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| Tuesday, 19 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | 'Failings' over captured sailors Two inquiries into the capture of 15 Navy personnel by Iran identify failings, but say no one person is to blame. |
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| Baghdad truck bomb kills dozens At least 75 people have been killed in a truck bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | |
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| Jail inmates will be freed early The early release of some non-violent inmates is announced as the prison population in England and Wales soars. | |
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| Views sought on coast path plans The public is being consulted on plans to open up the whole of the English coastline to walkers. | |
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| UK's 'deep concern' over Rushdie The UK's envoy to Pakistan expresses "deep concern" over comments by a Pakistani minister about Sir Salman Rushdie. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Baghdad truck bomb kills dozens At least 75 people have been killed in a truck bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. |
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| US, Israel vow to support Abbas The US president and Israel's PM offer support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, at Washington talks. | |
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| Euro MPs spurn 'pure vodka' bid Euro MPs reject a bid by MEPs from Nordic and Baltic states to tighten the legal definition of vodka. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigerian union strike goes ahead Nigeria's trade unions say they are going ahead with Wednesday's general strike despite government concessions. |
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| Amnesty for Somalia's Islamists Somalia's government offers an amnesty to members of the Islamist movement ousted from power last December. | |
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| France starts African cash probe French prosecutors investigate alleged embezzlement by the leaders of Gabon and Congo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Cuba's 'first lady' dies aged 77 Vilma Espin, a key figure from Cuba's Communist revolution and wife of acting president Raul Castro, dies. |
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| US, Israel vow to support Abbas The US president and Israel's PM offer support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, at Washington talks. | |
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| Nine US firefighters die in blaze Nine US firefighters die in a blaze in a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, officials say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | North Korea 'test-fires missile' North Korea reportedly tests a missile, as US officials say it now has access to funds frozen for years. |
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| Thai police order Thaksin return Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra, now living abroad, is ordered to appear before police in Bangkok. | |
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| Japan MPs play down 1937 killings A group of Japanese MPs claims China exaggerated the number of people killed in the Nanjing attack. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Euro MPs spurn 'pure vodka' bid Euro MPs reject a bid by MEPs from Nordic and Baltic states to tighten the legal definition of vodka. |
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| Vatican's 'driving commandments' The Vatican issues a set of "10 commandments" for motorists to promote safer driving. | |
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| Sarkozy's new cabinet announced France's President Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet, naming a new number two to replace Alain Juppe. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Baghdad truck bomb kills dozens At least 75 people have been killed in a truck bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. |
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| US, Israel vow to support Abbas The US president and Israel's PM offer support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, at Washington talks. | |
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| Vigil for BBC captive's 100th day Thousands of BBC staff are to observe a vigil marking 100 days since reporter Alan Johnston was seized in Gaza. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UK's 'deep concern' over Rushdie The UK's envoy to Pakistan expresses "deep concern" over comments by a Pakistani minister about Sir Salman Rushdie. |
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| 'Air strike' kills 17 in Pakistan At least 17 people die in an air raid on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, officials and locals say. | |
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| Taleban capture Afghan district Taleban rebels capture a district in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar after days of fierce fighting. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Jail inmates will be freed early The early release of some non-violent inmates is announced as the prison population in England and Wales soars. |
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| UK's 'deep concern' over Rushdie The UK's envoy to Pakistan expresses "deep concern" over comments by a Pakistani minister about Sir Salman Rushdie. | |
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| 'Failings' over captured sailors Two inquiries into the capture of 15 Navy personnel by Iran identify failings, but say no one person is to blame. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Censors ban 'brutal' video game A violent video game blamed for the death of a teenager is banned by British censors. |
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| Woman 'killed in front of child' A man stabbed his lover to death with six knives in front of her 10-year-old daughter, a court hears. | |
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| Glastonbury 'set to be mudbath' Revellers at this year's Glastonbury Festival are in for another wet and muddy year, forecasters warn. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Fugitive's role in Nairac murder A man on-the-run for 30 years is to tell of his role in the killing of undercover soldier Robert Nairac. |
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| McCanns in plea to Irish tourists Madeleine McCann's parents will appeal for Irish people to scan holiday pictures for clues about her. | |
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| Girl raped as pair hold her down A 16-year-old-girl is raped by a man while two others hold her down near a nightclub in County Tyrone. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Report highlights child poverty More than 90,000 children in Scotland live in "severe poverty", according to a study by a children's charity. |
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| Minister joins fight to save hill Bruce Crawford calls on Stirling Council to rethink plans for quarry work on an historic piece of land. | |
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| Man sought in station rape case Police are trying to trace a man who spoke to a woman just before she was raped at a petrol station. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Six arrests in gas pipe eviction Five men and a woman are arrested as tree protesters opposed to a gas pipeline are evicted. |
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| New biker, 71, died of excitement A pensioner died the first time he rode his motorbike after the excitement proved too much for his heart. | |
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| House damaged in gas bottle blast An explosion caused by a gas bottle causes major damage to a house in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| 'Failings' over captured sailors Two inquiries into the capture of 15 Navy personnel by Iran identify failings, but say no one person is to blame. |
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| Jail inmates will be freed early The early release of some non-violent inmates is announced as the prison population in England and Wales soars. | |
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| ID cards 'to be UK institution' The ID card scheme will be a "great British institution" like the railways in the 19th Century, a minister predicts. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Cadbury to cut workforce by 15% Confectionery and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes announces plans to cut 15% of its staff by 2011. |
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| Boeing flies ahead with new order Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet gets a major boost, with an order for 50 planes from a big aircraft leasing group. | |
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| Deal reached over Boots pension KKR, the private equity firm buying Alliance Boots, reaches a deal with the chemist's pension trustees. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Glastonbury 'set to be mudbath' Revellers at this year's Glastonbury Festival are in for another wet and muddy year, forecasters warn. |
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| Manning penned his own obituary Comic Bernard Manning, who died on Monday, defends himself against critics in a self-penned obituary. | |
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| Crimewatch host Ross leaves job Presenter Nick Ross announces he is leaving BBC One programme Crimewatch after 23 years. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Brown 'planning science shake-up' Gordon Brown may rejig departments in making science a top priority, the education secretary says. |
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| Esa, Nasa team up on key missions The US and European space agencies signal their desire to co-operate on the biggest missions. | |
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| Giant panda ancestor not so giant The giant panda's earliest known ancestor was much smaller than its modern day counterpart, scientists say | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | YouTube makes international move YouTube announces nine international versions of its popular web video service. |
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| Yahoo boss steps down from post Terry Semel quits as the chief executive of internet search firm Yahoo and is replaced by co-founder Jerry Yang. | |
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| Esa, Nasa team up on key missions The US and European space agencies signal their desire to co-operate on the biggest missions. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Abortion numbers increase again The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006. |
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| Best docs 'culled' by new system A campaign group claims many highly-qualified doctors have been overlooked by the new recruitment system. | |
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| Tory review targets public health A Conservative Party review of the NHS in England says tackling public health issues like obesity should be higher priority. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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| Brown 'planning science shake-up' Gordon Brown may rejig departments in making science a top priority, the education secretary says. |
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| Union denounces pupil interviews The NASUWT says it is inappropriate for pupils to be sitting on interview panels for new staff. | |
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| Reading system goes into schools Primary schools in England are sent resources to teach children to read using phonics. | |
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| 1975: Missing earl guilty of murder An inquest jury decides Lord Lucan murdered the 29-year-old nanny of his three young children. | |||
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| 1980: Gunbattle at British embassy in Iraq Three gunmen who attacked the British embassy in Baghdad are shot dead by Iraqi security forces. | |||
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| 1970: Shock election win for Heath Edward Heath becomes the new British prime minister after a surprise victory for the Conservatives in the general election. | |||
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