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| Friday, 15 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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Your 1980s
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas names a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the Hamas-led government. |
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| Mother accused of girls' murders The mother of two sisters found dead in a house in Cambridgeshire is charged with their murder. | |
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| Sony apologises over violent game Entertainment giant Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games. | |
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| Homes and transport hit by floods Flooding causes chaos across parts of England, with hundreds of residents moved and transport badly disrupted. | |
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| UK al-Qaeda cell members jailed Seven men are jailed for key roles in an al-Qaeda-linked plot to kill thousands of people in the UK and US. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas names a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the Hamas-led government. |
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| Russia warns Nato on arms treaty Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock. | |
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| Huge Swiss tunnel opens in Alps Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land - the 34km Loetschberg tunnel under the Alps. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Court blow for Malawi president Malawi's Supreme Court says MPs who switch parties can be expelled - which could bring down the government. |
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| Troops tried for DR Congo killing Two Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers are put on trial for the killing of a prominent journalist. | |
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| Zimbabwe's bugging bill condemned Zimbabwe's internet providers condemn the law to let the government monitor e-mails and other communications. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Angry eBay pulls Google adverts Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google. |
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| US Iraq troop surge 'starts now' The US military says all the extra troops sent to Iraq in the "surge" strategy are in place, ready to operate fully. | |
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| South America debates Fifa's ban South American football nations discuss their response to Fifa's ban on international games at high altitude. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Indonesia 'holds militant leader' Indonesian police say they have captured the head of the Islamist group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombs. |
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| Thaksin video rallies supporters Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra calls for fresh elections in a video shown to supporters in Bangkok. | |
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| Bomb explodes on Philippine bus A bomb blast on a bus in the southern Philippines kills at least five people and injures five others, police say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | 'Aftershave drink' kills Russians Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol, a study suggests. |
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| Russia warns Nato on arms treaty Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock. | |
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| Huge Swiss tunnel opens in Alps Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land - the 34km Loetschberg tunnel under the Alps. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas names a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the Hamas-led government. |
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| US Iraq troop surge 'starts now' The US military says all the extra troops sent to Iraq in the "surge" strategy are in place, ready to operate fully. | |
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| Hamas demands BBC man's release The Hamas militant group in Gaza says it has urged BBC reporter Alan Johnston's kidnappers to release him immediately. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | 'Children dead' in Afghan bombing At least six children and three adult civilians die in a suicide attack on a Nato convoy in the Afghan province of Uruzgan, police say. |
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| Sri Lanka warned probe may fail A international panel set up to monitor a Sri Lankan probe into rights abuses warns it could end in failure. | |
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| Arrests after Pakistan gun attack Police in Pakistan say they have arrested twelve people in connection with an attack which left nine people dead. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK al-Qaeda cell members jailed Seven men are jailed for key roles in an al-Qaeda-linked plot to kill thousands of people in the UK and US. |
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| Mother accused of girls' murders The mother of two sisters found dead in a house in Cambridgeshire is charged with their murder. | |
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| Homes and transport hit by floods Flooding causes chaos across parts of England, with hundreds of residents moved and transport badly disrupted. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mother accused of girls' murders The mother of two sisters found dead in a house in Cambridgeshire is charged with their murder. |
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| Homes and transport hit by floods Flooding causes chaos across parts of England, with hundreds of residents moved and transport badly disrupted. | |
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| Sony apologises over violent game Entertainment giant Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | £1k for each flood damaged home Each Northern Ireland household seriously damaged as a result of Tuesday's flooding is to get £1,000. |
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| £1,500 Mercedes killer convicted A 35-year-old man is convicted of murdering a car dealer for a Mercedes car worth less than £1,500. | |
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| UVF removes its flags from estate The Ulster Volunteer Force removes its flags from a housing estate in Newtownards, County Down. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Anti-bigotry plan for nurseries A campaign to tackle sectarian behaviour in children as young as three could be launched in Scotland. |
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| Police probe rare bird poisoning Police investigate the suspected poisoning in the Cairngorms of one of the UK's rarest birds of prey. | |
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| Jail term for death crash driver A man found guilty of causing the death of a woman by dangerous driving in the Borders is jailed. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Labour calls coalition conference Welsh Labour calls a special conference to discuss an assembly coalition deal with Plaid Cymru. |
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| Turkey balcony fall teenager dies An 18-year-old holidaymaker who fell from a Turkish hotel balcony dies in hospital after being flown back to Gwynedd. | |
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| Cycle death driver 'not speeding' The driver of a car which crashed into cyclists, killing four of them, has said he was not speeding. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | EU treaty referendum is ruled out Downing Street has indicated the treaty that emerges from next week's EU summit will not be put to a referendum. |
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| MPs 'must reveal homes expenses' The Information Commissioner orders MPs to detail extra expenses they claim for second homes. | |
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| Black community in crime 'crisis' Britain's black community faces a "serious crisis" over young people getting involved in crime, MPs suggest. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Angry eBay pulls Google adverts Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google. |
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| Qatar ups Sainsbury stake to 25% The royal family of the Gulf kingdom of Qatar raises its stake in supermarket group Sainsbury's to 25%. | |
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| Ashley boosts stake in Newcastle Mike Ashley is on course to withdraw Newcastle United from the stock exchange after lifting his stake. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mel C gives Spice Girls go-ahead Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm gives the green light for a Spice Girls reunion in a BBC interview. |
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| Glasto demands ticket withdrawls Glastonbury organisers take action against customers selling tickets on eBay by requesting they are removed. | |
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| Knightley film to kick off Venice Actress Keira Knightley's forthcoming film Atonement is selected to open this year's Venice Film Festival. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Spacewalk on amid computer woes Atlantis's crew begin another spacewalk, as engineers fail to reboot a crashed computer system. |
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| Wonders bid for heritage status Five natural wonders of the world are nominated for inclusion on the UN World Heritage List. | |
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| Arctic ice no barrier for plants Arctic plant seeds are able to migrate the distances needed to survive climate changes, scientists suggest. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Web tool to help survivors cope US researchers are turning to peer-to-peer technology to help in the wake of natural disasters. |
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| Sony apologises over violent game Entertainment giant Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games. | |
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| Angry eBay pulls Google adverts Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Teenagers risk sex health crisis Young people face a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns. |
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| US diet pill 'suicide risk' fears A weight loss drug used widely in the UK is rejected by US safety officials over fears of an increased suicide risk. | |
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| 'Aftershave drink' kills Russians Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol, a study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | New smacking laws to be reviewed The government confirms it is to review the ban in England and Wales on smacking children hard. |
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| Parents alarmed by school survey Parents raise safety concerns about an online survey of school children which asked them for their postcodes. | |
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| Anti-bigotry plan for nurseries A campaign to tackle sectarian behaviour in children as young as three could be launched in Scotland. | |
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| 1996: Huge explosion rocks central Manchester A massive bomb devastates a busy shopping area in central Manchester. | |||
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| 1974: Man dies in race rally clashes A march through central London leaves one person dead and many more injured as rival demonstrators clash with police and each other. | |||
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| 1971: Councils defy Thatcher milk ban Opposition is growing to Margaret Thatcher's plans to end free school milk for children over the age of seven. | |||
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