish Premier League title with a narrow victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.
UK EDUCATION
Baby Peter sacking ruled lawful
The High Court has ruled that the sacking of the head of children's services at Haringey after the death of Baby Peter was lawful.
  Brown recalls cleaners' campaign
Gordon Brown has told students about his own university campaigns - opposing apartheid in South Africa and supporting "decent pay" for cleaners.
  Union attacks principal pay rises
Figures suggest college principals' pay rose by 56% over the past eight years to an average of nearly £120,000.
ENGLAND
Boy ruled out in fire death probe
A 17-year-old arrested in connection with a fire that killed two children in Derbyshire is ruled out as a suspect, police say.
  London 'lost £100m' in flight ban
The closure of UK airspace due to a volcanic ash cloud cost London more than £100m in lost spending by tourists, it is claimed.
  Ash-delayed troops return to UK
Soldiers whose return from Afghanistan was delayed by the volcanic ash cloud return to their Wiltshire base.
BUSINESS
Greek talks with IMF 'going well'
Greece's talks with the IMF on emergency loans to finance its debt are going well, its finance minister says.
  World Bank agrees to capital rise
More money and a bigger say to developing countries as Bank members agree new programme.
  Goldman in crash profit boasts
Goldman Sachs executives boasted about the money the bank made while the US housing was collapsing, e-mails show.
ENTERTAINMENT
Amitabh Bachchan has cirrhosis
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan reveals he has cirrhosis of the liver as a result of a previous blood transfusion.
  Author Alan Sillitoe dies aged 82
The author Alan Sillitoe, one of the "Angry Young Men" of British fiction in the 1950s, has died aged 82, his family says.
  Dexter star Hall over cancer
Dexter star Michael C. Hall has recovered fully from cancer and is back at work, his wife says.
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
'Serious spill' from US oil rig
Oil is leaking from a damaged well feeding a rig that sank off Louisiana on Thursday in what US officials are calling "a very serious spill."
  Science enthusiasts chase dream
Amateur scientists will investigate snails, clouds and gigs in the final of a BBC competition.
  Geothermal energy summit in Bali
Indonesia is hosting what is being called the world's biggest Geothermal energy conference, with 80 countries attending.
TECHNOLOGY
Adobe abandons iPhone code tools
Software maker Adobe is giving up on making tools that put popular Flash programs onto the iPhone and iPad.
  Son's autism leads to innovation
An autistic boy is given help to communicate as his father creates a visual system that helps to give him a voice.
  Facebook's bid to rule the web
Facebook tells developers it plans to unseat Google by putting itself at the heart of the web.
HEALTH
Call to shut child heart op units
The BBC has learned that all paediatric heart centres in England are being assessed to decide which should be kept operating.
  New culprit emerges in epilepsy
US researchers shed new light on the mechanism behind epilepsy attacks in the brain, revealing a potential new target for drug treatment.
  'NHS job cuts' in the spotlight
NHS job cuts are top of the agenda as nurses gather in Bournemouth for their annual conference.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1980: Tehran hostage rescue mission fails
A top-secret attempt by the United States to free American hostages held in Iran collapses in failure, with the death of eight soldiers.
  1974: Rebels seize control of Portugal
Army rebels are in control of Portugal after an almost bloodless dawn coup.
  1982: Marines land in South Georgia
Britain re-establishes its presence in the Falkland Islands after a two-hour assault by Royal Marines on the remote island of South Georgia.

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TOP STORIES
Indian cricket suspends IPL chief
India's cricket board suspends IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations in the worst scandal to hit the game since 2000.
  Hibernian 0-1 Rangers
Rangers retain their Scottish Premier League title with a narrow victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.
  Rooney is PFA player of the year
Wayne Rooney beats off competition from Didier Drogba, Carlos Tevez and Cesc Fabregas to be voted the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year.
  Kebede powers to London victory
Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede wins the London Marathon over a minute clear of Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai.
  Chelsea 7-0 Stoke
Salomon Kalou's hat-trick helps a rampant Chelsea thrash Stoke and return to the top of the Premier League.
FOOTBALL
Hibernian 0-1 Rangers
Rangers retain their Scottish Premier League title with a narrow victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.
  Chelsea 7-0 Stoke
Salomon Kalou's hat-trick helps a rampant Chelsea thrash Stoke and return to the top of the Premier League.
  Burnley 0-4 Liverpool
Steven Gerrard's second-half brace and further strikes from Maxi Rodriguez and Ryan Babel relegate Burnley and keep Liverpool's hopes of a Champions League spot alive.
CRICKET
Indian cricket suspends IPL chief
India's cricket board suspends IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations in the worst scandal to hit the game since 2000.
  Chris Evans's Friday sporting challenge - Cricket
The 14th BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show sporting challenge takes place at the home of cricket, Lords, where former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan teaches Chris Evans and Jonny Saunders how to bowl, bat and field like a pair of pros.
  Chennai Super Kings win IPL final
Suresh Raina's unbeaten innings of 57 helps Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs to win the final of the 2010 Indian Premier League.
TENNIS
Clijsters a doubt for French Open
Kim Clijsters is a doubt for next month's French Open after suffering an injury while on Fed Cup duty.
  Italy progress to Fed Cup final
Reigning champions Italy ease into the Fed Cup final with a 5-0 whitewash of the Czech Republic in Rome.
  Murray faces Seppi test in Rome
Britain's out-of-form Andy Murray will start his Rome Masters campaign against Italian Andreas Seppi.
MOTORSPORT
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.
  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.
  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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