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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Greece is 'on the brink of abyss' Greece's president warns the country is "on the brink of the abyss" after three people die in protests over austerity measures. |
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| BP seals off first Gulf oil leak BP seals the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to cover the site with an iron box. | |
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| Nigeria President Yar'Adua 'dead' Fifty-eight-year-old Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua died at his villa on Wednesday, state TV announces. | |
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| Embarrassing Facebook bug exposed Facebook scrambles to fix a flaw that exploited the site's privacy settings and allowed users to eavesdrop on their friends' chats. | |
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| Tighter US security after NY plot The US tightens its flying restrictions after Saturday's failed car-bomb attack on New York's Times Square. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria President Yar'Adua 'dead' Fifty-eight-year-old Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua died at his villa on Wednesday, state TV announces. |
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| Botswana battles Okavango flood Twenty villages in Botswana are evacuated after the Okavango River burst its banks and water continues to rise. | |
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| Nigeria axes anti-corruption case Nigeria drops charges against former anti-corruption boss Nuhu Ribadu, who was controversially removed in from his job in 2007. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Tighter US security after NY plot The US tightens its flying restrictions after Saturday's failed car-bomb attack on New York's Times Square. |
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| Honduras row endangers EU summit A spat over recognition of Honduras' government threatens a forthcoming EU-Latin American summit. | |
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| KKK leader murdered woman recruit A Ku Klux Klan leader admits murdering a woman recruit, a day after an initiation rite in Louisiana in 2008. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea leader Kim 'in Beijing' North Korea's Kim Jong-il is in Beijing where he is set to meet Chinese leaders on his secretive visit to the country, say reports. |
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| Philippines refiles murder charge The Philippines' top justice official reinstates murder charges against two regional leaders over the country's worst massacre in living memory. | |
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| Row mars Australian sailing bid An Australian teenager is told she has not gone far enough to be the youngest person to sail solo and unaided around the world. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Greece is 'on the brink of abyss' Greece's president warns the country is "on the brink of the abyss" after three people die in protests over austerity measures. |
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| Somali pirates seize Russian ship A Russian warship is rushing to assist an oil tanker which has been hijacked by Somali pirates off East Africa. | |
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| Bosnian Serb cleared of genocide A former wartime commander has been cleared of Srebrenica genocide charges by an appeals court in Sarajevo. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq groups agree coalition deal Two of the largest Shia groups have announced they have formed a new coalition following inconclusive elections in March. |
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| US envoy Mitchell meets Israel PM US Middle East envoy George Mitchell meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before "proximity talks". | |
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| Egypt anger at call to ban book Writers in Egypt condemn a call by a group of lawyers to ban the classic folk tale Arabian Nights. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan fears impact of NY plot The failed attack on New York may give Pakistan a bad name, the interior minister says, because the man charged is of Pakistani origin. |
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| Suicide squad targets Afghan town Nine suicide bombers are killed along with four bystanders in an attack in the Afghan city of Zaranj, officials say. | |
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| 'Truth drug' test banned in India India's Supreme Court says the use of a "truth drug" to question suspects is illegal and a violation of their fundamental rights. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Leaders make final bid for votes Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg make their final appeal to the public before Thursday's general election. |
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| More airports shut over ash risks Passengers face disruption after airports in Scotland and Ireland close because of a fresh cloud of volcanic ash. | |
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| 7/7 families seek boycott of film Families who lost relatives in the 2005 London bombings appeal to cinemas not to show a film about four bumbling suicide bombers. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Universities move to living wage London universities are under pressure to support a campaign to pay their cleaners a "living wage". |
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| Lecturers strike affects students Thousands of students preparing for exams have been disrupted by a walkout by lecturers over funding cuts. | |
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| Smacking ban 'improves parenting' Parents should find ways of punishing children without smacking, says the deputy head of the Council of Europe. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy, 16, dies after park stabbing A number of youths are arrested after a 16-year-old boy dies after being stabbed at a London recreation ground. |
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| Hotel fire victim still unknown A body is discovered in staff quarters after a fire rips through Harrogate's 170-bedroom Majestic Hotel, police confirm. | |
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| 7/7 families seek boycott of film Families who lost relatives in the 2005 London bombings appeal to cinemas not to show a film about four bumbling suicide bombers. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Freddie Mac asks for more US aid US mortgage giant Freddie Mac asks for another $10.6bn of aid as it reports heavy quarterly losses. |
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| Greek economy 'to shrink by 3%' Brussels says the Greek economy could shrink by 3% this year, as markets remain jittery and protesters riot in Athens. | |
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| Prudential delays $21bn cash call Prudential delays publication of details of its $21bn rights issue to help fund its $35.5bn acquisition of AIA in Asia. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Michaels 'to make full recovery' Poison singer Bret Michaels is discharged from hospital and is expected to make a complete recovery from a brain haemorrhage, doctors say. |
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| Picasso work fetches record price Pablo Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust sells for a record-breaking $106m at auction in New York. | |
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| Cannes 'ready' after freak storm Cannes Film Festival organisers say the French resort will be cleaned up for the event after it is struck by severe weather and freak waves. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Water mission fights interference Esa's Smos spacecraft returns valuable new data on the way water is cycled around the globe, despite experiencing continued interference. |
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| Bonobos shake heads to 'say no' Bonobos are filmed for the first time shaking their heads to 'say no', report scientists. | |
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| BP seals off first Gulf oil leak BP seals the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to cover the site with an iron box. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Embarrassing Facebook bug exposed Facebook scrambles to fix a flaw that exploited the site's privacy settings and allowed users to eavesdrop on their friends' chats. |
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| Google enters digital books war Search giant Google plans to open a digital bookstore called Editions by the end of the year, the company confirms. | |
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| Web tool tracks oil spill effects A web tool set up to keep track of political violence in Kenya is used to monitor the fallout from the Gulf oil spill. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | New hope for HIV vaccine efforts US researchers say they are a step closer to understanding why some people appear to have natural protection against HIV. |
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| Lack of sleep 'poses death risk' Lack of sleep can lead to an early grave, warn experts who say six to eight hours a night is optimal for good health. | |
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| Young 'like fruit to look good' Making fruit look good holds the key to getting children to eat more of it, a study suggests. | |
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| 1966: Moors murderers jailed for life Ian Brady and his lover Myra Hindley are sentenced to life imprisonment for the so-called Moors murders. | |||
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| 1976: Huge earthquake rocks Italy Italy's worst ever earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills at least 60 people and leaves thousands homeless. | |||
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| 1954: Bannister breaks four-minute mile Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, becomes the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham Peter Crouch heads a late winner as Tottenham secure a place in next season's Champions League play-offs with victory over Manchester City. |
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| S Africa crush Afghans to qualify South Africa secure their place in the Super Eights with an emphatic 59-run victory over Afghanistan in their final World Twenty20 group match in Barbados. | |
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| Ribery out of final as ban upheld Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final against Inter Milan after Bayern Munich have their appeal against his three-match ban rejected. | |
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| Federer into quarters at Estoril Roger Federer records his first win of the year on clay at the Estoril Open in Portugal. | |
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| Fulham 0-1 Stoke Matthew Etherington hits a fine late winner as Stoke leapfrog Fulham and move into the top half of the table. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham Peter Crouch heads a late winner as Tottenham secure a place in next season's Champions League play-offs with victory over Manchester City. |
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| Fulham 0-1 Stoke Matthew Etherington hits a fine late winner as Stoke leapfrog Fulham and move into the top half of the table. | |
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| Motherwell 6-6 Hibernian Motherwell snatch a late draw against Hibs in a remarkable 12-goal thriller at Fir Park. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | S Africa crush Afghans to qualify South Africa secure their place in the Super Eights with an emphatic 59-run victory over Afghanistan in their final World Twenty20 group match in Barbados. |
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| Australia advance to Super Eights Australia overcome a shaky start to beat Bangladesh and reach the Super Eight phase of the ICC World Twenty20. | |
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| Aussies beat England in thriller Defending champions England lose their Women's World Twenty20 Group A opener against Australia on boundary countback after the match finished in a tie. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Wozniacki beaten at Italian Open World number two Caroline Wozniacki makes an early exit at the Italian Open with a third-round defeat by Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. |
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| Federer into quarters at Estoril Roger Federer records his first win of the year on clay at the Estoril Open in Portugal. | |
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| Hingis & Kournikova to make Wimbledon return Former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis will return to the All England Club this year to play in the veterans doubles with Anna Kournikova. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | McLaren target front row in Spain McLaren are confident they can qualify for a place on the front row of the grid for the first time this season in Spain. |
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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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