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| Tuesday, 12 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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Nick Robinson
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Woolmer 'died of natural causes' Jamaican police say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered. |
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| Hamas launches new Gaza attacks Militants from Hamas begin to attack positions of Palestinian rivals Fatah as violence reaches new intensity. | |
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| One trapped as building collapses One person is injured and another remains trapped after the top two floors of a London building collapse. | |
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| Teenage 'fantasist killed nurse' A teenager accused of stabbing a nurse to death in a frenzied attack is led out of court for shouting abuse at lawyers. | |
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| Body found in missing father hunt Lifeboat crews searching for a missing father whose young son died after being found in the sea find a body. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Hamas launches new Gaza attacks Militants from Hamas begin to attack positions of Palestinian rivals Fatah as violence reaches new intensity. |
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| Sudan accepts joint Darfur force Sudan agrees to a revised plan for a joint UN-African Union peace force to be sent to Darfur, AU sources say. | |
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| Woolmer 'died of natural causes' Jamaican police say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan accepts joint Darfur force Sudan agrees to a revised plan for a joint UN-African Union peace force to be sent to Darfur, AU sources say. |
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| Kenya police killings condemned Amnesty International calls for an independent inquiry into reports of execution-style killings by police in Kenya. | |
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| SA sacks striking health workers More than 600 striking public health workers in South Africa have been sacked, a government minister says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Woolmer 'died of natural causes' Jamaican police say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered. |
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| Nasa to carry out shuttle repairs Nasa astronauts will attempt to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis. | |
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| Bush to seek immigration support President George W Bush is to try to convince Republican senators to back controversial immigration reforms. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Russia to help N Korea funds row Russia is to help resolve a banking row holding up a North Korean nuclear deal, US officials say. |
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| Ousted Thai PM 'free to return' The interim Thai prime minister says his exiled predecessor can return to fight a freeze on his $1.6bn assets. | |
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| Flooded Australian homes looted People returning home after storms and flooding in eastern Australia find their properties have been looted. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Serb leader jailed for war crimes Milan Martic, former head of Croatian Serb rebels, is jailed for 35 years in The Hague for war crimes. |
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| Vienna hosts arms treaty review Former Cold War foes review a key arms control treaty which has put Russia and Nato at loggerheads. | |
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| Malta wants EU help on migrants Malta urges its EU neighbours to take a greater share of the illegal migrants crossing over from Africa. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Hamas launches new Gaza attacks Militants from Hamas begin to attack positions of Palestinian rivals Fatah as violence reaches new intensity. |
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| UN warning on Lebanon arms flows The UN Security Council says it is deeply concerned at evidence that arms are crossing the Syria-Lebanon border. | |
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| Israel to elect new Labour leader Israel's Labour Party votes to elect a new leader, with the outcome expected to alter the national political scene. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Woolmer 'died of natural causes' Jamaican police say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered. |
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| US strike 'kills Afghan police' Seven Afghan police officers are killed by US forces in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, Afghan officials say. | |
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| Sri Lanka accuses 'bullying' West The international community is bullying Sri Lanka over human rights, the country's defence secretary says. | |
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| UK | |
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 | One trapped as building collapses One person is injured and another remains trapped after the top two floors of a London building collapse. |
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| Widow's tribute to stab death Pc The widow of a 36-year-old police constable stabbed to death while on duty pays tribute to him. | |
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| Woolmer 'died of natural causes' Jamaican police say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Teenage 'fantasist killed nurse' A teenager accused of stabbing a nurse to death in a frenzied attack is led out of court for shouting abuse at lawyers. |
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| Judge denies flashing at commuter A senior judge, accused of flashing at a woman on a train, holds up a pair of his underpants in court. | |
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| Petitioners want McCann inquiry An online petition calls for the parents of Madeleine McCann to be investigated for leaving their four-year-old unattended. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Flash floods cause traffic chaos Firefighters respond to nearly 400 emergency calls after heavy rain causes widespread flooding. |
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| Baby 'thrown' during row in house A man threw a baby at his partner during an argument, Northern Ireland's High Court has been told. | |
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| Airline could land 1,000 new jobs Aer Lingus considers a Belfast base which would mean up to 1,000 new jobs and 15 fresh European routes. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Tycoon wins access law exemption Ann Gloag wins a landmark legal ruling to ban ramblers from entering the grounds of her estate. |
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| Experts advise on road death rise An expert panel will advise the Scottish government on safety following a rise in deaths on Scotland's roads. | |
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| Move to discuss GP opening times The opening hours of GP surgeries will be the focus of talks between doctors and the new health secretary. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Labour-Plaid coalition 'on cards' Labour is understood to have offered Plaid Cymru a referendum on full powers for the Welsh assembly as coalition looms for the traditional rivals. |
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| Power station walkout after death Around 1,000 power station workers walk out over safety fears after an incident in which a man died. | |
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| Rugby star quizzed over bar row Welsh rugby star Shane Williams is interviewed by police over a late night row at a wine bar. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Media 'like feral beast' - Blair Tony Blair says the modern media reduces the capacity for people "to take the right decisions for the country". |
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| Equality law 'should go further' Ministers unveil draft plans to bring equality rules under one law, but campaigners urge them to go further. | |
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| Olympic inspectors pay site visit International Olympics Committee members visit London to check on the 2012 Games preparations. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK inflation slows to 2.5% in May UK inflation slowed to 2.5% in May, the weakest in seven months, as gas and electricity prices fell. |
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| Jaguar and Land Rover jobs fears Union leaders voice concerns about Ford's decision to put its UK luxury car firms Jaguar and Land Rover up for sale. | |
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| First-time buyers' record burden The finances of first-time home buyers are being stretched to record levels by rising house prices. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Apprentice contender Katie fired Former Apprentice candidate Katie Hopkins loses her job with The Met Office, a spokesman confirms. |
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| China censors 'cut' Pirates film Pirates of the Caribbean scenes, starring actor Chow Yun-fat, are censored in China, reports say. | |
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| Ocean's 13 storms UK box office Casino drama Ocean's 13 enters the top of the UK and Ireland box office in its first week of release. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Nasa to carry out shuttle repairs Nasa astronauts will attempt to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis. |
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| Test kit targets cruel bear trade Wildlife campaigners promote a test kit to help enforce the ban on the international trade in bear products. | |
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| Otter numbers 'continue to grow' The otter population in England and Wales is "healthy and continues to expand", a report concludes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google cuts data retention times Search engine giant Google is to cut the length of time that it retains users' personally identifiable data. |
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| Apple announces Windows browser Computer giant Apple launches a version of its web browser Safari for Windows XP and Vista. | |
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| YouTube to test video ID software Online video site YouTube is to test a new video fingerprinting technology to address copyright concerns. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Double cot death risk 'distorted' The chances of losing a second child to cot death have been overestimated, according to a new review of the evidence. |
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| Stem cell first for Parkinson's Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results. | |
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| 'Disillusioned' surgeon quits UK A surgeon who developed an award-winning technique to cut waiting lists quits Britain for Switzerland. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Scots schools 'need more leaders' Up to a fifth of Scotland's schools and colleges are poorly led according to a report by inspectors. |
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| State school draws foreign pupils An English comprehensive is taking in pupils from overseas for its International Baccalaureate course. | |
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| Students lent £377m to cover fees English students were lent £376.9m to pay for annual tuition fees of £3,000, figures show. | |
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| 1975: Gandhi found guilty of corruption Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is barred from holding office for six years after she being found guilty of electoral corruption. | |||
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| 1964: Nelson Mandela jailed for life The leader of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is given a life sentence for sabotage. | |||
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| 1962: Three escape from Alcatraz Three inmates convicted of bank robbery are missing from America's most notorious prison in California. | |||
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