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| Tuesday, 04 May, 2010, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man held over New York bomb plot A US citizen of Pakistani origin is arrested in New York over an attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. |
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| Greek civil servants stage strike Greek public sector workers begin a 48-hour strike in protest at austerity measures including wage and pension cuts. | |
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| Turner Prize shortlist announced Artists Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and The Otolith Group have been shortlisted for this year's 2010 Turner Prize. | |
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| Mumbai gunman 'should be hanged' The sole surviving gunman who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) in 2008 should be executed, prosecutors say. | |
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| Flights to resume after ash risk All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will resume at 1300 BST after being grounded owing to volcanic ash. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Gunman kills SA strip clubs owner "Lolly" Jackson, the owner of South Africa's Teazers strip clubs, is found shot dead, police say. |
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| 'Attacks' hit Darfur peace talks Darfur rebels boycott peace talks, accusing Sudan's government of new attacks despite February deal. | |
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| Uganda's highest ice cap splits The ice cap on Uganda's highest peak has split because of global warming, the country's wildlife authority says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Man held over New York bomb plot A US citizen of Pakistani origin is arrested in New York over an attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. |
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| Japan PM scraps US base move plan Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says it is not "feasible" to move a controversial US base out of Okinawa. | |
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| Nashville submerged after storms Parts of the US city of Nashville are flooded as severe storms kill 27 people in Tennessee and neighbouring states. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan PM scraps US base move plan Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says it is not "feasible" to move a controversial US base out of Okinawa. |
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| Red-shirts mull Thai poll offer Thailand's red-shirt protesters say they are considering an offer of November polls as a way out of the political crisis. | |
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| S Korea 'resolute' over sunk ship South Korea's president says resolute action and an international probe is needed after the sinking of a naval ship. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Flights to resume after ash risk All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will resume at 1300 BST after being grounded owing to volcanic ash. |
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| Greek civil servants stage strike Greek public sector workers begin a 48-hour strike in protest at austerity measures including wage and pension cuts. | |
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| Three on trial over Madrid bomb Three suspected Basque separatists accused of carrying out the 2006 Madrid airport bombing go on trial. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Nuclear talks spark Iran-US clash The US secretary of state and Iran's president trade accusations at a nuclear non-proliferation conference in New York. |
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| Obama renews US-Syria sanctions US President Obama renews sanctions against Syria, saying it supports terrorism and is pursuing weapons of mass destruction. | |
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| Netanyahu and Mubarak hold talks Israel's prime minister meets the Egyptian president to discuss plans for the launch of so-called proximity talks with the Palestinians. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Mumbai gunman 'should be hanged' The sole surviving gunman who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) in 2008 should be executed, prosecutors say. |
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| Man held over New York bomb plot A US citizen of Pakistani origin is arrested in New York over an attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. | |
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| Probe into India reporter death Police in India question the father and brother of journalist Nirupama Pathak over her death, in a suspected "honour killing" case. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Ministers in tactical voting call Labour ministers call for tactical voting in marginal seats - but the Lib Dems call it "desperate" while the Tories say it is "deluded". |
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| Terror detainees win secrecy case Ex-Guantanamo detainees win an appeal against government use of secret evidence to fight the men's damages claim. | |
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| Flights to resume after ash risk All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will resume at 1300 BST after being grounded owing to volcanic ash. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Long-term harm' of toddlers' TV The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn. |
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| Parties clash on education plans The three main parties clash over education funding, school standards and classroom discipline. | |
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| Heads urged not to boycott Sats Schools Secretary Ed Balls urges head teachers not to go ahead with plans to boycott England's national school tests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Six bailed over football violence Six people are bailed by police over violence following a pitch invasion at the end of Luton Town's home defeat to York City |
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| Sex abuse victim's call to others A man who says he was sexually abused by a non-league football chairman as a boy appeals for other victims to come forward. | |
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| Swimmers caught in flash rip tide Lifeguards rescue a group of 11 children and adults caught in a rip tide off the north Devon coast. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | EU ministers in ash crisis summit EU transport ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss their response to last month's volcanic ash disruption. |
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| BP shares fall to seven-month low BP shares hit a a seven-month low as concerns grow about the cost of cleaning up a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. | |
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| Investment banking boost for UBS Swiss banking giant UBS reports a big increase in profits after seeing its investment banking business recover from the financial crisis. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at 67 Lynn Redgrave, star of film and stage, has died of breast cancer at the age of 67 at her home in the US. |
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| Nightmare slays film competition Horror remake A Nightmare on Elm Street tops the north American box office after taking $32m (£21m) in its opening weekend, figures reveal. | |
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| Turner Prize shortlist announced Artists Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and The Otolith Group have been shortlisted for this year's 2010 Turner Prize. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Rocks record early magnetic field Scientists push back the date for the earliest known presence of a magnetic field on Earth by about 250 million years. |
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| BP vows to clean up US oil slick Oil giant BP says it is "absolutely responsible" for cleaning up the massive oil spill off the US Gulf of Mexico coast. | |
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| Mammoths had 'anti-freeze blood' Mammoths had a form of "anti-freeze" blood to keep their bodies supplied with oxygen at freezing temperatures, scientists say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Lovebug set stage for cybercrime Ten years ago the Love Bug virus was released, setting the stage for the modern day explosion of cybercrime. |
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| Apple 'sells 1m iPads in a month' Other companies hope to take a slice of the tablet PC market after the iPad sells faster than the iPhone on launch. | |
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| Googlemail to become Gmail in UK Google settles a five year trademark dispute over the name Gmail allowing people in the UK to again use the e-mail address. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| 'Long-term harm' of toddlers' TV The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn. |
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| 'Green' exercise 'boosts health' Just five minutes of exercise in a "green space" such as a park can boost mental health, say researchers. | |
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| Test hope in painful bone disease The identification of three genes which account for 70% of cases of a painful bone condition could lead to a screening test, say researchers. | |
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| 1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election The Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide, leaving the Conservative Party in tatters after 18 years in power. | |||
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| 1982: British sub sinks Argentine cruiser The General Belgrano is destroyed in a controversial move by the Royal Navy off the disputed Falklands Islands - a thousand men are believed to be on board. | |||
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| 1952: Comet inaugurates the jet age The world's first ever jet airliner - the De Havilland Comet 1 - sets off from London to Johannesburg on its maiden flight | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Japan abandons 2018 World Cup bid Japan drops its bid to host the 2018 World Cup after Sepp Blatter hints the tournament will be staged in Europe. |
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| Robertson beats Dott to win title Neil Robertson becomes the first Australian to win the world snooker title as he holds his nerve to beat Scotland's Graeme Dott 18-13. | |
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| Injured Clijsters out of Madrid Kim Clijsters remains a doubt for the French Open after pulling out of next week's Madrid Open with a foot injury. | |
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| Irish's Catt ends playing career London Irish back Mike Catt announces he will end his playing career after the Exiles' match against Northampton on Saturday. | |
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| Coleman sacked as Coventry boss Coventry City sack manager Chris Coleman after Sunday's 4-0 home defeat by Watford. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Coleman sacked as Coventry boss Coventry City sack manager Chris Coleman after Sunday's 4-0 home defeat by Watford. |
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| Germany keeper to miss World Cup Germany's first-choice goalkeeper Rene Adler will miss the World Cup after being told he needs rib surgery. | |
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| Japan abandons 2018 World Cup bid Japan drops its bid to host the 2018 World Cup after Sepp Blatter hints the tournament will be staged in Europe. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Collingwood eyes rain-rule change England captain Paul Collingwood bemoans the Duckworth Lewis rule after it contributed to his side's World Twenty20 loss to the West Indies. |
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| Jayawardene sparks Sri Lanka win Sri Lanka win a rain-affected match against Zimbabwe by 14 runs at the World Twenty20 after an inspirational hundred from Mahela Jayawardene. | |
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| England's women defeat Sri Lanka England's women defeated Sri Lanka by 79 runs in their final World Twenty20 warm-up match in St Kitts. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Injured Clijsters out of Madrid Kim Clijsters remains a doubt for the French Open after pulling out of next week's Madrid Open with a foot injury. |
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| Kuznetsova makes early Rome exit Svetlana Kuznetsova's poor form continues with a second round loss to Maria Kirilenko in the Internazionali d'Italia. | |
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| Nadal wins Masters in rainy Rome Rafael Nadal defeats David Ferrer in a rain-delayed final in Rome to equal Andre Agassi's record of 17 Masters titles. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Your classic Spanish GP Watch highlights from one of five past F1 races |
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| Lorenzo takes thrilling Jerez win Jorge Lorenzo beats fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa on the final lap to win the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. | |
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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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