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 | Curfew in Bangkok after surrender Bangkok and about a third of the rest of Thailand spend a first night under curfew after protest leaders surrender. |
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| Gulf oil 'reaches major current' The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has reached a powerful current that could drag it to Florida, scientists say. | |
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| Calderon renews Arizona law row Mexican President Felipe Calderon renews his attack on Arizona's immigration law at the start of a state visit to the US. | |
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| Delay urged for UN Iran sanctions Brazil and Turkey urge fellow UN Security Council members to heed a deal they struck with Iran on its nuclear programme. | |
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| French cabinet approves veil ban France's debate on the Islamic veils takes another turn as the cabinet backs a ban on full face coverings in public. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somalia anger at US pirate trial A Somali official says the US should not have jurisdiction over a suspect who has admitted a pirate hijack. |
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| Darfur Jem leader stopped in Chad Darfur's Jem rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim is prevented from entering Chad while returning to Sudan from Libya. | |
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| Man reveals World Cup bomb plot An alleged al-Qaeda militant reveals he wanted to bomb the South African World Cup, but the plan had not been approved. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Calderon renews Arizona law row Mexican President Felipe Calderon renews his attack on Arizona's immigration law at the start of a state visit to the US. |
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| Gulf oil 'reaches major current' The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has reached a powerful current that could drag it to Florida, scientists say. | |
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| Mothers of held US hikers in Iran The mothers of three US hikers held in Iran on espionage accusations arrive in Tehran to visit their children. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Curfew in Bangkok after surrender Bangkok and about a third of the rest of Thailand spend a first night under curfew after protest leaders surrender. |
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| Two dead in Kyrgyz ethnic clashes The interim government of Kyrgyzstan declares a state of emergency in the southern city of Jalalabad after clashes killed two people. | |
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| N Korea role in sinking 'obvious' South Korea's foreign minister says it is "obvious" that North Korea sank a South Korean naval ship in March. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Non-crew in Polish crash cockpit Non-crew members were in the cockpit of a plane in which the Polish president and 95 others died, an investigation finds. |
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| Big protest against Romania cuts Tens of thousands of public sector workers demonstrate in the Romanian capital to protest against austerity measures proposed by the government. | |
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| Hague court gets Mladic diaries War crimes prosecutors at The Hague say they have received the wartime diaries of Gen Ratko Mladic from Serbia. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Delay urged for UN Iran sanctions Brazil and Turkey urge fellow UN Security Council members to heed a deal they struck with Iran on its nuclear programme. |
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| Mothers of held US hikers in Iran The mothers of three US hikers held in Iran on espionage accusations arrive in Tehran to visit their children. | |
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| Man reveals World Cup bomb plot An alleged al-Qaeda militant reveals he wanted to bomb the South African World Cup, but the plan had not been approved. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan insurgents attack air base The Taliban attack one of the biggest US bases in Afghanistan, using machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. |
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| Pakistani court in Facebook ban A Pakistani court orders Facebook to be blocked in a row over a competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. | |
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| India's 3G auction raises $15bn India's auction of 3G bandwidth for mobile phone services ends with the government reaping $15bn, twice the sum expected. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Clegg promises 'power revolution' Deputy PM Nick Clegg pledges the "biggest shake-up of our democracy" in 178 years as he sets out political reform plans. |
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| Burnham enters Labour leader race Andy Burnham to run for Labour leader, arguing they lost the election because people believed "our priorities were not their priorities". | |
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| Court to give BA strike decision The Unite union will learn if its appeal against an injunction stopping planned BA cabin crew strikes has succeeded. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Poor students 'bounty fund' call Universities should "earn" extra cash for taking more students from low-income families, a charity has said. |
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| University intake 'not widening' Wealthy youngsters are seven times more likely than poorer youngsters to get places at top universities, says watchdog. | |
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| Facebook 'big influence on girls' Facebook has become one of the biggest influences on the lives of girls, according to a survey. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man guilty of mother-to-be murder A man is convicted of murdering a heavily pregnant woman with a knife in a random street attack in Grimsby. |
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| British climbers die in Pyrenees Two British men die in a hiking accident in the Spanish Pyrenees, the Foreign Office confirms. | |
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| Body discovered in fire at flats Emergency services recover a body from a block of flats in Stroud following a fire at the site. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Senate fails to end reform debate Republicans block moves towards a final Senate vote on a major financial regulation bill backed by President Obama. |
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| Court to give BA strike decision The Unite union will learn if its appeal against an injunction stopping planned BA cabin crew strikes has succeeded. | |
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| Shares hit by German rule change World stock markets fall after Germany introduces a ban on short-selling of some financial products - spooking markets. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Costello cancels Israel concerts Singer Elvis Costello pulls out of two gigs in Israel this summer due to concerns over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
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| Travolta fuels baby speculation John Travola and wife Kelly Preston publish a statement saying they are "expecting a new addition to our family". | |
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| Jay-Z leads BET awards shortlist Rapper Jay-Z lands five nominations for the Black Entertainment TV awards, while his wife Beyonce gains four. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Stellar blast sparks controversy Astronomers put forward opposing explanations for what could be a new class of exploding star or supernova. |
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| New clue to anti-matter mystery A US experiment finds a clue to why the world around us is composed of normal matter and not its shadowy opposite: anti-matter. | |
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| Ancient octopus mystery resolved Trapped air in the shells of rare octopuses is the key to their survival in the deep sea, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook mulls U-turn on privacy The social network suggests it could simplify its privacy settings soon, following widespread condemnation of its changes. |
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| Europe offers big boost for net The EU lays out its five-year plan to increase broadband speeds across Europe and ensure universal access by 2013. | |
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| Google downplays privacy concerns Google seeks to downplay privacy fears after it was revealed that its Street View cars had been harvesting data from private wi-fi networks. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | New dad depression 'often missed' Many new fathers have post-natal depression, yet most cases remain undetected and untreated, say researchers. |
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| Pledge to stop 'mum-to-baby' HIV A campaign is being launched to try to enlist public support to ensure no more children are born with HIV by 2015. | |
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| Sausage a day 'raises heart risk' Small amounts of processed meat increase the risk of developing heart disease, while red meat does not, research suggests. | |
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| 1980: Nine dead after Mount St Helens eruption Nine people die following the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington State, USA. | |||
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| 2004: Angry dads hit Blair with purple flour Security at the House of Commons comes under scrutiny after Fathers 4 Justice protesters attack the prime minister. | |||
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| 1986: South African raids wreck peace bid South African troops attack Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana bringing to an end diplomatic efforts to bring a peaceful end to apartheid. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Villa reject £20m bid for Milner Aston Villa turn down Manchester City's £20m bid for their England international James Milner. |
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| Coe confident of 2018 bid success Lord Coe is confident England's 2018 World Cup bid has not been derailed by Lord Triesman's resignation after speaking to Fifa chief Sepp Blatter about it. | |
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| Striker Villa moves to Barcelona Valencia striker David Villa will move to Barcelona in a £34m deal. | |
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| Dominant Bolt wins season opener World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt sets the fastest 100m time this year as he wins his first major race of 2010. | |
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| English trio eye Woods's ranking England's leading golfers Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey believe that Tiger Woods's 258-week run as world number one could soon come to an end. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Juventus name Del Neri as coach Italian club Juventus turn to Luigi Del Neri as their new coach after finishing a disappointing seventh in Serie A. |
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| Villa reject £20m bid for Milner Aston Villa turn down Manchester City's £20m bid for their England international James Milner. | |
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| Coe confident of 2018 bid success Lord Coe is confident England's 2018 World Cup bid has not been derailed by Lord Triesman's resignation after speaking to Fifa chief Sepp Blatter about it. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Flintoff to ignore Australia bids Andrew Flintoff is not prepared to discuss the possibility of playing domestic Twenty20 cricket in Australia. |
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| McLaren shines as SA beat Windies Ryan McLaren rips through the West Indies batting line-up to take 5-19 as South Africa ease to victory in the first game of their Twenty20 tour. | |
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| Kieswetter's England Test target Somerset's Craig Kieswetter says he is determined to build on the success achieved in the Caribbean with England. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Injured Del Potro out of US Open Argentine Juan Martin del Potro will not defend his US Open title as he will not have recovered from a wrist operation until after the tournament. |
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| Top seed Soderling beaten in Nice Sweden's Robin Soderling suffers a setback prior to Sunday's French Open losing 2-6 6-4 6-4 to Belgium's Olivier Rochus at the Open de Nice. | |
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| Odesnik given two-year suspension American Wayne Odesnik is banned for two years for doping. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Pick your classic grand prix Tell us which of five great F1 races you would like to see |
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| New-look Silverstone excites Capirossi MotoGP star Loris Capirossi says the redeveloped Silverstone circuit is "one of the fastest" tracks he's raced on but criticises the number of bumps in some of the new bends. | |
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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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