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| Sunday, 17 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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Fear in Kabul
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Veterans mark Falklands conflict Thousands of people join the national commemoration to mark 25 years since the Falklands war. |
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| Britons die in Malawi plane crash Five British tourists and a Canadian have been killed in a plane crash in northern Malawi, police say. | |
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| 'Kidnappers' deny Johnston deal The alleged kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston deny reaching a deal with Hamas for his release. | |
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| Man, 93, 'fatally knifed himself' A 93-year-old man found dead near his home is believed to have stabbed himself, police said. | |
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| New Palestinian cabinet sworn in The Palestinian president swears in a new emergency government, excluding the Islamist movement, Hamas. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | New Palestinian cabinet sworn in The Palestinian president swears in a new emergency government, excluding the Islamist movement, Hamas. |
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| Kabul police bus bomb 'kills 35' A bomb attack on police in Kabul kills up to 35 people in what seems to be the deadliest attack to date. | |
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| Sudan 'backs UN-led Darfur force' Sudan's leader agrees unconditionally to a joint UN-African Union Darfur force, diplomats say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan 'backs UN-led Darfur force' Sudan's leader agrees unconditionally to a joint UN-African Union Darfur force, diplomats say. |
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| Britons die in Malawi plane crash Five British tourists and a Canadian have been killed in a plane crash in northern Malawi, police say. | |
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| Indian hostages freed in Nigeria Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US drag car race death toll rises Three more people die after an accident at a drag car race in Tennessee, bringing the death toll to seven. |
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| Britons die in Malawi plane crash Five British tourists and a Canadian have been killed in a plane crash in northern Malawi, police say. | |
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| Amazon river 'longer than Nile' Scientists in Brazil claim to have established that the Amazon, not the Nile, is the longest river in the world. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US welcomes N Korea nuclear offer The US welcomes North Korea's decision to invite UN nuclear monitors to discuss shutting down a key reactor. |
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| Scores held over Chinese slavery Scores of people including a key suspect are arrested in China over slave labour in illegal factories, police say. | |
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| Man dies of bird flu in Vietnam A man dies of bird flu in Vietnam, officials say, in the first human death from the virus there since 2005. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Kosovo war crimes suspect seized Montenegro seizes a Serbian former security chief indicted by the Hague tribunal for war crimes in Kosovo. |
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| French right eyes poll landslide Voting is under way in the French parliamentary election, with a big win predicted for President Sarkozy's party. | |
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| Elton John gives Kiev HIV concert About 200,000 people attend a free concert by Elton John in Kiev aimed at tackling Ukraine's soaring HIV problem. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| New Palestinian cabinet sworn in The Palestinian president swears in a new emergency government, excluding the Islamist movement, Hamas. |
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| Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel Israel is hit in a twin rocket attack from Lebanon, in the first such strike since the 2006 conflict with Hezbollah. | |
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| Iran condemns Rushdie knighthood Iran's foreign ministry criticises Britain for giving a knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Kabul police bus bomb 'kills 35' A bomb attack on police in Kabul kills up to 35 people in what seems to be the deadliest attack to date. |
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| Indian hostages freed in Nigeria Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt. | |
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| Pakistan to interview Aussie trio Geoff Lawson and Richard Done join fellow Australian Dav Whatmore on the shortlist to become Pakistan coach. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Britons die in Malawi plane crash Five British tourists and a Canadian have been killed in a plane crash in northern Malawi, police say. |
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| Veterans mark Falklands conflict Thousands of people join the national commemoration to mark 25 years since the Falklands war. | |
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| Man, 93, 'fatally knifed himself' A 93-year-old man found dead near his home is believed to have stabbed himself, police said. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man, 93, 'fatally knifed himself' A 93-year-old man found dead near his home is believed to have stabbed himself, police said. |
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| Motorway blaze crash fireman dies A firefighter dies and another is injured as the burning car they were dealing with was hit by another vehicle. | |
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| Thousands break 'walkies' record Over 10,000 pets and their owners set a new record for the world's biggest collective dog walk. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Motorcyclist killed in road crash A motorcyclist is killed and one other person is injured in a road accident in Hillsborough, County Down. |
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| Flood damage payments will begin Belfast City Council will begin issuing cheques on Monday to households affected by the recent flooding. | |
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| Three treated for liquid cocaine Three people in County Louth are ill, one seriously, after using a new liquid form of cocaine. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Tory claims MSPs back referendum The vice chair of the Scottish Tories says some of his party's MSPs will back an independence referendum. |
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| Poppies remember forgotten heroes About 4,000 poppies are laid at parliament in memory of the victims of Britain's worst maritime disaster. | |
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| Engine oil causes chemical scare Emergency services dealt with a chemical scare on a beach after oil barrels cause noxious fumes. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Roman road found at gas pipeline A Roman road is discovered on the route of a gas pipeline cutting through the Brecon Beacons National Park. |
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| Plaid AMs to pick deal 'in days' Plaid's AMs will pick one of two coalition deals in the next "seven to 10 days", says party leader Ieuan Wyn Jones. | |
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| Evidence delivered on axe killing Police send a file on the axe murder of a private eye in a London pub car park 20 years ago to prosecutors. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | EU treaty 'needs to work for UK' The revised EU treaty will have to be in Britain's national interests, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett says. |
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| Olympic report best ever - Jowell Inspectors for the International Olympic Committee give London a glowing report, according to Tessa Jowell. | |
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| Harman calls for equal pay target Justice Minister Harriet Harman wants equal pay for men and women to be reached by 2020. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Equity firms 'to accept' tax hike Britain's leading private equity firms accept that a change to tax breaks they receive is "inevitable" reports say. |
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| Royal Mail eyes last-gasp talks Royal Mail has written to conciliation service Acas, offering to meet postal unions ahead of a proposed strike. | |
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| Qatar 'eyes Sainsbury's takeover' The royal family of Qatar is considering a full takeover offer for supermarket J Sainsbury, a report says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Elton John gives Kiev HIV concert About 200,000 people attend a free concert by Elton John in Kiev aimed at tackling Ukraine's soaring HIV problem. |
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| Connie, 6, in variety show final Connie Talbot wins through to the final of ITV's Britain's Got Talent after wowing judge Simon Cowell. | |
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| EastEnders star Bardon taken ill EastEnders actor John Bardon, who plays Jim Branning in the soap, is taken to hospital following a suspected stroke. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Cash row at wildlife trade forum A budget row dominates the final day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species forum. |
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| Repairs ease space mission woes A spacewalk repairs the Atlantis heat blanket as ISS engineers finally 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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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Warnings of 'internet overload' BBC Click investigates claims of the internet collapsing under pressure from the YouTube generation. |
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| Hackers meet for coding festival The BBC and Yahoo are holding a hack day for web developers and designers. | |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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 | Human-animal embryo tests 'vital' Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists say. |
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| Gene screening 'safe' for babies Carrying out checks on embryos for genetic disorders incurs no more risk than standard IVF, work suggests. | |
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| Doctors want mobile phone advice Doctors need guidance on how to avoid problems using technology to reach patients, says a researcher. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Call for 'post-9/11' RE teaching RE teachers must provide more sophisticated teaching of the subject in a post 9/11 world, Ofsted says. |
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| Birth certificates to name father Ministers are to make the registration of fathers on children's birth certificates compulsory. | |
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| Knighthood for phonics champion A phonics champion and university academics feature prominently in the Queen's Birthday Honours. | |
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| 1970: 'Babes in the wood' bodies found Detectives investigating the disappearance of two children are at the site of a shallow grave in Essex where two bodies have been found. | |||
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| 1961: Russian dancer in freedom dash Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev breaks free from security guards at Paris airport and asks for asylum in France. | |||
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| 1974: IRA bombs parliament A bomb explodes at the Houses of Parliament, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people. | |||
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| DON'T MISS | |
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 | | BBC Falklands war coverage Brian Hanrahan presents an evening of archive programmes from 1982 including Question Time and Newsnight Sunday 6pm to Midnight, BBC PARLIAMENT |
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