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| Wednesday, 02 June, 2010, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israel to free flotilla activists Israel says it will release and deport foreigners seized on board an aid flotilla trying to break its blockade of Gaza. |
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| US hails al-Qaeda chief's 'death' The White House says it "welcomes the demise" of al-Qaeda number three Mustafa Abu al-Yazid as a "severe blow" to the group. | |
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| BP could stem leak 'in 24 hours' Oil firm BP says its latest attempt to cap the oil spill is under way, as the government announces a criminal investigation. | |
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| Cuban prisoners 'begin transfers' Cuba has begun transferring political prisoners to jails closer to their homes, a human rights activist says. | |
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| Cancun mayor faces drugs charges The mayor of the Mexican beach resort of Cancun, Gregorio Sanchez, is charged with drug trafficking. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Namibians sue over sterilisation Three women in Namibia are suing the state for allegedly being sterilised without their informed consent after an HIV diagnosis. |
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| Trafigura toxic waste trial opens Dutch prosecutors accuse multi-national oil trading firm Trafigura of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ivory Coast in 2006. | |
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| Burundi ex-rebel chief quits poll Five opposition candidates, including Burundi's ex-rebel leader Agathon Rwasa, pull out of forthcoming presidential elections. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | BP could stem leak 'in 24 hours' Oil firm BP says its latest attempt to cap the oil spill is under way, as the government announces a criminal investigation. |
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| Cuban prisoners 'begin transfers' Cuba has begun transferring political prisoners to jails closer to their homes, a human rights activist says. | |
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| Gores to separate after 40 years Former US Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper say they are are separating after 40 years of marriage. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand debates Bangkok violence The Thai parliament debates the government's operation to end protests in the capital, Bangkok, ahead of a no-confidence vote. |
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| Judges shot dead at China court Three judges are shot dead in China's Hunan province by a man armed with a submachine gun who later killed himself, say reports. | |
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| Japan PM faces pressure to quit Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama faces pressure to resign, amid plunging popularity and a row over the Okinawa US base. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Doubt cast on Israel raid account Activists on ships raided by Israeli commandos cast doubt on Israel's version of events that led to at least nine deaths. |
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| Poland publishes crash transcript Poland publishes a transcript of flight data recorders from the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others. | |
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| Trafigura toxic waste trial opens Dutch prosecutors accuse multi-national oil trading firm Trafigura of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ivory Coast in 2006. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel to free flotilla activists Israel says it will release and deport foreigners seized on board an aid flotilla trying to break its blockade of Gaza. |
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| Iraq supreme court confirms poll Iraq's highest court confirms the results of the March election almost three months after the polls closed. | |
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| Turkey rocket attack 'kills six' Six Turkish soldiers die in a rocket attack on a naval base by the Mediterranean Sea, the country's state media reports. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US hails al-Qaeda chief's 'death' The White House says it "welcomes the demise" of al-Qaeda number three Mustafa Abu al-Yazid as a "severe blow" to the group. |
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| India sets terms for Maoist talks India's home minister sets out a "road map" to initiate peace talks with Maoist rebels. | |
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| Gunmen attack Pakistani hospital About five people are killed after gunmen attack a hospital in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Gaza ship Britons 'to head home' Forty-one Britons detained after a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla are due to be deported shortly, says the foreign secretary. |
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| Warnings before Potters Bar crash Passengers raised concerns about the track before the Potters Bar train crash that killed seven people, an inquest hears. | |
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| Walcott left out of England squad Theo Walcott is a surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad, with Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also missing out. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Lecturers warn of national strike The head of the university lecturers' union warns members could opt for a national strike over redundancies |
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| Two-year degrees 'are sweatshops' University staff reject any move to introduce two-year degrees, warning that they would lead to "academic sweatshops". | |
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| All baby deaths 'must be probed' A senior coroner says reporting all baby deaths in hospital might spotlight the causes of stillbirths and neo-natal deaths. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Cage-fighter jailed for £53m raid Cage-fighter Lee Murray is jailed in Morocco for masterminding the £53m Securitas robbery - Britain's biggest cash raid. |
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| Charles sets out builders' test The Prince of Wales calls on housing developers to consider whether they would live in their own sites. | |
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| Walcott left out of England squad Theo Walcott is a surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad, with Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also missing out. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Leak woes push BP shares down 13% BP shares fall 13% as its oil well continues to leak, and the US government starts a criminal investigation. |
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| Pru 'fails in attempt to buy AIA' UK insurer Prudential has failed in its bid to buy AIA, the Asian unit of US group AIG, the BBC understands. | |
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| US shares fall on BP probe fears US shares decline after the US government says it has launched a criminal investigation into BP's oil spill. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Del Toro 'takes leave' of Hobbit Guillermo del Toro will no longer direct the two movies based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, reports suggest. |
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| Shrek beats Sex and the City film Shrek Forever After beat competition from the new Sex and the City film and Disney's Prince of Persia to stay top of the box office in North America, early estimates show. | |
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| Homer named greatest TV character Simpsons star Homer Simpson is named the greatest character created in TV and film in 20 years, in a survey for US magazine Entertainment Weekly. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | 'First' Neanderthal tool evidence Archaeologists have found what they say is the earliest evidence of Neanderthals living in Britain. |
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| Citizen science 'can save birds' People recording everyday sightings of birds, even the most common species, could help limit future extinctions, a study suggests. | |
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| Esa chief set to continue in role The European Space Agency's director general Jean-Jacques Dordain is backed to stay in office. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | China pushes supercomputer power China ramps up efforts to become a supercomputing superpower, as one of its machines is ranked second fastest in the world. |
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| Thieves strike in virtual world Finnish police raid homes in five cities in Finland, looking for evidence of virtual furniture theft. | |
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| Hewlett-Packard to cut 9,000 jobs Hewlett-Packard is to shed 9,000 jobs worldwide as it creates fully-automated commercial data centres. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | World Cup sponsors 'unhealthy' Millions of children will be the victims of unhealthy food marketing at this year's World Cup, a charity warns. |
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| Namibians sue over sterilisation Three women in Namibia are suing the state for allegedly being sterilised without their informed consent after an HIV diagnosis. | |
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| Hopes for breast cancer vaccine US scientists say they have developed a vaccine which prevents breast cancer in mice. and they plan trials in humans. | |
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| 2001: Nepal royal family massacred The heir to the throne of Himalayan kingdom of Nepal massacres the royal family before turning the gun on himself. | |||
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| 1993: Serb attack on football match kills 11 Serb forces shell a football match in Bosnia killing 11 people, including four children. | |||
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| 1979: End of white rule in Rhodesia Rhodesia formally ends nearly 90 years of white minority rule and declares it will now be known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Walcott left out of England squad Theo Walcott is a surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad, with Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also missing out. |
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| Federer crashes out to Soderling Defending champion Roger Federer is dumped out of the French Open by Robin Soderling, losing his quarter-final 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4. | |
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| McCarthy dropped by South Africa South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira drops West Ham striker Benni McCarthy from his final 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup. | |
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| Armstrong to race in Swiss Tour Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will race in this month's Tour de Suisse. | |
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| Cole to leave Chelsea - Redknapp Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he would like to sign out-of-contract Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole but feels he has agreed to move elsewhere. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Walcott left out of England squad Theo Walcott is a surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad, with Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also missing out. |
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| Rossi left out of Italy Cup squad Former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi is a surprise omission from Italy's final World Cup squad. | |
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| Eto'o off as Portugal beat Lions Samuel Eto'o is sent off on a miserable night for Cameroon as they lose 3-1 to Portugal. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Sidebottom called up by England Left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom replaces the injured Tim Bresnan in the only change to the England squad for the second Test with Bangladesh starting on Friday. |
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| Sri Lanka too strong for Zimbabwe Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets to level up the triangular series also featuring India in Bulawayo. | |
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| Holders Sussex see off Somerset Craig Kieswetter top scores for Somerset but defending Twenty20 champions Sussex get the new campaign off to a winning start at Hove. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer crashes out to Soderling Defending champion Roger Federer is dumped out of the French Open by Robin Soderling, losing his quarter-final 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4. |
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| Wozniacki dumped out by Schiavone Italian Francesca Schiavone defeats third seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-3 to set up a French Open semi-final with Elena Dementieva. | |
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| 5 live tennis on Twitter Latest gossip from BBC's tennis team (external site) | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Franchitti claims second Indy 500 Scot Dario Franchitti outduels England's Dan Wheldon to win his second Indianapolis 500. |
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| Webber calls for united Red Bull Championship leader Mark Webber calls on Red Bull to be united as they move on from the disastrous finale to the Turkish Grand Prix. | |
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| Victoria keeps Australian MotoGP The Australian MotoGP will be held in the southern state of Victoria until at least 2016. | |
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