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| Sunday, 10 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Call to scrap tests for under-16s The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges. |
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| Britons injured in Belgian crash A coach carrying UK tourists crashes into a house in Belgium, leaving four people seriously injured. | |
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| Prescott discharged from hospital Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia. | |
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| Bush greeted as hero in Albania Albania lays on a hero's welcome for George Bush, the first US president to visit what is now a staunch ally. | |
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| Translation help 'should be cut' The amount of official material translated should be cut to encourage people to learn English, Ruth Kelly says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Bush greeted as hero in Albania Albania lays on a hero's welcome for George Bush, the first US president to visit what is now a staunch ally. |
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| Karzai unhurt in Taleban attack Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unhurt after the Taleban fire rockets at a meeting he was addressing. | |
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| Shuttle speeds to space station Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where it will dock for a maintenance mission. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | DR Congo's Bemba to stay abroad Congo's opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba will not be returning from Portugal due to safety concerns, aides say. |
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| Senegal film-making pioneer dies One of the great film-makers of sub-Saharan Africa, Sembene Ousmane, dies after a long illness aged 84. | |
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| Residents flee from Kenyan slum Residents of Kenya's Mathare slum continue to abandon the area after a violent police crackdown. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Bush greeted as hero in Albania Albania lays on a hero's welcome for George Bush, the first US president to visit what is now a staunch ally. |
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| Shuttle speeds to space station Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where it will dock for a maintenance mission. | |
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| Sao Paulo prepares for Gay Pride Brazil's city of Sao Paulo prepares to host its Gay Pride rally, with an estimated three million people set to attend. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Chinese floods leave dozens dead Torrential rains in southern China trigger floods and landslides, killing 66 people and leaving many homeless. |
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| Priest kidnapped in Philippines An Italian priest is abducted by armed men near a coastal village in the southern Philippines. | |
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| Brunei marks lavish royal wedding The oil-rich state of Brunei celebrates as the Sultan's daughter gets married in a sumptuous ceremony. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Bush greeted as hero in Albania Albania lays on a hero's welcome for George Bush, the first US president to visit what is now a staunch ally. |
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| France holds parliamentary vote French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains. | |
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| Venice Biennale opens to public The 52nd Venice Biennale, the world's oldest art exhibition, opens to the public in northern Italy. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Fighting flares up again in Gaza Fresh fighting in Gaza between Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah kills one militants and injures 30. |
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| Iranians confirm fourth US arrest Iran confirms it is holding a fourth Iranian American, academic Ali Shakeri, on suspicion of spying. | |
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| Cairo campus veil ban struck down A Egyptian court says the American University of Cairo cannot ban the Islamic face covering from its campus. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Karzai unhurt in Taleban attack Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unhurt after the Taleban fire rockets at a meeting he was addressing. |
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| Musharraf drops media crackdown Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf withdraws new media restrictions after protests and foreign criticism. | |
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| Thousands cheer Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan join Indian stars in Sheffield for Bollywood's biggest awards ceremony. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Britons injured in Belgian crash A coach carrying UK tourists crashes into a house in Belgium, leaving four people seriously injured. |
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| Prescott discharged from hospital Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia. | |
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| Call to scrap tests for under-16s The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Call to scrap tests for under-16s The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges. |
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| Games 'may need foreign police' The Metropolitan Police says it may need the help of foreign armed officers to police the 2012 London Olympic Games. | |
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| Banksy print reward follows theft An art gallery which lost nine Banksy prints in two burglaries offers another piece by the guerilla artist as a reward. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Thieves douse manager with petrol Thieves pour petrol over an off-licence manager and threaten to set him on fire if he does not get them money. |
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| Gardai move to block beach brawl The gardai set up checkpoints around a County Donegal town following a row between young people on the beach. | |
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| Stuck climber's cliff base rescue A 63-year-old man has a lucky escape after being rescued from the base of cliffs at Ballycastle. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | SNP looks at 'rendition' evidence First Minister Alex Salmond says he is prepared to investigate whether rendition flights landed in Scotland. |
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| Games inspectors praise Glasgow Commonwealth Games officials hail Glasgow as "wonderful" as they arrive to evaluate the city's 2014 bid. | |
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| Man dies at Ness music festival A man dies after being found unconscious in his car at the Rock Ness festival in the Highlands. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Deprived areas' funds 'unused' Millions of pounds of public money aimed at helping the most deprived areas of Wales is being sent back unused, it has emerged. |
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| Hain accuses Reid over laws row Peter Hain says Home Secretary John Reid has been "fanning" a row over plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws. | |
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| Welsh artists at Venice Biennale Sculptures, paintings and installations are all part of the Welsh exhibition at one of the world's top art shows. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Translation help 'should be cut' The amount of official material translated should be cut to encourage people to learn English, Ruth Kelly says. |
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| Prescott discharged from hospital Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia. | |
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| Call to scrap tests for under-16s The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BAE 'to appoint ethics committee' BAE Systems is reported to be planning to set up an external ethics committee to look into its arms deals. |
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| Whelan promised to keep JJB stake David Whelan, the founder of JJB Sports, promised in January that he would not sell his 29% holding. | |
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| 150 GPs 'planned in Boots stores' Alliance Boots is reported to be planning to open 150 GP surgeries in its stores after a successful pilot. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Michael makes history at Wembley George Michael becomes the first singer to perform at the new Wembley Stadium, calling it an "amazing honour". |
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| Christie stars in West End return Oscar-winning actress Julie Christie is to return to the West End stage for the first time in 12 years. | |
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| Lee becomes Joseph in TV victory Performer Lee Mead lands the lead role in a West End musical after winning talent show Any Dream Will Do. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Shuttle speeds to space station Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where it will dock for a maintenance mission. |
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| Taskforce to cut 'cyber warming' Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from computers will be the aim of a new government taskforce. | |
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| Shark trade restriction bid fails Attempts to restrict trade in two threatened shark species fail at a conference on endangered species. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Cathedral row over video war game The Church of England considers legal action after Manchester Cathedral is featured in a Sony war game. |
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| Taskforce to cut 'cyber warming' Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from computers will be the aim of a new government taskforce. | |
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| Call to open up public data use The UK government must do more to help web users make the most of public data, says a report. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Yoga tested as back pain therapy The potential for yoga to be used to treat low back pain is to be investigated by researchers. |
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| Patients want 'better NHS data' Patient choice over where to get surgery could lead to a widening of health inequalities, experts say. | |
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| Scientists find new dementia gene Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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| Call to scrap tests for under-16s The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges. |
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| Pressure mounts over teacher pay There is growing pressure for increases to teachers' pay as inflation rises to higher than expected levels. | |
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| Can you teach entrepreneurship? Mike Baker wonders whether nature or nurture is the key to being entrepreneurial. | |
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| 1967: Israel ends six-day war Israeli forces stop their advance into Syria and comply with a UN ceasefire bringing to an end six days of fighting on three fronts. | |||
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| 1986: Magee convicted of Brighton bombing Patrick Joseph Magee is found guilty of planting the Brighton bomb which killed five people two years ago. | |||
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| 1999: Nato calls off air war on Kosovo Nato suspends its 11-week aerial war on Kosovo as Serb troops begin to withdraw. | |||
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