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| Thursday, 14 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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 | Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza Hamas militants seize two key Fatah compounds in Gaza as the group pushes closer to overall control of the territory. |
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| Pool death police hold Barrymore Michael Barrymore is among three men held on suspicion of murdering Stuart Lubbock at the TV star's home in 2001. | |
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| Letter publication angers McCanns Madeleine McCann's parents condemn the "cruel" publication of a letter claiming to reveal where her body is. | |
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| Infants being treated for obesity Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics. | |
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| Services mark Falklands conflict The 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands' liberation is being marked by events in the UK and south Atlantic. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza Hamas militants seize two key Fatah compounds in Gaza as the group pushes closer to overall control of the territory. |
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| Ex-Cheney aide seeks prison delay Ex-White House aide Lewis Libby asks a judge not to send him to jail for perjury before his appeal is heard. | |
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| Former UN head Kurt Waldheim dies Former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, who was dogged by allegations of a Nazi past, dies aged 88. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigerian court frees oil militant Oil militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari is freed on bail after almost two years in custody on treason charges. |
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| Zimbabwe passes net bugging law Zimbabwe MPs approve a law to let the government monitor e-mails, phone calls and postal communications. | |
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| East African ban on plastics bags Kenya and Uganda both ban the use and import of thin plastic bags to curb environmental damage. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | FBI tries to fight zombie hordes The FBI is stepping up its fight against hijacked home computers known as zombies or bots. |
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| Computer crash hits space station Russian computers controlling the International Space Station's position and supply of oxygen and water fail. | |
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| Ex-Cheney aide seeks prison delay Ex-White House aide Lewis Libby asks a judge not to send him to jail for perjury before his appeal is heard. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea fund transfer under way North Korean money is finally transferred from a Macau bank, marking a breakthrough in the nuclear dispute. |
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| Mass rescue of 'slaves' in China Chinese police rescue more than 200 people, including 29 children, working as 'slaves' at brickwork factories. | |
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| Fiji expels New Zealand diplomat Fiji's post-coup leaders expel New Zealand's top diplomat, accusing him of "interfering" in its affairs. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU constitution 'can be simple' An EU summit could re-package the draft constitution as a simple treaty, German officials suggest. |
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| Former UN head Kurt Waldheim dies Former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, who was dogged by allegations of a Nazi past, dies aged 88. | |
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| Ahern re-elected as Ireland's PM Fianna Fail leader Bertie Ahern is re-elected as taoiseach in the Irish Republic for a third term. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza Hamas militants seize two key Fatah compounds in Gaza as the group pushes closer to overall control of the territory. |
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| Anti-Syrian MP mourned in Lebanon Lebanon observes a day of mourning as it buries anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, killed in a bomb blast. | |
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| IAEA chief in Iran attack warning The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog says attacking Iran to stop its nuclear programme would be "madness". | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India Airlines strike 'is over' Staff at India's state-run domestic airline have called off a strike that caused flight chaos, officials say. |
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| Medic held for 'female foeticide' Police in India arrest the owner of a clinic near Delhi on suspicion of illegally aborting female foetuses. | |
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| India agree deal on Grand Prix The Indian Olympic Association says it has an agreement to stage a Grand Prix in New Delhi from 2009. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Pool death police hold Barrymore Michael Barrymore is among three men held on suspicion of murdering Stuart Lubbock at the TV star's home in 2001. |
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| Princes 'excited' over Diana show Princes William and Harry hope a memorial concert will remind people of the "amazing things" their mother did. | |
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| Services mark Falklands conflict The 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands' liberation is being marked by events in the UK and south Atlantic. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Pool death police hold Barrymore Michael Barrymore is among three men held on suspicion of murdering Stuart Lubbock at the TV star's home in 2001. |
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| Olympic chairman loves 2012 logo The International Olympics Committee chairman declares his full support for the new 2012 logo. | |
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| Lap dancer advert angers council A marketing company is told its painting of a naked lap dancer on a field in Surrey is illegal. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Emergency fund for flood victims Finance Minister Peter Robinson gives £5m to help people across NI affected by this week's flooding. |
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| Family trauma over 'evil' priest The family of a girl whose rape was aided by a Kerry priest reveal they were "traumatised" by the affair. | |
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| Ahern re-elected as Ireland's PM Fianna Fail leader Bertie Ahern is re-elected as taoiseach in the Irish Republic for a third term. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'Up to 40 staff' abused children As many as 40 care workers abused children at a school for vulnerable youngsters, a report concludes. |
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| Women recalled for cancer checks Nearly 200 women who were checked for breast cancer in the west of Scotland are called for re-examination. | |
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| MSPs vote against Trident renewal The Scottish Parliament votes against the renewal of Britain's nuclear deterrent. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Abuse stepfather finally jailed A woman sexually abused as a child by her stepfather welcomes his jailing and hopes she can be an example to others. |
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| Boy leaves school after shooting A teenage boy "has left" a private school after firing a toy gun at other pupils, the headmaster confirms. | |
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| MP libel victory over 'swearing' MP Martyn Jones is awarded libel damages after a paper claimed he swore at a Commons security guard. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Foreign prisoner failings exposed Budget cuts and a string of management failures caused last year's foreign prisoner crisis, a report says. |
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| Measures urged on migrant 'fears' Councils should identify places where mass immigration may unsettle the local community, a report says. | |
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| Hewitt rejects NHS 'independence' The NHS is too vast for politicians to hand over to an independent board to run, says the health secretary. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BAE unaware of 'planned US probe' BAE Systems says it is not aware of any planned criminal investigation into the company in the US. |
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| Kwik Save closes 22 more stores Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save closes 22 more stores across the country as it faces possible administration. | |
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| Private equity head stands down The head of the trade body that represents the UK's private equity industry, Peter Linthwaite, resigns. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Glastonbury passes appear on eBay Glastonbury tickets appear on eBay, despite claims by festival organisers that re-sales had been foiled. |
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| Princes 'excited' over Diana show Princes William and Harry hope a memorial concert will remind people of the "amazing things" their mother did. | |
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| Pool death police hold Barrymore Michael Barrymore is among three men held on suspicion of murdering Stuart Lubbock at the TV star's home in 2001. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | African deal cut on ivory trade African countries agree a deal on the immediate future of the ivory trade at a meeting on the trade in endangered wildlife. |
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| Computer crash hits space station Russian computers controlling the International Space Station's position and supply of oxygen and water fail. | |
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| Human genome further unravelled A close-up view of the human genome reveals its innermost workings to be far more complex than first thought. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| FBI tries to fight zombie hordes The FBI is stepping up its fight against hijacked home computers known as zombies or bots. |
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| Sound start to music on mobiles Swedes are the first to try a music service for mobiles that lets them download unlimited tracks for a weekly fee. | |
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| Computer crash hits space station Russian computers controlling the International Space Station's position and supply of oxygen and water fail. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Infants being treated for obesity Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics. |
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| Hewitt rejects NHS 'independence' The NHS is too vast for politicians to hand over to an independent board to run, says the health secretary. | |
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| Oven cleaner offers glaucoma hope A substance found in oven cleaner could improve standard glaucoma treatments, US research suggest. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Call to save lessons for migrants Plans to restrict free English classes must be dropped in the interests of community cohesion, a union warns. |
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| Skills 'pledge' gauntlet to firms Employers are urged by the government to help improve the basic skills of the workforce. | |
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| Cheats 'must be treated fairly' A study reveals a lack of consistency in the way universities punish students who plagiarise. | |
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| 1940: German troops enter Paris German troops march into Paris forcing French and allied troops to retreat. | |||
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| 1982: Ceasefire agreed in Falklands A ceasefire between British and Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands is agreed, the prime minister announces. | |||
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| 1991: Iraqi Kurds fear US troop withdrawal More than a thousand Kurds besiege a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk, pleading with American troops not to withdraw. | |||
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