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 | Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats went late into Friday as the parties try to do a deal to form the next government. |
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| Funnel 'placed over' US oil spill A giant concrete-and-steel funnel is placed over a blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to contain oil leaking from it. | |
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| Attacks target Thailand policemen A Thai policeman is killed and six are injured in attacks near an encamptment of opposition protesters in Bangkok. | |
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| Arrests over Lebanon mob lynching Lebanese police arrest two men over the lynching of an Egyptian accused of killing a local couple and their grandchildren. | |
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| Merkel eyes quick eurozone reform German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for an "acceleration" of efforts to regulate the eurozone finance sector. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigerians lobby for deputy leader Lobbying is underway to be Nigeria's new vice-president after Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president. |
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| SA queues to see World Cup trophy South Africans queue in their thousands to see the World Cup trophy as it starts a month-long tour of the country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Funnel 'placed over' US oil spill A giant concrete-and-steel funnel is placed over a blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to contain oil leaking from it. |
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| US watchdog to probe share drop The US financial watchdog says it will look into stock market activity which saw the Dow Jones share index plummet 9%. | |
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| Chicago rail boss killed by train Philip Pagano, director of Chicago commuter rail service Metra, dies after stepping in front of a train in an apparent suicide. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Attacks target Thailand policemen A Thai policeman is killed and six are injured in attacks near an encamptment of opposition protesters in Bangkok. |
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| Kim Jong-il 'backs' nuclear talks North Korea's leader has told China's president he is committed to nuclear disarmament, Chinese state media reports. | |
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| Japan PM rebuffed over base plan Officials from a Japanese island reject PM Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that they host US troops relocated from Okinawa. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats went late into Friday as the parties try to do a deal to form the next government. |
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| Germany votes to bail out Greece Germany's parliament votes to approve a 22.4bn euro (£19bn) German contribution to bail out debt-ridden Greece. | |
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| Man jailed in mystery ship case A Moscow court jails a man for five years over the mysterious seizure of the cargo ship Arctic Sea last year. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US envoy in Mid-East talks push US Middle East envoy George Mitchell is to meet Israeli and Palestinian officials, attempting to restart peace talks. |
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| Arrests over Lebanon mob lynching Lebanese police arrest two men over the lynching of an Egyptian accused of killing a local couple and their grandchildren. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Maoists call off strike in Nepal The Maoist party in Nepal ends a general strike after six days, but continue to call on the government to stand down. |
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| Court rules in Reliance gas feud An Indian court rules in favour of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries in a row with his brother over gas prices. | |
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| Fresh floods in north Afghanistan Fresh floods hit north Afghanistan, after a week of flooding across the country in which at least 65 people died. | |
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| UK | |
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| Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats went late into Friday as the parties try to do a deal to form the next government. |
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| Prince to lead tributes on VE Day The Prince of Wales is to lead veterans in a service marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | |
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| Police probe teenage boy's murder Detectives investigate the murder of a teenage boy after a violent attack in the Mossneuk area of East Kilbride. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Eton would back boarding academy Eton College could sponsor a state-funded boarding academy, says its head master. |
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| 'Best' children's books revealed Publisher Puffin compiles a list of 70 titles said to be the best children's books of all-time. | |
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| Teachers make 'ditch or fix' plea The controversial new school curriculum needs to be either "fixed or ditched", a union warns the Scottish government. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Tories make gains across England Swathes of England turn blue with a 5.6% swing from Labour to the Conservatives in parliamentary seats across the country. |
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| BNP loses 12 London council seats The British National Party loses all 12 of its seats in east London's Barking and Dagenham Council. | |
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| Sheryl Gascoigne in libel victory Paul Gascoigne's ex-wife Sheryl wins damages after a newspaper suggested she lied about violence he inflicted on her. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Global shares fall on Greece debt Shares in the US and Europe fall amid investor fears over Greek debt, as sterling slumps during the British general election count. |
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| Merkel eyes quick eurozone reform German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for an "acceleration" of efforts to regulate the eurozone finance sector. | |
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| US watchdog to probe share drop The US financial watchdog says it will look into stock market activity which saw the Dow Jones share index plummet 9%. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Scissor Sisters axed entire album Pop band The Scissor Sisters reveal they scrapped an album they had been working on for 18 months. |
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| Bird to direct fourth Impossible Brad Bird, director of Pixar hit The Incredibles, will helm the fourth Mission: Impossible film, star Tom Cruise confirms. | |
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| 'Second chance' for Bret Michaels Bret Michaels says he has been given a second chance and will "continue to rock the world" after being told he will recover from a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Rats top invasive mammals table Brown rats are among the most invasive mammals in Europe, according to a wide-ranging assessment. |
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| Neanderthal genes 'survive in us' Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study. | |
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| Oil slick reaches wildlife refuge Oil from a sprawling slick washes ashore on a wildlife refuge off Louisiana, as workers try to cap the well with a giant funnel. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Demand grows for electronic polls Some commentators argue that polling chaos might be prevented if the UK embraced e-voting systems used by other countries. |
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| iPad global launch date confirmed Apple announces that its much hyped tablet computer, the iPad, will go on sale in nine more countries on the 28 May. | |
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| 'Historic' day for web languages The web undergoes a "historic" change as a system that allows the first web addresses in non-Latin scripts is switched on. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Meningitis C vaccine 'wears off' Three-quarters of children vaccinated against meningitis C lose their protection by their early teens, research suggests. |
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| Doctors 'raise blood pressure' The 'white-coat' effect - where blood pressure rises during a check by a doctor - is even worse in someone whose level is already high, researchers say | |
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| New blood fat heart disease link A type of blood fat different from cholesterol may play a key role in heart disease, a study suggests. | |
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| 1945: Germany signs unconditional surrender Germany signs an unconditional surrender ending six years of war in Europe. | |||
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| 1976: More bodies found after Italy quake Italy's worst earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 550 people and leaves 80,000 homeless. | |||
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| 1965: Huge Rhodesia election win for Smith White voters in the African colony of Rhodesia back Prime Minister Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front which is demanding independence from the UK. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Barry out for month with injury Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry is ruled out for four weeks with an ankle injury - and is a doubt for the start of England's World Cup campaign. |
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| Australia crush India in Barbados Australia beat India by 49 runs in their opening Super Eights clash at the World Twenty20 after a supreme display with bat and ball. | |
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| West Indies hammered by Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara inspire Sri Lanka to a simple win against hosts West Indies at the ICC World Twenty20. | |
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| Red Bull duo fastest in Barcelona Red Bull give their rivals cause for concern by setting a scintillating pace in Friday's second practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix. | |
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| Super Westwood shines in Florida Lee Westwood shoots a superb seven-under-par 65 to lead by one at the halfway stage of the Players Championship. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Liverpool post loss as debts rise Liverpool's parent company announces a huge loss of £54.9m as interest payments rise and pay-offs to former chief executive Rick Parry and others hurt bottom line. |
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| Bad week cost Man Utd - Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson says "one bad week" might have cost his Manchester United side the chance of glory this season. | |
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| Togo set for Nations Cup return The Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou agrees to ask his executive committee to lift the sanctions imposed on Togo. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Australia crush India in Barbados Australia beat India by 49 runs in their opening Super Eights clash at the World Twenty20 after a supreme display with bat and ball. |
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| West Indies hammered by Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara inspire Sri Lanka to a simple win against hosts West Indies at the ICC World Twenty20. | |
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| ICC World Twenty20 day eight as it happened Sri Lanka and Australia record comprehensive wins in the World Twenty20 Super Eights, beating West Indies and India respectively. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer reaches semis at Estoril Number one seed Roger Federer books his place in the last four at the Estoril Open with a 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 win over Frenchman Arnaud Clement. |
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| Jankovic overcomes Serena in Rome Jelena Jankovic beats the second Williams sister in successive days with a 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) win over Serena to reach the final of the Italian Open. | |
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| Jankovic destroys Venus in Rome Jelena Jankovic thrashes Venus Williams for the loss of just one game in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Red Bull duo fastest in Barcelona Red Bull give their rivals cause for concern by setting a scintillating pace in Friday's second practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix. |
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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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