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| Sunday, 24 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Labour must have soul, says Brown Gordon Brown is crowned Labour leader, promising to give the party not just policies but "a soul". |
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| Storms in Karachi kill 200 people Torrential rain and gales lead to the deaths of more than 200 people in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. | |
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| UK soldier died on 24th birthday A British soldier fatally injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq was a twin and died on his 24th birthday, the MoD says. | |
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| Lebanon 'bomb' kills UN soldiers Five soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are killed by a roadside bomb, officials say. | |
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| 'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang Saddam Hussein's cousin and two others are sentenced to death in Iraq for the murder of Kurds in a 1988 campaign. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Storms in Karachi kill 200 people Torrential rain and gales lead to the deaths of more than 200 people in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. |
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| Lebanon 'bomb' kills UN soldiers Five soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are killed by a roadside bomb, officials say. | |
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| Haniya decries Israel 'blackmail' Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls Israel's freeing of funds for the Palestinian emergency government "blackmail". | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria's unions end fuel strike Nigeria's trade unions call off a four-day general strike over a rise in petrol prices, after talks with the government. |
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| Congo vote begins amid problems Polling stations open in the Republic of Congo for parliamentary elections, as opposition leaders cry foul. | |
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| Poisoned Ivorians reject payout Victims of a toxic waste spill in Ivory Coast reject a $200,000 compensation offer as cynical. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Buenos Aires mayoral poll begins The second and final round of voting for a new mayor takes place in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. |
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| US troops 'tighten' Baquba grip US troops fighting al-Qaeda militants in Baquba say they now control a large section of the Iraqi insurgent stronghold. | |
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| Argentine prostitutes fight back Prostitutes in Buenos Aires launch a campaign to end what they describe as sexual abuse and exploitation. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea reactor 'shut in weeks' North Korea agrees to shut its Yongbyon nuclear reactor within three weeks, US envoy Christopher Hill says. |
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| Beijing loyalist joins HK cabinet Leading pro-Beijing figure Tsang Tak-sing is appointed to the Hong Kong government in a new cabinet. | |
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| Thaksin money 'clean' says Harris Keith Harris, the man who brokered Thaksin Shinawatra's £81.6m takeover bid for Man City, insists the deal is completely above board. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Lebanon 'bomb' kills UN soldiers Five soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are killed by a roadside bomb, officials say. |
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| Labour must have soul, says Brown Gordon Brown is crowned Labour leader, promising to give the party not just policies but "a soul". | |
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| EU chiefs 'satisfied' with treaty EU leaders express measured approval for a new treaty, hammered out over two days of talks. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Haniya decries Israel 'blackmail' Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls Israel's freeing of funds for the Palestinian emergency government "blackmail". |
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| Lebanon 'bomb' kills UN soldiers Five soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are killed by a roadside bomb, officials say. | |
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| 'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang Saddam Hussein's cousin and two others are sentenced to death in Iraq for the murder of Kurds in a 1988 campaign. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Storms in Karachi kill 200 people Torrential rain and gales lead to the deaths of more than 200 people in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. |
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| Nato concedes Afghan shortfalls Nato says it needs to do better in its operations in Afghanistan, after a rebuke from President Hamid Karzai. | |
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| Pakistan students free hostages Pakistani religious students free nine hostages, including foreign women, they accuse of prostitution. | |
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| UK | |
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| Labour must have soul, says Brown Gordon Brown is crowned Labour leader, promising to give the party not just policies but "a soul". |
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| UK soldier died on 24th birthday A British soldier fatally injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq was a twin and died on his 24th birthday, the MoD says. | |
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| Arrests over club murder of girl Three people are arrested over the murder of a 17-year-old girl shot in a north London club. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | One dead at Glastonbury Festival A 26-year-old man dies in hospital after a suspected drugs overdose at the Glastonbury Festival. |
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| Teenager killed in street fight A 16-year-old boy is stabbed to death during a fight between two gangs in south-east London. | |
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| Computers 'can raise attainment' A study says high levels of computer technology can improve school results, but the picture is mixed. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Robbed GAA man beat with hammers A member of the GAA's Ulster Council is beaten with hammers and has his car hijacked in a robbery. |
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| Wolves legend Dougan dies aged 69 Former Northern Ireland and Wolves forward Derek Dougan dies at the age of 69. | |
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| Cash stolen from pensioner's home A substantial sum of money is taken from the home of a 77-year-old woman in south Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Poverty linked to spoiled ballots The highest proportion of rejected constituency votes in the election came in deprived areas, a study says. |
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| Powers could block oil transfer Plans to pump oil between tankers in the Firth of Forth could be blocked under proposed new powers. | |
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| Injured Murray out of Wimbledon Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon after failing to recover from a wrist injury. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Arrest at Sainsbury's hotel party Supermarket group Sainsbury investigates after police are called to a staff party at a five-star hotel. |
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| Powers to tackle home care costs The assembly government plans to use its new powers to overhaul home care charges. | |
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| 'Powerful' python mystery find A 12ft long python found in a village in Monmouthshire is in the safe hands of a snake expert. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Harman wins deputy leader contest Harriet Harman is the Labour Party's new deputy leader, after a seven-week contest to replace John Prescott. |
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| Labour must have soul, says Brown Gordon Brown is crowned Labour leader, promising to give the party not just policies but "a soul". | |
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| Focus on the party, says Prescott John Prescott says his successor as deputy leader should focus on "bringing back enthusiasm" to the party. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | KPMG 'helping Ford sell Jaguar' Ford has hired accountancy giant KPMG to help it sell Jaguar and Land Rover, a report claims. |
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| BP to restart hit Alaskan output BP says it expects to restart on Monday Alaskan oil production that has been halted due to a spill. | |
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| Thaksin money 'clean' says Harris Keith Harris, the man who brokered Thaksin Shinawatra's £81.6m takeover bid for Man City, insists the deal is completely above board. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Eavis praises Glastonbury spirit Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis praises festival-goers' spirit after heavy rain blighted the event. |
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| CNN's King lands Hilton interview CNN's Larry King is to interview jailed celebrity heiress Paris Hilton on Wednesday, a day after her release. | |
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| Actor Freeman gets Mandela role Morgan Freeman is to play ex-South African president Nelson Mandela in upcoming film The Human Factor. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | California landing for Atlantis US space shuttle Atlantis touches down in California, after bad weather prevents a Florida landing. |
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| Climate fears for heritage sites Campaigners petition the UN to take urgent action to protect the world's iconic natural sites from climate change. | |
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| Icebergs are 'ecological hotspot' Drifting icebergs are "eco-hotspots" enabling surrounding waters to absorb more CO2, a study finds. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | E-vote 'threat' to UK democracy Unreliable electronic voting systems could undermine UK democracy warns a report |
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| Cyber attack on Pentagon e-mail The Pentagon shuts down e-mail accounts after a hacker manages to penetrate the system. | |
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| Banned video game is 'fine art' The US publishers of a video game banned in the UK and Ireland describe it as a "fine piece of art". | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS no better under Labour - poll Four in 10 people do not believe the NHS has got better under Labour, a poll suggests. |
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| Hearing aid priority for veterans War veterans will be able to go to the front of the queue for digital hearing aids on the NHS, say ministers. | |
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| New women doctors 'outnumber men' Newly-qualified women doctors outnumber their male counterparts by almost three to two, a survey suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Computers 'can raise attainment' A study says high levels of computer technology can improve school results, but the picture is mixed. |
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| How to make 'staying on' appeal? Mike Baker finds a Swiss role model for vocational schooling that could encourage 'staying on'. | |
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| Primary schools are to specialise A pilot study assesses making primary schools in England specialists, the way most secondaries now are. | |
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| 1974: Labour rift over nuclear test The Labour Government admits Britain exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks ago. | |||
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| 1983: US astronaut Sally Ride returns America's first woman in space, Sally Ride, returns safely in the Challenger space shuttle after a six-day flight. | |||
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| 1968: Rail go-slow begins The country's rail network is thrown into disarray as the National Union of Railwaymen begins its work-to-rule and ban on overtime. | |||
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