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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Thai protesters 'must leave camp' The Thai government orders protesters to leave their fortified camp, but few show signs of obeying amid tense scenes. |
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| Iran agrees Turkey nuclear deal Iran signs a deal on a nuclear fuel swap after talks involving Turkey and Brazil, officials say, but the details are unclear. | |
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| Thousands face ash cloud delays Heathrow and Gatwick airports face major disruption after the return of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland to UK airspace. | |
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| Afghan passenger plane 'crashes' An Afghan passenger plane carrying about 40 people crashes between Kunduz and Kabul, officials say. | |
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| Euro down to four-year dollar low The euro falls again on money markets as fears over the eurozone economies continue to undermine their currency. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria militant backs Jonathan Nigeria oil militant leader says President Goodluck Jonathan is the best person to solve the crisis in the Niger Delta. |
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| Rebels attack Somali parliament Islamist rebels mortar bomb the Somali parliament's first session this year, as MPs sack the assembly's speaker. | |
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| 'Legal threat' over Winnie film Production on Jennifer Hudson's film biography of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is to start despite threats of legal action, the film's producer says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US unmoved by BP curb on oil leak The US says the success of a move by BP to curb a leak in the Gulf of Mexico is "not clear" and the technique is "no solution". |
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| Brazil fire destroys snake centre Fire destroys a leading collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions at a research centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | |
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| Mexico politician search widened Police in Mexico widen a search for an influential former presidential candidate missing since Friday. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Thai protesters 'must leave camp' The Thai government orders protesters to leave their fortified camp, but few show signs of obeying amid tense scenes. |
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| Hong Kong activists regain seats Five activists who resigned from Hong Kong's Legislative Council to force a democracy debate win back their seats in a by-election. | |
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| Rio Tinto three fail China appeal A Shanghai court rejects the appeals of three former Rio Tinto employees against their sentences for corruption. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Thousands face ash cloud delays Heathrow and Gatwick airports face major disruption after the return of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland to UK airspace. |
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| New Nato strategy to be proposed Experts led by US politician Madeleine Albright present their findings on the future strategy Nato needs to adopt in Brussels. | |
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| Visiting Medvedev courts Ukraine Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due in Ukraine for a visit Moscow hopes will boost improving bilateral ties. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran agrees Turkey nuclear deal Iran signs a deal on a nuclear fuel swap after talks involving Turkey and Brazil, officials say, but the details are unclear. |
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| Top Saudi Arabian editor resigns A leading Saudi Arabian journalist resigns from his post as editor-in-chief of one of the country's more progressive newspapers. | |
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| Baghdad election results upheld Iraq's electoral commission upholds parliamentary election results in and around Baghdad after a partial recount. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan passenger plane 'crashes' An Afghan passenger plane carrying about 40 people crashes between Kunduz and Kabul, officials say. |
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| India Maoists kill six villagers The bodies of six villagers are found with their throats slit in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say, blaming Maoist rebels. | |
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| Five hostages freed in Pakistan Five more people held by suspected militants in Pakistan's north-west are released, after a mass kidnapping on Saturday. | |
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| UK | |
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| Thousands face ash cloud delays Heathrow and Gatwick airports face major disruption after the return of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland to UK airspace. |
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| Savings plan next week - Osborne Chancellor George Osborne says the government will announce next week how it will make £6bn of spending cuts this year. | |
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| Woman in court over MP stabbing A woman appears in court charged with the attempted murder of Labour MP Stephen Timms. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Young carers 'bullied at school' Two out of three young carers are bullied at school, according to a study by children's charity. |
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| Education overhaul gathering pace As the new education team is confirmed, work is under way to legislate on key changes within weeks. | |
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| Students could pay more for loans Graduates may have to pay higher interest rates on their student loans, the UK's top universities suggest. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Air ban lifted but delays remain The ash cloud continues to cause disruption for England's air passengers despite the flight ban being lifted over most airports. |
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| London most wanted site launched A website aimed at enlisting the public's help to find London's most wanted criminal suspects is launched. | |
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| Mountaineer sets Everest record A mountaineer from Gloucestershire scales Everest for the eighth time, breaking his own British record. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Euro down to four-year dollar low The euro falls again on money markets as fears over the eurozone economies continue to undermine their currency. |
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| US unmoved by BP curb on oil leak The US says the success of a move by BP to curb a leak in the Gulf of Mexico is "not clear" and the technique is "no solution". | |
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| Prudential in £14.5bn cash call Insurance giant Prudential announces plans to raise £14.5bn from shareholders in the UK's biggest rights issue to date. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Robin Hood misses cinema target Robin Hood fails to hit number one at the North America box office as Iron Man 2 retains the top spot. |
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| Michaels set for Apprentice final Rock singer Bret Michaels will appear in the live final of The Celebrity Apprentice in the US less than a month after suffering a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| Stars raise roof for flood relief Country music stars perform and take calls during a US telethon to raise money after flooding in Tennessee. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| US unmoved by BP curb on oil leak The US says the success of a move by BP to curb a leak in the Gulf of Mexico is "not clear" and the technique is "no solution". |
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| 3D images of live honeybee colony A new non-invasive way to see into a live honeybee colony could help scientists find out more about why the insects are declining. | |
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| Atlantis to make first spacewalk Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis's latest, and probably, last mission to the space station make their first spacewalk on Monday. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | YouTube hits 2 bn daily downloads YouTube said it now gets over two billion hits a day - nearly double the number of people who tune into the US's three prime time TV stations combined. |
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| Google admits wi-fi data blunder Google admits its Street View cars have been wrongly gathering information from people's wi-fi activity for three years. | |
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| Phone-cancer link 'inconclusive' The largest study to date on links between mobile phone use and brain cancer proves inconclusive, WHO researchers say. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Stress link to financial squeeze Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems, according to the charity MIND. |
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| Mums-to-be rate mothers' wisdom Mothers-to-be think their mothers know better than the medics when it comes to health advice, researchers say. | |
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| DNA clue to life at high altitude The ability of Tibetans to live high in the mountains may be due largely to 10 genes in their DNA, researchers say. | |
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| 1943: RAF raid smashes German dams An audacious raid into the industrial heartland of Germany uses revolutionary bombs to flood the Ruhr valley. | |||
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| 1974: Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan Four car bombs explode in the Irish capital, leaving at least 23 dead and more than 100 injured. | |||
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| 1960: East-West summit in tatters after spy plane row The much-heralded Big Four summit in Paris fails after U2 spy plane recriminations. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Injured Ballack out of World Cup Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out of this summer's World Cup because of an ankle injury. |
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| England 'deserve' world triumph Captain Paul Collingwood says England's World Twenty20 triumph rivals the 2005 and 2009 Ashes Test series successes over Australia. | |
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| Webber plays down F1 title talk Mark Webber says it is too early to talk about winning the world title despite going top of the standings with victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. | |
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| Ancelotti wants new Chelsea deal Carlo Ancelotti wants to stay on as Chelsea manager for the next decade after guiding the club to a first league and FA Cup Double. | |
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| Nadal defeats Federer in Madrid Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to win the Madrid Open and make himself red hot favourite for the French Open. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Injured Ballack out of World Cup Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out of this summer's World Cup because of an ankle injury. |
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| Barca clinch La Liga league title Barcelona clinch a second successive Spanish league title as Pep Guardiola's side end the season with a remarkable 99 points. | |
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| Treble-chasing Inter win Serie A Inter Milan stay on course for the Treble after wrapping a fifth consecutive Serie A title on the final day of the Italian season. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England 'deserve' world triumph Captain Paul Collingwood says England's World Twenty20 triumph rivals the 2005 and 2009 Ashes Test series successes over Australia. |
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| Australia win women's T20 final Australia beat New Zealand by three runs in the Women's World Twenty20 final in Barbados. | |
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| Latest county cricket scores Latest scores from Monday's County Championship games. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Latest scores from Madrid Open Scores updates as Roger Federer faces Rafael Nadal in the final of the Madrid Open in Spain. |
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| Rezai stuns Venus at Madrid Open Aravane Rezai of France upsets Venus Williams 6-2 7-5 to capture the Madrid Open title. | |
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| Federer win sets up Nadal final Top seed Roger Federer and second seed Rafael Nadal win their Madrid Open semi-finals to set up a thrilling final. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber plays down F1 title talk Mark Webber says it is too early to talk about winning the world title despite going top of the standings with victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. |
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| Bautista suffers broken shoulder Suzuki MotoGP rider Alvaro Bautista has surgery on a broken shoulder after a motocross crash. | |
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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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