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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama warning over Gulf optimism President Obama says it is too early to be optimistic over oil spill progress, as he pays a third visit to the US Gulf coast. |
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| Iraq's al-Qaeda leaders 'removed' About 80% of al-Qaeda's leaders in Iraq have been captured or killed in the past three months, says the country's top US chief. | |
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| Successful blast-off for Falcon 9 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which could one day carry astronauts, launches successfully on its maiden test flight. | |
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| Israel vows to stop Gaza aid ship Israel insists it will stop the latest aid ship sailing towards Gaza, amid continuing anger over its blockade of the territory. | |
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| Obama 'to name intelligence head' President Obama will nominate Pentagon official Gen James Clapper as his new director of national intelligence, officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Lead poisons 100 Nigeria children More than 100 children have recently died of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria digging illegally for gold, health officials say. |
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| German trial for Somali 'pirates' A Dutch court agrees to the extradition of 10 suspected Somali pirates to stand trial for hijacking in Germany. | |
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| Injured Drogba may miss World Cup Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba's participation in the World Cup is in serious doubt after he suffers a broken bone in a friendly. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama warning over Gulf optimism President Obama says it is too early to be optimistic over oil spill progress, as he pays a third visit to the US Gulf coast. |
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| New 'Dirty War' case in Argentina Five Argentine former military and intelligence officials go on trial charged with murdering 65 people under military rule. | |
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| Successful blast-off for Falcon 9 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which could one day carry astronauts, launches successfully on its maiden test flight. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Kan becomes Japan prime minister Former finance minister Naoto Kan becomes Japan's PM, pledging to rebuild ties with the US strained over a military base. |
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| Burma 'trying for nuclear weapon' A Burmese defector says the junta is building prototypes for nuclear weapons and has provided photos and documents of the factories where he says the parts are being made. | |
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| S Korea seeks UN help with North South Korea has referred North Korea to the UN Security Council over the sinking of its warship as relations between the two nations deteriorate. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Israel vows to stop Gaza aid ship Israel insists it will stop the latest aid ship sailing towards Gaza, amid continuing anger over its blockade of the territory. |
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| Man held for Belgian court murder Police in Belgium arrest a man suspected of shooting dead a magistrate and a clerk at a Brussels court. | |
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| French minister fined for racism A French court fines Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux for making racist comments to a man of Arab origin. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel vows to stop Gaza aid ship Israel insists it will stop the latest aid ship sailing towards Gaza, amid continuing anger over its blockade of the territory. |
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| Iraq's al-Qaeda leaders 'removed' About 80% of al-Qaeda's leaders in Iraq have been captured or killed in the past three months, says the country's top US chief. | |
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| Opposition given warning in Iran A week before the first anniversary of the disputed elections, Iranian leaders warn the opposition they will be "banished". | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan summit backs Taliban talks Afghan tribal leaders endorse Hamid Karzai's proposal to seek peace with the Taliban, on the final day of a national jirga. |
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| Scores perish in Bangladeshi fire More than 116 people die in a fire in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, with others feared trapped in buildings. | |
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| Mumbai gunman plans legal appeal The sole surviving gunman of the Mumbai attacks of November 2008 is planning to appeal against his sentence and conviction. | |
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| UK | |
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 | 'No chance to end murders sooner' There was no opportunity to stop Derrick Bird before he killed 12 people and himself, Cumbria police say. |
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| Sausage baby death woman jailed A woman who fed a baby a piece of sausage, despite being told not to by the boy's mother, is jailed after he choked to death. | |
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| Labour MP Field is poverty 'tsar' Labour MP Frank Field is asked to head an independent review into UK poverty that will report to the government. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Adult education 'saved my mother' Business Secretary Vince Cable says in a key speech that his mother's mind was saved by adult education. |
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| 1,000 schools want academy status More than 1,000 schools in England have expressed an interest in becoming an academy, says the government. | |
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| Teachers' disciplinary body axed The General Teaching Council for England - a body set up to investigate alleged misconduct - is to be axed, says education secretary Michael Gove. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| 'No chance to end murders sooner' There was no opportunity to stop Derrick Bird before he killed 12 people and himself, Cumbria police say. |
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| Sausage baby death woman jailed A woman who fed a baby a piece of sausage, despite being told not to by the boy's mother, is jailed after he choked to death. | |
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| Vandals deface ancient monument Vandals target the ancient Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire by spraying part of it purple. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US shares fall on weak jobs data Wall Street shares fall more than 3% after latest US unemployment data shows fewer jobs were created in May than expected. |
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| BA strikers set for fresh walkout British Airways cabin crew are set to begin a fresh five-day strike, the third and last in their current series of walkouts. | |
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| BP defers dividend cut decision BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg says a decision about whether to cut the company's dividend may not be made until July. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Golden Girl McClanahan dies at 76 US actress Rue McClanahan, star of TV show The Golden Girls, dies of a stroke at the age of 76, her manager announces. |
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| Low chart placing for Idol victor American Idol winner Lee DeWyze fails to score a top 10 hit in the US singles chart, landing at 24 a week after his victory. | |
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| Eminem hails 'rebel' Pink The Detroit rapper praises Pink and Rihanna - who both appear on his forthcoming seventh album Recovery. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Successful blast-off for Falcon 9 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which could one day carry astronauts, launches successfully on its maiden test flight. |
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| BP begins to funnel off oil spill A new cap placed by BP over a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well begins to funnel a small portion of leaking oil to the surface. | |
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| Jupiter probably hit by asteroid An object that hit Jupiter last year and left it with a scar the size of Pacific Ocean was probably an asteroid, say astronomers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Smart clothes offer emotional aid Textiles that monitor stress levels and take action to calm their wearers have been developed by researchers. |
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| Fifa video game comes to Facebook Fifa franchise chooses Facebook over consoles for its latest launch, available exclusively on the social network site. | |
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| Google close to handing over data The search giant says it is close to resolving issues that prevented it from passing wi-fi data it gathered to German authorities. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Flu experts 'link' to drug firms Key scientists behind World Health Organization advice on stockpiling of pandemic flu drugs had 'links' with companies which stood to profit, an investigation finds. |
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| Low-dose HRT patches are 'safer' Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be safer when given as low-dose patches than as pills, a study suggests | |
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| Smart clothes offer emotional aid Textiles that monitor stress levels and take action to calm their wearers have been developed by researchers. | |
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| 1940: Dunkirk rescue is over - Churchill defiant As the last Allied soldier leaves Dunkirk, the British Prime Minister vows his forces "shall never surrender". | |||
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| 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square The Chinese army storms a mass demonstration in Tiananmen Square, killing several hundred people. | |||
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| 1977: Greece releases UK plane-spotters Five British plane-spotters imprisoned in Greece for spying are released after 10 weeks in jail. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ferdinand ruled out of World Cup England captain Rio Ferdinand will miss the World Cup after suffering a knee injury in the team's first training session in South Africa. |
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| Nadal to meet Soderling in final Rafael Nadal produces a commanding display to beat Jurgen Melzer and reach his fifth French Open final, where he will play Robin Soderling. | |
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| Injured Drogba may miss World Cup Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba's participation in the World Cup is in serious doubt after he suffers a broken bone in a friendly. | |
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| Bell stars for stuttering England Ian Bell steers England to 275-5 after a much-improved display from Bangladesh in turning conditions on day one of the second Test at Old Trafford. | |
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| Soderling beats Berdych in semis Sweden's Robin Soderling reached the French Open final for the second year running with a 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory over Tomas Berdych. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Injured Drogba may miss World Cup Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba's participation in the World Cup is in serious doubt after he suffers a broken bone in a friendly. |
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| Ferdinand ruled out of World Cup England captain Rio Ferdinand will miss the World Cup after suffering a knee injury in the team's first training session in South Africa. | |
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| Essien extends Chelsea contract Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien signs a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2015 | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Bell stars for stuttering England Ian Bell steers England to 275-5 after a much-improved display from Bangladesh in turning conditions on day one of the second Test at Old Trafford. |
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| SA edge past Windies in thriller South Africa beat the West Indies by one wicket and with two balls to spare at Port of Spain to claim a clean sweep in their five-match one-day series. | |
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| Lee ruled out of Hampshire move Injury scuppers Hampshire's hopes of bringing in Australia fast bowler Brett Lee for their Twenty20 campaign. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal to meet Soderling in final Rafael Nadal produces a commanding display to beat Jurgen Melzer and reach his fifth French Open final, where he will play Robin Soderling. |
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| Venus & Serena win doubles title Sisters Serena and Venus Williams win the French Open women's doubles title with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik. | |
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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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| Force India designers join Lotus Lotus recruit three designers from rivals Force India in a bid to turn around their ailing fortunes. | |
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| Steve Parrish's MotoGP column "Jorge Lorenzo poses the biggest challenge Valentino Rossi has faced in the last five years" | |
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